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Tournaments | Story | 12/22/2023

Class of 2028 Tourney AA Team

Jheremy Brown

Cameron McElwaney

If there’s one thing we learned this summer on the 13u national circuit, it’s that the next wave of talent on hand is legit in every facet of the game. Amongst the two teams, 17 players were in attendance at the 13u Select Festival while several others have appeared in the game in year’s past, a number that could certainly grow come next year at this time. From California to Maryland, down to Florida and over to Texas with several states in between, these two teams for the Class of 2028 Tournament All-Americans provides a glimpse as to what’s in store for amateur baseball.

Given the age and birthday cut off for the Class of 2028, some players were eligible and did play at the 12u level last summer and their stats will be reflected in next week’s 12u Tournament All-American teams.

Taking a deeper dive into the stats, some incredible numbers pop almost immediately; both Adriel Rivera and Maverick Labbe eclipsed the 100 RBI mark on the year while Zach Estrada’s 13 home runs were best amongst the two teams. Kaleb Foster and Anthony Ramon were electric on the bases with 60+ thefts a piece and Maksim Neshov proved to be a pure hitter and the top of the lineup with an otherworldly .588 average on the year. The talent on the mound was equally impressive as Isaias Torres delivered tourney after tourney, both with the bat and on the mound, leading both teams with 124 punchouts while Texas right-hander Tripp Riley fell just short of the triple digit mark with 99 punchies of his own.

Florida third baseman Nolan Loonam leads the way for this ultra-talented group with a remarkable 23 (!!!!!) All-Tournament Team selections, a testament to the consistency of his performance and the sheer volume of tournaments he played in. Torres (21), Riley (20) and Labbe (20) all joined Loonam in the exclusive 20+ All-Tournament Team club.

Player of the Year: Colin Anderson, 3B, Team Elite

Simply put, Anderson is a finder of barrels. Turn on a pitch on the inner half, no problem. Go with the outer half pitch into right field, yep, can do that. Adjust to the secondary, why not? The point here is Anderson continuously showed he was capable of hitting at the highest levels this past summer and he’s continued to make refinements to his swing while still showing some eye-opening juice as well. He led both teams with a ridiculous 31 doubles on the year and was one of only a handful of players to eclipse the 100-hit mark. He added another 6 triples and 5 home runs for good measure, driving in 86 while finishing with a robust .514 batting average. Oh, and he swiped 58 bags on top of what he showed with the stick.

Pitcher of the Year: Yariel "Lito" Diaz, LHP, Canes National

We’ve talked about Diaz’s age in the past as he’s one of the younger players in the grade which makes his numbers all the more impressive when you consider he mixed in a good chunk of high-end 14u events throughout his summer circuit. A loose and long limbed left-hander, Diaz can run his fastball into the mid-80s as we saw at the 13u Select Festival, but it’s his ability to tunnel his secondaries, particularly his changeup, that helps set him apart as he attacks the strike zone and averaged nearly 2 strikeouts-per-inning despite playing up for a majority of the summer.

Co-Two Way Player of the Year: Isaias Torres, 3B/RHP, 5 Star 2028 Scout | Luke Esquivel, 1B/LHP, SBA Bolts National

‘28 3B Isaias Torres (FL) was a real big force in the 5 Star lineup playing up, hit .500 with 10 RBIs on the event. Huge 6’2/185 with plenty of present strength, getting into it often for being 13.#WWBAWorlds @Florida_PG pic.twitter.com/VEePqsmBkl
— Perfect Game Scout (@PG_Scouting) October 8, 2023

This category was the hardest of the three to decide and ultimately, we couldn’t pick just one given the years Torres and Esquivel put together. A native of Florida, Torres’s numbers ranked amongst the top in nearly every category from his 117 hits to his 89 RBI and .462 average offensively to his 124 strikeouts and near sub-1 WHIP despite throwing 76 innings on the bump. He embodied what it meant to perform on both sides of the ball and looks to continue to make a splash on the national scene this upcoming year.

One of two players to already give their verbal commitment in the 2028 class, Esquivel is a well-known name on the circuit as he’s a two-time Select Festival alum and currently ranked No. 2 in the country. The left-handed swing is one geared to impact the baseball to all fields on a regular basis, staying rather short but explosive as the 18 doubles and 6 long balls indicate. For as impactful as he is at the plate, his performances on the mound might have been even bigger as he’d show up in big spots late in tournament and deliver gem after gem, striking out 85 over 53 innings while maintaining a 1.024 WHIP.

First Team Hitters

Pos.	Player	State	Team	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	ATT
C	Aaron Garcia	CA	ZT Prospects National	193	86	15	6	9	82	32	0.446	1.247	14
C	Adriel Rivera	TX	Houston Wildcatters-Burgos	291	101	25	3	8	101	33	0.459	1.283	18
C	Dominic Rossy	GA	Aviator Baseball	255	89	24	4	2	79	12	0.436	1.152	18
1B	Robert Upchurch	MS	BPA	205	70	20	1	10	55	17	0.432	1.273	17
1B	Zach Estrada	CA	ZT Prospects National	222	76	13	4	13	83	15	0.432	1.304	13
MIF	Bryan Mesa	FL	SBA National	274	105	29	5	4	95	23	0.451	1.177	18
MIF	Jacob Gray	CA	ZT Prospects National	230	83	22	2	5	72	43	0.451	1.226	10
MIF	Kaleb Foster	TX	Backyard Ballers	254	99	24	7	5	75	62	0.510	1.402	14
MIF	Maverick Labbe	FL	303 Twins Scout	352	118	21	13	2	104	55	0.444	1.211	20
MIF	Sammy Garcia	AZ	Scottsdale Dirtbags	253	83	28	3	6	98	25	0.426	1.218	14
MIF	Zion Avina	CA	ZT Prospects Avila	153	66	18	2	12	68	11	0.512	1.542	6
3B	Austin Rodriguez	NV	5 Star 2028 Scout	249	91	16	6	11	74	7	0.448	1.295	15
3B	Colin Anderson	GA	Team Elite	264	107	31	6	5	86	58	0.514	1.386	15
OF	Brandon Perkins Jr.	KY	TG DBacks Scout	180	75	19	8	4	77	49	0.507	1.402	11
OF	Chase Potter	FL	X Team/Broward Bengals	232	92	24	4	3	75	27	0.462	1.203	15
OF	Joel Vargas	CA	GBG San Diego	276	95	24	6	11	87	30	0.434	1.281	16
OF	Joseph Mosley	TN	Rawlings Tigers Nashville	123	61	15	8	10	70	16	0.570	1.766	8
OF	Maksim Neshov	MI	Motor City Hit Dogs	164	80	17	6	2	28	28	0.588	1.504	11
OF	Rylan Jenkins	GA	SmarTense	141	58	14	8	4	40	39	0.509	1.466	7
UTL	Brody Costantine	FL	Padres Scout Team	182	55	16	5	10	56	21	0.393	1.315	13
UTL	Isaias Torres	FL	5 Star 2028 Scout	306	117	24	11	8	89	26	0.462	1.278	21
UTL	Luke Esquivel	TX	SBA National	188	73	18	5	6	73	34	0.490	1.384	13

First Team Pitchers

Pos.	Player	ST	Travel Team	IP	H	SO	WHIP	ATT
RHP	Alexander Zimmerhanzel	TX	Houston Wildcatters-Gross	58.2	44	80	1.230	15
RHP	Aiden Kearney	FL	R3 - Olasin	58.1	51	52	1.170	16
RHP	Brayden Krakowski	CA	Cali National Baseball Academy	61	60	91	1.295	11
RHP	Brody Costantine	FL	Padres Scout Team	34.2	23	53	1.356	13
LHP	Camden Dean	TX	NTXBC Dirtbags	26	11	48	0.769	5
RHP	Chase Cotton	CA	ZT Prospects National	46	31	62	1.410	9
RHP	Ethan Torres	CA	ZT Prospects National	32	14	52	1.344	8
RHP	Evan Rios	AZ	Scottsdale Dirtbags/TG DBacks Scout	78.1	57	89	1.029	14
RHP	Isaias Torres	FL	5 Star 2028 Scout	76	47	124	1.074	21
RHP	Justin Tieman	AZ	Scottsdale Dirtbags	56	40	52	1.036	11
LHP	Lawson Moore	GA	TG DBacks Scout	52.2	27	72	1.063	10
LHP	Luke Esquivel	TX	SBA Bolts National	53.1	43	85	1.024	8
LHP	Sean Rodesiler	NC	Canes Carolinas Kullman/SBA Canes	33	19	61	1.302	10
RHP	Tripp Riley	TX	Backyard Ballers	82.1	82	99	1.343	20
LHP	Yariel "Lito" Diaz	FL	Canes National 14u	53	35	93	1.275	9

Second Team Hitters

Pos.	Player	State	Team	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	ATT
C	Ander Elorriaga	FL	TG DBacks Scout	150	52	10	4	6	63	16	0.400	1.157	7
C	Colin Raymond	NY	Jersey Storm	265	82	23	6	2	69	34	0.383	1.062	15
C	Richard Avina	CA	Scottsdale Dirtbags	120	50	10	2	5	34	11	0.495	1.341	10
1B	Anthony Frausto III	TX	Lone Star Brewers	184	56	17	4	3	51	22	0.406	1.207	13
1B	Hudson Brown	TX	Banditos Black/ZT Prospects National	190	67	9	9	8	46	33	0.453	1.360	10
MIF	Anthony Huaranga	NJ	Jersey Storm	204	64	13	6	8	73	15	0.403	1.22	16
MIF	Cam Rakaczewski	PG	Edge Baseball	145	54	17	8	1	43	28	0.529	1.551	11
MIF	Javier Sanchez	FL	X Team	271	90	15	11	1	50	57	0.455	1.254	15
MIF	Lennex Minor	CA	ZT Prospects National	219	83	15	6	3	63	28	0.459	1.189	15
MIF	Noah Knudson	NV	LVR	221	79	18	6	4	80	23	0.470	1.304	14
MIF	Tj Otis	NV	Canes West LV	113	55	16	4	4	40	16	0.591	1.636	9
3B	Anthony Sanchez	CA	Cali National Baseball Academy	226	61	24	3	9	71	5	0.343	1.123	8
3B	Brody Scerba	MO	STL-Legacy	136	56	8	10	10	62	32	0.544	1.739	10
3B	Nolan Loonam	FL	East Coast Baseball/Broward Bengals	331	98	21	5	3	57	68	0.430	1.205	23
OF	Andrew Cochran	GA	TG DBacks Scout	170	56	19	5	2	35	31	0.409	1.182	12
OF	Anthony Lee	FL	Clubhouse Scout Team	212	65	6	11	6	51	43	0.376	1.125	10
OF	Anthony Ramon	AZ	ATB/Canes West	256	84	19	2	3	52	63	0.402	1.063	13
OF	Dexter McCleon Jr.	GA	TG DBacks Scout	209	60	14	6	5	48	28	0.387	1.190	10
OF	Dru Wilson	CA	ZT Prospects National	180	54	8	4	5	35	30	0.388	1.128	8
OF	Joe Nunez	TX	Broncos Elite	120	52	17	3	7	49	15	0.520	1.543	6
OF	Mitchell Fernandez	FL	X Team	198	67	14	10	3	54	26	0.429	1.234	11
UTL	Alexander Zimmerhanzel	TX	Houston Wildcatters-Gross	213	67	17	4	4	66	27	0.409	1.174	15
UTL	Ethan LeBreton	CA	Scottsdale Dirtbags	203	64	20	1	5	57	12	0.379	1.071	17

Second Team Pitchers

Pos.	Player	ST	Travel Team	IP	H	SO	WHIP	ATT
RHP	Aj Hickox	GA	Smartense 13u/ATL Braves ST	37.1	28	53	1.313	10
RHP	Alex Potter	TN	Midland TN 13u Premier	32	27	43	0.938	5
RHP	Anderson Kaufmann	IL	UA STL Prospects	38.2	31	48	0.957	10
LHP	Ashton Taylor	MD	Spartan Warriors/Team Beast	26	22	32	1.192	6
RHP	Austin Rodriguez	NV	5 Star 2028 Scout	54.2	45	87	1.702	15
RHP	Caleb Leach	TX	Texas Elite	45.2	30	75	0.81	10
RHP	Charlie Rothbard	MD	Stars Baseball Arnold	61	52	41	1.043	10
RHP	Ethan LeBreton	CA	Scottsdale Dirtbags	61.1	54	68	1.393	17
RHP	Ethan Page	TX	Houston Wildcatters	51	48	81	1.431	8
LHP	Hudson Simmons	NC	SBA Bolts National	30.1	11	42	1.220	9
RHP	Jax Janeski	CA	Cali National Baseball Academy	72	68	85	1.213	15
RHP	Julian Pardinas	CA	RJBA Johnson	46.2	34	45	1.114	8
RHP	Madden Pike	WA	SBA Bolts National	37	29	46	1.368	11
RHP	Payton Metheny	WV	Edge Baseball	27.1	17	37	1.382	8
RHP	Travis Fiedler	TX	Houston Wildcatters	57.2	47	68	1.348	14
RHP	Valentin Ceballos	TX	SBA Bolts National	51.1	49	73	1.807	10