Crack the ‘Top Performers’ List with One Metric: Hard Contact Rate

Chris Zoller

You know the list.


The one everyone checks after every single day of the tourney. The “Top Performers” list with a handful of names and stats that get the spotlight. 

If you're not on it, you're either forgotten or just “that one kid who had a decent weekend.”

So how do you make sure you're on that list?
Here’s the truth: it’s not about batting average. It's not even OBP. OK it is, but how you get there makes you stand out.

It’s about how hard you're hitting the ball.

Hard Contact Is the Real Stat That Matters

Forget soft singles and bloop hits. Everyone loves a hit, but coaches and scouts are watching something else. They're looking for the guys who barrel it up, consistently. The ones hitting loud outs that make infielders flinch and pitchers second guess.

That’s hard contact rate.
Not luck. Not cheap hits. Just straight up violence off the bat.

A guy going 1 for 4 with three rockets is getting noticed way more than someone who goes 3-for-4 with jam jobs.

Hard contact shows you’ve got real tools. Shows you’re ready. That’s what separates the dudes from the stat padders.

Summer Tournaments Don’t Wait Around

You get a handful of ABs over a weekend. That’s it. Maybe 10 swings to show what you’ve got before you're back in the car and halfway home.

Every rep counts. And if you're not hitting the ball hard? You're not getting the look.
Not from scouts. Not from coaches. Not from anyone that matters.

So How Do You Train for Hard Contact?

Simple. You rep it out. You train your eyes. You get your timing right. You make barreling up feel automatic.

That’s where MaxBP comes in.

  • Hundreds of reps, no pitcher needed
  • Small balls that train elite vision and focus
  • Adjustable speeds and pitch types
  • Portable enough to bring on the road

Hotel parking lot? Backyard? Dugout between games? Doesn’t matter. You can train anywhere, anytime, and start turning routine BP into missiles.

More reps. Better vision. More barrels.

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