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Tournaments  | Story  | 11/16/2022

Jordan Lewis Entering the 2024 Fold

Blake Dowson     
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Jordan Lewis traveled down to the High School All State Select Championship without the longest of Perfect Game resumes, having played in just one event prior, the East MLK Championship this past January.

He left Houston the last weekend of October with what now is a pretty impressive resume already, with a Top Prospect nod in tow, as well as what seems like a knack for making big plays in big moments.



That’s what he wanted to show people at his first big, national event.

“I had never been to a big Perfect Game event,” Lewis said. “So I was just thinking this is probably the best option for me to go. The experience was great. I met a lot of great guys, new people, and overall there was a lot of great talent.”

Lewis wasn’t on Brian Sakowski’s radar when he went about putting the roster together for the North squad for the High School All State Select Championship. But he needed more playmakers, and when he talked with Mike Rice, a coach familiar with a lot of players up in Michigan, he recommended Lewis.

The invite was extended and accepted.

“Mike Rice texted me one day saying I might get a text from Brian Sakowski,” Lewis said. “And next week I got a text asking if I wanted to come down to Texas. I jumped at it instantly, and then two weeks later I was down there.”

Lewis impressed Sakowski and every other scout in attendance immediately. As a two-way player in the 2024 class, the Chesterfield, Michigan native was sitting in the mid-80s from the right side on the mound and showed tons of bat speed at the plate, doing it all as a young 15-year-old in his class.



Championship Sunday at the High School All State Select was when Lewis really made his biggest impact, as the North made its run in the first-of-its-kind tournament/showcase event.

Locked in a tight contest with a talented Southeast squad late in the semifinals, Lewis dug into the batter’s box with one out and the bases loaded, down one run in the bottom of what was going to be the final inning of the game. He chose to attack early, sending the first pitch he saw out into center field for a two-RBI double that walked the game off and sent the North to the championship game.



“That was great,” Lewis said. “It felt amazing. There’s really no better feeling in the world than that. I was sitting fastball, but the pitch came, saw curveball out of the hand, so I sat back and drove it.”

He added another base hit and RBI in the championship game, a 10-6 thumping that the North gave to the West squad. It was Lewis who was trusted with the final inning on the bump, needing only nine pitches to mow down the side, earning a strikeout in the process.

Overall, Lewis was happy with how things went down in Texas at his first big Perfect Game event. He wanted show how hard he could play, that was his main focus, and he knew results would come if he took care of that.

Of course, a Top Prospect nod is nice, too.

“Going down there, my only goal was to play hard,” Lewis said. “And then next thing you know, I’m on the Top Prospect List. So that just came with it.”

Lewis, who is uncommitted as of now, says he’s weighing options and still seeing what’s out there as far as his recruitment goes. He likes a few schools he’s hearing from so far.

Since his time down in Houston, Perfect Game has re-ranked the 2024 class and Lewis found himself making a big jump, from unranked before the event to a top-500 prospect in the class now. Lewis is the No. 5 shortstop in the 2024 Michigan class, ranked just behind other middle infielders who are committed to Virginia, Michigan, and Notre Dame.

He’ll go indoors now, seeing as he’s from Michigan and it’s the middle of November. The work won’t stop, though, as Lewis plays basketball at L’Anse Creuse North High School and is constantly working on his craft. This winter, that’s getting faster and making sure his arm stays healthy throughout the cold months.

He wants to be ready for his spring season, which promises to be fun to watch if this fall was any indication.

“I know I’ve got a little more left in the tank,” Lewis said.
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