THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE SCOUTING ORGANIZATION
| 2,631 MLB PLAYERS | 16,402 MLB DRAFT SELECTIONS
2,631 MLB PLAYERS | 16,402 MLB DRAFT SELECTIONS
High School  | General | 2/28/2024

PG High School Showdown Preview

2024 PG High School Showdown Schedule  

As we reach under 24 hours until the 12th Annual PG High School Showdown, we once again get the chance to look at just how strong this event is, between teams and players, but especially the competition level we will see throughout the event as this amount of high-level play all in one place is hard to find at the high school level. As there has been in just about every prior year, there’s sure to be guys that play this weekend that hear their name called on Day 1 of the draft this July, while a long list of others will be big contributors at the collegiate level and the young guys will mold into future PG All-Americans, like the 6 that’ll be playing here this year. 



This year’s field of teams is as about as strong as we’ve seen, chalked full of programs that won state titles a year ago and a long list that are sure to find their way to winning titles later this spring as well. There are an impressive 11 teams in the field that are ranked in our National Top 50, the list being as follows: #1 IMG Academy (FL), #5 Lewisburg (MS), #9 Catholic (LA), #13 North Broward Prep (FL), #18 Parkview (GA), #21 Barbe (LA), #25 Houston County (GA), #33 Cartersville (GA), #35 Wesleyan Christian (NC), #39 Oxford (AL) and #40 Cherokee Bluff (GA). Even beyond that list, there’s a chunk of teams amongst some of the best in the Southeast that have a shot to become a part of the national rankings with good performances this weekend. 

When looking to the players that’ll be in attendance, it’s an impressive list headlined by the 6 All-Americans and 10 players ranked inside the Top 100 of just the Class of 2024. There’s close to 200 players across the current high school classes that are ranked at ‘500’ or better, 30 of which are Top 100 guys in their respective classes. Rankings aside, the list of names that will be heading to play at the next level is extensive and will add on to a very rich history of this event. 

Red Bracket 

It’s no surprise who comes into the event as the favorite in this bracket as IMG Academy (FL) is our top-ranked team in the country currently, and the level of talent they possess is evident when you look at the roster and lists of top prospects below. They’ve got likely the best staff in the event, headlined by Day 1 two-way talent Noah Franco and left-hander Blake Larson, while there’s a list of Division I caliber arms behind them. This bracket is not easy, however, as they’ve got a group of high-power programs to go through, including Barbe (LA) on Day 1, who has won as many games in the last 10 years as any program in the country. Wesleyan Christian (NC) is another nationally ranked club with serious firepower at the top of their roster with Sam Cozart and Josh Hammond. Cartersville (GA) is a ranked club out of Georgia with an exciting blend of offense and arms, especially with Caleb Daniel who is off to a good start. Bob Jones (AL) has one of the better players in Alabama in Braden Booth set to throw on Day 1. Thompson (AL), Providence (FL) and Hernando (MS) are all strong programs in their states and Pickens County (GA) has a big one in Connor Shouse, who can win them a game on the mound and swinging it. 

White Bracket 

When you look at the depth of this bracket from a program name standpoint, it’s loaded. It’s hard to pick a favorite, but Lewisburg (MS) is the next highest ranked team coming to Hoover after IMG at #5, and their pitching staff is ridiculous with Stone McCaughey, Matthew Osteen, Cayden Baker and junior Talon Haley, not to mention they’ve got an All-American headlining a strong lineup in Sam Richardson who can change a game with the bat at any point. Next up is North Broward Prep (FL) who has names littered throughout the top prospects at the event, coming to Hoover on the heels of winning their third straight state title in the state of Florida. Houston County (GA) and Loganville (GA) both won state titles in Georgia last year, Cherokee Bluff (GA) is strong once again like they were in 2023, Hoover (AL) is one of the more consistent programs in the Southeast, Brandon (MS) is a solid club and although there’s some youth on the roster of IMG Academy Grey (FL), they’ve got enough talent to go out and win this bracket too. 

Blue Bracket 

The last of the traditional 16 team brackets is just as good as the others already talked about, pinning some of the best programs currently in the Southeast against one another. Catholic (LA) is the top ranked team here, and for good reason as they’ve got a potential first round arm in William Schmidt, a good staff behind him and a lineup plenty good enough to win this thing. Parkview (GA) is the other “favorite” here thanks to their steady success and talented roster, even with losing some of the best players from last year’s event; Cade Brown is on fire once again in a Parkview uniform. When looking down the list, you run into two big Alabama names in Hartselle (AL) and Oxford (AL), the latter winning this event and a state title last year. Then you’ve got teams like Montverde Academy (FL), Bolles (FL), DeSoto Central (MS), Madison-Ridgeland (MS), Winder-Barrow (GA) and others that have all been high-powered programs in recent memory and have the level of play to certainly take down some of the top dogs here. 

Gray Bracket 

This group of teams will play in a slightly different format as it’s 12 teams instead of 16, which will create a pool play into bracket style, but it’s still a strong list of teams and prospects to get eyes on as we move into the weekend. Looking specifically at prospects, Ethan Surowiec with Gulfport is a big one as a Top 100 player in the class, and he’ll lead a strong Gulfport club who is one of the better teams in the Deep South for this year. Caleb Barnett is another big one with Mountain Brook as he had a strong showing at this event last year and can show out on both sides of the ball. South Walton has a couple strong names in junior Charlie Wilcox and young sophomore Coleman Borthwick, both very impactful prospects who can win them games. The list continues with the rest of the teams set to play for a spot in the Final Four, and the need to win their pools with their first 2 games creates a similar atmosphere to the straight up brackets. 

Top 30 Class of 2024 Prospects Attending

Nat'l Rank Player Pos Team Commitment
3 Noah Franco OF IMG Academy Ascenders TCU
12 Samuel Richardson 3B Lewisburg Patriots Texas
17 Carter Johnson SS Oxford High School Yellowjackets Alabama
19 William Schmidt RHP Catholic High Baton Rouge Bears LSU
20 Andre Modugno 3B IMG Academy Ascenders Uncommitted
54 Connor Shouse RHP Pickens County Dragons Georgia Tech
60 Aukai (Jaydon) Kea C IMG Academy Ascenders Vanderbilt
61 Blake Larson LHP IMG Academy Ascenders TCU
67 Cade Brown 3B Parkview Panthers Georgia
76 Ethan Surowiec 3B Gulfport Admirals Ole Miss
147 Jake Gregor RHP IMG Academy Ascenders Louisville
171 Thorpe Musci RHP Parkview Panthers Georgia Tech
176 Braden Booth RHP Bob Jones Mississippi State
181 Mateo Gray SS North Broward Prep Eagles UCF
182 Ryan McPherson RHP North Broward Prep Eagles Mississippi State
190 Joshua Evans LHP Peachtree Ridge High School Georgia Tech
214 Gunner Geile OF IMG Academy Ascenders Arizona
228 Josh Hanson OF IMG Academy Ascenders Southern California
230 Caleb Daniel C Cartersville Hurricanes Georgia
238 Dmarion Terrell OF Thompson Warriors Uncommitted
286 Riley Luft 3B North Broward Prep Eagles Appalachian State
290 Gian De Castro 3B North Broward Prep Eagles Arizona State
325 Cooper Johnson 1B Mountain View Bears Ole Miss
402 Will Orberson OF IMG Academy Ascenders Old Dominion
407 Sawyer Black OF Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans Liberty
412 Ford Thompson LHP Parkview Panthers Mercer
414 Stone McCaughey RHP Lewisburg Patriots Ole Miss
426 Drew Bellis LHP IMG Academy Grey Vanderbilt
448 Chayce Kieck RHP Bolles Bulldogs Clemson
449 Ryan Johnson RHP Cartersville Hurricanes Georgia
Top 20 Class of 2025 Prospects Attending 

Nat'l Rank Player Pos Team Commitment
5 Dean Moss OF IMG Academy Ascenders LSU
6 Sean Gamble SS IMG Academy Ascenders Vanderbilt
17 Josh Hammond RHP Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans Wake Forest
25 Sam Cozart RHP Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans Uncommitted
47 Jack Ruckert SS Catholic High Baton Rouge Bears LSU
69 Eli Pitts OF Parkview Panthers South Carolina
100 Caleb Barnett 3B Mountain Brook Spartans Alabama
125 Talon Haley LHP Lewisburg Patriots Vanderbilt
130 Eric Hines OF American Christian Academy Uncommitted
146 Keagen Kohlhoff RHP IMG Academy Ascenders Kentucky
173 Peyton Miller 3B IMG Academy Ascenders Clemson
202 Dillon Adkins OF Bob Jones Tennessee
204 Wade Shelley OF Headland High School Auburn
208 Presley Courville C Barbe Buccaneers Texas A&M
220 Domaine Vann OF Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans Miami
242 Joshua Campbell OF IMG Academy Ascenders Michigan
255 Camden Hodge C Winder-Barrow Bulldogs Georgia
324 Charlie Willcox RHP South Walton High School Georgia Tech
371 Avery Shiflett LHP Cartersville Hurricanes Georgia
388 Kiernan O'Neill SS North Broward Prep Eagles UCF
Top 10 Class of 2026 Prospects Attending 
 
Nat'l Rank Player Pos Team Commitment
12 Parker Loew SS IMG Academy Grey LSU
34 Dillon Moss C IMG Academy Ascenders Stanford
35 John Stowers C St. Paul’S Episcopal Auburn
56 Malachi Washington OF Parkview Panthers Uncommitted
58 Bubba Coleman SS Cherokee Bluff Bears LSU
73 Jaxson Wood SS Hoover Buccaneers Tennessee
96 Cody Boshell 1B Bishop Snyder Cardinals Tennessee
118 Wyatt Shelley 1B Headland High School Auburn
137 Will Adams 1B Hoover Buccaneers Alabama
159 Charles Messina C IMG Academy Grey Uncommitted

High School | Rankings | 11/4/2026

Class of 2027 Rankings Risers

Kyler Peterson
Article Image
Complete Class of 2027 Rankings With the end of the summer and fall seasons behind us, it was time for a quick refresh of the 2027 class rankings. Below you'll be able to read about some of the biggest risers up the board, led by North Carolina outfielder John Hucko who jumped more than 110 spots to now sit at No. 20 overall.  John Hucko, OF, Charlotte, N.C. Previous Rank: 132 | Current Rank: 20 Hucko makes a huge leap into the top-20 players in the class after a dominating showing in Jupiter. It’s as good of a left-handed swing as you’ll come across with pretty easy impact to all parts. He’s a supreme athlete with all the tools to play center long term and is a present plus runner. Hucko is a name that cemented his prospect status in Jupiter and will be a name to follow for next year’s MLB Draft. Elyjah Mason, SS, Lake Forest, Calif. Previous Rank: 71 |...
General | General | 11/6/2026

Class of 2028 Rankings Update

Article Image
Tournaments | Story | 11/6/2026

National All State Preview: Week 1

Hannah Jo Groves
Article Image
This weekend, teams from all around the country in the 10U, 12U and 14U divisions will converge on the Houston area for the 2026 PG National All-State Select Championships. The 10U division will have 22 teams, 12U will have 23 and 14U will have 22. All ages have many different states represented - from Hawaii, to the Pacific Northwest, to Arizona, to New England, to Carolina to Florida and many more. “National All-State brings together the best players in the country across Houston,” national crosschecker and northeast scouting director, John McAdams, said. “It’s a fun atmosphere for ultimate bragging rights amongst all the regions the PG platform reaches domestically while serving as a good litmus test for myself, Jheremy Brown and Tyler Russo to see the players. We get another glimpse at the end of the year as we start to formulate our initial thoughts on the...
Draft | Rankings | 11/6/2026

2027 MLB Draft Board Update: Top 200

Tyler Henninger
Article Image
PG Draft Content Hub With the fall season winding down and the winter months approaching, it is time for another draft board update.  After getting more live looks and gathering information from the fall action across the country, we have expanded the board to a Top-200. The class continues to feature an intriguing mix of arms from both the prep and college ranks, along with an enticing position player pool.  There is still plenty of time for new names to emerge and established prospects to continue to improve their draft stock, but here is where things stand as we head into the winter.  * denotes draft eligible sophomore Rk. Name Level Pos. B-T School Hometown State Commitment 1 Dylan Seward H SS S-R Norco Eastvale CA Tennessee 2 Brendan Lawson C SS L-R Florida Toronto ON 3 Dax Whitney C RHP R-R Oregon State Blackfoot ID 4 Tomas Valincius C LHP L-L Mississippi State...
College | Story | 11/6/2026

College Fall Notebook: November 6

Craig Cozart
Article Image
Virginia Cavaliers  2026 In Review:  Under the leadership of first year Head Coach Chris Pollard, the Cavaliers won 37 games which was the second most victories by a first-year coach in program history.  Virginia went (37-23) finishing tied for 8th in the ACC and earned an at-large bid to the Hattiesburg Regional.  They fielded a talented offense that averaged over 8-runs per game, highlighted by AJ Gracia and Eric Becker who were both selected on Day 1 of the 2026 MLB Draft.  While the defensive squad wasn’t quite as elite as usual, they were ultra-competitive on the mound with a strong rotation and lock down bullpen.  With plenty of talent returning for Pollard and his staff in ’27, they should be a force on a national level once again.  Impact Returners:    Senior Antonio Perrotta (.266/.459/.431, 5 HR, 6 2B, 24 RBI) experienced...
General | General | 11/5/2026

Wolforth Throwing Mentorship: Article 70

Ron Wolforth
Article Image
That Off-Season Program Wasn't Built for Your Son. It Was Built for Nobody. The Harsh Reality of Skill Development · Part 2 of 5 Somewhere right now, a pitcher is starting a twelve-week off-season program. It came from his travel team. Or a trainer. Or a big leaguer's Instagram. It has phases and a logo, and every kid in the building got the same one. Here is the harsh reality. That program was written before anybody looked at your son. It doesn't know he exists. It was built for the average pitcher... and the average pitcher does not exist. A Template Fixes Somebody's Problem. Maybe Not His. Every pitcher who is stuck is stuck for a reason. We call that reason his constraint... the thing that is actually limiting him right now. For one kid it is strength. For the next it is mobility. For the next it is a mechanical inefficiency, or an arm that isn't recovering, or a body that...
General | General | 11/5/2026

Wolforth Throwing Mentorship: Article 69

Ron Wolforth
Article Image
Your Son's April Arm Injury is Being Scheduled Right Now   The Harsh Reality of Skill Development - Part 1 of 5 Let me start this series with something most people in baseball won't say out loud. In my experience, a great many of the arm problems we will see next April are being set up right now... in October, November and December. Not necessarily because a young pitcher is throwing too much. Often it's because of what happens when he stops. Here is the pattern. I have watched it for more than thirty years. The fall season ends. The arm is tired, so the family does what seems like the responsible thing.  They shut it down. No throwing. For a lot of kids, no anything. Weeks go by. The holidays come and go. Then somebody looks at a calendar in January and realizes tryouts are three weeks away. Suddenly, an arm that has done nothing since October is asked to go from zero to game...
General | General | 11/3/2026

Class of 2027 Rankings Update

Perfect Game Staff
Article Image
Press Release | Press Release | 11/2/2026

PG Partners Up with Minority Prospects

Perfect Game Staff
Article Image
  667 Progress Way | Sanford, FL 32771 | 319-298-2923 www.perfectgame.org | facebook.com/perfectgameusa | @PerfectGameUSA     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   PERFECT GAME ANNOUNCES MEDIA RIGHTS PARTNERSHIP WITH MINORITY PROSPECTS   Sanford, Florida (Monday, November 2, 2026) - Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced a media rights partnership with Minority Prospects, the Atlanta-based organization that has become the largest platform in the world for minority baseball and softball prospects. The partnership kicked off last month at the WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla., Perfect Game's premier fall event, where Minority Prospects produced content featuring some of the nation's top amateur players in front of college coaches, professional scouts and MLB legends. Under the agreement, Minority...
Draft | Story | 10/30/2026

2027 Draft Preview: Prep Middle Infielders

Ryan Miller
Article Image
2027 MLB Draft Profile Preview: Collegiate Right-Handed Pitchers | Collegiate Left-Handed Pitchers The premium profile in each class often are prep middle infielders, a sought-after group with the athletic ability to stick on the dirt or land throughout the diamond long term. This demographic has produced the superstars of today’s game and therefore are selected in prime spots while demanding high-end signing bonuses. This group features a mix of loud tools, high level projection, and impact defenders. Below we break down at the top prep middle infielder in the 2027 cycle.  ‘27 SS Dylan Seward (CA)- liftoff from the No. 1 player in the class. A solo blast to RCF to extend the lead for @TheCanesBB #WWBA @California_PG @Vol_Baseball commit https://t.co/lJjNg6T7PS — Perfect Game Scout (@PG_Scouting) June 27, 2026 SS Dylan Seward, Norco (CA)  The Southern...
Loading more articles...