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Summer Collegiate  | Story | 5/22/2009

2008 Summer Collegiate Archive

PGCrosschecker Team Rankings to Set the Standard
By PG Staff
A new wrinkle to the already highly competitive travel team world is about to be added with the introduction of the PGCrosschecker Team Rankings.

The PGCrosschecker Team Rankings will be based on a combination of player rosters and team achievement. Special consideration will be given to the quantity and quality of the players on a team’s roster that are included in the PGCrosschecker class rankings. Team achievement in WWBA and BCS events will be important, but the rankings will also consider how the team performs in all other non-affiliated events on their schedule...
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PGCrosschecker Team Rankings Begin    Updated: 2/12/09 12:08pm
These rankings are based on Perfect Game's opinion and are subject to change frequently and without notice.
14U: Top 64 Travel Teams + Honorable Mentions
15U: Top 64 Travel Teams + Honorable Mentions
16U: Top 64 Travel Teams + Honorable Mentions
17U: Top 64 Travel Teams + Honorable Mentions
18U: Top 64 Travel Teams + Honorable Mentions
Team Rankings Discussion

SUMMER BASEBALL 2008
 
What’s In Store . . .
The 2008 summer college league schedule is off and running, and we’ll focus on the top teams, players and prospects through the course of the summer. Every week, beginning June 16, we’ll identify the top 16 teams as part of our annual Summer 16 Team rankings. We’ll also take a weekly look, beginning June 17, at 10 players/prospects who are dominating the summer leagues as part of our Summer 10 Player rankings.
 
At the end of the summer, we’ll provide our comprehensive rankings of the top prospects in every summer college league, ranging from the top 100 in the Cape Cod League to the top 10 in some of the lesser summer leagues—all with an eye towards identifying the top college prospects for the 2009 draft.
 

Summer 16-FINAL
Three-Team Battle For No. 1
With no definitive on-field championship to decide the No. 1 team in summer-college league competition, the race for the nation’s top team of 2008 presents an interesting dilemma. A case can be made for a number of teams, but in the end we’ve decided there are three candidates most deserving of finishing No. 1 in the final PG Crosschecker Summer 16 rankings. A case can be made for all three.

Case No. 1 is the Harwich Mariners, champions of the Cape Cod League, unquestionably the nation’s most prestigious and powerful summer league.

Case No. 2 is the Maryland Orioles, who passed every test this year on their way to capturing their sixth consecutive All-American Amateur Baseball Association championship.

Case No. 3 is the California Collegiate League’s Santa Barbara Foresters, who capped a strong late-season surge by winning the 42-team National Baseball Congress World Series, their second title in three years.
Summer 16   Updated: 8/20/08 11:31am

Summer 10
Pollock Powers Way To Top
The star power of the 2009 college draft class spent the 2008 summer season as members of Team USA’s historic college national team, which went 24-0 on the season and captured the World University championship in late July in the Czech Republic. Several members of that team, led by ace righthander Stephen Strasburg, are projected early first-rounders.

Not all of the top college talent spent the summer with Team USA, however. Two Cape Cod League players, in particular—Falmouth outfielder A.J. Pollock (Notre Dame) and Chatham shortstop Grant Green (Southern California)—positioned themselves as potential first-rounders a year from now with strong performances in summer-league competition.

There are other summer-league players who may become first-rounders, as well, but none performed quite to the level of Pollock and Green, both rising juniors.
Summer 10   Posted: 8/8/08 9:00am

College Summer Baseball Links
Nobody covers summer baseball like Perfect Game and pgcrosschecker.  We will see over 10,000 high school age players during the month of July.  Also, look here for coverage and reports from all the top summer collegiate leagues. Here are some links to the top Summer Baseball organizations. Much more yet to come.
USA Baseball www.usabaseball.com
Alaska www.alaskabaseballleague.org
Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League www.azsummerball.com
Atlantic Collegiate www.acbl-online.com
California Collegiate www.calsummerball.com
Cal Ripken Sr www.ripkensrcollegebaseball.org
Cape Cod www.capecodbaseball.org
Carolina Virginia Collegiate www.cvscl.com
Central Illinois www.ciclbaseball.com
Clark Griffith www.clarkgriffithbaseball.com
Coastal Plain www.coastalplain.com
Florida Collegiate www.floridaleague.com
Great Lakes www.greatlakesleague.org
Great South League www.greatsouthleague.com
Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League www.hawaii-cbl.com
Horizon Air Summer Series www.summerbaseballseries.com
Jayhawk League www.jayhawkbaseballleague.org
Kitty League www.kitleaguebaseball.com
Mink League www.minkleaguebaseball.com
Mountain Collegiate www.mcbl.net
New England www.necbl.com
New York Collegiate www.nycbl.com
Northwoods www.northwoodsleague.com
Pacific International www.pacificinternationalleague.com
Sierra League www.sierrabaseball.com
Southern Collegiate www.scbl.org
Texas Collegiate www.texascollegiateleague.com
Valley www.valleyleaguebaseball.com
West Coast www.wccbl.com

Summer Collegiate | Story | 9/26/2023

Cape Cod: Best of the Rest

Vincent Cervino
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Cape Cod Top 100 Prospect List | Cape Cod Top 2025 Prospects * indicates draft eligible sophomore ^ indicates incoming transfer Name Pos. Team School Hometown State Andrew Sundean C Hyannis UCF Lakeland FL Bradke Lohry^ IF Hyannis Tennessee Trinity FL Cam Schuelke^ RHP Hyannis Mississippi State Dorr MI Carter Lovasz RHP Hyannis William & Mary Midlothian VA Colby Shelton*^ IF Falmouth Florida Lithia FL Colin Tuft^ OF Orleans Tulane Vienna VA Daniel Corona^ IF Cotuit Missouri Brooklyn NY Derek Clark^ LHP Orleans West Virginia Petersburg MI Duce Gourson IF Falmouth UCLA San Diego CA Eddie Micheletti OF Orleans George Washington Wilmington DE Enzo Apodada^ OF YD Baylor Scottsdale CA Evan Truitt RHP Orleans Charleston Southern Berlin MD Finnegan Wall RHP YD UC Irvine Hesperia CA Garrett Coe RHP Falmouth Uconn Lakeside CT Ian Petrutz OF Bourne Maryland Mantua NJ Jakob Christian^ 1B YD...
All American Game | Story | 7/3/2026

Initial 2026 All Star Game Roster Reveal

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We are excited to announce the first selections for the 2026 PG All Star Game from both the Perfect Game Junior and Sophomore National Showcases. The PG All Star Game will be held on Friday, August 14th at Citizens Bank Ballpark, the home of the Philadelphia Phillies, and will feature roughly 40 of the top players, predominately from the 2028 class with a few of the very best 2029s also selected. A watchlist has been created from the Junior National Showcase and another group of players will be selected from that showcase towards the end of July as we continue to evaluate players at the major Perfect Game tournaments this summer. The final wave of selections we be made at the PG Underclass All American Games August 5-7 at the UCSD in San Diego, CA. PG Underclass All American Games   Junior National Selections Dexter McCleon Jr. OF Suwanee, GA USA Prime Cullen Scott RHP/3B Melissa,...
Tournaments | Story | 7/2/2026

Freedom Classic Opens Holiday Weekend

Alyssa Golden
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More than 30 teams from the 14U-18U age divisions will head to Fort Myers, Florida this Fourth of July weekend for the seventh annual Perfect Game Freedom Classic. The tournament, running July 3-6, features several nationally ranked prospects from across the country as teams look to compete for a championship. Headlining the field are twin brothers Derek and Ryan Yormark of Merrick, New York. Right-handed pitcher Derek Yormack is the No. 51-ranked player in the class of 2027, the No. 1 player in New York and the No. 5-ranked right-handed pitcher in the country. First baseman Ryan Yormark comes in just behind his twin brother as the No. 3 overall player in New York, the No. 5 first baseman in the nation and the No. 90-ranked player nationally. Both brothers are committed to Vanderbilt. Derek Yormark has established himself as one of the top two-way prospects in the 2027 class. He has run...
Tournaments | Story | 7/2/2026

14u West World Series Scout Notes

Quinton Hall
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Asher Contreras (2030 | Las Vegas, NV) The 5-foot-10, 170-pound right-handed hitter and outfielder was one of the most dangerous hitters in the tournament for Wow Factor Nv 2030, stuffing the stat sheet while displaying an impressive combination of power and speed. He finished the weekend with 9 hits, including two doubles and a home run, while driving in seven runs and scoring five more. He also swiped three bases and worked three walks, consistently putting pressure on opposing defenses while showing feel for the zone with just one strikeout all weekend. His ability to hit for extra bases while also creating offense on the bases made him one of the most impactful offensive performers at the event.    Braylen Silva (‘30 | NV) RBI 2B for GBG Vegas 14u Red. Direct path, quick trigger, & barrel feel. Solid 2-hole stick creating offense all day #14UWestWS...
High School | General | 7/1/2026

PG High School All-Americans

Tyler Russo
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High School Top 50: Final Update With the High School season all wrapped up, today we take a look at our First, Second and Third Team All-Americans from around the country. Below you'll find three teams with stats that seem otherworldly from players who'll likely hear their names called in the coming week's MLB Draft. Within the "Notable Stats" section you'll see the individual award winners as well. First Team All-American Pos.  Name Class School State Commitment Notable Stats C Cole Prosek 2026 Magnolia Heights MS Ole Miss .595 BA, 18 HR, 79 RBI 1B Will Adams 2026 Hoover AL LSU .489, 13 HR, 52 RBI IF James Tronstein 2026 Harvard-Westlake CA Vanderbilt .531, 10 HR, 29 RBI, 21 XBH IF Grady Emerson 2026 Fort Worth Christian TX Texas .508, 8 HR, 56 RBI, 34/35 SB, National POY IF Jacob Lombard 2026 Gulliver Schools FL Miami .477, 10 HR, 52 R, 42 H, 14 SB OF Martin Shelar 2026 Marist GA...
Tournaments | Story | 7/1/2026

16u Elite Scout Notes: Days 3-5

Perfect Game Staff
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16u Elite Scout Notes: Days 1-2  ‘28 AJ Bonnette (TX) with 7 Ks thru 4 IP thus far, living 89-91 w/ heavy traits. Filling up all four quads & attacking hitters early in counts. Mixing a slurvy breaker & turning the CHG over well. @PG_Uncommitted #NatElite @Texas_PG pic.twitter.com/oz2XXoKHvt — Perfect Game Scout (@PG_Scouting) June 30, 2026 Aj Bonnette (2028, Keller, Texas) showed out on both sides of the ball at the National Elite Championship, but really stood out on the mound Tuesday. He toed the rubber in round two of the playoffs, proceeding to toss six innings with eight punchouts and zero earned runs allowed. The 6-foot southpaw filled up all four quadrants of the strike zone, attacking hitters early and often with his fastball. The heater lived in the 88-91 mph range with heavy traits, often setting up his slurvy breaking ball. Bonnette showed good feel...
Tournaments | Story | 7/1/2026

Performance Baseball Rolls On

Kinley Kitchens
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Championship teams often reveal themselves when the game isn’t going their way. Performance Baseball 2028/Milwaukee Brewers Scout Team did exactly that. Trailing Florida Burn 2028 Scout through four innings, the Brewers refused to panic. Instead, they relied on timely hitting, consistent pitching, and an unselfish approach at the plate, rallying a five-run fifth inning before pulling away for a 9-5 victory to clinch their spot in the semifinals. The comeback was fueled by contributions throughout the lineup. Six different players drove in runs, including two RBIs each from Aiden Capobianco and Cameron Massey, while Matthew Heredia, Parker Weston, Ethan Smith, and Aj Bonnette each added an RBI of their own. On the mound, Derek Wenzel set the tone with 3.2 solid innings before Ethan Smith shut the door in relief, helping preserve the comeback victory. Although the Brewers have had a...
Tournaments | Championship | 7/1/2026

JK Select Hawaii Tackles 14u West WS

Emily Hicks
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JK Select Hawaii capped off an impressive tournament run by defeating GBG Vegas 14u Red14-4 in the championship game on Sunday at Goodyear Ballpark, claiming the 14u West World Series title. From the opening pitch, JK Select controlled the pace of the game. The offense jumped out early, scoring 6 runs in the 1st inning after timely hits from MVP Sean Shindo and Kade Manarpaac. The early lead gave the pitching staff confidence as they worked efficiently through the opposing lineup. “I've worked hard to get better at my game for the past few months; it means a lot that I did well and performed in a tournament like this” said Shindo. Starting pitcher Maddox Prones turned in a strong performance, allowing 3 runs while striking out 5 batters over 3 innings. The defense backed the effort with great plays in the middle infield, preventing GBG Vegas from building momentum....
Tournaments | Story | 7/1/2026

"Wow" Swings Catch Eyes at 16u Elite

Kinley Kitchens
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On the second day of the 2026 Perfect Game National Elite Championship, one swing turned heads across the ballpark. The next one brought everyone to a stop. With Wow Factor Nation 16U trailing midway through its matchup against Sandlot Scout Team 2028, Micheal O'Connor launched a solo home run to spark the offense. Just one batter later, Aaron Frink stepped into the box and sent another ball over the fence, delivering back-to-back home runs that quickly became one of the most talked about moments of the tournament’s opening days. Parents gathered along the nets, players from previous games stopped to watch, and college scouts turned their attention toward the action as the two towering swings energized the crowd and brought new life to the game. Although Wow Factor Nation ultimately lost 5-3 after a hard-fought performance, the back-to-back home runs served as a reminder of the...
Tournaments | Story | 6/30/2026

Stacked Runs the Table at 17u WWBA

Will Dembo
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Following a jam-packed week of entertainment at the 17u WWBA Championships, the top nationally ranked program, USA Prime 17u National/Detroit Tigers Scout Team, faced off against Stacked Baseball 17u (No. 80 nationally) in the highly anticipated championship matchup as both teams looked to earn one of the most prestigious titles in all of travel baseball. Each talented squad entered the finale undefeated, but Stacked Baseball continued their dominance throughout the tournament, defeating the Detroit Tigers Scout Team 10-2 in mercy rule fashion to become national champions behind explosive bats and impressive pitching. Stacked Baseball was the overwhelming top team throughout the week as the WWBA Champions outscored opponents by an absurd 117-12 during their 11-0 run. “We got some talented kids, but we played against a little bit of Goliath over there,” Stacked Head Coach Mike...
Tournaments | Story | 6/30/2026

17u WWBA Scout Notes: Day 7

Perfect Game Staff
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17u WWBA Scout Notes: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4  Day 5 | Day 6 Shea Corona (2027, Brooklyn, N.Y.) showcased some loud stuff out of the bullpen for MLB Breakthrough Series 2027. The New York native and primary shortstop topped out at 93 with the fastball, sitting comfortable in the 90-92 range. Corona paired it with a sharp and tight slider at 81-83, staying on the same plane until late. The pitch plays well already and the delivery is very athletic. The uncommitted right-hander went three scoreless and was in the zone plenty, striking out two while not allowing a walk. '27 SS Moises Gudino (FL) continues to stay red hot, working a long AB & cracking an oppo 2B on the 8th pitch. Really seeing ing well. #WWBA @Florida_PG https://t.co/OjNJ8Bmzao pic.twitter.com/WoDDp35EI1 — Perfect Game Scout (@PG_Scouting) June 30, 2026 Moises Gudino (2027, Tampa, Fla.)...
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