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Tournaments  | All-Tournament Team | 3/23/2017

Showdown-Academies All-Tourney

Vincent Cervino
Photo: Perfect Game

Perfect Game has released its official All-Tournament team from the 2017 PG High School Showdown-Academies. The event was held March 16-18 at Perfect Game Park South at LakePoint Sports in Emerson, Ga. The players selected were based on first-hand observations as well as statistical data compiled using GameChanger, the official scoring application of Perfect Game.

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PG High School Showdown-Academies MVP: Elijah Cabell, TNXL Academy
PG High School Showdown-Academies MV-Pitcher: Jack Leftwich, TNXL Academy

To view more information on this event, please click on the following links: 2017 PG High School Showdown-Academies: Event Page | Championship feature | Daily Leaders


Hitters:

First Name Last Name Team Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SB AVG OBP SLG
Elijah Cabell TNXL Academy Ducks 24 19 10 3 1 1 7 13 4 3 .526 .625 .947
Albert Leon Bandits PR 13 12 8 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 .667 .667 .833
Cedric Clark Next Level Academy 19 17 8 1 0 0 5 3 0 4 .471 .526 .529
Michael Spears TNXL Academy Ducks 24 17 8 1 2 0 4 9 5 2 .471 .583 .765
Erick J. Ruiz CBC Elite 24 18 8 2 0 0 2 9 5 6 .444 .583 .556
Myles McKisic Next Level Academy 20 18 8 2 1 1 7 9 1 6 .444 .450 .833
K Maldonado TSD Travel Black 14 13 7 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 .538 .571 .538
Hudson Haskin Avon Old Farms 18 14 7 0 1 2 5 8 4 0 .500 .611 1.071
Jake Choate School Wild Boars 17 16 7 1 1 1 5 2 1 3 .438 .471 .813
Baker Weldon Next Level Academy 19 16 7 4 1 0 5 5 3 3 .438 .526 .813
Steven Moretto North Shore Twins 22 18 7 1 0 0 1 7 3 4 .389 .500 .444
Alec Cumming North Shore Twins 23 18 7 1 1 0 6 4 5 1 .389 .522 .556
Michael Largey TNXL Academy Ducks 23 18 7 4 0 1 6 7 5 2 .389 .522 .778
Oraj Anu TNXL Academy Ducks 21 20 7 2 1 0 8 4 1 1 .350 .381 .550
William Hesslink Avon Old Farms 15 13 6 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 .462 .533 .462
Sammy Brioso Cheshire Academy 15 13 6 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 .462 .533 .615
Scott Ziegler Avon Old Farms 18 14 6 1 0 1 7 7 3 0 .429 .556 .714
Edrick Ayala Central Pointe Christian Academy 17 15 6 2 1 1 1 4 2 1 .400 .471 .867
Brady Smith TNXL Academy Ducks 21 15 6 5 0 1 5 5 5 2 .400 .571 .933
Zach Norman East Cobb Academy 21 17 6 3 0 0 3 6 4 2 .353 .476 .529
Jacob Bouzide Okotoks Dawgs Baseball Academy 24 18 6 0 0 0 2 7 5 10 .333 .458 .333
Luis Armando Hernandez CBC Elite 24 19 6 0 0 0 2 6 3 6 .316 .435 .316
Jose Salmeron CBC Elite 23 19 6 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 .316 .391 .368
Hunter Mercer Next Level Academy 21 20 6 1 0 0 6 4 1 3 .300 .333 .350
J Vareia CBC Elite 7 6 5 1 1 0 1 3 0 1 .833 .857 1.333
Parker Haskin Avon Old Farms 13 9 5 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 .556 .692 .556
Brad Ellis Avon Old Farms 10 9 5 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 .556 .600 .667
Ryan Deutsch East Cobb Eagles 11 10 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 .500 .545 .500
Chase Ritter Conrad Academy 16 11 5 1 1 0 6 5 3 2 .455 .500 .727
Ivan Johnson Homeplate Citadels 13 11 5 1 1 0 3 3 2 3 .455 .538 .727
Nathan Gravitte The Kings Academy Knights 14 11 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 .455 .571 .455
Michael Doody Avon Old Farms 14 12 5 0 0 0 1 4 2 1 .417 .500 .417
Leniel Samuel Colon Bandits PR 12 12 5 1 2 0 4 2 0 1 .417 .417 .833
N Hernandez TSD Travel Black 15 12 5 1 0 1 4 4 2 3 .417 .533 .750
Mckinley Bell Christ School Greenies 15 13 5 2 0 1 2 3 2 2 .385 .467 .769
Cesar Alvarez Conrad Academy 15 13 5 3 0 0 2 3 1 0 .385 .429 .615
L Massa TSD Travel Black 14 13 5 3 0 0 5 4 0 2 .385 .429 .615
J Ramirez TSD Travel Black 15 13 5 3 0 0 3 4 2 2 .385 .467 .615
Elijah Maris East Cobb Academy 19 15 5 0 0 0 2 2 2 6 .333 .474 .333
Jeremiah Davis TNXL Academy Ducks 18 16 5 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 .313 .389 .563
Logan Pfannenbecker Avon Old Farms 7 6 4 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 .667 .714 .667
Zachary Ottinger East Cobb Academy 7 6 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 .667 .714 .667
Jackson Hipp Christ School Greenies 10 7 4 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 .571 .700 .714
Matthew Riggle Avon Old Farms 10 8 4 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 .500 .600 .500
Austin Davis Conrad Academy 11 8 4 0 0 0 2 5 3 6 .500 .636 .500
Alejandro Figueredo Conrad Academy 11 8 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 .500 .636 .750
Thomas House Ross Rams 8 8 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 .500 .500 .625
Drew Kirchoff Southern Illinois Batters Box 14 8 4 1 0 0 0 2 6 1 .500 .714 .625
Cal Hunnicutt East Cobb Eagles 9 9 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .444 .444 .556
Daniel Donnelly Okotoks Dawgs Baseball Academy 14 9 4 1 1 0 5 4 5 3 .444 .643 .778
Cade Siebecker TNXL Academy Ducks 10 9 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 .444 .500 .444
Chris Birch Choate School Wild Boars 13 10 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 .400 .538 .400
Shaun Atamanchuk Okotoks Dawgs Baseball Academy 10 10 4 2 0 0 1 4 0 4 .400 .400 .600
Christian Castro TNXL Academy Ducks 14 10 4 1 0 0 2 4 3 0 .400 .571 .500
Ezequiel Pagan TSD Travel Black 15 10 4 0 1 0 4 6 4 8 .400 .600 .600
Danny Crossen Cheshire Academy 16 11 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 .364 .563 .545
Matthew Toohey Southern Illinois Batters Box 13 12 4 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 .333 .308 .333
Moreno TSD Elite 2017 14 12 4 0 1 0 2 1 2 2 .333 .429 .500
Michael Reynolds Christ School Greenies 15 13 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 .308 .400 .385
Trevor Austin East Cobb Saints 14 13 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 .308 .357 .385
Austin Ray Next Level Academy 16 13 4 0 1 0 2 5 1 5 .308 .438 .462
LaRon Smith Okotoks Dawgs Baseball Academy 13 13 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 .308 .308 .462
Yamil Gonzalez SBO Florida 13 13 4 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 .308 .308 .462
Noah Or North Shore Twins 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1.000 1.000 1.000
Christian Millan-Olmeda Conrad Academy 6 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 .750 .833 1.000
Matthew Martin East Cobb Academy 5 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .600 .600 .600
Carter Jones SBO Florida 8 6 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 .500 .625 .500
Jack Fuchs Choate School Wild Boars 9 7 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 .429 .556 .429
Andrew Schiltz EMB Gold 8 7 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .429 .500 .571
Ryan Smith Avon Old Farms 9 8 3 1 1 0 2 7 1 0 .375 .444 .750
Will Dallas Avon Old Farms 9 8 3 1 0 0 4 2 0 2 .375 .444 .500
Angel Oquendo Bandits PR 9 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .375 .444 .375
Cris Guarino The Kings Academy Knights 8 8 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .375 .375 .375
Dylan Nastri Avon Old Farms 12 9 3 0 0 0 5 3 2 0 .333 .500 .333
Ramon Agosto Bandits PR 10 9 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 .333 .400 .444
Joey Fiamingo East Cobb Academy 11 9 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 4 .333 .455 .444
Nolan Condle East Cobb Academy 12 9 3 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 .333 .500 .667
Christopher Kendall East Cobb Saints 11 9 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 .333 .455 .333
Channing Vaughn East Cobb Saints 10 9 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 .333 .400 .333
Logan Martin East Cobb Saints 9 9 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 .333 .333 .444
Garrett Finley EMB Gold 10 9 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 .333 .400 .333
Tyler Flick Ross Rams 12 9 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333
Montana Allgaier Ross Rams 10 9 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .333 .400 .333
Jacob Pullen Southern Illinois Batters Box 12 9 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 .333 .500 .333
VanKessel TSD Prospect 2017 12 9 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 .333 .500 .333
Ben Dellacono Avon Old Farms 15 10 3 1 0 0 1 5 5 2 .300 .533 .400
Chris Mondesi Conrad Academy 13 10 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 .300 .417 .300
Makenzie Stills Homeplate Citadels 11 10 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 .300 .364 .300
Jomar Ortiz SBO Florida 10 10 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300
Andrew Riley The Kings Academy Knights 12 10 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 .300 .417 .300


Pitchers:

First Name Last Name Team Name GP IP H ER BB SO ERA W L SV
Kennen Irrizary TSD Travel Black 1 3.67 6 2 4 2 3.50 0 0 0
Tyler Daly Choate School Wild Boars 2 7.67 10 4 2 8 3.50 0 0 0
Thomas Girard Avon Old Farms 2 6.00 7 3 2 8 3.50 0 1 0
Hugo Suarez CBC Elite 1 6.00 7 3 4 6 3.50 1 0 0
Kevin Perez SBO Florida 1 6.00 10 3 0 4 3.50 0 0 0
Grady Bohen Choate School Wild Boars 1 4.00 2 2 4 6 3.50 1 0 0
Zachary Ottinger East Cobb Academy 1 4.00 5 2 2 4 3.50 0 0 0
Jayden Clayton North Shore Twins 2 4.00 5 2 4 7 3.15 0 0 0
Matthew Watson North Shore Twins 2 4.00 3 2 4 7 3.15 0 0 0
Elijah Romero Central Pointe Christian Academy 1 2.00 2 1 0 2 3.00 0 0 0
Ethan Myers East Cobb Academy 2 2.00 1 1 5 3 3.00 0 0 0
Mitchell Dixon Homeplate Citadels 1 2.00 2 1 1 3 3.00 0 0 0
J Garner Homeplate Citadels 1 2.00 1 1 3 3 3.00 0 0 0
Ryan Carneal Knights Baseball 1 2.00 2 1 0 1 3.00 0 0 0
Myles McKisic Next Level Academy 1 2.00 1 1 4 3 3.00 0 0 0
Logan Fuller Ross Rams 1 2.00 5 1 0 3 2.80 0 0 0
Austin Cahill Ross Rams 1 2.00 2 1 0 1 2.80 0 0 0
Josh Fox The Kings Academy Knights 2 2.00 1 1 0 2 2.80 0 0 0
Cameron Lewis Conrad Academy 1 6.67 5 3 2 7 2.80 0 0 0
Thomas Hemer North Shore Twins 2 6.67 4 3 6 11 2.63 0 0 0
Jacob Pullen Southern Illinois Batters Box 1 7.00 5 3 2 3 2.47 1 0 0
Rosa TSD Elite 2017 2 7.00 5 3 4 4 2.33 0 0 0
Eduardo Medina Bandits PR 1 4.67 8 2 1 3 2.33 0 1 0
Erick Justiniano Bandits PR 1 2.33 3 1 1 0 2.33 0 0 0
Ethan Bowdoin East Cobb Academy 1 2.33 3 1 2 2 2.10 0 0 0
Ryan Morgan Okotoks Dawgs Baseball Academy 2 2.33 5 1 1 0 2.10 0 0 0
Gabriel Rodriguez CBC Elite 1 5.00 3 2 2 5 2.10 0 0 0
Derek Ramos Central Pointe Christian Academy 1 5.00 5 2 3 4 1.91 0 0 0
Logan Pittman Next Level Academy 1 5.00 6 2 1 4 1.91 0 0 0
Tyler Mcwillie Okotoks Dawgs Baseball Academy 2 5.00 4 2 3 5 1.83 0 0 0
Christian Milan-Olmeda Conrad Academy 2 2.67 2 1 2 3 1.75 0 0 0
Dylan Nastri Avon Old Farms 2 5.67 5 2 1 2 1.75 0 0 0
Dylan Ramirez Central Pointe Christian Academy 1 3.00 4 1 0 1 1.75 0 1 0
Tanner Bercier Okotoks Dawgs Baseball Academy 2 3.00 1 1 3 4 1.75 0 0 0
Scott Waterman Okotoks Dawgs Baseball Academy 1 3.00 5 1 1 0 1.75 0 0 0
Rosado TSD Elite 2017 2 6.67 5 2 5 4 1.62 0 0 0
Kevin Green TSD Prospect 2017 1 3.33 7 1 2 0 1.50 0 0 0
Benjamin Tighe Okotoks Dawgs Baseball Academy 2 3.33 1 1 6 2 1.50 0 0 0
Miller McCathren Homeplate Citadels 1 3.67 0 1 3 4 1.40 0 1 0
. Brown East Cobb Eagles 1 3.67 3 1 5 1 1.40 0 0 0
Miguel Perez Conrad Academy 2 7.67 6 2 2 10 1.40 0 0 0
Haniel Ogando CBC Elite 2 4.00 3 1 3 4 1.40 0 0 0
Sam Warren East Cobb Saints 1 4.00 2 1 3 9 1.40 0 0 0
Caleb Warta Knights Baseball 1 4.00 5 1 2 3 1.40 0 1 0
William Undershute Okotoks Dawgs Baseball Academy 2 4.00 2 1 5 7 1.24 0 0 0
Chip Vollenweider The Kings Academy Knights 1 4.00 3 1 3 2 1.24 0 1 0
Carter Petsche EMB Gold 1 4.33 4 1 2 5 1.05 1 0 0
Will Eichhorn Choate School Wild Boars 2 4.67 4 1 2 6 1.00 0 0 0
John Futrell East Cobb Eagles 1 4.67 2 1 3 3 1.00 0 0 0
Yaviel Colon Bandits PR 2 5.00 3 1 1 2 1.00 0 0 0
Casey Todd CBC Elite 1 5.00 2 1 6 6 0.88 1 0 0
Jake Randolph Cheshire Academy 1 5.00 3 1 3 10 0.70 0 0 0
Trevor Eidson Knights Baseball 1 5.00 4 1 4 3 0.00 0 0 0
Coleman Fleming Next Level Academy 1 5.00 3 1 0 4 0.00 0 0 0
Ben Good TNXL Academy Ducks 1 5.00 1 1 3 8 0.00 0 0 0
Matthew Martin East Cobb Academy 3 5.67 5 1 0 2 0.00 0 0 0
Harrison Fant East Cobb Academy 2 5.67 6 1 1 7 0.00 0 0 0
Alejandro TSD Prospect 2017 1 6.67 4 1 5 6 0.00 0 0 0
Mike Reynolds Christ School Greenies 1 7.00 1 1 4 8 0.00 0 0 0
Johann Kessell TSD Prospect 2017 1 7.00 8 1 0 7 0.00 0 0 0
Drew Cummings Knights Baseball 1 7.00 4 1 2 10 0.00 1 0 0
Danny Crossen Cheshire Academy 1 8.00 4 1 4 4 0.00 0 0 0
Ryan Dease TNXL Academy Ducks 2 10.00 5 1 1 18 0.00 1 0 0
Drake Hamil East Cobb Academy 2 8.00 5 0 1 12 0.00 0 0 0
Leyber Hernandez CBC Elite 3 7.00 0 0 3 11 0.00 0 1 0
Eduardo Miranda Central Pointe Christian Academy 1 7.00 6 0 1 3 0.00 0 0 0
Hunter Macomber Christ School Greenies 1 7.00 0 0 4 8 0.00 1 0 0
Burgos TSD Prospect 2017 1 7.00 3 0 2 12 0.00 1 0 0
Jack Leftwich TNXL Academy Ducks 1 7.00 3 0 1 10 0.00 1 0 0
Sam Stohr Next Level Academy 1 6.67 6 0 0 3 0.00 1 0 0
Francis Driscoll Avon Old Farms 1 6.33 5 0 3 5 0.00 1 0 0
Nolan Morr Avon Old Farms 2 6.00 3 0 0 2 0.00 0 0 0
James Judenis Cheshire Academy 2 6.00 2 0 0 5 0.00 0 0 0
Evan Condon East Cobb Saints 2 7.00 5 0 0 9 0.00 2 0 0
Jacob Berger East Cobb Saints 1 6.00 4 0 2 7 0.00 0 0 0
Matthew Toohey Southern Illinois Batters Box 2 6.00 0 0 6 11 0.00 1 0 0
B Rodriguez TSD Travel Black 2 5.67 2 0 3 4 0.00 0 0 0
Jared Wetherbee Avon Old Farms 1 5.00 1 0 4 12 0.00 1 0 0
Gavin Sullivan Cheshire Academy 1 5.00 3 0 0 5 0.00 1 0 0
Jack Hodgson Choate School Wild Boars 1 5.00 1 0 3 10 0.00 0 1 0
Cappobianco Next Level Academy 1 5.00 3 0 2 7 0.00 0 0 0
Zachary Sutter TNXL Academy Ducks 1 5.00 3 0 1 6 0.00 0 0 0
Natahj Miller CBC Elite 2 4.00 3 0 4 6 0.00 1 0 0
Wesley Morales CBC Elite 2 4.00 1 0 4 6 0.00 0 0 0
Caleb Harris East Cobb Academy 1 4.00 1 0 2 6 0.00 1 0 0
Joseph Walker Knights Baseball 1 4.00 3 0 2 2 0.00 1 0 0
Calvin Johnson Next Level Academy 1 4.00 4 0 2 2 0.00 0 0 0
Rudy Travaglini TNXL Academy Ducks 2 4.00 1 0 2 3 0.00 0 0 0
Jordan Dowling Southern Illinois Batters Box 1 3.67 3 0 1 2 0.00 0 0 0
Justin Felciano SBO Florida 2 3.33 1 0 0 4 0.00 0 0 0
Tyler Pyne Cheshire Academy 2 3.00 1 0 0 2 0.00 0 0 0
Matt Mancino Cheshire Academy 1 3.00 1 0 2 3 0.00 0 0 0
Walker Merritt East Cobb Academy 3 3.00 3 0 3 2 0.00 1 0 0
Colin Smith Next Level Academy 1 3.00 2 0 2 4 0.00 0 0 0
Finn Kaczmarowski North Shore Twins 1 3.00 3 0 1 1 0.00 0 0 0
Dylan Houlihan Ross Rams 1 3.00 2 0 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Drew Huffman Ross Rams 1 3.00 2 0 2 4 0.00 0 0 0
Connor Breyer Southern Illinois Batters Box 1 3.00 1 0 3 4 0.00 0 0 0
Dominic Scavone TNXL Academy Ducks 1 3.00 3 0 0 5 0.00 0 0 0
Melvin Reyes Bandits PR 2 2.67 1 0 5 1 0.00 0 0 0
. Mackienzie Choate School Wild Boars 2 2.67 1 0 0 5 0.00 0 0 0
Kyle Maldonado Homeplate Citadels 1 2.67 0 0 0 3 0.00 0 0 0
Dybran Figueroa SBO Florida 1 2.67 1 0 1 4 0.00 0 0 0
Trjao Conrad Academy 2 2.33 2 0 1 2 0.00 0 0 0
Jake Richmond North Shore Twins 1 2.33 0 0 0 3 0.00 0 0 0
Josh Guilmart Avon Old Farms 2 2.00 0 0 3 2 0.00 0 0 0
Emmet Tolis Avon Old Farms 2 2.00 0 0 0 2 0.00 1 0 0
Chris Mondesi Conrad Academy 1 2.00 2 0 1 2 0.00 0 0 0
Lou Velasco East Cobb Academy 2 2.00 2 0 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Landon Ruzicka East Cobb Saints 1 2.00 1 0 0 3 0.00 0 0 0
Mike Roth EMB Gold 1 2.00 0 0 3 2 0.00 0 0 0
Jacob Gilliland Next Level Academy 1 2.00 0 0 0 4 0.00 0 0 0
Cole Dalla-Zanna North Shore Twins 1 2.00 1 0 1 3 0.00 0 0 0
Ethan Francis Okotoks Dawgs Baseball Academy 2 2.00 3 0 0 3 0.00 0 0 0
Montana Allgaier Ross Rams 1 2.00 1 0 1 1 0.00 0 0 0
Logan Brofft Ross Rams 1 2.00 1 0 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Eli Price Ross Rams 2 2.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Thomas House Ross Rams 2 2.00 1 0 1 4 0.00 0 0 0
Zack King Ross Rams 1 2.00 1 0 1 2 0.00 0 0 0
Alex Wiederhold TNXL Academy Ducks 1 2.00 0 0 1 2 0.00 0 0 0
Jovany Bargos TSD Elite 2017 1 2.00 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 0
Guillin TSD Elite 2017 2 2.00 2 0 4 1 0.00 0 0 0
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