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Home Runs vs Average Bat Speed

More Bat Speed, More Home Runs

-30 of our 37 HRs come from players averaging 60mph+

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𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘦 📈

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🚨Northwoods League Debut 🚨

Monday Night, Junior Pitcher Maddie Parker made her NWL debut for the La Crosse Steam!

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𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘦 📈

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𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘦 📈

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𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘦 📈

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𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘦 📈

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𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘦 📈

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𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘦 📈

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88.6% (70 of 79) of the Homers in this graphic are from players with an In Game Bat Speed Average 60 mph +

Move Fast, Hit it Hard

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87.5% (91 of 104) of the Homers in this graphic are from players with an In Game Bat Speed Average 60 mph +

Move Fast, Hit it Hard

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Career Numbers: Bat Speed vs Home Runs per At Bat

White
-2025 Returners
-Upper Classmen
-No Freshmen
-Transfers

Purple
-Same as White plus minus Transfers (2 D1, 1 D2, 1 JUCO)

Career ABs
0-100 = 3 Players
100-200 = 5 Players
200-300 = 2 Players
300+ = 4 Players

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The Correlation is there (especially with a bigger sample size- 100+ ABs on the season)

Bat Speed vs HRs per AB (100+ ABs) = .604

Bat Speed vs HRs per ABs (Whole Team) = .474

Bat Speed vs HRs (100+ ABs) = .639

Bat Speed vs HRs (Whole Team) = .294

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Bat Speed vs Home Runs

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Higher BS meant more HRs for the Warriors in 2026

78.8% of our HRs (41 of 52) came from players with 60+ mph Bat Speed

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🇺🇸 𝒜ℒℒ-𝒜ℳℰℛℐ𝒞𝒜𝒩 🇺🇸

Congratulations to Bryn Elsenpeter on earning @d2cca All-American Third Team Honors!

#PassionAndPride | #Connected

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2026 by the Numbers

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“Big Hit Braelee” does it again! Her 8th of the Year extends the Warrior lead vs SMSU!

49th of the Season for the Warriors!

Player 👩🏽: Braelee Jodarski
Distance📏: 225 ft
Exit Velocity🚀: 100 mph
Launch Angle 📐: 35 degrees
Bat Speed: 70+ mph
𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹 :✅ 💥

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First Warrior Home Run of the Year

Player 👩🏼: Nicole Weinberger
Distance📏: ♾️ ft
Exit Velocity🚀: At Least 100 mph
Launch Angle 📐: 20-40 degrees
𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹 :✅ 💥

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Call her “Big Hit Braelee”

Home Run #7 for Braelee gives us the lead vs. SMSU! #48 of the Season for the Warriors!

Player 👩🏽: Braelee Jodarski
Distance📏: 230 ft
Exit Velocity🚀: 95+ mph
Launch Angle 📐: 35 degrees
Bat Speed: 70+ mph
𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹 :✅ 💥

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