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High School  | Rankings | 2/1/2023

Preseason HS Rankings: 10-1

Preseason HS Rankings: 50-41 | 40-31 | 30-21 | 20-11

10. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
2022 Record:
35-9
Head Coach: Chris Sheff



Notable Prospect(s): 1B Easton Shelton (UNLV), RHP Kamdyn Perry (St. Mary’s), 3B Gunnar Myro (UNLV), C Anthony Marnell, IV (Oregon State), OF Aiden Pollock (Dallas Baptist), RHP Kaden Soder (Oregon), RHP Sammy Fredrich, C Burke Mabeus (Oregon), SS Maddox Riske, SS Colton Boardman, OF Drake Kajioka, RHP James Whitaker (LSU), OF Nolan Eberwein

A staple on the national scene, Bishop Gorman may be lacking some of their star power that they’ve had in the past, but this is still a really well-rounded roster that could compete, and beat, just about anybody in the country at their best. Easton Shelton is a signature bat in the region while the duo of Perry and Soder is strong at the top of the rotation. Burke Mabeus is one of the top juniors in the country and brings a huge piece to the heart of this lineup and if their guys play to the potential, this is a deep lineup with enough big arms to win a state title. They’ve got plenty of underclass pieces that can contribute, and it’ll be fun to watch how this teams blends a handful of guys that didn’t lead the way a year ago.

9. Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.)
2022 Record:
22-8-1
Head Coach: Jared Halpert

Notable Prospect(s): OF Will Gasparino (Texas), 2B Kai Caranto (Cal Lutheran), SS David Lozano (Loyola Marymount), SS/RHP Bryce Rainer (Texas), RHP Duncan Marsten, RHP Tommy Bridges (TCU), C Thomas Lieb, C Cade Goldstein (Washington), MIF James Tronstein (Stanford)

Speaking of programs that have had their fair share of high-end names come through, Harvard Westlake has a very rich history of producing big talent and they’ve got some special ones on the roster now. They play in Southern California so it’s an always difficult schedule, but this is a team built for winning big games. Gasparino is a PG All-American who can impact the game in a huge way in the box and Caranto, Lozano, Lieb and Goldstein are three good supporting bats, but the star here is two-way talent Bryce Rainer who looks every bit the part of a first rounder in 2024. He’s healthy again and will bring electricity to the mound with the stuff to be their ace while he’s extremely impactful with the bat giving this team all it needs to have a massive year.

8. Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
2022 Record:
29-4
Head Coach: Mike Woods

Notable Prospect(s): SS Roch Cholowsky (UCLA), 1B Zach Wadas (TCU), 3B Josh Tiedemann (TCU), RHP Carson Johnson (Arizona), OF Jeter Mauzey (New Mexico State), RHP Will Shelor (Arizona), SS Ryan Kucherak (LSU), SS Cooper Brass (New Mexico), SS Tre Spivey, SS AJ Diaz (Arizona), C Liam Wilson (Harvard), OF Jaylen Payne, OF Andrew Hover, OF Benjamin Ball (Arizona)

Like many of the teams ranked here amongst the best, Hamilton won the state title last year and although Gavin Turley, the state’s top prospect in 2022, is now graduated, they’ve got a long list of guys with a ton of talent, and they once again look the part of one of the country’s best. PG All-American Roch Cholowsky is as sure handed up the middle as they come giving them comfort at the shortstop position while Wadas brings some of the biggest juice in the country to the heart of that lineup. Their list runs deeps with guys like Tiedemann, Mauzey, Kucherak, Brass, Diaz, among many more giving that lineup a ton of depth while they’ve got plenty of Division I level arms filling out the rotation.

7. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.)
2022 Record: 44-0

Head Coach: Matt Petry

Notable Prospect(s):
SS Blake Grimmer (Tennessee), SS Jasen Oliver (Indiana), 2B Ryan McKay (Michigan State), LHP Anthoni Kiafoulis (Pennsylvania), OF Ryan Mooney, C Vincent Cowdrey (Grand Valley State), RHP Jamie Henderson (Illinois State), 3B Parker Brzustewicz (Notre Dame), RHP Aidan Donovan (Michigan State), OF Bradley Hale, RHP Paul Toovalian, SS Hudson Brzustewicz, SS Luke Crighton

The reigning national champions come in a few spots back from that top spot they finished in a year ago, but it’s hard to replace the group they lost in 2022, including National Pitcher of the Year Brock Porter. This is a program that doesn’t take any breaks when it comes to a talented crop and 2023 certainly won’t be that; Blake Grimmer is the big senior name in this group as he has a ton of talent in the box while there’s plenty of other talented and experienced bats aroud him, including junior Parker Brzustewicz. There’s some more questions in regard to who will step up as the ace in the rotation, but guys like Donovan, Kiafoulis, Toovalian and Henderson can eat innings and lead them to yet another state title in Michigan.

6. Huntington Beach (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
2022 Record:
25-9
Head Coach: Benji Medure

Notable Prospect(s): C Raffaele Velazquez (Arizona State), OF Aidan Espinoza (UCLA), SS Dean Carpentier (USC), 3B Colby Turner (San Diego State), C Brian Trujillo, RHP Wyatt Thomas (Biola), RHP Carson Lane (UNLV), RHP Brad Grindlinger, RHP Nathan Aceves, RHP Nate Cox, 3B Ethan Porter (Oregon State), C Trent Grindlinger (Long Beach State), SS Linkin Garcia (Arizona), 1B John Petrie III (Oregon State), OF Trevor Goldenetz (TCU), RHP Tyler Bellerose (Pepperdine), SS Cole Clark, 2B Cole "CJ" Weinstein

Going back out to the west coast, the Huntington Beach team on paper is loaded and when you take into account what they did last year in winning the Southern California Tournament and look at the fact that they bring back almost that entire roster for 2023, it sets up really lofty expectations. PG All-American Raffaele Velazquez is the big name in the heart of this lineup as he can change a game with one swing of a bat, while there’s a deep core of seniors that have a mix of talent and experience winning. Where this team does really well is incorporating their younger guys and they did that already last year with Trent Grindlinger already showing out as one of their best hitters and he’s just a sophomore now. They’ve got guys that can swing it, real athleticism throughout the lineup and guys that throw lots of strikes; they’re set up for success.

5. Marjory Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.)
2022 Record:
30-2
Head Coach: Todd Fitzgerald

Notable Prospect(s): RHP/OF Christian Rodriguez (Florida), LHP Jacob Gomberg (Florida), 1B Matthew Ossenfort (Vanderbilt), OF Dillon Moquin (App State), SS Devin Fitz-Gerald (NC State), SS Rylan Lujo (Dayton), 1B Niko Benestad (USF), RHP Jayden Dubanewicz (Florida), OF Gavin Gargiulo (UCF), OF Alex Rodriguez (UCF), MIF Brayden McCluskey, LHP Luke Cherry, C Andrew Freeman (Louisville), 1B Nick Diaz, OF Lorenzo Laurel (Florida), OF Jake Rizzo

Stoneman Douglas is a true household name when it comes to high school baseball given their regularity of success and they’re coming off an extremely strong year where they lost only two games, won another state title and dominated at NHSI. They lose a difficult talent to replace in Roman Anthony, among others, but the group they return is deep. Christian Rodriguez is in his final year now and he’s an ace. Jacob Gomberg is an electric number two in that rotation while they’ve got some other intriguing pieces to step up. The lineup is a good one with solid seniors, but a really deep junior group made up of Fitz-Gerald, Lujo, Benestad, Gargiulo and Rodriguez with one of the top freshmen in the country, Lorenzo Laurel, also having the talent to factor in. They look the part of a title team and odds are they’ll win a ton of games and be in Fort Myers.

4. Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.)
2022 Record:
30-8
Head Coach: Chan Brown

Notable Prospect(s): SS Colin Houck (Mississippi State), 2B Landon Stripling (Texas Tech), 3B Ali Banks (Georgia Highlands), RHP Garrett Lambert (Mercer), RHP Kyle Arrowood, RHP Thorpe Musci (Georgia Tech), LHP Ford Thompson (Georgia), C Ethan Finch (Samford), 3B Cade Brown (Georgia), OF Makhi Buckley (Tulane), RHP Jon Holcomb, LHP Porter Berryman, SS Mason Davis

Not many programs can say they’ve won at such a high level in recent memory as Parkview can and this year they might have their best roster in some time, making them the runaway choice for the top team in Georgia going into 2023. Colin Houck will make this offense go as he’s now become a highly regarded name for this year’s draft with the strides he’s made, and he pairs up the middle well with fellow senior Landon Stripling. They’ve got a couple other talented seniors that’ll impact, but no bigger impact will come than from the top underclass pitching duo in the country with Thorpe Musci and Ford Thompson. Both of those guys are amongst the top arms from the entire country in the ’24 class, and they’ll be headlining the same rotation in Georgia; they’ve got a ton of talent outside of their stars that give them the depth to win a lot, but this team’s heart of the order and rotation is going to be a lot of fun to watch in the big matchups.

3. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
2022 Record:
23-2
Head Coach: Dave Turgeon

Notable Prospect(s):
LHP Cameron Johnson (LSU), C Zion Rose (Louisville), OF TayShaun Walton (Miami), SS Stone Russell (Florida), C Max Kaufer (Texas A&M), SS Darnell W Parker Jr (Washington State), 1B Alan Choo (Georgia), C Walker Barron (East Carolina), C Tripp Landers (TCU), LHP Ryan Rushing (Indiana), RHP Jaewoo Cho (Arkansas), RHP Hunter Baynes (Maryland), OF Noah Franco (Mississippi State), 3B Andre Modugno (Duke), SS Sean Gamble, OF Dean Moss (Vanderbilt)

There’s really no surprise to see IMG up in this range given the caliber of talent they have year in and year out and although they don’t have the same elite fire power they’ve had in the past with guys like Elijah Green, Tommy White, Jackson Ferris or James Wood, among many others, there’s an abundance of exciting prospects to follow here. Cameron Johnson is one of the top left-handers in the country, Zion Rose transfers in and gives them one of the top backstops, Walton and Russell bring thump to the lineup and the array of arms in their senior crop is very deep. The underclassmen in the program are impressive; Noah Franco was the top prospect in 2025 before reclassing up, Andre Modugno is a high-level junior bat, Sean Gamble and Dean Moss are top 10 players as sophomores and the list goes on. They’re going to play a gauntlet of a schedule and we’ll have to see just how many wins they can rack up against those big names.

2. JSerra Catholic High School (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
2022 Record:
25-11
Head Coach: Brett Kay

Notable Prospect(s): SS Trent Caraway (Oregon State), SS Jonathan Mendez (UC Santa Barbara), C Andrew Lamb (USC), RHP JJ Hollis (UC Santa Barbara), 1B Dominic Smaldino (California), RHP Brodie Purcell (USC), RHP Ben Reimers (Stanford), RHP Jayden Graves, 3B/RHP Matthew Champion (LSU), C Charlie Caruso (Northwestern), OF Adrian Nunez (Long Beach State), RHP Thomas Gonzales (San Diego), RHP Josh Hollis (Oregon), SS Cole Strane (USC), SS Jordan Marian (UC Santa Barbara), SS Marcus Greis (TCU)

Getting to the top couple spots is where things get difficult as every team in this range has the talent and capability of being the top team in the country. JSerra is a powerhouse program on the west coast and they’re uber-talented every year; this team doesn’t have the stars that they have had in the past, outside of All-American Trent Caraway, but they’re deep with guys that I think position them well to win one of the toughest schedules in the country. Caraway is their fire power with the bat as he can really hit and has some juice; guys like Mendez, Lamb, Smaldino, Champion, Caruso and so many more are really strong supporting cast in making this a good lineup. They’re pretty deep on the mound with guys that know how to pitch; JJ Hollis is one of the kryptonite type arms in the Trinity League who should win a ton of games, Champion is a crucial piece to this rotation as just a junior and they’ve got a lot more who will step up big.

1. Calvary Christian (Clearwater, Fla.)
2022 Record:
26-2
Head Coach: Greg Olsen

Notable Prospect(s): RHP Liam Peterson (Florida), LHP Hunter Dietz (Arkansas), RHP Landen Maroudis (NC State), LHP Paul Guerne (NYU), LHP Justin Mayes (Notre Dame), OF Blake Opie (USF), RHP J.T. Long, 3B Tad Brooks, SS Keeton Burroughs, C Andrew Tess (Pittsburgh), SS Jace Kohler (High Point), OF Aidan Brigato, 1B Cameron Uzzillia (NC State), LHP Grayson Gibson (Ole Miss)

When you look at this team without their top three guys, it would be a really well-rounded high school roster with a solid lineup and solid arms that would compete to make a strong run at a state title in a tough state. Now you add in the best rotation in the country, and one of the top groups of arms in one single high school rotation we’ve seen in some time, and you make this a crazy difficult matchup for anyone in the country. They’ve got 3 PG All-Americans leading their rotation with Liam Peterson, Hunter Dietz and Landen Maroudis, all of which have the upside of going early in this year’s draft. Now it’s not raw talent, but more so guys that know how to pitch and really compete to go with their significant stuff. Behind that is even more talent with a few more Division I arms in their senior class making this a team that may put up ridiculous stats of limiting runs per game. Where they’ll have to step up a little bit to continue to hold this spot is on the offensive side as there’s not as much star power in the lineup, but they’ve got guys that have shown they can hit, and Coach Greg Olsen’s program knows how to win plenty of games.

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...
Showcase | Story | 8/13/2026

PG Honors Pat Gillick With Philly Showcase

Perfect Game Staff
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Perfect Game to honor Pat Gillick in new Philadelphia Showcase  By Maya Heyman Perfect Game is bringing its elite showcase experience to Philadelphia’s FDR Park for the inaugural Philly Stars/Pat Gillick Showcase this weekend, honoring one of the greatest executives in MLB history in the city where he constructed his final of three World Series winners. The event will take place on Sunday, the same day as the DICK’S All-American Classic, taking place just across the street at Citizens Bank Park.  The showcase will allow Philadelphia-area players to gain exposure and will also honor Gillick, who has been a tremendous influence in both professional and amateur baseball.   Jered Goodwin, Vice President of Scouting Operations for Perfect Game, said the idea came naturally.  “Going to Philly made a lot of sense to honor Pat Gillick, who's been a...
General | General | 8/13/2026

PG All-Star Game Heads to Philly

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For the fourth time since its inception in 2023, two rosters comprised of the best rising juniors (and a handful of rising sophomores) will step out onto the field Friday afternoon, kicking off the All-American weekend. While the Perfect Game All-American Classic is slated for a 1:35 first pitch at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday, 36 future hopefuls of the Classic will go up against one another in an American vs National clash at 11 AM Eastern, Friday morning.  With 36 players from across the country descending on Philadelphia, there will be plenty of familiar names in attendance as 24 of the 36 played in at least one PG Select Festival and all 36 attended either the he Sophomore National, Junior National, or the PG Underclass All-American Games this summer. Leading the charge are a pair of No. 1s in 2028 dynamic talent Dexter McCleon Jr and 2029 Macgraw VanWormer, a do-it-all...
Tournaments | Championship | 8/12/2026

Pokers Rally to Capture 16U BCS Title

Alyssa Golden
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Pokers Rally to Capture 16U BCS Title A hot afternoon at JetBlue Stadium in Fort Myers, Florida ended in a 9-1 victory for the Original Florida Pokers 2028 National, defeating SBA Bolts Florida 2028 National on Monday to capture the 16U BCS National Championship. A pitchers’ duel kept the game scoreless through four innings before the Pokers broke it open with a five-run fifth inning. The title marked the Pokers’ second 16U BCS Championship, adding to the championship they won in 2022. Despite a slow start to the summer, the Pokers found their stride at the right time. “We struggled a lot early in the summer, but the past few tournaments we really started turning it on,” Pokers head coach Will McCrimon said. “I’m just so proud of these kids.” Max Maynes started the game on the mound for the Pokers. The left-hander allowed three hits and two walks...
Draft | Story | 8/11/2026

Realistic Expectations of a 1:1 Pick

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Over the 2026 draft cycle, UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky was the projected No. 1 pick throughout the entire cycle. White Sox fans began #RochWatch and were already talking about when he will make it to Chicago. Now that he has been selected, Cholowsky has immediately become a Top-10 prospect in all of baseball. There is no denying the hype, and the pressure, for Chowlosky to get to the big leagues and produce at a high level.  But how realistic is that? Let’s take a look back at past 1:1 selections and see what you can expect from a No. 1 overall selection.  For this exercise, we’ll look at No. 1 overall picks from the bonus pool era, excluding Eli Willits from 2025 since this is his first full year of pro ball. That gives us 13 players selected from 2012 through 2024.  Almost All Become Big Leaguers The first thing that stands out is how successful No. 1 picks...
Press Release | Press Release | 8/11/2026

Perfect Game & Goat'd Come Together

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  667 Progress Way | Sanford, FL 32771 | 319-298-2923 www.perfectgame.org | facebook.com/perfectgameusa | @PerfectGameUSA     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   PERFECT GAME AND GOAT'D PARTNER TO BRING PREMIUM PROTECTIVE GEAR TO THE NATION'S TOP AMATEUR BASEBALL PLAYERS   Sanford, Florida (Tuesday, August 11, 2026) - Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced a new partnership with Goat'd, a premium protective gear brand focused on developing innovative products for athletes. The partnership will bring Goat'd's premium protective equipment to some of the nation's top amateur baseball players and families across Perfect Game's premier national events. The partnership will debut at several of Perfect Game's marquee events, including the 13U Select Fest, 14U Select Fest, Perfect Game All-Star Game and...
General | General | 8/8/2026

12U Game Time: 8/9/2026 1PM Eastern

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Sunday August 9th, 2026 1:00PM Eastern DICK'S Sporting Goods Park at East Cobb West vs. East Follow and watch the game
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11U Game Time: 8/8/2026 Noon Eastern

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Saturday August 8th, 2026 12:00PM Eastern DICK'S Sporting Goods Park at East Cobb West vs. East Follow and watch the game
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2026 MLB Draft Team Reports: NL West

Tyler Henninger
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2026 MLB Draft Team Report Cards: AL West With the 2026 MLB Draft officially in the books, it’s time to evaluate how each team performed. Every draft class was graded using the standard 20-80 scouting scale with risk factor assigned. While these grades won’t be proven right or wrong for years, they reflect the overall talent, value, and upside each organization added to its system. NL West Arizona Diamondbacks  Grade: 50 Risk: High Notable Selections: C Ryder Helfrick (1st rd) | RHP Blake Bryant (CB-A rd) | SS Carson Kerce (2nd rd) | OF Brayden Dowd (3rd rd)  Ryder Helfrick (@RazorbackBSB ) different AB; same result. He goes dead central for a solo 💣 this time. Threw a runner out earlier; 1.98 pop. #PGCollege @PG_Draft https://t.co/kW7wraqExJ pic.twitter.com/SARYKxd0oE — PG College Baseball (@PGCollegeBall) February 14, 2026 The Diamondbacks started their...
College | Story | 8/7/2026

Cape Cod League Notebook: August 7

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RHP Jason Flores (@BaseballUGA) Showed some electric stuff, up to 98 several times CT, SL, CH to round out the arsenal in his 5IP 9K performance. @HarwichMariners So./‘27 elig pic.twitter.com/p2nTvkFnWh — PG College Baseball (@PGCollegeBall) August 5, 2026 Jason Flores | RHP | University of Georgia | Harwich Mariners  Flores heads to Georgia this fall looking to reestablish himself as one of the premier arms in the 2027 draft class after showing significant promise during his freshman season at Texas. Flores posted a 2.78 ERA over 32.1 innings as a freshman before a limited sophomore campaign in which he logged just 12 innings. The stuff was on full display this summer, highlighted by a dominant five-inning, nine-strikeout playoff performance in which he touched 98 mph five different times. His fastball averaged nearly 96 mph throughout his time on the Cape, pairing the...
Tournaments | Championship | 8/6/2026

643 DP Last Team Standing at East WS

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Following a dominant week at the 17u PG East World Series, No. 34 ranked 643 DP Cougars 17u capped off an impressive tournament run by defeating No. 2 ranked East Cobb Astros 17u, 3-2, in the championship game to claim the title. The Cougars earned the tournament's No. 1 overall seed after outscoring opponents by an absurd 59-6 throughout the week before completing their championship run with a hard-fought victory in the finale. “Always feels great to finish the year playing your best ball, especially when going up against strong competition,” 643 Head Coach Danny Pralgo said. “We did so many of the little things right: on the mound with location, clean on defense, bunting, 2 strike approach leading to long at bats, getting hit-by-pitches, and we had so many good outs offensively that led to moving a runner or scoring a runner. And when those things all come together in...
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