16u Tourney All-American Team

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17u Tourney All-American Team

In a year in which baseball wasn't played around the entire country due to COVID-19, there were still plenty of standouts during the 2020 circuit. Taking precautions throughout the summer and fall, there were a number of players that stood out in a big way. We take a look back at the top performers at PG events with our annual PG Tournament All-Americans by age group, as we feature our 16U players today. 15 selections attended the 2020 Junior National Showcase in Hoover, Alabama at the start of the summer circuit, putting their names on the map early; while we saw another seven selections later in the summer at the East Cobb Complex during the prestigious Perfect Game Underclass All-American Games.

Juan Carlos De La Cruz, Carson Ballard, and Jack Butler led all honorees with 12 all-tournament team selections, followed by Pitcher of the Year Dylan Lesko with 11. Rounding out the players that earned double-digit nods are Jared Jones, Hunter Sanders, Agyei Quinichett, Aidan Jolley, Jake Streeter, and Riley Stanford, all with 10 all-tournament team selections each.

Jared Jones led all hitters outright in the 2022 class in a plethora of statistical categories, including hits, doubles, RBI, and total bases. While the sheer amount and volume of Jones’s numbers are staggering, being able to hold a .410 average with a 1.222 OPS over 266 plate appearances is the most impressive of all. Jones earned Player of the Year honors not only for his outstanding statistical feats, but also for his standout performances at high-profile events. He complied a .500 average with two home runs during the BCS 16U National Championship, and followed up that performance by showing out at the 16U World Series, where he hit .448 with seven extra-base hits.

Dylan Lesko is the no-doubt Pitcher of the Year selection for the jaw-dropping third-year in a row. With one more year still to go, Lesko has already produced an all-time PG career. He was excellent this year, producing a spotless 7-0 record while holding a .583 WHIP. He struck out a class-best 102 hitters over 65 innings, en route to MVPitcher awards at both the 16U Super25 National Championship and the 16U National Elite Championship.

First-Team Hitters

Pos.	Player	ST	Travel Team	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	ATT
C	Jared Jones	GA	East Cobb	266	84	31	5	6	84	20	0.410	1.222	10
C	Jacob Ramirez	NJ	East Coast Ghost	106	30	4	0	6	34	7	0.375	1.141	8
1B	Nicholas Avagnano	NJ	Northeast Supreme	55	22	3	1	4	20	3	0.458	1.303	5
MIF	Juan Carlos De La Cruz	NJ	Bronx Bombers	181	75	29	1	5	56	44	0.514	1.437	12
MIF	Cole Young	PA	Canes National	90	29	8	1	3	26	9	0.414	1.23	3
MIF	Jayson Jones	TX	Dallas Tigers	66	24	7	1	2	20	9	0.490	1.348	4
MIF	JeanPierre Ortiz	PR	FTB/SF Giants Scout Team	74	31	7	1	1	20	10	0.500	1.275	5
MIF	Termarr Johnson	GA	East Cobb Astros	178	50	13	1	4	30	26	0.362	1.064	7
3B	Rocko Brzezniak	NJ	.9ers Baseball Club	147	60	21	5	5	48	9	0.504	1.476	8
3B	Michael O’Shaughnessy	NY	Long Island Body Armour Titans United	89	26	11	1	2	33	5	0.426	1.333	6
3B	Trystan Crawford	PA	Flood City Elite	60	25	8	0	3	16	3	0.455	1.264	4
OF	Paxton Kling	PA	Canes National	85	29	7	1	1	15	16	0.426	1.109	4
OF	Elijah Green	FL	FTB/SF Giants Scout Team	105	32	9	2	4	22	20	0.368	1.131	4
OF	Max Williams	FL	Florida Dodgers	82	33	11	5	2	20	5	0.458	1.358	4
OF	Jaden Anderson	GA	Team Elite	75	34	7	1	1	21	13	0.540	1.330	5
OF	Adam Parzych	FL	Team Elite	55	26	6	1	1	18	5	0.542	1.371	6
OF	Andruw Jones	GA	643 DP Cougars	143	54	9	5	2	31	23	0.378	0.987	9
UT	Carson Ballard	GA	Georgia Jackets	101	37	7	2	1	26	7	0.440	1.127	12

First-Team Pitchers

Pos.	Player	ST	Travel Team	W	L	IP	H	SO	WHIP	ATT
RHP	Dylan Lesko	GA	East Cobb	7	0	65	19	102	0.582	11
RHP	Hunter Sanders	GA	Georgia Jackets	6	1	63.2	33	101	0.660	10
RHP	Drake Flowers	FL	FTB Rockets	2	0	28.1	9	41	0.600	4
RHP	Tommy Finnegan	NJ	Baseball Performance Center	0	0	23	8	32	0.652	6
LHP	Jackson Ferris	NC	Canes National	2	0	24.2	5	43	0.568	3
LHP	Brandon Barriera	FL	Cannons Baseball Academy	2	0	35	8	52	0.486	6
RHP	Lawson Gailey	GA	Georgia Bombers	4	0	40	23	48	0.700	6
RHP	Sammy Beir	FL	X Team	0	0	23.2	14	37	0.718	3
RHP	Jack Butler	GA	East Cobb	9	1	70	61	60	1.142	12
LHP	Isaac Sewell	FL	Power Baseball	1	0	39	15	53	0.712	5
RHP	Agyei Quinichett	GA	East Cobb	7	1	57.1	45	83	0.947	10
RHP	Mitch Voit	WI	Hitters Baseball	0	0	26	11	37	0.731	3
LHP	Christopher Scinta	FL	Cannons Baseball Academy	1	0	24.2	11	44	0.649	5
UT	Carson Ballard	GA	Georgia Jackets	6	0	35.2	24	55	1.026	12

Second-Team Hitters

Pos.	Player	ST	Travel Team	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	ATT
C	Derek Paris	MA	Rip City	28	10	3	0	4	10	0	0.400	1.464	3
C	Aidan Jolley	GA	Titans Baseball	129	39	7	1	6	32	12	0.371	1.097	10
1B	Nickolas Gnardellis	NY	All-Stars	88	30	8	1	2	24	3	0.411	1.141	8
MIF	Sam Beck	UT	MountainWest	56	25	3	4	1	22	2	0.490	1.265	3
MIF	Jason Hernandez	CT	The Clubhouse	54	24	3	0	2	14	7	0.533	1.344	5
MIF	Carson Applegate	NJ	Keystone War Eagles	54	22	3	1	1	10	2	0.489	1.241	3
MIF	Trevor Moore	CO	Slammers	53	22	5	1	1	11	6	0.524	1.347	3
3B	Ryan Sprock	NJ	Northeast Supreme	64	25	5	0	2	14	5	0.481	1.270	5
3B	Zach Hessler	FL	5 Star National	72	27	7	1	1	16	3	0.435	1.143	4
3B	Jack Lincoln	PA	East Coast Sandhogs	66	22	5	2	0	18	2	0.458	1.222	3
OF	Cole Prout	MI	South Oakland A's	54	12	1	2	5	17	10	0.333	1.444	1
OF	Jack Lausch	IL	Cangelosi Sparks	82	25	2	3	3	20	9	0.391	1.181	3
OF	Davis Green	GA	5 Star National	123	34	10	0	4	27	24	0.378	1.167	5
OF	Jake Streeter	GA	643 DP Cougars	159	53	12	6	2	38	13	0.398	1.108	10
OF	Riley Stanford	GA	Georgia Bombers	175	143	16	2	4	60	26	0.371	1.057	10
OF	William (Wade) Rodeffer	FL	North Florida Storm	62	25	4	1	0	22	13	0.481	1.145	5
UT	Drew Nelson	AL	5 Star National	33	11	2	0	0	3	2	0.458	1.212	5

Second-Team Pitchers

Pos.	Player	ST	Travel Team	W	L	IP	H	SO	WHIP	ATT
RHP	Patrick Johnson	TN	Georgia Jackets	1	0	56.2	38	76	0.829	9
RHP	Christian Rice	NJ	RCBC Nationals	0	2	35.1	18	54	0.848	6
RHP	Ian Ritchie Jr	WA	Canes National	1	1	21	18	18	1.190	4
RHP	Kolten Smith	FL	Power Baseball	1	1	20	14	45	0.840	2
RHP	Colin Linder	GA	Georgia Bombers	3	1	35.2	23	73	1.302	6
LHP	Michael Kennedy	NY	AllStars Academy	4	0	34.1	12	46	0.786	5
LHP	Easton Ballard	TX	5 Star Performance	4	1	32	17	43	0.750	5
RHP	Connor Knox	VA	Stars Baseball	2	0	37.1	18	56	0.804	5
RHP	Danny Furlong	NJ	Farrah Scout	2	1	22.1	16	28	0.716	2
RHP	Luke Schmolke	NC	South Charlotte Panthers	2	0	19	4	35	0.789	4
LHP	Robby Snelling	NV	NorCal Baseball	0	0	9.2	2	22	0.310	1
RHP	Truman Richter	NJ	Diamond Jacks	1	0	10	2	21	0.600	1
RHP	Derek Fravel	PA	Flood City Elite	2	0	10.2	3	24	0.844	2
LHP	Cade Fisher	GA	East Cobb	2	0	42.1	28	61	0.851	8
UT	Drew Nelson	AL	5 Star National	2	0	31.1	12	41	0.656	5