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West Tennessee Fall Games: Blast Motion Board

November 17, 2025
Prep Baseball Tennessee Staff

MILLINGTON, TN — The West Tennessee Fall Games was held at USA Stadium in Millington, TN on Saturday, November 8th 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 the Blast Motion leaderboards 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 Drew Wagner TN Lipscomb Academy 2028 3B 25.1 mph
2 Harper Rushing TN South Gibson County High School 2028 2B 24.8 mph
3 Lawrence Guthrie TN Lincoln County 2029 C 24.0 mph
4 Jett Gassid TN Collierville High School 2027 SS 22.9 mph
^ Nate Simmons TN Webb 2028 1B 22.9 mph
5 Jr Mathis TN Battle Creek High School 2027 1B 22.7 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Drew Wagner TN Lipscomb Academy 2028 3B 23.7 mph
2 Lawrence Guthrie TN Lincoln County 2029 C 22.5 mph
3 Jett Gassid TN Collierville High School 2027 SS 22.0 mph
4 Gabriel Shepler TN Grace Christian Academy 2027 SS 22.0 mph
5 Jr Mathis TN Battle Creek High School 2027 1B 21.8 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 Drew Wagner TN Lipscomb Academy 2028 3B 74.2 mph
2 Hunter Skarstad TN Briarcrest Christian School 2028 RHP 73.4 mph
3 Lawrence Guthrie TN Lincoln County 2029 C 73.1 mph
4 Jr Mathis TN Battle Creek High School 2027 1B 72.9 mph
5 Connor Vowell TN Tipton-Rosemark Academy 2027 OF 71.2 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 Gabriel Shepler TN Grace Christian Academy 2027 SS 27.8 g
2 Lawrence Guthrie TN Lincoln County 2029 C 24.7 g
3 Drew Wagner TN Lipscomb Academy 2028 3B 24.6 g
4 Jett Gassid TN Collierville High School 2027 SS 22.9 g
5 Brendan Shore TN Ravenwood High School 2029 3B 21.4 g

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Lawrence Guthrie TN Lincoln County 2029 C 21.1 g
2 Gabriel Shepler TN Grace Christian Academy 2027 SS 20.6 g
3 Drew Wagner TN Lipscomb Academy 2028 3B 20.5 g
4 Jett Gassid TN Collierville High School 2027 SS 18.9 g
5 Jr Mathis TN Battle Creek High School 2027 1B 17.2 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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