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Tournaments  | Story | 7/5/2025

14u Elite Scout Notes: Day 2

14u Elite Scout Notes: Day 1

Rhys Torgerson (2029, Simpsonville, N.C.) looked the part today on the mound for the Wow Factor Carolians Scout 2029 squad. The 6-foot, 170-pound right-hander has an uber-projectable frame and build. Torgerson worked with some pace to the delivery, pitching with both energy and moxie to his actions. He had a longer and quicker arm action working through release. He worked up into the low-80s on the fastball, flashing good arm-side run and life to the pitch. He showed an upper-60s breaking ball in the mix, with developing shape and more high-tilt shape and depth to it. Torgerson threw 6 and 2/3 innings, allowing 4 hits, walking 6, and striking out 4 opposing hitters, in a shutout performance.  



Jack Kovich (2029, Glen Ellyn, Ill.) is an uber-projectable frame and build, with a lean look and projection that shows with some present athletism. Kovich looked the part on both sides of the baseball on Friday. Kovich showed some bat-to-ball skills, picking up a couple of hits on Friday as he worked on the barrel and was able to impact it a bit. Kovich also worked the upper-70s on the fastball, up to 79 mph. He showed some arm-side life and sink, with a really quick and clean arm working through release. He also flashed a slider-type breaking ball with some sidespin in the upper-60s. Kovich threw 5.0 innings, allowing 5 hits, walking 2, and striking out 5 opposing hitters.

Cayden Adley (2029, Munster, Ind.) has a compact frame and build, with a good feel to impact the baseball and do damage. He has swung it well early on in this event. He added 3 more hits today, showing a big and aggressive leg lift with good feel to throw the barrel head. He was able to impact it well and find ways to work on the barrel and drive it well. Adley has projectable bat-to-ball skills. He can get on the hands to it with a clean righty stroke and shows projectable actions in the batter’s box overall.  

Dylan Molina (2029, Arlington Heights, Ill.) has a really long & lean 6-foot-1, 155-pound frame and build. The build and frame project well moving forward, and he showed a lot of traits to like in the batter’s box on Friday. Molina has a clean right-handed stroke with a leg lift and stride working into it. He was able to impact it well and throw the barrel head with strength off the barrel. He creates length through contact and is able to produce jump off the barrel. Molina has a really projectable swing path and great barrel accuracy. He’s managed 3 hits so far, driving in 4 runs for Canes Illinois North 15u - Kay. 

Tony Aguado (2029, Buffalo Grove, Ill.) has a compact frame and build, with a simple stroke and some feel to live on the barrel. He was able to stay on time for contact and drive hard working through contact. He had good bat-to-ball skills on display Friday and was able to produce a 3-hit day. He tallied three hits, including a triple, plating a run as well. Aguado has managed 4 total hits so far and has been able to show off a compact and clean left-handed stroke.  

Anthony Kubacki (2028, Elkton, Mich.) has a compact frame and build, with some strength. He threw the barrel head well and was able to show off some bat-to-ball skills. The right-handed hitter tallied 2 hits on Friday, improving his line to 4-for-6 with a triple to his credit, plating 4 runs. Kubacki was able to show some strength off the barrel and provide some jump off it. He has some hand speed, with projectable actions overall in the batter’s box. 

Evan Schanick (2029, Flint, Mich.) has a more compact frame and build, with some strength throughout. He was able to show some strength off the barrel and impacted the ball with a shorter and compact path. He was able to consistently find ways to get it done at the dish on Friday. Schanick added 2 hits, including a double on Friday. He stays short to the ball and was able to impact it out in front, impacting it working pull side. Schanick handled the bat well for his Team Elite squad.  

Loyal Taylor (2029, South Holland, Ill.) has a stronger and physical frame with some present strength and room to keep improving the frame moving forward. Taylor was able to put together some really loud swings on Friday. He has a clean move to contact, with a leg lift and stride into contact, showing feel to create jump off the barrel and impact it with real strength and juice. Taylor added 3 hits, including 2 doubles and a triple — on a 3-for-5 day. Taylor showed a real feel for the barrel and good strength off the barrel. 

Clayton Atchison (2029, Valparaiso, Ind.) had an absolutely exceptional day on both sides of the ball on Friday. The lean and athletic SS/RHP looked the part on both sides of the ball. Atchison put together a 3-hit game to close out Friday’s slate of games. He had two triples and was able to create space and get the barrel in the zone and stay there. He drove the ball well with good strength off the barrel, impacting it well. Atchison put together some really good swings. He also took to the mound in relief, working the 80-82 mph range. He had a more compact frame and a quick release, with a live arm. The fastball got on hitters quickly and produced some really uncomfortable swings. He also flashed a low-70s curveball in the mix, with good bite to it. Atchison threw 3 and â…“ innings, with no hits, no walks, and 4 punchouts in a dominant outing.  

Chase Boykin (2029, Chicago, Ill.) has an uber athletic and projectable frame, swinging it from the right side. He sets up with a spread base and deeper hands. He loads up deep and whips the hands to contact, with a good line drive approach, producing a good jump off the barrel. Boykin has a ton of hand speed and bat speed, with the feel to do damage. He produced a triple, with 2 RBI as well in a really quality game for the Chicago White Sox Ace on Friday.  

Paris Head (2029, Chicago, Ill.) has an uber athletic frame and build, with a ton of projectability. He has a good blend of athleticism and twitch throughout. He swung it from the right side and was able to pick up a couple of hits on Friday. He stays short to it, and creates good length working through the zone. He delivers the barrel with authority and is able to produce loud contact. Head has good defensive traits as well, looking the part at shortstop. The PG Select Festival alum took some really good hacks for the Chicago White Sox Ace squad on Friday.  

Xavier Alvarez (2029, Chicago, Ill.) toed the slab for the Chicago White Sox Ace on Friday and put together a good outing on the mound. He has a medium frame and build, with a clean, controlled, and repeatable delivery working down the slope. He has a clean arm action and repeated the release point time and time again. He worked from a higher, more over-the-top arm slot. Alvarez worked 75-79 mph on the fastball, spotting it up well. The pitch had some angle and run to it. He also showed a mid- to upper-60s breaking ball, with some 11-5 shape and depth to it. He snapped off the breaker well. Alvarez threw 3.0 innings, with no hits, with 1 walk, and 6 strikeouts, carving up the opposition.

Aiden Garcia (2029, Chicago, Ill.) toed the slab in relief for Alvarez. Garcia has an athletic and projectable build, and he has a controlled leg lift and a clean move down the slope. He showed some ability to drive and push working down the slope. He works from a higher, nearly over-the-top arm slot. Garcia worked 72-77 mph on the fastball, flashing some arm-side life and plane to it. He also flashed a mid-60s breaking ball with more lateral shape and some tilt to it. Garcia spotted up pitches, logging 2.0 innings of shutout ball to lock up the win. He allowed 1 hit, no walks, and punched out one opposing hitters along the way as well.  

Adam Wilk (2029, Oak Forest, Ill.) took the mound in relief for Hitters Black 2029. He has a lengthy frame and long levers throughout, with some athleticism throughout. He worked from a higher slot with a clean leg lift and move downhill with some drive and push off the back leg. He worked 74-79 mph on the fastball with some arm-side life and run to it. He had a quick outing in relief, throwing 1.0 inning, with one punchout, not allowing a hit, and walking no one. Wilk also had 2 hits on the day Friday. He turned hard, with an uphill path to impact the ball and drive it well. Wilk has projectable traits on both sides of the ball. 

Brady Williams (2029, Ocean View, N.J.) has a lean and compact frame, with projectable traits as he continues to fill out the frame moving forward. Williams has a simple right-handed stroke. He sets up with a wider base and deeper hands. He keeps the lower half quiet and is able to throw the barrel head well, impacting it with some hand speed and plenty of bat-to-ball skills. Williams did damage at the plate Friday, racking up 3 hits, including a double, plating a run as well. He swung it well for Hitters Black 2029, with top-of-the-order traits.  

Braxton Bruns (2029, Rochelle, Ill.) has an uber athletic frame and build, with some length throughout. He has continued room to keep filling out the frame moving forward as well. Bruns shined on both sides of the ball on Friday. He took to the mound and carved. He worked up to 82 mph on the fastball and was able to flash good arm-side life to it. He had a clean arm action with a live arm and good speed through release. He also showed a low-70s slider with high-tilt shape and depth to it. He threw 5.0 innings, allowing 1 hit, walking 3, and striking out 2 opposing hitters in a complete-game shut-out run-rule victory. Bruns also had a 3-for-6 day at the dish. Bruns had a clean leg lift and stride into contact. He threw the barrel head well, with a loose stroke and some barrel feel. Bruns has a projection that remains on both sides of the ball.  

Tommy Cavaliere (2029, La Grange Park, Ill.) has a really projectable 6-foot-2, 185-pound frame and build. He projects well with good athletic traits and present strength on the mound. He had a longer arm action with a clean release from a higher three-quarters arm slot. He showed good arm speed working through it. He worked 81-85 mph on the fastball for the most part in the outing, holding the velocity with some giddy up out of the hand. The pitch was able to overpower. He showed mostly fastballs early but showed a developing breaking ball in the 71-73 mph range, with developing traits. Cavaliere threw 4 and 2/3 innings, with 2 hits, 6 walks, and 7 strikeouts, allowing 1 earned run. He also swung it well at the plate, showing some strength off the barrel. He was shorter to it, with the feel to throw the hands to it and impact it well.  

Kody Anderson (2029, Troy, Ill.) has a lean, athletic, and projectable frame. He came on in relief for GBA DePew and was able to put together a good outing from the bullpen. Anderson worked up to 82 mph, working from a three-quarters arm action. The fastball had some life and run to the pitch. He showed a mid- to upper-60s breaking ball with developing shape and depth. Anderson threw 3.0 innings, allowing 4 hits, walking 3, and striking out 1 opposing hitters while allowing no runs.  

Riley Gozdziak (2029, Chicago, Ill.) handled the barrel really well on Friday, belting out the hits. He has a compact frame and build with a lean look. He swings it from the left side of the dish, with high hands and a big leg lift working into contact. He loads with a slight coil. Gozdziak takes the hands to contact quickly and is able to impact it well with some whip to the hands and the ability to impact. He drove the ball well and was able to live on the barrel each at-bat. Gozdziak added 4 hits on the day, including 2 triples, plating 3 runs for his team.   

Tournaments | Story | 1/27/2026

MLK East Scout Notes Recap

Perfect Game Staff
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‘28 OF Jakob Groeschel (OH) continues to impress with the bat on the circuit, picked up 2 2Bs in the first game today. Really athletic, went 4.4 on turn; easy to dream on all the traits. #MLKEast @PG_OhioValley pic.twitter.com/wOIwnGKnkg — Perfect Game Florida (@Florida_PG) January 17, 2026 2028 OF Jakob Groeschel (Springfield, Ohio) broke out at this event last year hitting a casual .909, and although he didn’t turn in quite the same performance, he hit a strong .462 with 4 extra-base hits, 5 walks, 5 bags and only struck out once. He’s a pretty dynamic athlete who can do a lot of things well, but the bat is the calling card as he just lives on the barrel and has no problem handling all kinds of pitching. It’s a simple swing, but he’s got fast hands and he can really impact the ball without being overly physical yet.  2030 RHP Michael Vazquez...
High School | Rankings | 3/17/2026

High School Top 50 Update: March 17

Tyler Russo
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We have another update to the National Top-50 after two weeks of even more games being played in the southern states along with seasons just starting to kick off across the country. We’re quickly approaching another stellar high school event, the NHSI in Cary, and with that will come even more movement in these rankings. St. John Bosco (CA) continues to hold firm at the No. 1 position after a 4-0 start to their season. Venice (FL) has been rolling throughout the early portion of the year and jumps up to No. 2 in the country. One of the biggest movers in this update is The Bennett School (TX) jumping from unranked to No. 8 in the country after beating a handful of top ranked programs to start the year. Some other big movers inside the top-10 are Barbe (LA), who jumps from No. 18 to No. 5 in this update as well as Aledo (TX) who jumps from No. 20 to No. 9. The rest of the top-10...
College | Story | 3/17/2026

College Players of the Week: March 17

Vincent Cervino
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March 17th Perfect Game/Player of the Week: Vahn Lackey, C, Georgia Tech The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (17-3) came into the season with the highest external expectations in decades based on the anticipation of their offensive potential. To this point they have not only met those lofty expectations, but twenty games in they may have exceeded them. While there are plenty of high-level prospects up and down the lineup, with all that star power Vahn Lackey has stood out. Sure to be one of the first catchers selected in this year’s MLB Draft with his comprehensive skillset, he projects well as an everyday backstop at the next level. However, his overall athleticism stands out as we saw this week when he had a game where he played every defensive position on the field except pitcher. At the plate over four games including a series victory at Clemson last week, he went 9 for 15, scoring...
College | Rankings | 3/16/2026

College Top 25: March 16

Vincent Cervino
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Collegiate Player Report Database As each week of the college baseball season passes, we continue to be entertained at an incredible level with high level drama at every turn.  Conference play is under way and the national landscape is starting to make a bit more sense.  The development and strength of individual players is on full-display and there continue to be upsets on occasion that sends the message no team can relax for one moment.  For the most part, the Top 10 remains unchanged with some reshuffling as No. 1 UCLA (17-2) holds on to the top spot with yet another perfect (4-0) week after sweeping Michigan.  The No. 2 Texas Longhorns (18-1) did drop their first game of the season in Game 1 of SEC play but won the series against Ole Miss and finished the week with a (3-1) record.  The Georgia Tech Yellowjackets (17-3) passed their first real road test of the...
Draft | Story | 3/13/2026

PG Draft: Under the Radar Preps

Tyler Henninger
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PG Draft: Under the Radar Preps As the spring season gets underway, the showcase circuit and early high-level tournaments have already provided our scouts with some intriguing first looks at this year’s crop of prospects. At the same time, we’ve been tracking the buzz among team evaluators, listening closely to the names that keep coming up in conversations and the players clubs are making sure they get eyes on this spring. Every year, a handful of prospects quietly slip beneath the radar during the fall and winter months, only to reemerge once the games start counting again. Sometimes it’s the result of a productive offseason in the weight room, a noticeable jump in velocity, or a step forward in skill development. Other times, it’s simply a player finally getting the opportunity and the stage to show what’s been building behind the scenes. The spring has a...
College | Rankings | 3/11/2026

DII/DIII/NAIA Rankings Update: March 11

Nick Herfordt
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Allendale Doesn't Rhyme With Knoxville or Danville. The Baseball Does. Meet the Three Coaches Turning Small College Programs Into National Contenders. There's something happening in small college baseball right now that doesn't get nearly enough attention. Three programs — separated by hundreds of miles and spread across three different governing bodies — are in the middle of the kind of rebuilds that make you wonder why anyone ever counted them out in the first place. One is in a Michigan lakeside college town. Two are in places that end in 'ville. All three have coaches who looked at a program and saw something nobody else did. The Perfect Game small school rankings noticed. You should too. See where Grand Valley State, Johnson U, Centre and the rest of the schools are positioned in the latest Perfect Game Top 25 Small School Rankings. NCAA DII For a generation of DII...
High School | General | 3/12/2026

High School Notebook: March 12

Steve Fiorindo
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College | Story | 3/10/2026

College Players of the Week: March 10

Vincent Cervino
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March 10 Perfect Game/Player of the Week:  Lorenzo Carrier, OF, Pitt  The Pitt Panthers (12-2) are off to one of the best starts in recent program history and their offense has performed as one of the best in the country.  For the season, they are averaging almost 12-runs per game and on their recent trip to the West Coast, Lorenzo Carrier went on the kind of hot streak that is hard to comprehend.  The 6-5/215 senior from Bear, DE was a one-man wrecking crew in their 4-wins last week, starting with the fact that he reached base safely in 17 of his 19 trips to the plate.  He collected 13 hits in 14 official at-bats, scoring 10 runs, with 4 walks, 2 triples, 4 home runs and he drove in an insane 19-runs.  Carrier has refined his approach, simplified his bat path and is creating massive power that has him putting up career numbers.  For the season, he is...
College | Rankings | 3/9/2026

College Top 25: March 9

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Collegiate Player Report Database While there will not be any new faces in this weeks Top 25, there is quite a bit of shakeup as the season, somehow, becomes even more unpredictable.  There were several teams in the poll that dropped weekend series and, in some cases, registered losing records in the last seven days.  There is sure to be more chaos this week as virtually every conference starts league play and the race for regular season titles begins.  The UCLA Bruins (13-2) remain No. 1 as their sizzling hot bats led the way to a perfect (4-0) week and they swept their first Big Ten series of the year.  As one of only two remaining undefeated teams in the nation, the Texas Longhorns (15-0) jump to No. 2 before they open SEC play this weekend in Austin.  No. 3 Georgia Tech and No. 4 Mississippi State both (14-2) hold their spots in the poll after both dropped a...
Press Release | Press Release | 3/7/2026

Debut: Contreras YouTube Feature

Perfect Game Staff
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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 DEBUTS NEW YOUTUBE FEATURE FOLLOWING JOSEPH CONTRERAS ON HISTORIC DAY BEFORE WBC   Behind-the-scenes access captures the youngest player in the World Baseball Classic preparing for the global stage   Sanford, Florida (Friday, March 6, 2026) - Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced the debut of a new original YouTube feature spotlighting right-handed pitcher Joseph Contreras, as PG cameras followed him throughout the day of his final high school start before departing to join Team Brazil in the World Baseball Classic.   The feature provides exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to one...
Softball | Softball Tournament | 3/4/2026

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Ashley Mears
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2026 Perfect Game March Madness February 27-March 1st Ashley Mears What a weekend at the Fun City Dome in Burlington, Iowa! The energy was electric from first pitch to final out towering home runs, edge-of-your-seat battles, dramatic comebacks, and extra-inning thrillers with some unpredictable endings, it was a great weekend all around. The Top Performers list welcomed some exciting new names, while seasoned seniors continued to cement their legacies, delivering standout performances week after week. For some, this may have been their final appearance on a Perfect Game stage, and they made sure it was unforgettable. In the 18u division a tough Nebraska Gold 319 Berning team outlasted the Southeast Iowa All Stars in the championship. In 16u the Top Gun 2028- Strange completed their weekend by beating the Iowa Aries 16U CE Fire Black. 18U The weekend’s Most Valuable Player award...
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