91. 14 overall (2021). High school: Portsmouth High School (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), Career highlights: NEIBL champion (2020), two-time Division I All-State (2018, 2019). High School Portal; Top 50 HS Teams; 2022 Preview Content; Scout Blogs; . He's aggressive on the mound with good pace to the game while he's on the rubber. He featured two different breaking balls - a curve and slider - that were both effective and a change. Dan Jurik Things seem to come easily to him on the baseball field where he looks natural in all that he does. There is still more upside here with quality stuff already in place making Hayden look like a legitimate starting pitcher prospect at higher levels. 2023 BCS National Championships . Dallas Tigers 2021 Hernandez. We could see UConn commit Gavin Greger start to leap up the recruiting rankings over the next year, and he could end up among the elite recruits in the Class of 2022. Blast Motion examines former prep stand-outs' success and where they are today. It was a huge recruiting win for Mississippi State when they landed in-state star Aaron Downs, an explosive, fast infielder/outfielder out of Columbus' Heritage Academy. High school: Station Camp High School (Gallatin, Tennessee), Career highlights: MLB.com No. Already with a 21 strikeout no-hit performance this spring, Justin is what ML starting pitchers look like at this age. Want to know something else strange? He has excellent closing speed in CF to go with good instincts and a strong arm. 22 RHP Ryan Orr (WA) is going to be an intriguing follow moving forward.Clean arm that worked mostly 84-87 w/ minimal effort. Add in that he can play either corner - and even run his fastball into the mid-90s on the mound - and you have a very intriguing young prospect. The former intern is back in a more senior role to help relay useful data captured back to players and evaluators. Santucci is so athletic and fun to watch that it will be a delight to see what he can do on the college level. The University of Florida commit has an almost unhittable fastball that stays in the upper 90s, with MLB.com's scouting report saying the pitch looks like it "explodes out of his hand." Watch for Green to break Bobby Witt Jr.'s signing bonus record of $7.78 million for a high schooler. @wsucougarbsb recruit @NWFutures @PBR_Washington pic.twitter.com/d7uEW0C5ZR, Neither Colton Bower (North Kitsap) or Aidan Dougherty (Mt. He uese a 3/4 slot and low 90s heavy fastball to attack hitters, often finishing them off with his sweeping breaking ball. Class of 2024 Washington State Rankings. Despite his easy delivery and low effort arm stroke, the ball explodes from his low 3/4 slot from the left side. With present strength, athleticism and useable power, this is a prospect to follow closely. What does Leto do so well? Kassius pitched to both sides of the plate, throwing a high volume of strikes with that fastball, as well as his secondary stuff. This is a young player with a high baseball IQ who is a winner and makes any team he is on better. Up to 93 on the mound too. One of the top pitching prospects in the 2022 class, Andrew checks a lot of boxes. He also showed quick-twitch actions in the middle infield with instincts and arm strength and go with it. Fastball up to 90 mph and projects very well; big velocity jump last season & will only continue to gain. Levi is a competitor on the mound with excellent feel to pitch. The feet and glove are great and the bat came on in a big way in Jupiter, showing big jump off the barrel. Jacob is a big, physical left-handed hitter with big raw power. He's also built to play at the next level at 5-foot-11 and 205 pounds. Minckler also is one of three players from that 2019 Portsmouth roster who will play Division I baseball along with shortstop Myles Sargent (Maine) and outfielder Ryan Hewett (Vanderbilt), who first met Minckler growing up in Thailand. The Blue Devils won a heated recruiting battle to land him. . High school: West Fargo Sheyenne High School (West Fargo, North Dakota), Career highlights: Prep Baseball Report No. Outstanding at Sunshine West and PG Jr. National. 5 overall (2021), Perfect Game No. Overall, Korbyn is a middle-of-the-diamond player who is easy to envision also hitting in the middle of the order at higher levels. His breaking ball has 3/4 tilt with two-plane sweeping break and he mixes in an occasional change. Attend a Baseball Factory National Showcase event Coaches and Scouts: In the Top 100 but don't have a video or headshot? He is most comfortable using his quick left-handed stroke to turn on fastballs and drive them to the pull side. He was throwing consistently in the 93-mph range and can make the ball rise. Montgomery is such a unique blend of speed and power that it would be a surprise if he ever actually ends up playing for the University of Virginia. Consistent performer this fall, physical lefthanded bat with big juice at impact; skill to stick behind dish, standout arm strength w/ carry. Brandon makes it look easy on the mound with the ball jumping out of his hand from a low-effort delivery. Christian is an athletic infielder with an excellent frame and set of tools. 38 overall (2021), Future Games MVP (2020). 2/14/21 Central Pointe Christian Academy Gold 18U. The ball jumps off his bat, and there is some looseness to his stroke that he triggers by pulling his hands in close to his body. Great body control and unreal deception throughout his outing at the PG National. None of Green's tools don't grade out as plus or better blazing speed, great exit velocity off the bat and an unbelievable arm. 7 overall prospect (2021). Emerson is also incredibly skilled with his bat a left-handed hitter who can spray the ball all over the field and will no doubt continue to develop power as he gets older. Woolfolk pulled off the rare double-title feat by leading Benedictine Prep to a Virginia state title in baseball in the spring of 2019, then following that up with a football state title in the fall. The 6-foot-4, 195-pound Colton Sundloff has a great frame to develop into a legitimate pro pitching prospect with a few years of college seasoning at wait for it Cal State Fullerton. Bat really projects & solid skills up the middle; impressed at Great Lakes Indoor, 6.8 speed & highly intriguing tools that played all summer. In his first inning catching at the Area Code Games, he threw out two baserunners. * His fastball has been up to 92 mph and he has very good secondary offerings in a curve with bite and a deceptive change. He had a .364 batting average with 16 RBI, 21 runs and 16 walks. It has huge spin rates and it shows in the hard downer action it exhibits. All rights reserved. Every at bat seems to be a quality one with his excellent grasp of the strike zone and competitive attitude in the box. 1 pitching prospect in the Class of 2021. He's most comfortable turning on balls, but he is also very capable of driving it the other way and finding the LCF gap. High school: Mainland High School (Linwood, New Jersey), Career highlights: MLB.com No. High school: Heritage Academy (Columbus, Mississippi), Career highlights: Perfect Game No. In the Baseball Factory All-America Game he went 2-3 with a triple, a walk, a stolen base and 3 runs scored. He has a knack for the barrel from the left side and uses his speed and excellent instincts to patrol CF well. He can run his fastball into the mid-90s and he spins a good curve from the same release point. Grundy could easily be a Division I wide receiver after racking up 1,441 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns on the way to a Class 2A state title for Somerset, but his future lies on the baseball diamond. We continue to dive into all the data we collected during Feb. 18th's event in Pullyaup. The ball jumps off his bat, he uses the entire field, he waits until the last second before firing and he does it all effortlessly. 2026; 2025; 2024; 2023; 2022; 2021; 2020; 2019; 2018; 2017; 2016; 2015 He creates excellent bat speed and leverage from a crouched, athletic set-up and is aggressive on pitches he likes. Huge projection in the left-handed bat and showed in game power at the WWBA, Underclass, and Jupiter. Brock Selvidge is no stranger to pressure. Andrew Dutkanych showed he was one of the best players in Indiana as a freshman, when he made All-Marion County by going 6-2 with a 1.60 ERA and 95 strikeouts. Excellent over athlete and put up great overall numbers at the PG National. Defensively, he is ultra-smooth and polished with sure hands, natural actions and a huge arm to finish plays across the diamond. His delivery is effortless, lulling hitters to sleep, before his quick arm works through to release and the ball jumps out of his hand and onto hitters in a hurry. High school: Saint Louis School (Honolulu, Hawaii), Career highlights: Two-time Area Code Games California/Hawaii (2019, 2020), Team USA 16U National Development Team (2019). A "fresh" cold-weather arm from Michigan, he is firmly in the day 1 mix for this year's draft. Showed plus arm speed at WWBA while running the FB up to 94 mph finishing off a strong 2020 showing. 2023 Recruiting Rankings. Thomas DiLandri might be one of the more unheralded, underrated recruits in the Class of 2021. His 2 hits and stolen base in the game were icing on the cake after several loud BP sessions showing his ability to drive the ball to all fields. Great 3-pitch mix. JeanPierre has huge tools that make him one of the most intriguing 2-way prospects in the 2022 class. Jett has loud tools, plays with energy and always seems to make a positive impact on the game. Peter Heubeck's legend got a great first chapter when he pitched against major league prospect Matt Wyatt as a sophomore and outdueled Wyatt, who now plays for Virginia, in front of scouts from a half-dozen MLB teams. 1. Elite in drills and games. He is aggressive with his fastball and attacks hitters with a quality 3-pitch mix that can play at higher levels. At the plate, he has a clean RH stroke with juice that shows up at the right times. High school: Westview High School (Portland, Oregon), Career highlights: Class 6A state champion (2018), Prep Baseball Report Oregon No. FB reached 96 and he was relentless with his 4-pitch mix. 3. Big raw velocity on the mound, as well, peaking at 96. Minckler was dominant in his first two seasons for Portsmouth High and threw a no-hitter in his second start in 2019. His pace is also good - both in his delivery and pitch-to-pitch. After a solid BP showing at our Florida Showcase event with lots of barrels and an exit velocity of 100 mph, he went into game play and tripled and homered. Baseball Americas high school team rankings are selected through a poll of representatives from the National High School Baseball Coaches Association. He gets good tail to his fastball and change thanks to his 3/4 arm slot and he mixes in two breaking balls. High school: Stillwater High School (Stillwater, Minnesota), Career highlights: Prep Baseball Report No. Kellington is a huge recruit to land for UConn head coach Jim Penders, who has managed to build a perennial NCAA tournament team with a roster mostly made up of players from the Northeast and had to beat out Duke and Boston College. If thats the case, hell make a strong case to climb up even higher. Recruiting Database. Both his personality and his abilities fit that description. His feel for the game carries over into the infield where he anticipates well, has sure hands and makes all plays seem to look easy. SS Tyce Peterson (Juanita), LHP Sam Boyle (Columbia River), RHP Parker Smith (Central Valley) and INF Dominic Hellman (Jackson) round out the top 5. Yet another Oregon State recruit who made the list, Mason Guerra has the size and athleticism to be a star for the Beavers. Older brother Jacob was a third-round pick in 2017 and is in the Twins organization. He has an athletic 6'3" frame with quick-twitch actions and plus straight line speed (6.5 in the 60). A change rounds out Walter's starter's repertoire with the look of a solid piece to a rotation at the highest level in the future. He's too talented to not try and pull off double duty permanently in college, at least. 9 overall (2020). Hes made significant gains on his frame and build but theres reason to believe he could continue to get even more physical down the road. Moller can hit for power and has shown as much against the best arms in the nation that are in his age range. His off-speed offerings include a breaking ball that he adds and subtracts to while manipulating the shape at times. He has the versatility to play all 3 OF spots effectively. Peterson and Boyle have continued to be consistent since they established themselves over a year ago with breakout performances. WA He stands in confidently from the left side and always seems to be on time. A competitor with his ability to play the game makes Mic an intriguing prospect this spring. His LH hit tool and overall feel for the game make him an exciting prospect. ALERT: State Law (175.22) prohibits use of cell phones (and other image-recording devices) in locker rooms except in emergency situations. His history of hitting and high baseball IQ make him an extremely attractive prospect in this year's class. An overview of the 2023 righthanded pitching class as it stands today, with information on current top-100 prospects, other righthanded pitchers to know and a 20-80 grade on the talent of the position relative to an average draft year. There is natural loft to his swing and he uses the ground well in his stroke leading to big loft power especially to the pull side (101 mph exit velocity). High school: Portage Central High School (Portage, Michigan), Career highlights: MaxPreps Top 50 overall (2021), MLB.com No. Outstanding at WWBA and PG Underclass AA Games. It is a free and easy stroke with the ability to keep the barrel in the zone for a long time and utilize the entire field. Overall, this a potential run-producing bat that merits close following. It has tight rotation along with late depth, and he can land it for strikes at any time His athletic delivery and quick arm produce a lively fastball that sits in the low 90s and it is easy to envision Jacob in the rotation at higher levels. He's a strike thrower with a loose arm and quality stuff, and he is also an accomplished SS with good hands, plenty of arm, excellent speed and an effective RH stroke. Justin is an electric and projectable athlete with quick-twitch actions and a lot of upside. He has starter traits with an easy, repeatable delivery (that also has good tempo) and a quality 3-pitch mix. As a defender, Tommy has natural instincts and the speed to play CF at higher levels, and he has a strong accurate arm that would allow him to profile in RF as well. His change rounds out his quality repertoire, and he should be a riser who garners a lot of attention this spring. *Disclaimer: PG cannot 100% guarantee the accuracy of the verbal college commitments listed below. The team took on Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) High in the 7A state championship and dispatched them, 10-0 after just five innings. It works as his out pitch, inducing a lot of swing-and-miss. 2022 ESPN 100. Really good athlete with huge projection on both sides of the ball. Control might be a bit of an issue as well with 42 walks in that same stretch. WA The PG National proved the massive overall toolset. Jaden rounds out his arsenal with a change to give him the 3-pitch mix you look for in a long-term starter. Up to 95 at the PG Elite and the slider showed well too. 6 Nebraska (2021). In addition, we've seen those tools play at the highest level in games. Really good overall skillset at the PG National. The Wasilla High star is committed to play for the University of Oregon. Mikey is one of those players with outstanding tools in workouts who even plays above them in games. Pacific Northwest Preseason All-State - Statistical Leaders, Check out statistical leaders from a loaded Preseason All-State event featuring both Washington and Oregon prospects. Scouting Director - Pacific Northwest. The curve had good downer action to it and the slider had 3/4 tilt with some late bite. His right-handed swing is quick and leads to hard contact. 8 overall (2021), Perfect Game All-American (2020). Our guess? He can really hit for average and for power. David struck out 2 in his inning of work at Kauffman Stadium in the Baseball Factory All-America Game. Quin Phillips is a talented infielder and Michigan recruit who saw his entire junior season wiped out after an All-Conference year in 2019 as a sophomore. Big time 2-sport prospect. Which is what you want from a shortstop. 2020 Yearly Leaders - FB Velocity (Underclass) A change with some fade is a solid third pitch - and they all come from a clean arm stroke and a low-effort delivery. High school: Appoquinimink High School (Bear, Delaware), Career highlights: Delaware Gatorade Player of the Year (2020), Perfect Game No. There is an awful lot to like in a 6'5" switch hitter who generates over-the-fence power using a short, efficient stroke from both sides of the plate. But the Tennessee commit also throws breaking balls and has a dangerous slider. 1 LHP (2021). High school: Elkhorn High School (Elkhorn, Nebraska), Career highlights: Prep Baseball Report No. Middle of the order hit/power potential at the plate. 5-11 / 180. Ben Bybee is committed to play for Arkansas and has developed into one of the nation's top pitching prospects in 2020. He's athletic enough to play either corner IF spot and looks to be a middle-of-the-order impact bat at the next level. Right-handed he has slightly more velocity - topping at 94 mph and the ball has good tailing action thanks to his 3/4 arm slot. Balanced & repeatable delivery w/ quick arm, fastball up to 94 mph at PG National; nice feel for late diving CH and spins the breaking ball well for strikes. Austin is making Dell Rapids, SD a required trip for scouts this spring. Even in the stacked Class of 2022, Elijah Green stands above the rest. Related Content For 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A and 2B, the first two rounds will take place at regional locations near the top seed in each four-team pod. FEATURED. 5 is 2022 LHP JD Thompson (Rusk HS) who was 80-84 early this spring and can spin both a slider at 73-74 and a . Long & projectable build with loud tools; loose & fluid lefthanded swing with leverage & finds the barrel. Not much changes for the upper half of the 2022 class. Brock is a true power arm who gets excellent leverage in his delivery that leads to consistent mid-90s velocity. A case can be made that Tucker was the most consistent hitter in the country throughout the summer. In just 15 games in 2020, he was hitting .653 with four home runs and 20 RBI. As a position player the leverage he generates on the mound carries over to big RH power. Copyright 2023 Baseball America Enterprises. WA Can just really pitch and that was on display at the PG National, easy innings and 3-pitch tunneling ability. On Feb. 11th, the PBR Washington team hosted its third event of 2023, the Central Washington Preseason ID, at the SIX Athletic Training Facility in Moses Lake, Was.This was an open event for all high school classes (2023-26) and gave our staff an ample look at the area's top players. While long, towering HRs to left field have become common off Ethan's bat, he is a polished hitter who will also drive balls into the RCF gap. High school: Windham High School (Windham, Maine), Career highlights: Maine Summer Sandlot champion (2020), All-SMAA (2020). 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