Prep Baseball Report

2018 Top Prospect Games - Top Performers


Andrew MacLean
PBR Alberta Director of Scouting

The inaugural PBR Alberta Top Prospect Games took place in St. Albert this past Friday where 42 players participated in the event that featured 2019, 2020, and 2021’s. The prospects were taken through a typical showcase workout in the morning followed by a simulated 9 inning game throughout the afternoon. There were many defensive highlights, solid pitching performances along with several exciting uncommitted guys who had good days at the plate. Here we breakdown the top performers of the day by category.

In the coming weeks, we will be adding and updating profiles for each of the players in attendance, including complete analysis and video.

Interested in attending a PBR Alberta event? Check out our schedule by clicking here.

For now, please take a look at the statistical results from the event by clicking here.

Alberta Insider: 2018 Top Prospect Games - Top Performers

BEST FASTBALL

  • Brayden Cust, RHP/OF, Prospects Academy, 2019
  • Jared Arnold, RHP/OF, Vauxhall Academy, 2019
  • Logan Blumhagen, LHP, Prospects Academy, 2019

BEST CURVEBALL

  • Brayden Cust, RHP/OF, Prospects Academy, 2019
  • Reece Keller, RHP, Vauxhall Academy, 2020
  • Liam Froment, LHP, Prospects Academy, 2019

BEST CHANGEUP

  • Logan Blumhagen, LHP, Prospects Academy, 2019
  • Brady Kobitowich, RHP, Prospects Academy, 2020
  • Brayden Cust, RHP/OF, Prospects Academy, 2019

BEST THREE-PITCH MIX

  • Brayden Cust, RHP/OF, Prospects Academy, 2019
  • Liam Froment, LHP, Prospects Academy, 2019
  • Logan Blumhagen, LHP, Prospects Academy, 2019

MOST PROJECTABLE

  • Ayden Makarus, C, Okotoks Dawgs, 2019
  • Cesar Valero, INF, Okotoks Dawgs, 2019
  • Brayden Cust, RHP/OF, Prospects Academy, 2019

BEST BEHIND THE PLATE

  • Ayden Makarus, C, Okotoks Dawgs, 2019
  • Ben Prediger, C, Calgary Junior Dinos, 2019
  • Kaden Zarowny, C, Okotoks Dawgs, 2020

BEST ARM IN THE OUTFIELD

  • Brayden Cust, RHP/OF, Prospects Academy, 2019
  • Jared Arnold, RHP/OF, Vauxhall Academy, 2019
  • Matt Dobberthien, OF/RHP, Okotoks Dawgs, 2019

BEST HANDS IN THE INFIELD

  • Willy Diaz, INF/OF, Parkland Twins, 2019
  • Dawson Elliott, INF, Lights Academy, 2019
  • Michael Brisson, INF, Prospects Academy, 2019

MOST RAW POWER

  • Ayden Makarus, C, Okotoks Dawgs, 2019
  • Cesar Valero, INF, Okotoks Dawgs, 2019
  • Willy Diaz, INF/OF, Parkland Twins, 2019

BEST SWING

  • Cesar Valero, INF, Okotoks Dawgs, 2019
  • Brayden Cust, RHP/OF, Prospects Academy, 2019

FASTEST RUNNER

  • Dillon Poschenrieder, OF, Badlands Academy, 2019
  • Willy Diaz, INF/OF, Parkland Twins, 2019
  • Brayden Cust, RHP/OF, Prospects Academy, 2019

DON’T SLEEP ON

  • Dymitri Pavlove, OF/INF, Calgary Babe Ruth, 2019
  • Dawson Elliott, INF, Lights Academy, 2019
  • Diego Lange, INF, Calgary Junior Dinos, 2019

MOST TOOLS

  • Willy Diaz, INF/OF, Parkland Twins, 2019
  • Cesar Valero, INF, Okotoks Dawgs, 2019
  • Ayden Makarus, C, Okotoks Dawgs, 2019
  • Brayden Cust, RHP/OF, Prospects Academy, 2019

UP AND COMING

  • Reece Keller, RHP, Vauxhall Academy, 2020
  • Jackson Moffat, INF, Prospects Academy, 2020
  • Brady Kobitowich, RHP, Prospects Academy, 2020
  • Kaden Zarowny, C, Okotoks Dawgs, 2020

BEST SURPRISE

  • Aiden Newton, RHP, Calgary Cubs, 2021
  • Matthew Kohle, RHP/OF, 2018, Red Deer Braves