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PG Series  | PG Series Classic | 7/29/2019

Freshman PG Series Quick Hits

Parker Fronk
Photo: Riley Stanford (Perfect Game)

Gilbert Saunders III (2022, Gilbertsville, Pa.) started on the mound for Northeast and showed some overpowering stuff. Saunders had a short outing, only throwing one inning, but he struck out the side. His fastball was up to 87 mph and had some arm-side run. When he was ahead of the count he liked to go to his 11-to-5 breaking curveball at 73 mph. His curveball was his strikeout pitch and hitters were swinging and missing at it during his outing. Saunders has a big frame at 6-foot-3, 220-pounds and has good strength in his lower half. Saunders was able to throw a lot of strikes and keep hitters off balance going with his off-speed for his strikeouts.



Starting on the mound for Central on Monday was righthander Gabriel Rodriguez (2022, Thornton, Colo.). Rodriguez threw a lot of strikes as he pitched to contact and let his defense work behind him. His fastball was 83-84 mph and pounded the zone with it. He also has a curveball at 75 mph and elicited a lot of weak contact when he threw it. He was able to throw both of his pitches to both sides of the plate, which kept hitters off balance. He controlled the pace of the game as he threw 3 1/3 innings while not giving up a run and striking out two.



Coming out of the ‘pen and reliving Rodriguez was Nicolas Yard (2022, Erie, Colo.). He threw strikes right out of the gate and went right at hitters. His fastball was overpowering at 88 mph as he threw it all over the zone. Yard has a very fluid arm action and makes 88 look easy. Yard is 6-feet, 170-pounds and has plenty of room to fill into his body. Yard threw two innings allowing only one hit and striking out four. Also at the plate he went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run scored.

Lefthanded pitcher Shane Thorson (2022, Zebulon, N.C.) started on the mound for Coastal on Monday. Thorson was dominant as he had his fastball up to 84 mph which had good natural lefty movement to it. He also has a tight-breaking curveball that made hitters look silly. He pounded the zone throwing a lot of strikes and going right at hitters. Thorson is 5-foot-11, 170-pounds and has plenty of room to continue to grow and get stronger. Thorson threw 1 1/3 innings not allowing a hit and striking out three.



The biggest standout on Monday was righthander for Southeast, Riley Stanford (2022, Gainesville, Ga.). Stanford did it both offensively and on the mound on Monday, but heads really turned once he stepped on the mound. He had his fastball up to 95 mph and was sitting 91-93. His fastball was very heavy as every pitch resulted in weak contact when it was put in play. His fastball was absolutely overpowering as hitters looked scared when they stepped in the box. His slider has sharp break when he keeps it down in the zone at 77 mph. His changeup was also very effective at 84 mph as it had very good movement to it. At 6-foot-4, Stanford is very long and lengthy and shows very good athleticism on the field. He threw two innings and struck out six while not allowing an earned run. Also at the plate he went 2-for-5 with a double and some loud outs.

First baseman for South on Monday was Jalen Seward (2022, Albuquerque, N.M.). He looked very good at the plate finding consistent barrels in every at-bat. He has very quick hands through the zone and has good extension through the baseball which allows him to elevate balls into the gaps. Seward has an open stance with calm hands as he looks for pitches early in counts to hit hard. Seward handled velocity very well and let his hands work through the zone. Seward, at 6-foot-4, 210-pounds, showed good athleticism at both first base and third base. Seward went 3-for-4 on the day with two towering doubles, two RBI and one run scored.



Starting on the mound for Northeast was righthander Matthew Grabmann (2022, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada). Grabmann ran his fastball up to 90 mph and it had some great life to it. His fastball had good run to it as he would throw it in to hitters jamming them and then throw it away also getting called strikes as it would run back over the plate to righties. He also has a tight 12-to-6 curveball that elicited a lot of swing and misses. Grabmann worked very fast and he controlled the pace of the game. He has a high leg kick and loads well onto his back hip and explodes down the mound. Grabmann threw four innings allowing only two hits and striking out seven.



On the bump for Deep South was starting pitcher Yoel Tejeda Jr (2022, Davie Fla.). Tejada threw 2 1/3 innings not allowing and earned run and striking out three. Tejeda has a long and lengthy frame at 6-foot-6, 195-pounds and he also shows good athleticism. His fastball, which had very good arm-side run, was up to 87 mph while he was sitting 83-84. Tejeda, who is committed to the University of Florida, works quick and also works on both sides of the plate keeping hitters off balance. He also showed a curveball at 71 mph and a changeup that he liked to throw in any count at 77 mph. Tejeda will be a player to keep your eyes on over the next couple of years.

– Parker Fronk
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PG Series | PG Series Classic | 8/2/2019

Deep South captures Series

Autumn Jones
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – A gloomy Friday afternoon in Fort Myers unified more than merely individuals contesting collectively, but two talented Freshmen teams that displayed a great deal of sportsmanship. Deep South slid past Puerto Rico in the title game of the Freshman PG Series Classic, 5-1. Considering their rough start in pool play, going 0-3, Deep South came out relentless in the playoffs defeating opponents in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds and closed the feat with a championship victory against Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico was up first on the board in the bottom of the first scoring their single run in the game that came from Jose Torres Rivera (2022, Puerto Rico).  Deep South doubled that shortly after in the top of the second with runs scored by Yoel Tejeda Jr (2022, Davie, Fla.) and Xavier Vergne (2022, Miramar, Fla.). Tejeda Jr and Vergne each went 2-for-3 in the game...
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PG Hires Nuovo-Golden in South Carolina

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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 SOFTBALL EXPANDS REGIONAL TOURNAMENT OPERATIONS WITH KEY HIRE IN SOUTH CAROLINA   Greenville, South Carolina (Monday, August 31, 2026) - Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced an addition to its Southeast tournament operations team with the hiring of Michelle Nuovo-Golden as Operations Director.   In her role, Nuovo-Golden will oversee regional venue management, team relations and event logistics across South Carolina focusing on expanding Perfect Game’s fastpitch footprint within the core markets which include Columbia, Lexington, Greenville, Anderson and the surrounding regions.   Nuovo-Golden transitions to...
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Draft | Rankings | 8/28/2026

2027 MLB Draft Board

Tyler Henninger
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The 2026 MLB Draft is official in the books as those players have been signed and have begun their pro career. That means it is time to turn the page and dive into the 2027 class. This class features an intriguing mix of arms both from the prep and college ranks, along with an enticing position player pool. Today, we unveil our first 2027 MLB Draft Board, ranking the Top-100 prospects in the class. There is still plenty of time for new names to emerge and established ones to rise or fall, but here is where things stand as we begin this cycle.  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 Gavin Kelly C C/UTL R-R West Virginia Presto PA 5 Tomas Valincius C LHP L-L Mississippi State Lockport IL 6 Malachi Butler H SS L-R...
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Joey Cohen
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Year in and year out when the best young talent from across the country is packed into one national-level event the arms tend to win the week. That feels especially true in today’s amateur game where velocity, pitch design and high-level training in general are being introduced earlier than ever, allowing young pitchers to develop impactful stuff at a faster rate than younger hitters can consistently catch up to it. The Underclass Area Code Games are no exception and this year there was no shortage of arms that made you stop and take notice. Narrowing it down to 10 was difficult, but I focused on the pitchers who either displayed starter-type traits, brought something genuinely different from a delivery standpoint whether it was slot, height, crossfire or deception or simply possessed an outlier element of stuff that separated them from the pack. These are the 10 arms that stood...
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Tyler Henninger
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2026 MLB Draft Report Cards: AL East

Tyler Henninger
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Steve Fiorindo
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2027 Draft Preview: Collegiate RHP

Ryan Miller
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2027 MLB Draft Profile Preview: College Right-Handed Pitchers  Throughout the 2027 draft cycle, I’ll be breaking down different demographics in the class. Today we begin with collegiate right-handed pitching, a strong group that is headlined by a legitimate 1-1 candidate in Dax Whitney. Most of the group is made up of high-quality power four arms, with a handful of mid-major arms mixed in. Below are the top college right-handers in the 2027 class:  Dax Whitney (@BeaverBaseball) showed LOUD stuff. FB up to 100, cruised at 95-98. Pair of plus secondaries. CB at 77-79 (2923) with sharp, 12-6 action. Firm SL at 89-91 (2714) with bite. Flashed fading CH at 87-88 (1425). Ranked No. 1 on the ‘27 board @PG_Draft So./‘27 elig. pic.twitter.com/9PNbjJ53Zo — PG College Baseball (@PGCollegeBall) February 13, 2026 Dax Whitney, Oregon State  Whitney has maintained...
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Brotherly Love Inspires Carter Hadnot

Jim Salisbury
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Perfect Game & Delano Partner Up

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Tyler Henninger
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