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East Tennessee Fall Games: Blast Motion Board


Prep Baseball Tennessee Staff

KNOXVILLE, TN — The East Tennessee Fall Games was held at the University of Tennessee on October 25th & 26th that featured top talent from the 2026-2029 classes. Players went through a pro-style workout with TrackMan, Blast Motion, and VALD Performance tech, while pitchers threw in a game play setting and were able to get data and metrics on our TrackMan unit.

Some prospects built on past showings, while others made strong first impressions.

We continue our post-event coverage with a look at top data and metrics collected via TrackMan from the event, with more breakdowns and full scouting reports coming soon.

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HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Casen Springer TN Loretto 2026 1B 26.0 mph
2 Tanner Herbek TN Rossview 2028 OF 25.4 mph
3 Fisher Green TN Halls 2028 SS 24.8 mph
4 Colton Karkau TN Ravenwood 2027 C 24.2 mph
^ Chase Gockenbach TN Lakeway Christian Academy-Lakeway Christian School 2028 3B 24.2 mph
5 Mahailo Kalinovic TN Farragut 2027 3B 24.1 mph
6 Jon Stanley TN Summertown High School 2027 1B 23.9 mph
7 Cannon Mayes TN Hardin Valley Academy 2028 LHP 23.5 mph
8 Benjamin Dockery TN Maryville 2027 SS 23.4 mph
9 Wyatt Jones TN Christian Academy Of Knoxville 2028 OF 23.3 mph
10 Jack Rhodes TN Christ Presbyterian Academy 2028 C 23.0 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Casen Springer TN Loretto 2026 1B 24.5 mph
2 Mahailo Kalinovic TN Farragut 2027 3B 23.6 mph
3 Fisher Green TN Halls 2028 SS 23.3 mph
4 Chase Gockenbach TN Lakeway Christian Academy-Lakeway Christian School 2028 3B 23.2 mph
5 Colton Karkau TN Ravenwood 2027 C 23.1 mph
6 Jon Stanley TN Summertown High School 2027 1B 22.5 mph
7 Benjamin Dockery TN Maryville 2027 SS 22.3 mph
8 Tanner Herbek TN Rossview 2028 OF 22.3 mph
9 Brody Hilliard TN Lipscomb Academy 2028 C 22.1 mph
10 Wyatt Jones TN Christian Academy Of Knoxville 2028 OF 22.0 mph

Peak Hand Speed: The observed maximum speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.

BAT SPEED (AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Benjamin Dockery TN Maryville 2027 SS 74.7 mph
2 Reid Bostic TN Lipscomb Academy 2028 SS 73.1 mph
3 Brody Hilliard TN Lipscomb Academy 2028 C 72.2 mph
4 Casen Springer TN Loretto 2026 1B 71.8 mph
5 Chase Gockenbach TN Lakeway Christian Academy-Lakeway Christian School 2028 3B 71.7 mph
6 Colton Karkau TN Ravenwood 2027 C 71.3 mph
7 Cade Mclaughlin TN Summit High School 2027 1B 71.2 mph
8 Jack Rhodes TN Christ Presbyterian Academy 2028 C 70.1 mph
9 Case Davis TN Shelbyville Central 2027 1B 69.9 mph
10 Samuel Godbout TN Baylor 2027 SS 69.5 mph

Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.

ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Chase Gockenbach TN Lakeway Christian Academy-Lakeway Christian School 2028 3B 29.9 g
2 Branson Dean TN Lenoir City 2027 3B 24.7 g
3 Case Davis TN Shelbyville Central 2027 1B 20.8 g
4 Jack Defriese TN Bradley Central High School 2029 C 19.5 g
5 Campbell Carpenter TN Independence 2027 C 19.1 g
6 Barrett OBrien TN Liberty Creek 2029 SS 18.9 g
7 Marcus Stine TN Providence Academy 2027 OF 18.5 g
8 Conner Turpin TN Lenoir City 2027 C 18.2 g
9 Wyatt Davis TN McCallie 2029 OF 17.2 g
10 Luke Fessler TN Chattanooga Christian School 2029 LHP 16.1 g
^ Cade Mclaughlin TN Summit High School 2027 1B 16.1 g

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Casen Springer TN Loretto 2026 1B 25.9 g
2 Colton Karkau TN Ravenwood 2027 C 25.9 g
3 Fisher Green TN Halls 2028 SS 24.9 g
4 Chase Gockenbach TN Lakeway Christian Academy-Lakeway Christian School 2028 3B 24.6 g
5 Tanner Herbek TN Rossview 2028 OF 22.5 g
6 Mahailo Kalinovic TN Farragut 2027 3B 20.5 g
7 Branson Dean TN Lenoir City 2027 3B 19.7 g
8 Jon Stanley TN Summertown High School 2027 1B 18.3 g
9 Grayson Kennedy TN Beech 2028 SS 18.2 g
10 Oliver DeAlejandro TN knoxville catholic (HS) • TN 2028 OF 17.0 g

Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.

 

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