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Summer Collegiate  | Rankings | 9/28/2018

PGCBL top prospects

Photo: Mason Hazelwood (UK Athletics)

2018 Summer Collegiate Top Prospect Index

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Year Established: 2011
States Represented: New York
No. of Teams: 13
Regular Season Champion (best overall record): Jamestown Jammers (31-14)
Postseason Champion: Jamestown Jammers
No. 1 Prospect, 2017: T.J. Collett, c/1b, Amsterdam (Kentucky)
First 2017 Player Selected, 2018 Draft: Chris Vallimont, rhp, Jamestown (Mercyhurst; Marlins/5th round)

Player of the Year: Ryan Toohers, 1b/dh, Mohawk Valley (Villanova)
Pitcher of the Year: Mason Hazelwood, lhp, Elmira (Kentucky)

From beginning to end, the Jamestown Jammers proved to be the most dominant team in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League during the 2018 season, finishing the regular season with the best overall record (31-14, good for a .689 winning percentage) before cruising through the playoffs for their first PGCBL championship. They did so by knocking off the Amsterdam Mohawks in the finals, a team that captured four PGCBL titles in five years from 2012-16.

The league’s top prospect, Kentucky lefthander Mason Hazelwood, also had one of the most impressive seasons statistically in the history of the PGCBL. He claimed at least a share of the three main pitching triple crown categories, leading the circuit with a 1.80 ERA and 84 strikeouts – a new league record – while sharing the lead in wins with two others with five. Top prospect status doesn’t always equate to tangible success, especially in summer league action, as Hazelwood followed in the footsteps of his teammate at Kentucky, Sean Hjelle, who pitched for Elmira in 2016.

Hazelwood was one of six league participants to be named to the 2018 PG/Rawlings Summer Collegiate All-America teams, and one of two players – Player of the Year Ryan Toohers – to be named to the First Team. Pitchers Jack Buckley and Ryan Boyer were named to the Second Team while shortstop Elvis Peralta and outfielder Khalyd Cox were named to the Third and Honorable Mention Teams, respectively.

Toohers led the league in home runs (10) and RBI (57), and finished second in the league in batting with a .391 average. He trailed only Ryan Hernandez (.423), his teammate for the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs, forming a lethal middle-of-the-order tandem for one of the PGCBL’s top offenses.


Top 25 Prospects

Rk. Player POS. B-T HT WT Hometown ST School YR Class Last Drafted
1 Mason Hazelwood LHP L-L 6-5 200 Salvisa KY Kentucky SO 2020 Never drafted
2 Peyton Plumlee RHP R-R 6-3 201 Olive Branch MS Mississippi State R-JR 2019 Never drafted
3 Shane Muntz RHP/C R-R 6-4 225 Phoenixville PA Wake Forest SO 2020 Padres '17 (36)
4 Tanner Allen 1B/2B L-R 5-11 181 Theodore AL Mississippi State SO 2019 Cubs '17 (36)
5 Luke Murphy RHP R-R 6-4 170 Springfield TN Vanderbilt^ FR 2021 Never drafted
6 Mike Ludowig OF L-L 6-1 210 Ashburn VA Wake Forest SO 2020 Never drafted
7 John Malcom 1B/OF L-L 6-4 217 West Bloomfield MI Vanderbilt^ FR 2021 Never drafted
8 Sal Fusco RHP R-R 6-0 170 Albany NY UMass-Lowell^ FR 2021 Never drafted
9 Joe Genord 1B/C R-R 6-2 200 Lake Worth FL South Florida SR 2019 Dodgers '15 (19)
10 Ryan Toohers 1B L-R 6-5 213 Florham Park NJ Villanova JR 2019 Never drafted
11 Greg Marino RHP R-R 6-6 195 Lake Grove NY Stony Brook R-JR 2019 Never drafted
12 Elvis Peralta SS B-R 5-10 165 Lowell MA Marshall SR 2019 Never drafted
13 Ryan Hernandez 1B R-R 6-4 245 Boston MA San Jacinto* SO 2019 Never drafted
14 Sam Praytor C R-R 5-10 220 Helena AL Alabama SO 2020 Never drafted
15 Justin Foscue 3B R-R 6-0 197 Huntsville AL Mississippi State SO 2020 Never drafted
16 Jordan Westburg SS R-R 6-3 202 New Braunfels TX Mississippi State SO 2020 Never drafted
17 Mike Antico OF L-R 5-10 200 Colts Neck NJ St. John's JR 2019 Never drafted
18 Khalyd Cox OF L-R 6-0 193 Palmetto FL Savannah State SR 2019 Never drafted
19 Nick Grande SS R-R 5-11 170 Smithtown NY Stony Brook JR 2019 Never drafted
20 Zane Stephens RHP R-R 5-11 165 Live Oak FL Tallahassee CC* R-FR 2019 Never drafted
21 Sterling Hayes SS R-R 6-2 195 La Jolla CA Vanderbilt^ FR 2021 Never drafted
22 Joey Castellanos SS R-R 5-10 170 Mutley NJ UMass-Lowell SO 2020 Never drafted
23 Blake Espinal LHP L-L 6-2 190 Bronx NY Seton Hall R-SO 2019 Never drafted
24 Cameron Comer C L-R 6-0 180 Powell OH Virginia SR 2019 Never drafted
25 Christian Young RHP R-R 6-5 215 Hamburg NY Mercyhurst SR 2019 Reds '17 (21)

* Transfer
^ Incoming Freshman


Top 10 Prospect Reports

1. Mason Hazelwood, lhp, Elmira (Kentucky/SO in 2019)
Not only was Hazelwood named the PGCBL’s Pitcher of the Year, he also enjoyed one of the best summer seasons of any player statistically, going 5-1 with a 1.80 and a 84-to-19 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 50 innings. This came after his freshman season at Kentucky in which he posted a 6.63 ERA over 18 relief appearances. At 6-foot-5, 200-pounds his size and room for continued strength development leads many to believe he could still add on to what is already a pretty good arsenal, highlighted by a low-90s fastball that comes from a difficult angle which generates a fair amount of late movement. He also throws a slider, giving him a sinker/slider profile, and how his changeup continues to develop could determine his future success and role.

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