Juco | Rankings | 9/18/2025
Top Incoming JUCO Freshmen
Perfect Game Staff
Top Incoming DI Freshmen | Top Incoming DII, DIII, NAIA We continue our march onward with preseason lists, looking at some of the top players to arrive on campus as each level, and today we look at the JUCO ranks. A former Perfect Game All-American leads the way in Griffin Hering, a physical right-hander who is looking to make noise on the bump for Weatherford this spring. There are a lot of familiar names at the top, both from the player side of things and the colleges who secured the commitments, making for yet another highly anticipated spring with all roads leading to Junction, Colorado. Rank Player Name College City State 1 Holden Hering Weatherford College Mineral Wells TX 2 Leamsi Montanez Miami-Dade College Arroyo PR 3 Jaison Delamar Iowa Western CC Fayetteville AR 4 Cameron Uzzillia College of Central Florida Tampa FL 5 Jaylen Payne Central Arizona CC Chandler AZ 6 Grayson...
High School |
General |
11/18/2025
Regional Superlatives: Coastal
Craig Cozart
Most Likely to Make a Huge Jump in the Rankings in 2026: Odin Ginader, 2027, RHP, Waxhaw, NC A durable righty with significant upside to his 6-0/180 frame, Ginader is an easy mover on the mound and just starting to tap into his potential. He uses a clean, inline arm path with medium depth to accelerate through a lower-3/4 arm angle as he finishes well over his front side. He generates an upper-80s fastball that has heavy, boring action to the arm side, making it difficult for hitters to elevate the pitch. He works the heater to both side of the plate and blends three off-speed pitches to go with it. Ginader can distinguish his low-70s curve from his mid-70s slider and will drop the changeup on lefthanded hitters. An elite strike-thrower, he logged 46.2 IP in Perfect Game events in ’25 accumulating a 52:15 K:BB ratio and a miniscule 1.05 ERA. With his pitchability, if he makes a...
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General |
11/17/2025
Regional Superlatives: Georgia
Jason Phillips
Most Likely to Make a Huge Jump in the Rankings in 2026: Carter Allen Allen is one of the more projectable arms in the state for ’27 and the arm is loose and whippy. The Carrollton native has already been up to 91 mph and it’s easy to see this velo jumping even more as he fills out the lean 6-foot-3 frame. He’s a name to keep tabs on and should be a riser over the next year if the projection hits. Kolby Martin Martin is my pick to click over the next few months in the ’26 group. He’s a good athlete and there aren’t many switch hitting shortstops with feel to hit in this class on the national level. He’s going to be a name to monitor next spring after putting up great numbers on the summer circuit. Most Likely to Hit .500 in PG Events in 2026: Austin Tamborra It’s always impossible to predict this one but I think...
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Story |
11/17/2025
Junior National & Sophomore National Set
Hannah Jo Groves
PG Sets Dates for 2026 Junior and Sophomore National Showcases Perfect Game announced the dates and location for the 2026 Junior and Sophomore National Showcases - premier events that boast many MLB alumni from years past. Both the Junior and Sophomore National showcases will be held at the East Cobb complex in Marietta, Georgia in 2026 and carry a torch as the unofficial kick off to the summer circuit as college recruiting coordinators pack the stands and find the next wave to commit come August 1st. The Junior National will be June 6-10 and the Sophomore National will immediately follow - June 10-13. Greg Sabers, Perfect Game’s Vice President of Scouting and Showcases, shared his excitement ahead of some of the most top-tier events of next summer. “The PG Junior National in 2026 is the premier event for the top players in the Class of 2028,”...
College |
Recruiting |
11/17/2025
Recruiting Notebook: November 17
Jheremy Brown
#Uncommitted Enmanuel Acevedo (‘27, NY) starts w/ a high HS, working into a pronounced LL and a short AA. Got the heater up to 95 (92-94) w/ a run/ride profile. Used a tight spinning SL w/ hz bite to keep hitters off balance. Also flashed a CH. #JrSubwaySeries @pg_scouting… pic.twitter.com/oICs6gpv4r — PG Mid Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA, MD,DE,DC) (@PGMidAtlantic) September 22, 2025 Enmanuel Acevedo, RHP, Class of 2027 Commitment: University of Virginia Acevedo made his pact to the Cavaliers this past week, as they continue to tap into the Northeast for high-end prospects that will make immediate an impact once on campus. The physical, sturdy built right-hander runs it into the mid-90s fairly easy with a some run & ride that misses bats in the zone. He pairs it well with a tight-spinning slider that generates tons of swings-and-misses and...
High School |
Rankings |
11/16/2025
Class of 2028 Rankings Risers
Steve Doherty
Updated Class of 2028 National Rankings Ty Madden (28, NJ) Takes the barrel to this ball in the lower half of the zone and smokes it to the pullside gap for a double. Gets the hands off the shoulder in the load and sits into that back hip well. #WWBAWorlds @PGMidAtlantic pic.twitter.com/lNtC0O9e72 — Perfect Game Scout (@PG_Scouting) September 28, 2025 Ty Madden, OF, Montvale, NJ | Don Bosco Prep Previous Rank: Top 1000 | Current Rank: 74 Ty Madden (Montvale, NJ) shot up the rankings after a big WWBA performance, finding himself at 74 nationally and fourth in New Jersey. Madden possesses table-setting tools, swiping 21 bags on the year while driving in 37, walking significantly more than he struck out. He works from an athletic medium frame with present strength in the lower half, swinging it from the left-side. Madden starts slightly wide and keeps the hands low, getting to a quick...
Softball |
Softball Tournament |
11/14/2025
Perfect Game Champions Cup Stage 2 14U Division
Erica Beach
Perfect Game Champions Cup Stage 2 14U Division November 8-9, 2025 Pearland, TX Pearland, TX- It was an incredible weekend for softball in Pearland, Texas as 20 teams converged to compete. Through Saturday's heat and Sunday's wind, these teams played hard from beginning to end and our scouts were treated with some quality ball. The top team of the weekend was the American Freedom HTX National 2k11 who finished their weekend as the only undefeated team, going 8-0. Below we highlight some of the notable players who were solid contributors on the weekend. Lyla Raymond (2030, Houston, TX) of the Heat Elite 2k12 was a consistent force at the plate for her squad. This left-handed slapper showed great versatility at the plate, spraying the field and hitting the ball in all directions. She did a great job utilizing a power slap with runners in scoring position. Lyla showed great...
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Story |
11/14/2025
College Notebook: November 14
Craig Cozart
North Carolina State Wolfpack 2025 Highlights: As they seem to do every year, Elliott Avent and staff pushed the right buttons and found the right pieces to put together another successful season. Despite massive losses to the draft after their 2024 run to the CWS, the Wolfpack grinded out 35 wins and finished 4th in the ACC regular season standings. It took the offense a while to establish its identity but eventually got cranking as they hit .291 and averaged 7.5 runs per game. The pitching rotation was well established, and the bullpen excelled with young arms. They secured an at-large bid as the 2-seed in the Auburn Regional where they reached the championship game before ending their season. Impact Returners: · Sophomore righty Anderson Nance (3.50, 8-2, 18 app, 1 save, 54.0 IP, 53:11 K:BB) lockdown long reliever with mid-90s heater and wipeout slider · Junior Ryan...
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Recruiting |
11/13/2025
Head of the Class: No. 3 Texas
Joey Cohen
Complete Class of 2026 College Recruiting Rankings No. 3 Texas Longhorns Head Coach: Jim Schlossnagle | Recruiting Coordinator: Nolan Cain Total Commitments: 20 | Top 100 commitments: 6 Top 5 Recruits Rk. Name Pos. HT WT B-T HS Hometown ST 1 Grady Emerson SS 6-2 180 L-R Fort Worth Christian Argyle TX 13 Beau Peterson 3B 6-3 210 L-R Mill Valley Shawnee KS 53 Easton Autrey 3B 6-4 233 L-R Corsicana Corsicana TX 58 Trey Rangel RHP 6-1 185 R-R The Colony The Colony TX 77 Brody Bumila LHP 6-9 255 L-L Bishop Feehan Raynham MA There has been no need for an adjustment period for Coach Schlossnagle and his staff on the recruiting side of things as they had the #2 HS class in their first season together and they back it up with the #3 class this year. They are a program capable of doing whatever they want in terms of roster construction and they have made it a point of emphasis to grab top...
Softball |
Softball Tournament |
11/13/2025
Perfect Game Champions Cup Stage 2 18U Division
Perfect Game Champions Cup Stage 2 18U Division November 8-9, 2025 Pearland, TX Erin Williams It was a great weekend of softball in Pearland, Texas last weekend. Fifteen teams converged in the 18U six-game guarantee tournament to compete in front of a solid group of college coaches. The standout team of the weekend was the Strykers Premier 18U who went a perfect 8-0 on the weekend. Below we recap some of the impressive performances in the 18U division. Naomi Cruz (2027, Santa Fe, TX) of the Strykers Premier 18U is the kind of athlete who doesn’t just show up, she shifts the momentum when she steps on the dirt. With a rare blend of power and precision, she’s hitting at a scorching pace for Strykers Premiere, stacking a .436 average over eight games. She came in clutch on many occasions, driving in five runs for her team and belting two doubles. On defense, she’s...
Softball |
Softball Tournament |
11/13/2025
Perfect Game Champions Cup Stage 2- 16U Division
Perfect Game-Champions Cup Stage 2 16u 11/8-11/9 Pearland, Texas Brynn Baca 19 teams came together in Pearland, Texas at the 16u Perfect Game Champions Cup Stage 2 in a 6 game guarantee showcase style set up to show out in front of numerous college coaches from multiple different divisions and states. Despite shifting from Saturday’s heat to Sunday’s chill, the level of play remained high, producing several standout performances featured below. olivia viamontes-(2028 Katy, TX) is a right handed hitter who plays for Texas Twelve 16u Unified. Viamontes was seeing beach balls this weekend at the plate. Viamontes sets up in a neutral stance slightly in her legs giving her the ability to get a load that gives her lots of power through her legs. She leads perfectly with her bottom hand to be able to hit all zones, then her explosive barrel gives her the power to put the...