Cam McElwaney's Pick: Knights Knation/Dodgers Scout Team
Knights Knation is no stranger to bringing loaded rosters to events throughout the calendar year and continue to show why they are one of the premier organizations in the entire travel ball space. The 2024 group is heading to Jupiter with expectations of winning the event and they have all the talent to do so. Their offense will be headlined by Florida State commit
Ty Harvey, LSU commit
Marshall Louque, and Virginia commit
Nicky Becker, along with many others set to make a big impact. Overall, this team has 18 commitments and is my pick to click in the 2024 rendition of Jupiter.
AJ Denny's Pick: USA Prime National / Detroit Tigers Scout Team
With two All-Americans on the roster, it’s pretty hard to pick against USA Prime/Tigers here.
Sean Gamble and
Slater de Brun are equally exciting to watch as Top 15 players in the nation, and you won’t find many rival squads (if any) that have a one-two punch quite like this one. For further insurance, the roster also features the #2 overall prospect in the 2026 class in the form of
Jacob Lombard. Expect this team to get off to a fast start and never look back, as 1 through 9 matches up with, and arguably exceeds, most if not all other teams in the field. This squad is clearly built to win, and that’s exactly what many people expect them to do this coming week.
Jered Goodwin's Pick: 5 Star Mafia Black
How can you not go with the org who has been a part of each of the last two Jupiter championships? The left side of the infield will be anchored by hard hitting PG All-American
Kelvyn Paulino Jr at third base and Arkansas commit
Alexander Peck at shortstop, though the roster is certainly built for a deep run with plenty of depth and bats who can make an impact. Arms are of the utmost importance and they have those too, with with a bevy of arms already committed to play at the next level, whether it be the likes of
Jackson Peavy,
Briggs McKenzie or
Nic Stutzman.
Joey Cohen's Pick: East Cobb/Padres Scout Team
I really like how this East Cobb/Padres ST roster is constructed offensively. They are headlined by PG All-Americans #16 ranked
Jaden Fauske and #22 ranked
Josh Gibbs (Georgia) but they got a ton of lineup depth as well. Players like
Ryan Mitchell (Georgia Tech),
Josh Proctor (UCLA),
Malachi Washington, and
Terrance Bowen (OSU) are bats that will round out the lineup well as they are all T100 ranked players who all have a 1.000+ OPS in 2024 PG tournaments. Pitching will be the question but if they can get quality innings from
Will Allen (Georgia),
Cooper Underwood (Georgia Tech),
Tyler Stone (Virginia Tech) and
Nolan Bernard they have a strong shot.
Tyler Russo's Pick: Wow Factor National 18U
This program has exploded over the last couple of years and they’re certainly no stranger to success on the national scene at this point. The roster they’re bringing to Jupiter has both a good balance of senior vs underclass talent and bats vs arms. When looking specifically at the caliber of players, there’s a significant level of tools across the board between speed, power, big arms and more. With double digit primary arms and what looks on paper like a really deep lineup, this team is built for making a big run and wouldn’t be a surprise to win it all.
Michael Albee's Pick: FTB/TBT
This is a quality group of players top to bottom for FTB/TBT that come out and compete year after year on the circuit. This is a well-constructed roster with a good depth of talent and a bevy of arms that can lead them into a deep run after pool play. Headlined by All-American
Mario Magana, there are numerous names on this club that can handle themselves in the box and come up with timely hits when needed, such as
Jackson Roper and
RJ Machado.
Pablo David Figueroa Roman is the highest ranked arm in this group, as other talented pieces litter this rotation and bullpen. Keep tabs on this club, as well the bundle of uncommitted talent they are also bringing down to Jupiter with them.
Kyler Peterson's Pick: MLB Breakthrough
MLB Breakthrough is set up to really make a run this year in Jupiter. The roster is loaded up and down with serious underclass and upperclass talent. They are very strong up the middle with Stanford commit
Rashad Hayes at short and Texas commit
Anthony Pack Jr. manning center, and both will be impact sticks at the top. The depth stands out with the roster spanning across 11 states.
Bailey Srebnik’s Pick: Original Florida Pokers 2025
This Pokers group has proven to be thoroughly battle-tested in Florida over the past 12 months. They were champions of the 2023 WWBA Underclass World Championship and the 2024 PG 17u BCS National Championship. They also earned 3rd Place at the 2024 17u PG East Memorial Day Classic. They consistently make noise at big tournaments, and it is no surprise when they boast such a talented roster. Their top-ranked player
Bennett Gary (Miami) will surely set the table nicely from the leadoff spot this week. The lineup features prominent depth behind him, as
Jonathan Lopez (FAU) is coming off a big summer and will be manning the hot corner. Furthermore,
Andrew Alvarez (SCF) is the reigning 17u BCS MVP, and was the 7-hole hitter in that tournament’s lineup. This roster has plenty of pitching depth to complement the hitting too, as
Zach Beyra (UCF),
Jhon Abreu (FGCU),
Marcelo Young (FIU), and Thomas Glitner all have gifted arms. Glitner in particular was a key cog in the aforementioned 2023 WWBA Underclass run, as he won MVPitcher of that tourney. However, the Pokers got seeded in a daunting pool for this week’s gauntlet, as their matchup on Friday versus the South Charlotte Panthers is sure to be a dogfight. Nonetheless, if they can come out on top in the early games, they indubitably have the depth and talent to run the table at Jupiter in 2024.
Anthony Gambardella's Pick: Scorpions 2025 Dodgers Scout Team
The lineup for the Scorpions 2025 Dodgers Scout Team is dangerous from top to bottom, consisting of elite athletes with potent bats.
Ty Kennedy and
Lamar Edwards bring plus speed and high-end barrels to the top of the order. Their pitching staff is loaded as well, with a dozen 90+ arms which will help them cruise through the early stages of bracket play. Right-handers
Michael Senay and
Merrick Beamish are just a couple names that headline the loud Scorpions’ staff.
Troy Sutherland's Pick: East Coast Sox
In typical East Coast Sox fashion this team is loaded top to bottom with premier talent from across the nation. In the heart of the order head coach Joe Caruso has to feel very good about his chances penciling in PG All-American,
Eric Hines and the prolific left-handed bat of
Ryan Harwood. On the mound, LSU commit
Colton Christman is the headline with a strong staff line up behind him with Tennessee commit,
Ari Bethea, South Carolina commit
Spencer Krasner, and standout 2029 (!!!) graduate
Adam Kramer. A hat tip is well deserved for this roster construction, and they will certainly be a threat throughout the tournament and my official pick to take it all down in 2024.
John McAdam's Pick: Ghost National/Artillery
The Ghost National/Artillery squad comes into Jupiter with a roster loaded with talent and to win the gauntlet that it presents takes just that plus more. They have a plethora of arms that all provide different looks from both handedness, while their lineup bolsters a mixture of speed, power and should score plenty of runs. Perfect Game All-American participant
Jayden Stroman should hit right in the middle-of-the lineup but he will have help with the likes of Tennessee commit
Ty Thompson, West Virginia commit
David Perez and Ole Miss commit
Kelven Perera Arellano. After deep runs in many of our PG National events, this could be the year that Ghost breaks through precipice and takes home the most coveted tournament in Amateur Baseball. Jupiter Baby!
Jheremy Brown's Pick: CBA Marucci
Let's show some love to the West Coast here, huh? While CBA does hail from Temecula, California, it's the level of talent they're bringing to Jupiter for which I'm making this pick and it starts with shortstop
Ethan Clauss. Having a player of Clause's talent level anchoring the infield at shortstop while also being a top of the order left-handed stick, the left-handed hitting LSU commit will be pivotal in CBA making a deep run. Of course you need more than just one player to win any tournament, let alone one of Jupiter's caliber, and having the likes of
Jarett Sabol,
Damian Casas,
Eric Zdunek and
Andruw Giles, amongst others, will more than help. Of the 11 primary arms (10 righties) it's
Dylan Harrison, a Clemson commit, leading the charge as the 6-foot-5 hurler impressed throughout the summer circuit and will look to lead this stable of arms out of pool play and into a deep run.