On Deck: 2018 Preseason All-State Roster Preview

February 7, 2018
Dylan Hefflinger
PBR Ohio Editor in Chief

On Deck: 2018 Preseason

All-State Roster Preview

The second annual Preseason All-State features some of the top committed and uncommitted prospects in the state. With Preseason All-State, we look to provide top college and MLB scouts with a chance to see where the top prospects in the state stand before the start of the spring high school season as well as before the MLB draft in June.

To view the full roster and schedule, please click here.

Uncommitted Prospects

Although most of the participants are committed, there are still a couple of prospects participating that are still looking for the right spot at the next level. The two uncommitted prospects are Morgan Colopy (2019 OF) and Jace Middleton (2021 RHP/OF).

The Position Prospects

The position prospects show a various range of skills that could prove beneficial for a college program. Here's a list of the committed position prospects who will be participating: Cole Andrews (2018 C), Leighton Banjoff (2019 OF), Jared Burick (2018 OF), Ryan Callahan (2019 OF), Nolan Clegg (2018 OF), Zach Dezenzo (2018 SS), Marcus Ernst (2018 SS), Jack Frank (2019 OF), Greg Gilbert (2018 SS), Garret Gray (2019 C), Brian Hama (2018 SS), Michael Holdsworth (2019 SS), Kyle Jackson (2020 SS), Caden Kaiser (2019 OF), Nathan Karaffa (2019 SS), Stephen Krause (2018 1B), Griffin Merritt (2018 1B), Mark Mohnickey (2018 C), Mitchell Okuley (2019 OF), Zade Richardson (2018 C), Sammy Sass (2019 C), Mitchell Smith (2018 C), Jordan Stevens (2020 OF), Ryan Thompson (2018 OF), Evan Urich (2020 C) and Joey Velazquez (2019 OF).

The top-ranked position prospect attending is the No. 1 prospect in the 2019 class Joey Velazquez. Here is a quick snapshot on the outfielder.

Joey Velazquez OF / LHP / Desales, OH / 2019

Rankings StateRank: 1 / POS: 1 OverallRank: 76 / POS: 13

Two-Way Prospects

Scouts at all levels always look for prospects that are able to do multiple things well. Here is a list of all the two-way prospects who will be showing off their skills in a multitude of ways:
***** Click on name to view full profile

The Arms

The pitching prospects in the state show some outstanding stuff from both the right and left side. At the PSA, we look to showcase many of the top arms in the state. Here's a list of some of the top committed pitching prospects who will be participating: Calvin Bickerstaff (2020 RHP), Matthew Brosky (2018 RHP), Jacob Greer (2018 RHP), Tyler Hays (2019 RHP), Tyler Kean (2019 RHP), Jay Luikart (2019 LHP), Ethan McCarty (2018 RHP), Mitchel Megias (2018 RHP), Jackson Miller (2018 RHP), Cole Niekamp (2018 RHP), Yianni Skeriotis (2019 RHP), Sam Wirsing (2018 RHP).

Blast From The Past - A Look Back At The 2017 Preseason All-State

To view articles from the 2017 event, please click below:

To view the full list of participating players in 2017, please click here. Around 50 players have committed from last year's event, including many to Division 1 universities as seen below:

**** List of each of the Division 1 commits from 2017

Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Commitment
Andrew Abrahamowicz	OH	Elyria Catholic	2017	RHP	Nebraska
Cole Andrews	OH	Bishop Watterson	2018	C	Miami (OH)
Jase Bowen	OH	Central Catholic	2019	SS	Notre Dame
Juan Broom	OH	Willoughby South	2017	RHP	Ohio State
Nolan Clegg	OH	Toronto	2018	OF	Ohio State
Trevor Damron	OH	Firelands	2017	LHP	Coastal Carolina
Peyton Deats	OH	Tiffin Calvert	2017	LHP	Kent State
Zach Dezenzo	OH	Marlington	2018	SS	Ohio State
Vince Donato	OH	Mayfield	2017	1B	Youngstown State
Damon Dues	OH	Vandalia-Butler	2017	SS	Wright State
Justyn Eichbaum	OH	Tippecanoe	2017	OF	Campbell
Marcus Ernst	OH	Dublin Coffman	2018	SS	Ohio State
Keegan Fish	OH	Lakota West	2018	C	Ohio State
AJ Fritz	OH	Lebanon	2018	OF	Evansville
Treyben Funderburg	OH	Beavercreek	2017	SS	Ohio
Greg Gilbert	OH	St. Francis DeSales	2018	SS	Butler
Tyler Hays	OH	Copley	2018	RHP	Bowling Green State
Nick Hoffmann	OH	Centerville	2019	RHP	Clemson
Caden Kaiser	OH	Olentangy	2019	OF	Ohio State
Jacob Kates	OH	Lakota West	2017	3B	High Point
Michael Kirian	OH	New Riegel	2017	LHP	Louisville
Stephen Krause	OH	Wilmington	2018	1B	Miami (OH)
Aaron Levy	OH	Princeton	2017	SS	Ohio
Casey Maniglia	OH	Solon	2018	OF	North Carolina
Brock Mathis	OH	Fairfield	2017	C	Louisiana State
Ethan McCarty	OH	Edgewood	2018	RHP	Ball State
Justin McConnell	OH	Springboro	2017	SS	Wright State
Ryan McCurry	OH	Solon	2018	OF	Indiana
Devan Nail	OH	Elyria	2018	SS	Kent State
Nicholas Northcut	OH	Mason	2018	3B	Vanderbilt
Drew Reckart	OH	Edgewood	2017	SS	Dayton
Collin Romel	OH	Olmsted Falls	2017	LHP	Kent State
Jake Ruby	OH	Bishop Hartley	2017	OF	Ohio State
Daniel Rutherford	OH	Dawson-Bryant	2017	LHP	West Virginia State
Cade Rybolt	OH	Springfield Shawnee	2017	RHP	Dayton
Sammy Sass	OH	Upper Arlington	2019	C	Wright State
Colin Sells	OH	Bloom Carroll	2018	RHP	Ohio
Mitchell Smith	OH	Pickerington North	2018	C	Ohio State
Ryan Strittmather	OH	Elyria Catholic	2018	2B	Ohio
Cameron Swanger	OH	Moeller	2018	1B	Missouri
Cristian Tejada	OH	Twinsburg	2017	2B	Miami (OH)
Joey Velazquez	OH	Desales	2019	OF	Ohio State
Tyler Wardwell	OH	La Salle	2017	SS	Duke
Sam Wilson	OH	Dublin Jerome	2017	RHP	Marshall
Sam Wirsing	OH	Madeira	2018	RHP	Wright State
Jackson Wolf	OH	Gahanna Lincoln	2017	LHP	West Virginia

On Deck: 2018 Preseason All-State Roster Preview