Prep Baseball Report

Eastern PA Top Prospect Games: Live Blog



By Greg Williams
Pennsylvania Director of Scouting

The 2017 Eastern PA Top Prospect Games will showcase 80 players from three states over two days. The format includes live batting practice preceding three nine inning games on June 13 with three more games preceded by the 60-yard dash and defensive evaluations on June 14.

We will be live blogging updates of showcase and game action both days.  For additional highlights make sure to also follow us at:

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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

GAME ONE (9:00am)

- BP round complete for Game One. 2018 3B/OF Hunter Hall (Oxford Area) turns in top bat exit velocity at 101 mph.

- Hall registers games first extra base hit with a ringing double to left.

- 2018 RHP Blaise Sclafani (Souderton Area), a UMASS-Lowell commit works three strong innings with 5 strikeouts siting 82-85 with a solid slider at 72-74.

- 2018 RHP Drew Britt (Downingtown West) works three innings sitting 82-85 with 6 strikeouts.  Slider at 72-74.

- 2018 RHP Ryan Miller (Fleetwood Area) works 3 innings sitting 84-86 with a 73-75 mph curveball 

- 2018 RHP Austin Odell (Bishop Shanahan) works 2 innings sitting 84-85 with a curveball at 74-75 and a 75 mph changeup.

- 2018 RHP Danny Kirwin  (North Penn) works 3 innings at 82-84 with a curveball at 69-72

- 2018 RHP Josh Kerns (Spring Mills, WV) works 3 innings at 79-81 with solid slider at 69-71.

Hitting stars from Game One- 2018 C/IF Tommy Bramley (Lower Dauphin) - 2-4, BB, 3B

- 2018 SS/RHP Bren Taylor (Eastern York) - 2-4
- 2018 3B/OF Hunter Hall (Oxford Area) - 2-4, 2B
- 2018 OF Ian Tracy (West Chester Henderson) - 3-4
- 2018 1B Justin Byler (Warwick) - 3-4
- 2019 OF/RHP Brendan O'Donnell (Great Valley) - 3-4, 2B, 3B

GAME TWO (1:00PM)

- BP round complete for Game Two. 2019 OF/RHP Austin Bradbury (Cedar Cliff) tuns in top bat exit velocity at 92 mph.

- 2019 LHP Aaron Groller  (Souderton Area) works three scoreless innings with six strikeouts sitting 81-82 with a changeup at 71-71 and a 74-76 mph changeup.

- 2018 RHP Brandon Walters (Central York) sat 80-83 with a curveball at 70-72 and a 70 mph changeup.  He struck out three and did not allow a run.

- 2018 LHP Tyler Wright (Coatesville Area) worked three scoreless innnings with four strikeouts sitting 74-77 with a curveball at 65-67 and a changeup at 68-71.

- 2018 LHP Tyler Stabley (Red Lion Area) faced one over the minimum in three innings of work sitting 77-78 with a 61 mph curveball, a 71 mph slider and a changeup at 67-70.

- 2018 LHP Adam Maser (Ephrata) worked three scoreless innings sitting 77-78 with a 69 mph slider and a 60 mph curveball.  

- 2019 RHP Curtis Freyermuth (Cochranton) sat 80-83 with a 67-69 mph curveball.

Hitting stars from Game Two

- 2019 LHP/1B Aaron Groller (Souderton Area) - 2-4, 2B
- 2019 C Adam Retzbach (Lakeland) - 2-3

Game Three (5:00PM)

- BP round complete for Game Three. 2018 1B/LHP Luke Zimmerman (Marple Newtown) turns in top bat exit velocity at 99 mph.

- 2018 OF/RHP Kyle Laing  (Downingtown West) sat 80-83 threw three scoreless innings with five strikeouts. 

- 2018 RHP Jared Marshman (Berwick) struck out three in three scoreless innings sitting 81-83 with a sharp 70 mph curveball.

- 2019 RHP Josh Domeier (Downingtown East) sat 80-81 allowing just one hit in three innings of work. 

- 2018 RHP Zack Murray (Hughesville) sat 74-75 with a 65 mph curveball.

- 2019 RHP Andrew Kleppinger (Neshaminy) sat 74-77 with a 70 mph curveball.

- 2018 LHP Donnie Faux (Tunkhannock) sat 67-68 allowing three hits and no runs over three innings.

Hitting stars from Game Two

- 2018 C/1B Jake Packer (Wyoming Valley West) - 1-3, 3B
- 2018 SS/2B DJ Cesario (Faith Christian Academy) - 2-4, 2B
- 2018 RHP/3B Alex Lilja (Northern York) - 2-3, 2B
- 2018 1B/LHP Luke Zimmerman (Marple Newtown) - 2-3, two 2B