Prep Baseball Report

Eastern PA Top Prospect Games Preview: White Team



By Greg Williams
Pennsylvania / West Virginia Director of Scouting

The 2016 Eastern PA Top Prospect Games will take place on July 19 and 20 at La Salle University. 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 first time in five years the Top Prospect Games have been divided into two events at two locations for the summer of 2016. The Western PA Top Prospect Games preceded the Eastern PA event on June 14 and 15 at Seton Hill University.

To view rosters from the previous four years and the 202 college commitments that have been made by prospects in attendance click on the following links.

2015 PA Top Prospect Games (33 commitments)
2014 PA Top Prospect Games (66 commitments)
2013 PA Top Prospect Games (72 commitments)
2012 PA Top Prospect Games (31 commitments)

Over the course of the week we will take a closer look at each of the players on the rosters of the four teams that will participate. Today we conclude the process by previewing members of the White Team. CLICK HERE to view the complete roster for all prospects that will participate.

White Team ST School Class Position Ranking Notes
Taylor Rohrer PA Manheim Central 2018 LHP - 7/19
5-1 with a 2.73 ERA over 1st two years of high school career
Santino Nave' PA Roman Catholic 2017 RHP - 7/19 No. 105 in PA Mid-80s FB with solid command of slider, changeup mix
Tyler Burchett PA Red Lion Area 2018 RHP - 7/20 No. 8 in PA 6'4" righty sits in mid-80s with flashes of upper 80s velocity
Zach Boop PA Neshaminy 2017 RHP - 7/20 No. 35 in PA 6'4" righty sits in mid-80s with solid command of upper 70s CB & quality CH
Aidan Frye PA Springside Chestnut Hill 2018 RHP- 7/19 No. 47 in PA 6'0", 175-lb. righty sits mid-80s with the ability to reach back for more
Carson Gantz PA Northampton Area 2017 SS/OF
.305 hittter as a junior while striking out just one time on the season
Dale Houser PA Donegal 2018 SS/2B
6.79 runner, capable of playing multiple defensive positions
A.J. Palumbo PA Parkland 2018 RHP/SS
Two-way prospect posted 3.75 ERA in 18.2 innings of work as sophomore
Kyle Rhoads PA Cocalico 2019 SS/RHP
RHH with solid all-around skill set. Baseball smart, plays game hard
Ryan McSorley PA Lansdale Catholic 2017 SS/3B No. 139 in PA 6.80 runner capable of playing multiple defensive positions
Mark Seibert PA Holy Ghost Prep 2018 C/1B
Risiing junior has added 3 inches in past year
Joshua Tesarck PA Pennsbury 2018 C/1B
Physical 6'1", 190-pound backstop with present power (91 mph bat exit velocity)
Luke Weigel PA Lampeter-Strasburg 2018 C/1B
6'3", 210-pound RHH with raw power
Ryan Bealer PA North Penn 2018 OF
6.88 runner with short RH swing and solid defensive skills
Jack Dougherty PA The Shipley School 2017 RHP/OF
Two-way prospect with well-rounded skill set. 6.93 runner with heavy arm-side run to FB
Nick Krugh PA Seton-La Salle 2017 OF
6.96 runner. 6'2", RHH with solid defensive skills and a feel for the barrel
Dominic Bertone PA Garnet Valley 2017 OF/C
Physical 6-foot, 205-pound RHH. Shows capable defensive actions at two positions.


SCHEDULE:

July 19:
11:00am  Red Team vs. Black Team
  3:00pm  Blue Team vs. White Team

July 20: 
11:00am  Red Team vs. Blue Team
  3:00pm  Black Team vs. White Team

* Players report 90 minutes prior to game time each day
* Live batting practice with home-to-1B times prior to each game on July 19
* Defensive evaluations prior to each game on July 20

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