The PGSuper25 took over the greater Columbus area this past weekend with high-quality baseball being played in the qualifying rounds. The PGSuper25 Ohio Valley and the Ohio Surge combined to bring forth a pretty nice event to kick off the summer.
The 14u tournament was held at Bloom Carroll High School. The field of teams was small but there was a lot of talent in this small tournament. The Cincinnati Spikes (Cincinnati, OH) and A. Green Baseball Club (Ann Arbor, MI) really took this event by storm and found themselves in the Championship game. Unfortunately, the game was suspended in the 2nd inning due to rain. We would have loved to see this one finished, as it promised to be a great game.
The Cincinnati Spikes will ride this event into the 14U Ohio Valley Regional Tournament in Lexington, KY during the week of June 13-15.
14U Ohio Valley Qualifier All Tournament Team June 5th – 8th
First Team –
Gage Hughes MIF - Huntington Hounds
Kirk Jennings - 3b - Huntington Hounds
Ethon Brechbill - LF – Licking County A’s
Gunnar Carpenter - CF Licking County A’s
Jarred Munyan - CF – Fairfield Marlins
Tyler Chumita - P/MIF – Easton Prospects
Cameron Gorny – MIF – A. Green Baseball
Evan Good –P – A. Green Baseball
Jacob Simmers - 3b – A. Green Baseball
Allbry Major – P/MIF – Cincinnati Spikes
Daunte Deceilo – MIF – Cincinnati Spikes
Cherokee LeBeau – MIF – Cincinnati Spikes
Honorable Mention –
Kyle Gammon P - Huntington Hounds
Tyler Karr –P - Licking County Athletics
Mitchell Reid – P – Fairfield Marlins
Clay Strausbaugh – C – Easton Prospects
Matt Stinebiser - C – A. Green Baseball
Kyle Minton – OF/ RHP – Cincinnati Spikes
Eric Riotto – OF – Cincinnati Spikes
The 15u PGSuper25 Qualifier settled in at Olentangy Liberty High School. There were some very close contests and some that were not so close.
The Game of the Day on Friday was the Butler County Bombers (Middletown, OH) outlasting the Lancaster Surge (Lancaster, OH) 5-3. Day two had the Force Express (Westlake, OH) outslugging the Ohio Surge (Lancaster, OH) 14-10. After consolation games the Cincinnati Baseball Club (Cincinnati, OH) and Union Post (Marysville, OH) played an unbelievable game where CBC out lasted Union Post 5-4.
This tournament too was affected by weather, and champions and runner-ups had to be determined by pool seeding. In between these three games there were several players that stood out among their peers. Below is the list of players that grabbed our attention.
15U Ohio Valley Qualifier All Tournament Team June 5th – 8th
First Team –
Justin Davidson – Union Post
Michael Ross – Union Post
Michael Collins – Union Post
Berto Carsell – Ohio Surge
Ben Hayes - - Ohio Surge
Sam Nourse – Ohio Surge
Justin Heck – 3b – Butler County Bombers
Landon Hill – RF – Butler County Bombers
Matt Deskins – C – Butler County Bombers
Donnie Waldrop – P – Lancaster Surge
Peter Serakis - OF – Lancaster Surge
There were great games all over the city of Columbus for the 16u qualifier. The players listed below really played well this weekend. There were so many great games and so many good players it was very hard to choose these players that stood out.
I watched a lot of baseball and the two games that are still stuck in my mind were both played by the Midwest Prospects (Cincinnati, OH).
In their pool play game versus the Columbus Cobras (Columbus, OH) the Midwest Prospects won in dramatic fashion with a walk-off squeeze play to win the game. The other Midwest Prospects game was the quarter final game verses the Ohio Surge that went 14 innings. Both teams played great defense and got some really good pitching, but the Prospects survived the ordeal 3-2.
The biggest disappointment was that we lost the second half of the day to weather. The Ohio Force 16u (Mason, OH) was undefeated and didn’t get the opportunity to overcome the seeding of the Mid Ohio Bullets (Westerville, OH) due to the rain. It would have been a great game.
16U Ohio Valley Qualifier All Tournament Team June 5th – 8th
First Team –
Luke Morlan –1B - Ohio Surge North
Jeremiah Clarke –OF/P - Columbus Cobras
Colton Lakes – C - Cincinnati Riverdawgs
Hayden Bianchini – P/1b –Cincinnati Riverdawgs
Noah West – MIF – Ohio Surge Griffith
Conner Ulrey – P – Ohio Surge Griffith
David Van Hove – C – Ohio Sharks Abrams
Brandon Henson – CF—Mid Ohio Bullets
Colin Shepherd – MIF – Mid Ohio Bullets
Reed Noris – P – Mid OH Bullets
Jordan Funk – P – Midwest Prospects
Trent Spikes – P – Midwest Prospects
Mark Nadeau – RHP - Ohio Force
Will Heppler –1B - Ohio Force
Michel Thamann –3B - Ohio Force
Cole Music – P - East Side Express
Honorable Mention –
Chase Clouser – 3B - Ohio Surge North
Will Fairand – 2B - Ohio Surge North
Sam Ankenbauer – P – Cincy Riverdawgs
Maguire Stinson - 1b – Ohio Elite
Ronnie Engleman – P – Ohio Elite
Tyler Fitch – C – Ohio Elite
Garrett Moss- P – Central OH Select
Cole Losoncy – P – Central Oh Select
Andrew Woods – P – Ohio Surge Griffith
Brandon Harlan – 1b/P – Ohio Sharks Harlan
Branton Cummins – P – Ohio Sharks Abrams
Corey Righman – OF - Ohio Sharks Harlan
Shane Carney – LF – Mid OH Bullets
Hunter Sexton - P/MIF – Mid Ohio Bullets
Chris Dombroski – MIF – Midwest Prospects
Bernee Sanches – MIF – Columbus Cougars
Jacob Muhlman – P – Columbus Cougars
Luke Klinehoffer –3B - East Side Express
The 17U event was all wood bats. I really enjoy watching these games. After three days of games we had the Cincinnati Baseball Club (Cincinnati, OH) and the Westerville Central Warhawks (Westerville, OH) set up to play for the championship. However, again affected by rain, this game never happened.
Below is the list of players that really brought their A-game this weekend. The Cincinnati Baseball Club was announced as tournament champs due to their #1 overall seed.
17U Ohio Valley Qualifier All Tournament Team June 5th – 8th
First Team –
Rex Sunahara –P - Force Express
Ryan Colby –OF - Force Express
Josh Shapiro –1B/P - Ohio Independence
Troy Beck –OF - Monroe Swarm
Nick Parr – P – Warhawks Baseball Club
Cameron Alldred – 1B/P Cincinnati Baseball Club
Kane Bateman –OF - Cincinnati Baseball Club
Joey Johnson –P - Cincinnati Baseball Club
Anthony Cerreto – 3B – Swing 7 Elite
Austin Sherry – LHP – Westerville Central Warhawks
Gavin Lyon – RHP – Westerville Central Warhawks
Kody King – P/1B – Lima Locos
Honorable Mention –
Jacob Bangert –P - Force Express
Derrek Herd –MIF - Ohio Independence
Adam Parks –P -Monroe Swarm
John Shutrump – MIF - Monroe Swarm
Brendan Green – IF – Warhawks Baseball Club
JJ Johnson – 1B - Cincinnati Baseball Club
Kyle Bowling – 2B - Cincinnati Baseball Club
Austin Kondratick –C - Westerville Central Warhawks
Jimmy Bauer – 1B/OF – Lima Locos
Isaac Fitzgerald – C/1B – Lima Locos