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By Jerry Shank
Maryland Scouting Director

With the summer season coming to an end and school starting in the not-to-distant future, PBR Maryland has updated the class of 2018 rankings. This update expands from the Top 10 to the Top 30 players after a busy summer in our relentless effort to find the baseball talent of the state and area.

No change at the top as teammates Austin Elliott (No. 1) and Zack Gelof (No.2) of Cape Henlopen HS both hold firm the top two spots in the rankings.  Elliott, a talented right-handed pitcher/outfielder made a name for himself this summer after reportedly pitching in the upper 80’s and topping out at 90 mph on the mound. Elliott pitches with some effort and shows a lot of projectability with his athletic frame and arm action. Gelof (Virginia commit) is another talented right-handed pitcher/infielder for Cape Henlopen who reached the mid-to-upper 80’s over the course of the summer. Both star players were key figures for Cape in their state championship appearance this year in the Delaware state playoffs.

New to the rankings at No. 3 is Bryce Greenly (video below) of Milford HS. Greenly commited to UVA this summer and displays plenty of athleticism and raw ability. He had a great showing in July at the Eastern Shore Showcase, being one of the breakout performers from the event as an outfielder.

Stephen Pelli of St. Mary’s sits in at No. 4 in our rankings. The right-handed pitcher was also in the upper 80’s over the summer with the Evoshield canes and had a nice showing as one of the top 2018’s in February at PBR Maryland’s first event, the Maryland Preseason ID.

Overall, pitching made its presence known in the top 10 of the 2018 rankings with seven of the top ten players (Elliot, Gelof, Greenly, Pelli, Tristan McDonough, JP Murphy, Tyler Shockley) either being a pitcher only or a two-way talent. 

Want to make your case for our state rankings? Sign up for an event today to ensure your status in the rankings in front of the PBR scouting staff. Here is a sneak peek at the top ten.

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Commitment
1	Austin Elliott	MD	Cape Henlopen (DE)	2018	RHP
2	Zack Gelof	MD	Cape Henlopen (DE)	2018	SS	Virginia
3	Bryce Greenly	MD	Milford (DE)	2018	OF	Virginia
4	Stephen Pelli	MD	St. Mary's	2018	RHP
5	Tristan McDonough	MD	Stephen Decatur	2018	RHP
6	JP Murphy	MD	Calvert Hall	2018	OF
7	Javon Fields	MD	Appoquinimink (DE)	2018	OF
8	Kody Milton	MD	Severna Park	2018	1B
9	Tyler Shockley	MD	James M. Bennett	2018	C
10	Zachary Adams	MD	Snow Hill	2018	SS

 

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