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Tournaments  | All-Tournament Team  | 12/21/2021

16u Tourney All-American Team

Drew Wesolowski     
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17u Tourney All-American Team

What a year for the ’23 class, as we have seen these young prospects grow right in front of our eyes. Many have added positive notes to their respective resumes, with some even making huge jumps in the rankings. Now, let’s dive into and highlight some of the most impressive performances of the year as we nominate those who have stood out from a statistical standpoint.



Of the 62 names mentioned, they have accumulated just shy of 400 All-Tournament Team awards. Some were in the double digits with Tate McKee, Cristopher Morales, Luke Dotson, Chris Billingsley, Logan Bryson, Jacob Haley, Frankie Kern, and Grayson Baldovin all reaching that mark. Haley and Kern both led the pack with 13 All-Tournament Team accolades this year. If you peek down at some stats, the numbers are outrageous. Not a single hitter on either the first or second team dipped below an average of .325. The arms were also on full display this year as we saw some guys make big velocity jumps and really start to impose their will on hitters.  Out of the 29 pitchers mentioned, they combined for 1,789 punchouts. 

The story of the year could be easily filled in by Kevin McGonigle. He had huge performances all summer and somehow ended up even having a stronger fall. McGonigle hit .479 on the year with an OPS of 1.442. This fall, he received MVP of WWBA Underclass World Championship and the very next week, he hit .429 in Jupiter and received All-Tournament honors again. He also shot up in the rankings and is shaping up to be a high-level draft prospect come next season.

Pitcher of the Year was none other than Chance Mako of the South Charlotte Panthers. The right-hander was electric this summer as he dominated some of the best bats in the country. The NC State commit wasn’t done, as his fall performance was one to remember. He made a start in the playoffs at the WWBA Underclass World Championship and put on a show. In 6 innings pitched, he struck out 16 without walking a batter or giving up a hit. His performance ended up earning him the MV-Pitcher award and was the cherry on top to a phenomenal year.

Player of the Year: Kevin McGonigle

Pitcher of the Year: Chance Mako

With that being said, let’s take a deeper dive into some of the top performers of the year.


First-Team Hitters

Pos. Player State Travel Team PA H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG OPS ATT
1B Pete Craska PA ECB  214 59 16 2 16 75 0.335 1.156 9
1B Zach Wadas AZ Canes 146 40 14 3 3 34 0.342 1.035 5
3B Edward Phelps III GA GBSA 174 61 8 9 4 38 0.418 1.178 9
3B  Aidan Miller  FL Top Tier Roos 100 35 8 2 6 28 0.395 1.21 3
MIF Kevin McGonigle PA Canes 115 46 10 7 5 29 0.479 1.442 6
MIF Arjun Nimmala FL Ostingers 177 62 20 4 2 37 0.416 1.141 8
MIF Yahil Melendez PR Legends 158 43 17 1 5 35 0.341 1.079 7
MIF AJ Ewing OH Cincinatti Spikes  157 57 12 4 3 33 0.452 1.227 5
MIF Colin Houck GA Ninth Inning Royals 95 35 7 6 3 22 0.443 1.303 6
OF Drew Burress GA 5 Star Burress 213 58 18 3 9 46 0.337 1.096 6
OF Gavin Grahovac CA TB SoCal 57 17 2 2 1 17 0.37 1.039 1
OF Walker Jenkins NC South Charlotte Panthers 98 30 9 0 5 32 0.417 1.311 5
OF AJ Gracia  NJ Artillery 57 13 3 2 1 11 0.351 1.148 2
OF  Maxwell Clark  IN Indiana Bulls 68 22 4 2 1 14 0.423 1.179 3
C Ryder Helfrick CA Alpha Prime 120 40 5 1 6 31 0.396 1.094 5
C Stone Lawless AL Knights Baseball 49 22 5 1 1 14 0.564 1.474 2
UTL  MJ Seo TX Premier Baseball  114 35 7 0 2 13 0.402 1.087 8


First-Team Pitchers

Pos. Player State Travel Team W L IP  H SO WHIP ATT
RHP Tate McKee GA ECB 2 0 57.1 24 90 0.68 10
RHP Cristopher Morales PR Figs Baseball Upperclass 2 1 65.2 47 88 0.88 11
LHP Jacob Gomberg FL Canes 0 1 46.1 21 77 1.36 4
RHP Cameron Flukey NJ Baseball Performance Center 5 0 43 24 76 0.98 6
RHP Cade Cosper GA Canes 3 2 62.1 50 68 1.06 8
LHP Luke Dotson GA ECB 1 0 38.2 27 67 1.14 11
RHP Dylan McCarthy VT East Cobb Prime 5 2 55.1 47 67 1.36 9
RHP Brady Smith TN eXposure 2 0 42 24 66 0.93 8
LHP Griffin Graves TN Team Georgia National 0 0 38.2 31 66 1.27 5
RHP Tai Peete GA Homeplate Chilidogs o 2 40.1 22 62 1.09 9
RHP James Hays GA 5 Star Burress 1 1 17 7 26 0.88 4
RHP Chance Mako NC South Charlotte Panthers 0 0 18.1 6 34 0.87 2
RHP Landon Stump CA Alpha Prime 0 0 14.2 7 19 0.89 3
LHP Tucker Holland NC Canes National 1 0 28 17 39 0.89 6
RHP Aidan Keenan CA Alpha Prime 1 0 25.2 10 44 0.7 4
RHP Liam Peterson  FL Top Tier Roos 0 0 30.1 11 50 1.09 4


Second-Team Hitters

Pos. Player State Travel Team PA H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG OPS  ATT
1B Zaine Toneske NJ Long Island Body Armor Titans 145 44 9 2 7 40 0.393 1.193 7
1B Adam Katz TX FTB Tucci 92 34 8 0 3 26 0.472 1.28 8
3B Reid Harvey GA 5 Star Burress 103 32 5 1 8 41 0.344 1.075 6
3B Daniel Cuvet FL Elite Squad 118 38 11 1 7 37 0.384 1.21 5
MIF Jackson Morgan FL Georgia Bombers 143 42 15 4 3 30 0.372 1.158 5
MIF Luke Bohonek IA Iowa Select 65 23 1 2 3 9 0.479 1.371 5
MIF Nicholas Spaventa NJ SJ Young Guns 41 21 7 0 2 14 0.538 1.433 3
MIF Samuel Fischer FL Team X 63 25 7 1 0 9 0.521 1.327 4
MIF Pierce Bouwman NC C35 Baseball 115 40 11 1 3 43 0.444 1.219 7
OF Jet Gilliam NV GBG Vegas 91 25 8 3 0 15 0.329 0.942 2
OF Keondre Fields MS BPA  45 19 4 1 1 15 0.404 1.141 2
OF Tryston McCladdie GA xtreme Xposure 47 18 4 3 0 13 0.474 1.29 4
OF Ethan Belk SC Charlotte Megastars 58 22 3 2 3 11 0.478 1.412 3
OF Grayson Baldovin GA East Cobb Astros 200 60 8 5 3 47 0.448 1.264 12
C Carson Royal GA East Cobb Prime 117 47 8 1 1 39 0.485 1.183 8
C Campbell Smithwick MS Canes National 95 23 5 1 2 16 0.343 1.074 2


Second-Team Pitchers

Pos. Player State Travek Team W L IP H SO Whip ATT
LHP Brady Louck IL Reds Scout Team 0 0 23 5 47 0.52 6
LHP Freddy Noel Beruvides Jr. FL Resmondo 0 0 32.2 24 48 1.04 4
RHP  Chris Billingsley AL Top Gun Alabama 1 1 62.2 38 98 1.07 12
RHP  Thomas O'Neill NY Team Fransicso Notorious 9 4 2 68.2 55 85 1.12 9
RHP  Greyson Madonia GA Hitters Park Hurricanes 3 3 57.2 53 80 1.32 6
RHP  Logan Bryson GA East Cobb Prime 7 1 62.2 42 69 1.23 12
RHP  Michael Bollinger FL Phillies Scout Team 2 0 40.1 10 67 0.47 7
RHP  Santiago Blanco Montes FL Knights Knation/Dodgers Scout 0 0 49 49 63 1.57 3
RHP  Jacob Haley AL VBA Vegas Gold 1 0 43.2 32 95 1.49 13
RHP  Adan Longoria FL Ostingers  2 1 48.1 30 67 0.95 9
RHP  Derek Schaefer AZ USA Prime 1 0 29.1 15 36 0.72 5
RHP  Frankie Kern NJ East Coast Ghost 1 3 56.2 47 64 1.29 13
RHP  Cole Schoenwetter CA Trosky  0 0 15.2 10 30 1.34 1

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