Prep Baseball Report

Central Georgia Summer ID: Data Dive - Position Players


Prep Baseball Georgia
Staff

Dublin, GA - The Prep Baseball Georgia Staff traveled to Dublin for the Central Georgia Summer ID at Southern Pines Regional Park. This event was an opportunity to see a talented group from the 2025-2028 classes. These players went through extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman, ran the 60 yard dash using Swift Performance, and much more. Pitchers were able to throw in live games with Trackman. There here were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing on Wednesday.

Earlier in the week, we broke down the stat leaders from the more traditional categories in our statistical analysis. Today, we will take an even closer look at the position players in attendance with the help of our tech partners, broken down by the categories and leaderboards below.

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SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING

60-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Kaden Walls GA Appling County 2026 LHP 7.11 s
2 Nathan Taczy GA Lee County 2027 1B 7.15 s
3 Duggan Malone GA West Laurens 2028 SS 7.17 s
4 Caden Nelson GA Northside High School 2026 OF 7.20 s
5 Seth Ussery GA Georgia Military College Prep 2026 SS 7.23 s

10-YARD SPLIT

Rank Name State School Class Pos 10-yd
1 Kaden Walls GA Appling County 2026 LHP 1.66 s
2 Ryan Brantley GA Vidalia 2028 OF 1.71 s
^ Caden Nelson GA Northside High School 2026 OF 1.71 s
^ Duggan Malone GA West Laurens 2028 SS 1.71 s
3 James Pittman GA Effingham County High School 2027 OF 1.72 s
^ Seth Ussery GA Georgia Military College Prep 2026 SS 1.72 s
4 Brady Haley GA Gatewood 2028 3B 1.73 s
5 Talmage Duke GA Dublin 2027 C 1.75 s

30-YARD SPLIT

Rank Name State School Class Pos 30-yd
1 Kaden Walls GA Appling County 2026 LHP 3.94 s
2 Caden Nelson GA Northside High School 2026 OF 3.95 s
3 Duggan Malone GA West Laurens 2028 SS 3.97 s
4 Ryan Brantley GA Vidalia 2028 OF 4.02 s
^ Seth Ussery GA Georgia Military College Prep 2026 SS 4.02 s
5 Nathan Taczy GA Lee County 2027 1B 4.03 s

Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard, and 30-yard splits have started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.


TRACKMAN

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Ethan Baltazar GA Appling County 2026 3B 93.0 mph
2 Tripp Swords GA Eastside 2028 SS 93.0 mph
3 Landon Anderson GA Appling County 2026 RHP 91.7 mph
4 Seth Ussery GA Georgia Military College Prep 2026 SS 91.4 mph
5 Brady Haley GA Gatewood 2028 3B 86.9 mph

EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Tripp Swords GA Eastside 2028 SS 85.9 mph
2 Seth Ussery GA Georgia Military College Prep 2026 SS 82.5 mph
3 Landon Anderson GA Appling County 2026 RHP 79.6 mph
4 Ethan Baltazar GA Appling County 2026 3B 79.6 mph
5 Brady Haley GA Gatewood 2028 3B 78.9 mph

Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Seth Ussery GA Georgia Military College Prep 2026 SS 342 ft
2 Tripp Swords GA Eastside 2028 SS 331 ft
3 Ethan Baltazar GA Appling County 2026 3B 323 ft
4 James Pittman GA Effingham County High School 2027 OF 317 ft
5 Duggan Malone GA West Laurens 2028 SS 305 ft

SWEET SPOT%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Ryan Brantley GA Vidalia 2028 OF 75 %
2 Tripp Swords GA Eastside 2028 SS 71 %
3 Kaden Walls GA Appling County 2026 LHP 68 %
4 Xavier Reese GA Dublin 2026 OF 66 %
5 Brady Haley GA Gatewood 2028 3B 63 %
^ Talmage Duke GA Dublin 2027 C 63 %

Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.


BLAST MOTION

HAND SPEED (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Ethan Baltazar GA Appling County 2026 3B 22.7 mph
2 Seth Ussery GA Georgia Military College Prep 2026 SS 20.8 mph
3 Ryan Brantley GA Vidalia 2028 OF 20.7 mph
4 Xavier Reese GA Dublin 2026 OF 20.6 mph
5 Nathan Taczy GA Lee County 2027 1B 20.6 mph

Hand Speed: The observed 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 (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Ethan Baltazar GA Appling County 2026 3B 74.2 mph
2 Landon Anderson GA Appling County 2026 RHP 71.5 mph
3 Seth Ussery GA Georgia Military College Prep 2026 SS 70.7 mph
4 Xavier Reese GA Dublin 2026 OF 69.0 mph
5 Tripp Swords GA Eastside 2028 SS 67.6 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 (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Xavier Reese GA Dublin 2026 OF 18.4 g
2 Ethan Baltazar GA Appling County 2026 3B 17.2 g
3 Nathan Taczy GA Lee County 2027 1B 15.6 g
4 Brady Haley GA Gatewood 2028 3B 14.0 g
5 Landon Anderson GA Appling County 2026 RHP 12.9 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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