washington state high school baseball player rankings 2022

He flashed a 4-pitch mix at the Baseball Factory South Showcase featuring a fastball up to 92 mph, a curve with downer action, a slider/cutter with late break and a change. Large physical frame with room still to project on, low effort velocity up to 94 with the ability to repeat the delivery at a high rate. His fastball has touched triple digits and sits in the mid to upper 90s throughout his outings. There is still projection in his 6'4" frame that he uses well to work down the mound in his delivery. Theyve both held their ground since we began ranking this class over a year okay. 1 overall (2022), Perfect Game No. Absolutely firm present stuff. High school: Jesuit College Prep (Irving, Texas), Career highlights: MLB.com No. While Afthim's 2020 baseball season was wiped out like almost all of the high school players in the country, he was an All-Southwest Maine Activities Association pick in 2019. We continue our look into the 2023 high school baseball season and highlight top private school pitchers to watch. 5 Memphis 66.17. In 2019, he went 6-1 with 58 strikeouts and has said he'll go play for Vanderbilt instead of trying to go straight to the pros. Very few have the type of power/speed combo he possesses. He uses the strong lower half on his 6'4", 218-pound frame very well and there is some loft to his stroke. We have seen pull-side power from him and he seems to see the ball well in the box. He may have the best arm speed in the class. High school: Suffield Academy (Brooklyn, New York), Career highlights: Perfect Game World Series (2020). 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. Green is projected as a surefire No. High school: Blue Valley Southwest High School (Overland Park, Kansas), Career highlights: Prep Baseball Report No. State Baseball Opening Rounds: May 20, 2023 State Championships: May 26-27, 2023 1B, 2B: Johnson-O'Brien Stadium (Ephrata HS) 1A, 2A: Joe Martin Stadium (Bellingham) 3A, 4A: Funko Field at Everett Memorial Stadium Please check back soon. Overall, Payton has the makings of one of the top hitters in his class and needs to be followed closely. Guerra has been the top baseball recruit in Oregon since his freshman year, when he led Westview High to the 2018 Class 6A state title. 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. Chase Petty looks like a future major league pitcher and has drawn comparisons to Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star Walker Buehler. High school: Westview High School (Portland, Oregon), Career highlights: Class 6A state champion (2018), Prep Baseball Report Oregon No. 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. PLAYER RANKINGS. It's a great profile with a ton of ceiling still left for this unique prospect. 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." One of the highest ceilings in the class. He complemented the fastball well with a tight breaking ball with 2-plane break and excellent feel for a change that he threw with good arm speed. Tommy put his full set of high-level tools (6.69 in the 60, 102 mph exit velocity, plus arm) on display at the Baseball Factory Florida Showcase and again at the All-America Game. As a defender, he has natural actions in the infield, taking solid angles and having a good internal clock to determine when he needs to use his quick exchange and release. The more Ritchie is able to compete against elite competition, the more he seems to improve. JR Ritchie (Bainbridge) has a firm hold on the #1 spot and he shows no signs of slowing down. Even in the stacked Class of 2022, Elijah Green stands above the rest. Fluid, graceful and loads of upside remain even though he is already a consistent performer. His off-speed offerings include a breaking ball that he adds and subtracts to while manipulating the shape at times. 12. He has excellent closing speed in CF to go with good instincts and a strong arm. Really athletic actions at the PG National with middle of the field and middle of the lineup potential. He tunnels all of his stuff well and has some deception in his deliver and release that makes it very difficult on hitters. Justin is an electric and projectable athlete with quick-twitch actions and a lot of upside. We continue to dive into all the data we collected during Feb. 18th's event in Pullyaup. His strength and power showed through in the workout driving some balls deep to LF through the incoming wind. He pounded the strike zone with a lively fastball that got into the low 90s. Karson toed the rubber in his hometown of Kansas City to start the Baseball Factory All-America Game and he was electric while pitching a perfect inning. He has a history of success and pitches deep into games thanks to his quality command and pitch mix. 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. With a solid change as a 3rd-pitch, Austin checks a lot of boxes on the starter profile. His easy delivery produces excellent leverage and leads to a heavy fastball that can get into the mid-90s. Big helium late in the summer. 7 Iowa State 64.74. He ran a 6.68 for us and his feet work well in the IF. He is a delight to watch. Matt's lively fastball was up to 95 mph in Kansas City at the Baseball Factory All-America Game, and it had excellent finish through the zone. 2023 ESPN Shortstops. The ball is loud off his bat! Christian Moore was arguably the best defensive infielder at the Perfect Game National Showcase in 2020, impressing scouts with how graceful he was in the field and his baseball IQ. Lastly, Hellman has arguably the best raw power in the state. Bodily was also named the Most Outstanding Player for the state tournament. 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. Brady plays with a quiet confidence and continually performs on big stages. He has confidence and rhythm from both sides of the plate with excellent feel for the barrel. Gavin is a true baseball player, who has been a mainstay for one of the top programs in the country, Barbe HS, for several years. 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. Physically impressive with smooth actions & a good arm across; strong RH swing & can hit for average & power. 2020 Yearly Leaders - FB Velocity (Underclass) Or success. He complements the FB with a slider that has some late bite to it. Jayden Voelker, the only Old Dominion recruit on this list, has a fastball that is already topping out in the low-to-mid 90s and at 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, already looks like a pitcher ready for the next level. Easy upper 80s to low 90s and can really pitch. He squared up pitch after pitch in each batting practice - shooting hard line drives to all fields and the gaps. You can find reports detailing his potential as a big-time shortstop and his defensive prowess dating back to 2015, when Moore was barely 12 years old. There is a ton of upside here, and he appears on the verge of making a big jump in velocity, already possessing stuff that should make him one of the marquee arms in the northeast this spring. 97 mph from OF at National Underclass West. Exceptional outing at the Underclass World Championship and up to 93 in Jupiter. Pacific Northwest Preseason All-State - Statistical Leaders, Check out statistical leaders from a loaded Preseason All-State event featuring both Washington and Oregon prospects. Moller can hit for power and has shown as much against the best arms in the nation that are in his age range. Up to 96 mph on the bump, too. Lightning quick shoulder at the PG National with a FB to touched 94 and tight spin on his slider. Voelker led Coventry High to a state title as the program's ace pitcher as a freshman in 2018. ", 2023 Prep Baseball Report. Dakota is a premium athlete who is an extremely high-level prospect both on the baseball and football fields. Noah is an imposing figure on the mound and makes for uncomfortable at bats for both right and left-handed hitters. Jackson is comfortable on the big stage and seems to pitch deep into games every time he takes the mound - excellent traits in a starting pitching prospect. He's not a power hitter (yet) and will be great at the top of any team's batting order. Long & projectable build with loud tools; loose & fluid lefthanded swing with leverage & finds the barrel. This is an extremely advanced hitter who had an RBI double in the game, and also showed extremely well in the defensive workout. He has an ultra-projectable 6'3" frame that works well in all that he does on the field. Pair all of that with his ability to throw strikes and it is easy to see why Andrew is viewed as an excellent starting pitching prospect. Joe also has good feel for his change giving him the quality 3-pitch mix you look for in a starting pitching candidate. Up to 97 at the PG National and 98 a the PG Elite. He ran a blazing 6.28 in the 60 and made it look easy - and the speed plays in the OF. The Cal commit can play a variety of positions at first base, third base, outfield, catcher and pitcher, but seems to really enjoy playing catcher the most. 4 LHP Griffin Herring (Southlake Carroll HS) was spectacular early in the high school season, handing Argyle their only loss of the year. Stay with SBLive Washingtonall weekend and throughout the postseason for scores, game recaps, photo galleries, top performers and much more. Riley is a legitimate 2-way prospect with extremely loud tools! 2023 Conference Preview: Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC). Caleb Presley Rainier Beach (Seattle, WA) CB. East Coast Royals & Mid-Atlantic Shockers Scout Day: Stat Release. Up to 92 mph at 17u WWBA, big downhill angle with natural cut; late biting curveball in low-80s. Big power potential during drills a the PG National. Left-handed swing with big power potential will create buzz but the 92 at the WWBA will play too; found the barrel at PG National, Electric on the mound this summer at WWBA & World Series; big angle on fastball up to 93 mph with sink; slider is an out pitch with hard, late biting life. Don't expect him to be on the bench for very long when he joins the Bulldogs for the 2022 season. How the NJCAA D1 Top-25 have fared to date this season. The one thing that continues to stick out about Alex Ritzer when he plays in front of scouts and other talent evaluators is the confidence he has on the baseball diamond. Christian is an athletic infielder with an excellent frame and set of tools. 58 overall (2021), Perfect Game All-American (2020). How the NJCAA D2 Top-25 has fared to date this season. The country is split into eight different regions, with region chairs nominating teams from their geographic areas for consideration for the rankings nationwide. He has an enticing speed/power combination, and the game seems to come easy to him It is easy to dream on the raw ability and see a middle-of-the-order bat that patrols CF. At 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds, he has the size and athleticism to be an impact player at the next level and has a great arm for mowing down baserunners from the outfield. That was nothing new for Burns, who routinely hits the upper 90s on his fastball. We continue to dive into metrics from Monday's talented event. Hayden is a big-time prospect on the mound with a quick arm, an athletic delivery and an ideal 6'3", 184-pound frame. Great on both sides of the ball at the PG National. His fastball sits in the upper 80s now and comes from a tough 3/4 slot. The ball has outstanding carry off his bat, and players and coaches stop what they're doing to watch him take batting practice on the field. In 2019, Caleb Lomavita was one of many Hawaiians on the Area Code Games roster for California/Hawaii, but in 2020, he was the lone player from Hawaii on the roster. SS Tyce Peterson (Juanita), LHP Sam Boyle (Columbia River), RHP Parker Smith (Central Valley) and INF Dominic Hellman (Jackson) round out the top 5. The ball gets on hitters in a hurry and he has an aggressive approach on the mound regularly challenging hitters with that fastball. Walter re-classified into the 2022 class right after the Baseball Factory All-America Game, and he immediately became one of the top pitchers in this year's draft class. The North Carolina commit can hit leadoff and hit for power and, more importantly, has shown signs he'll be a great leader on whatever team he's on as his career progresses. 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. 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