Prep Baseball Report

Blast Motion Leaderboard: Louisiana Top Prospect Games


Alex Armand
Louisiana Scouting Director

Lafayette, LA - The Louisiana Top Prospect Games were held on Tuesday June 11 2024, at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.  This was our third event of the summer and consisted of over 100 of the top prospects from the 2025-2027 high school classes.  

Today, with the help of one of our tech partners, Blast Motion, we continue our post-event coverage with a closer look at the top Blast Motion metrics and data from the position players in attendance at our Louisiana Top Prospect Games. 

View all event stats HERE

 

HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Casey McCoy LA Dutchtown 2025 SS 26.3 mph
2 Taylor Goldsmith LA Catholic (BR) 2026 OF 24.8 mph
3 Cameron Stutes LA Alfred M. Barbe High School 2025 OF 24.7 mph
4 William Nikolaus LA THE DUNHAM SCHOOL 2025 SS 24.4 mph
5 Henry Beckers LA PARKVIEW BAPTIST SCHOOL 2026 RHP 24.2 mph
6 Nate Alario LA John Curtis Christian 2026 OF 24.1 mph
^ Ethan Hopkins LA LSU Laboratory School 2025 1B 24.1 mph
^ Nathan Cervantes LA Northwood 2027 C 24.1 mph
7 Gabe Greene LA Dunham 2025 OF 24.0 mph
8 Larry Rodrigue LA Destrehan High School 2027 LHP 23.9 mph
9 Brayden Clement LA South Terrebonne 2025 SS 23.8 mph
10 Slade Shove-Knox LA Sulphur High School 2025 RHP 23.7 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Casey McCoy LA Dutchtown 2025 SS 24.1 mph
2 William Nikolaus LA THE DUNHAM SCHOOL 2025 SS 24.0 mph
3 Taylor Goldsmith LA Catholic (BR) 2026 OF 23.7 mph
4 Cameron Stutes LA Alfred M. Barbe High School 2025 OF 23.6 mph
5 Slade Shove-Knox LA Sulphur High School 2025 RHP 23.1 mph
6 Gabe Greene LA Dunham 2025 OF 23.0 mph
^ Henry Beckers LA PARKVIEW BAPTIST SCHOOL 2026 RHP 23.0 mph
7 Brayden Clement LA South Terrebonne 2025 SS 23.0 mph
8 Larry Rodrigue LA Destrehan High School 2027 LHP 22.8 mph
9 Cole Snell LA Parkway High School 2026 OF 22.7 mph
10 Nate Alario LA John Curtis Christian 2026 OF 22.6 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 (MAX & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Nathan Cervantes LA Northwood 2027 C 80.7 mph
2 Ethan Hopkins LA LSU Laboratory School 2025 1B 79.6 mph
3 Henry Beckers LA PARKVIEW BAPTIST SCHOOL 2026 RHP 77.4 mph
4 Slade Shove-Knox LA Sulphur High School 2025 RHP 77.1 mph
5 Myles Collins LA OPELOUSAS CATHOLIC SCHOOL 2027 C 75.2 mph
6 Aiden Melna LA ST FREDERICK HIGH SCHOOL 2025 RHP 74.9 mph
7 Koa Romero LA Hahnville High School 2027 3B 74.7 mph
8 Rowen Bergeron LA OPELOUSAS CATHOLIC SCHOOL 2025 SS 74.4 mph
9 Casey McCoy LA Dutchtown 2025 SS 74.1 mph
10 Mason Rogillio LA West Feliciana High School 2027 C 73.2 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Ethan Hopkins LA LSU Laboratory School 2025 1B 74.0 mph
2 Henry Beckers LA PARKVIEW BAPTIST SCHOOL 2026 RHP 71.4 mph
3 Aiden Melna LA ST FREDERICK HIGH SCHOOL 2025 RHP 70.6 mph
4 Koa Romero LA Hahnville High School 2027 3B 70.4 mph
5 Casey McCoy LA Dutchtown 2025 SS 70.2 mph
6 Rowen Bergeron LA OPELOUSAS CATHOLIC SCHOOL 2025 SS 69.7 mph
7 Nathan Cervantes LA Northwood 2027 C 68.8 mph
8 Myles Collins LA OPELOUSAS CATHOLIC SCHOOL 2027 C 68.5 mph
9 JohnDavid Hidalgo LA Catholic-N.I. 2025 SS 67.8 mph
10 Slade Shove-Knox LA Sulphur High School 2025 RHP 67.2 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 Henry Beckers LA PARKVIEW BAPTIST SCHOOL 2026 RHP 44.7 g
2 Larry Rodrigue LA Destrehan High School 2027 LHP 27.4 g
3 Slade Shove-Knox LA Sulphur High School 2025 RHP 27.0 g
4 Nate Alario LA John Curtis Christian 2026 OF 26.2 g
5 Gregory Ruiz III LA HOLY CROSS 2027 SS 25.6 g
6 William Nikolaus LA THE DUNHAM SCHOOL 2025 SS 25.0 g
7 Colton Gregg LA Alfred M. Barbe High School 2026 SS 24.0 g
8 Cameron Stutes LA Alfred M. Barbe High School 2025 OF 23.7 g
9 Clayton Fontenot LA PARKVIEW BAPTIST SCHOOL 2027 OF 23.0 g
10 Ty Lamartina LA Acadiana High School 2026 C 22.6 g
^ Brayden Allen LA Live Oak High School 2025 SS 22.6 g

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Henry Beckers LA PARKVIEW BAPTIST SCHOOL 2026 RHP 35.8 g
2 Larry Rodrigue LA Destrehan High School 2027 LHP 22.2 g
3 Slade Shove-Knox LA Sulphur High School 2025 RHP 21.9 g
4 Nate Alario LA John Curtis Christian 2026 OF 21.8 g
5 Gregory Ruiz III LA HOLY CROSS 2027 SS 21.7 g
6 William Nikolaus LA THE DUNHAM SCHOOL 2025 SS 21.5 g
7 Colton Gregg LA Alfred M. Barbe High School 2026 SS 21.0 g
8 Koa Romero LA Hahnville High School 2027 3B 20.2 g
9 Connor Micheu LA John Curtis Christian School 2026 SS 19.7 g
10 Clayton Fontenot LA PARKVIEW BAPTIST SCHOOL 2027 OF 19.3 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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