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By Greg Williams
Pennsylvania Director of Scouting

The 2017 Eastern PA Top Prospect Games are set to kick off with day one action on Tuesday, June 13.   Cooper Park, on the campus of Millersville University, will play host to three nine inning games on back-to-back days (June 13 & 14).  The Top Prospect Games have become the premier event of the summer for aspiring college prospects statewide and continue to grow in popularity every year.

For the second consecutive year the Top Prospect Games have been divided into two events at two locations for the summer of 2017. The Western PA Top Prospect Games will follow the Eastern PA event on June 18 and 19 at at Iron Horse Sports in Windber, PA.

To view rosters from Top Prospect Games over the previous five years and the more than 300 college commitments that have been made by prospects in attendance click on the following links.

2016 - Eastern PA Click Here / Western PA Click Here  
2015 - Click Here  
2014 - Click Here  
2013 - Click Here  
2012 - Click Here

Game THREE:  ROYAL Team vs. GREY Team (5:00 Pm)

Hughesville 2018 right-hander Zack Murray (Royal Team) and Downingtown West 2018 right-hander Kyle Laing will work the first three innings to open Game Three.  2019 RHP Andrew Kleppinger (Neshaminy) will work the middle three innings and 2018 lefty Donnie Faux (Tunkhannock) will work the final three innings for the Royal Team.

Berwick 2018 righty Jared Marshman will work innings 4-6 for the Grey Team with Downingtown East 2019 right-hander Josh Dormier woking the final three frames.

Prior to Game Three position players will take live batting practice on the field.  BP for both teams is scheduled to begin at 3:45 pm following player registration.

Royal Team	State	School	Class	Position	Notes
Blake Doherty	PA	New Hope-Solebury	2019	RHP - 6/14	Varsity rotation as a sophomore
Donnie Faux	PA	Tunkhannock	2018	LHP - 6/13	1-1 with a 1.62 ERA as a junior
Andrew Kleppinger	PA	Neshaminy	2019	RHP - 6/13	Sat upper 70s at PBR event in January
Zack Murray	PA	Hughesville	2018	RHP - 6/13	30 K in 34.1 IP as a junior
Alex Mykut	PA	Huntingdon Area	2018	RHP - 6/14	Helped lead HS team to state semifinals as junior
Jarod Bingaman	PA	Upper Dauphin Area	2018	SS/3B	.303 BA, 4 doubles, 2 triples, 1 HR as a junior
Nolan Bolton	PA	Christopher Dock	2019	3B/SS	2017 PBR Future Games Team Pennsylvania member
Connor Buggy	PA	Lower Dauphin	2018	C/IF	#65 in PA Class of 2018
Luke Cantwell	PA	Marple Newtown	2018	OF	Impressed at 2017 Preseason All-State Showcase
Matt Headley	PA	Bonner-Prendergast	2019	OF	.300 hitter as sophomore starter in Philly Catholic Leauge
Hunter Murry	PA	Elizabethtown Area	2019	C	Showed well at a pair of winter PBR events
Ben Myers	PA	Cumberland Valley	2019	OF/RHP	Athletic two-way prospect with projectable skill set
Jake Packer	PA	Wyoming Valley West	2018	C/1B	Physical RHH with athleticism to play multiple positions
Brandon Schaeffer	PA	Schuylkill Haven	2018	LHP/1B	9-1, 0.56 ERA, 101 K, 62 IP; .418, 6 doubles, 2 triples, 1 HR as a junior
Sam Wheeler	PA	Sayre Area	2018	2B/OF	6.93 runner hit .414 with 4 doubles and a triple as a junior
Grey Team	State	School	Class	Position	Notes
Josh Domeier	PA	Downingtown East	2019	RHP - 6/13	1-0, 3.17 ERA as a sophomore
Jared Marshman	PA	Berwick	2018	RHP - 6/13	67 K, 58.2 IP, 1.91 ERA
Dalton Moore	PA	Bethel Park	2019	RHP - 6/14	6-foot-3, 200-pound righty with upside
Zac Vittorelli	PA	Holy Ghost Prep	2018	RHP - 6/14	#91 in PA Class of 2018
Mike Becker	PA	Harriton	2019	3B/C	7.03 runner showed well at Underclass Preview in January
Ben Berger	PA	Central Bucks South	2018	OF	6.78 runner, .346 BA as junior
Trey Blair	PA	Haverford	2020	OF/2B	Every day starter as freshman
DJ Cesario	PA	Faith Christian	2018	SS/2B	.342 BA, 9 doubles, 17 RBI as a junior
Kyle Laing	PA	Downingtown West	2018	RHP/OF	Impressed with two-way skill set at Elite Prospect Showcase in November
Alex Lilja	PA	Northern York	2018	RHP/3B	1-0, 1.45 ERA, 17 K, 9.2 IP; .255 BA, 13 RBI as a junior
Owen McKeever	PA	Northern York	2018	SS/2B	.350, 5 doubles, 4 triples, 15 RBI as a junior
John McSweeney	PA	Central Bucks South	2018	OF	Displayed solid skill set at 2017 Preseason All-State Showcase
Trent Pierce	PA	Archbishop Carroll	2020	C/OF	.667 BA in limited opportunities at varsity level in Philly Catholic League
Luke Weigel	PA	Lampeter-Strasburg	2018	C/1B	Physical backstop hit .273 as a junior
Luke Zimmerman	PA	Marple Newtown	2018	1B/LHP	.333 BA, 10 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR; 2-1, 2.16 ERA as a junior

 

SCHEDULE:

June 13:
9:00am  Red Team vs. Black Team
1:00pm  Navy Team vs. White Team
5:00pm  Royal Team vs. Grey Team

June 14: 
9:00am  Red Team vs. Navy Team
1:00pm  Black Team vs. Royal Team
5:00pm  White Team vs. Grey Team

* Players report 90 minutes prior to game time each day
* Filmed live batting practice prior to each game on June 13
* 60-yard dash and defensive evaluations prior to each game on June 14