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PG Series  | PG Series Classic | 7/27/2018

13u PG Series Classic: Days 3-4

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13u PG Series Classic: Days 1-2


2018 13u PG Series Classic: Day 3

The last day of pool play found a couple of teams in must-win situations. Virginia and Southeast had already assured their advancement to the championship round, however, Mid-South and Mid-West both needed to win to guarantee their advancement and a chance to play for the championship trophy.

The most exciting game was the last game that was completed on Wednesday. Mid-South needed a win. Central could figure into the playoff equation with a convincing victory. The Central squad jumped out to a convincing early lead of 6-0 with some timely hitting, aggressive baserunning, outstanding pitching and air-tight defense. Then Mid-South woke up and proceeded to score 10 unanswered runs to take a clutch victory and advance to the championship bracket of the 13u PG Series Classic.

Easton Evans (2023, Chelsea, Ala.) helped get the Central squad out to their early lead. His promising bat-to-ball skills and his middle-of-the-field swing path enabled him to hit the ball on the nose and drive it to the center of the diamond. Ty Mullins (2023, Loveland, Ohio) used the same approach to hitting as Evans and he realized similar results. His plus running ability and instinctive and aggressive style on the bases helped put more pressure on the defense.

Isaiah Sims (2023, Birmingham, Ala.) did a little bit of everything for the Central squad on Thursday morning. Sims has talent at many places on the field and a bat that plays above his current age group. He started at third base and made all of the plays at the hot corner. His quick feet, soft hands and powerful, accurate arm play well at this demanding position. He then took his arm talent to the mound where he helped check the Mid-South rally for a couple of innings. He is a strike thrower who works fast and pounds the strike zone. Lastly, when his time on the hill was over, he donned the catcher’s gear and did an admirable job behind the plate. He uses the same skills as a catcher that he displayed at third base and added a great ability to block pitches and keep his team on their toes. At the plate, the big righthanded swinger has a powerful lower half that he incorporates into his swing path as he drives the ball with authority to the pull side.

The Mid-South club had many heroes. Although they didn’t start out the way they wanted to, this gritty group rallied together and would not be denied their place in the four-team championship playoff bracket. Trace Phillips (2023, Spring Hill, Tenn.) undoubtedly deserves first billing. He entered the contest on the mound with his team down 6-0. He then shut down a very hot offense for four-plus innings, allowing his team to rally and secure the victory. Phillips is a command and control righthanded pitcher who works fast and pounds the zone with two very effective pitches. While his velocity is not overpowering, he works all four quadrants and mixes in just enough of a breaking ball to keep teams from sitting on his fastball. He was truly masterful in pacing his club’s comeback. In addition to his prowess on the hill, Phillips can also swing the bat. He uses a short, compact swing path to drive the baseball up the middle and to the opposite field. He is also a heady and aggressive baserunner.

Owen Smith (2023, Colfax, N.C.) is a steady and smooth third baseman with a big arm that is highly accurate. The righthanded hitter uses outstanding leverage and a slugger’s swing path to drive the ball to the pull side. Jacob Dudan (2023, Huntersville, N.C.) is a dynamic leadoff hitter for the Mid-South club. He is patient and understands his role at the top of the order. Although he uses a flat swing path and has a line-drive approach, he can also drive the ball to the gaps. He has plus speed and will take the extra base. He is also a solid, take-charge, center fielder.

Bret Clements (2023, Oak Ridge, N.C.) hits in the two hole and uses his solid bat-to-ball skills to spray line drives to all parts of the diamond. He is also a steady hand at shortstop. His quick feet, soft hands, and sure arm bring confidence to the Mid-South defense. Reece Jordan (2023, Apison, Tenn.) is a promising right fielder with a steady glove and a plus arm. He hits in the three spot for Mid-South and brings a quiet approach and solid and consistent barrel-to-ball approach to the plate. He can routinely drive the ball to all parts of the park.

The North squad had a number of players display their skills Thursday morning in their big victory. Jack Fitzgerald (2023, Braintree, Mass.) paced the offense. The lanky righthanded hitter gets his barrel to the ball consistently and uses the entire field to hit line drives. Toeing the bump quite as well in the morning for the North club was Connor Cilento (2022, Point Pleasant, N.J.). The righty used repeatable mechanics to pound the strike zone. His pitch-to-contact approach forced the Deep South club to swing early in the count. The steady North defense supported the strike throwing Cilento and then proceeded to swing the bats quite well in their big win.

The Deep South club’s Logan Bryson (2022, Woodstock, Ga.) brought his bat to the ballpark on Thursday morning. The solidly built and athletic righthanded hitter showed a great ability to consistently get his barrel on plane and drive the ball with authority.

One of the more steady and fundamentally sound teams this week has been the Midwest club. They are headed to the championship playoffs on Friday morning due to their ability to throw strikes, play defense, and hit. Pacing the Midwesterners was Weston Russell (2023, St. Anthony, Minn.). The righty started on the hill in their important game Thursday morning against the Florida club. He was outstanding from the first pitch on.  He has advanced mechanics that he can consistently repeat and he throws two very good pitches out of the same high three-quarters window. His velocity on his fastball (75-76 mph) is among the high average group for the week while his curveball shows promising 12-to-6 break and depth at the plate. His command and control are as good as any in the tournament.

Cylan Madden (2022, Harrison, Ark.) had a great outing on the mound on Day 1 and on Thursday the big lefthanded hitter showed a short, quick swing path and projectable barrel-to-ball skills. He has plus power potential that should continue to develop. Drew Charney (2023, Minnetonka. Minn.) impressed with a powerful lower half and big righthanded power potential. He displayed big pull-side pop on more than one occasion. Beck Jones (2023, Harrison, Ark.) may have been the complex’s top offensive player on the day. The solidly built righthanded hitter powered three balls to various parts of the field using a solid, quick and compact bat path. His three extra-base hits (two triples and a double) also let him display his well above average speed.

Baden Hackworth (2023, Sikeston, Mo.) is the club’s very capable catcher. His ability to quietly receive pitches and astutely call a game add to Hackworth’s potential. He is also a very capable hitter. He also has some pull-side pop in his righthanded swing. Matias Roberto Anderson-Garcia (2023, Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is a very capable middle infielder who shows great first-step quickness, sure hands and an above average arm that is highly accurate. At the plate Anderson-Garcia uses a patient approach, quick hands and a flat bat path to hit line drives to all parts of the field.


2018 13u PG Series Classic: Day 4

Day 4 at Jet Blue Park found four equally talented ball clubs vying for the chance to play for the 13u Series Classic Championship on Saturday. The victors on Friday morning would advance to play in Fenway Park – South and have the chance to claim bragging rights as the 2018 13u Series Classic Champion.

On Field 3, the undefeated Southeast squad took on the 3-1 Midwest team. On paper, not much separated these two fine teams. They slugged it out for seven competitive innings and in the end, the Southeast club, by the narrowest of margins, escaped with a nail-biting 3-2 win.

Pacing the victorious Southeast team was the player who has led the way all week, Malichi Jeffries (2023, Buford, Ga.). The club’s leadoff hitter, and mainstay at shortstop, showed his considerable skills from the first pitch until the last out. He is a dynamic sparkplug at the top of the Southeast order. He is patient and understands the strike zone and also has outstanding pitch recognition skills and never unnecessarily expands the zone. He has a short, quick, and compact swing that is middle-of-the-field oriented. He also has surprising pop in his bat and can drive a mistake.

Among all his gifts on the diamond, Jeffries’ ability to get to full speed in just a few steps is worth watching and making note of. He stretched a double into a head-first sliding triple that plated the second run for his team. And, this was after he had already driven in his club’s first marker in the fourth inning, breaking a scoreless tie. On top of his great offensive abilities, Jeffries is a stalwart at shortstop. He makes all the routine plays effortlessly and makes the difficult plays look routine. He has great anticipatory skills and moves with ease and grace in and through his fielding actions. He has a plus-average arm that is highly accurate, and is athletic enough to throw from any position and with multiple arm angles.

Jeffries’ middle infield mate, Michael Schoenberg (2023, Peachtree Corners, Ga.), was a great complement to the very talented shortstop. Schoenberg turned in a workman-like performance and let his actions do all his talking. The steady second baseman made many plays on defense that others in the tournament did not. His has natural second baseman actions and is especially good going to his glove side. He has quick feet and a playable arm, and more than anything, a solid baseball IQ that he uses to steady the Southeast ship and keep his infield mates on top of their game. In short, Schoenberg is the glue to the Southeast team. At the plate he shows a very quick swing and consistent bat-to-ball skills and uses the entire diamond to spray line drives.

Parker Marlatt (2023, Dacula, Ga.) started on the hill for the Southeast club in this all-important semi-final game and was he ever impressive. The righty showed great presence, and if he was nervous nothing in his mannerisms or his performance would show that.  He mixed and matched two effective pitches that were always around the strike zone. His fastball was worked to both edges and to all quadrants. He ably added and subtracted on his heater and had just enough movement on that pitch that the Midwest hitters just couldn’t square him up. He also mixed in an impressive curveball that showed late 12-to-6 break and locked the Midwest squad up. Marlatt worked fast and confidently and showed great poise which aided his club in staying in the moment and making all the plays behind him.

When Marlatt tired in the seventh the Southeast team called upon strike-throwing Cooper Milford (2023, Cumming, Ga.) to shut the door and preserve the victory over the Midwest team. Milford is a command and control pitcher who worked fast and pounded the zone forcing the action. His defense did the rest. His poise and pace were that of a pitcher much his senior.

Over on Field 6, the undefeated Virginia team took on the never-say-die club from the Mid-South. The Mid-South team had to overcome a 6-0 deficit in pool play on Thursday to even make it to this game. They had a very special pitcher rested and ready for this semifinal contest against a Virginia team that had been outstanding for the entire week. The Mid-South team rode the momentum of their big Thursday come-from-behind win to an 8-3 victory over Virginia.

Ethan Robinson (2023, Antioch, Tenn.), who was dazzling in his first outing Tuesday morning, was even more impressive on Friday, especially considering the opponent. He was completely dominant. His high-octane, riding fastball (83-84 mph) was virtually unhittable. He mixed in three other pitches to complement his plus-plus fastball. The lanky righthander’s 12-to-6 tight spinning, and late-breaking, curveball (67-68 mph) was a tough secondary pitch. Add in a mature changeup (74 mph) and a knuckleball (61 mph), and Robinson had more than enough to keep the Virginia team in check while his mates took advantage of a couple of uncharacteristic errors by the Virginia defense to get ahead and stay ahead.

Jacob Dudan (2023, Huntersville, N.C.) was superb in relief of Robinson. The righty, who also plays the outfield, is a strike thrower who commands the zone. His ability to work fast and work the edges of the plate made him a great complement to the flame-throwing Robinson. Dudan can also swing the bat. The three-hole hitter for the Mid-South club has a short and quick swing path and shows a very advanced ability to get his barrel to the ball.

Showing a smooth and steady hand at shortstop was Trace Phillips (2023, Spring Hill, Tenn.). The slick-fielding middle infielder is poised and polished and has advanced feel for one of the key positions on the field. He shows a consistent pre-pitch routine and always appears to be moving in the right direction when contact is made. He has very soft hands and a well above average throwing arm that is highly accurate.

One of the more steady second basemen in the PG Series this week has been Jacob Strimple (2023, Oak Ridge, N.C.). He shows a keen awareness for positioning and fields with great confidence. He also shows plus lateral movements in both directions and has shown the ability to ably turn the double play. He’s also a productive swinger of the bat with a short and flat swing path and a consistent ability to get his barrel to the ball. Strimple is a plus baserunner who is both instinctive and aggressive.

– Jerry Miller


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