NCAA Division I Preview: Pennsylvania Impact
February 19, 2016
By Jacob Gill
Pennsylvania Assistant Director of Scouting
It's Opening Day for NCAA Division I baseball and there is no shortage of Pennsylvania products who will get an opportunity to have a major impact on the national scene. Using season preview materials from D1Baseball.com, below is a rundown of Keystone Staters receiving pre-season accolades and playing for some of the nation's elite programs.
Preseason All-Americans
Louisville sophomore 1B/LHP Brendan McKay (Blackhawk) was tabbed a 1st-team All-America as a utility player . The National Freshman of the Year wasted no time putting his two-way abilities on display, seamlessly adjusting to the level of competition on the mound (1.77 ERA, 9-3, 96.2 IP, 53 H, 34 BB, 117 K, .159 Opp Avg) and at the plate (.308 AVG, 211 AB, 14 2B, 4 HR, 38 BB + 4 HBP vs 42 K).
Preseason Top 300 College Prospects: 2016 Draft
146. Andy Ravel, RHP, Kent State (Wilson)
189. A.J. Bogucki, RHP, North Carolina (Boyertown Area)
199. Parker Bean, RHP, Liberty (South Western)
237. Saige Jenco, OF, Virginia Tech (State College Area)
Preseason Top 100 College Prospects: 2017 Draft
4. Brendan McKay, LHP/1B, Louisville (Blackhawk)
34. J.J. Matijevic, 1B, Arizona (Norwin)
66. Zach Schellenger, RHP, Seton Hall (Devon Prep)
Top 100 Freshman Prospects
5. Brandon McIlwain, OF, South Carolina (Council Rock North)
8. Johnny Aiello, SS, Wake Forest (Germantown Academy)
22. Ryan Karstetter, 3B, Virginia (PA resident; attended IMG Academy in FL)
68. Dominic DeRenzo, C Oklahoma (Pittsburgh Central Catholic)
71. Kyle Datres, 2B/RHP, North Carolina (Loyalsock Township)
93. Jake McCarthy, OF, Virginia (Scranton)
98. Brendon Little, LHP, North Carolina (Conestoga)
Position Power Rankings
Top 50 Catchers
35. Deon Stafford, So, St. Joseph's (Lower Dauphin)
Top 50 First Basemen
10. Brendan McKay, So, Louisville (Blackhawks)
18. Zarley Zalewski, Sr, Kent State (Valley)
22. J.J. Matijevic, So, Arizona (Norwin)
32. Joe Ravert, Sr, La Salle (Malvern Prep)
Top 50 Second Basemen
7. Mike Garzillo, Sr, Lehigh (Nazareth Area)
27. Danny Hoy, Sr, Princeton (Germantown Academy)
32. Kyle Datres, Fr, North Carolina (Loyalsock Township)
Top 50 Shortstops
21. Johnny Aiello, Fr, Wake Forest (Germantown Academy)
42. Ryan Mincher, Sr, Penn (Shaler Area)
Top 50 Third Basemen
14. Matt Davis, Jr, Virginia Commonwealth (Cumberland Valley)
26. Ryan Karstetter, Fr, Virginia (PA resident; attended IMG Academy in FL)
Top 100 Outfielders
45. Saige Jenco, R-Jr, Virginia Tech (State College Area)
86. Brandon McIlwain, Fr, South Carolina (Council Rock North)
Top 100 Starting Pitchers
5. Brendan McKay, So, Louisville (Blackhawk)
29. Brian Brown, So, North Carolina State (Coatesville Area)
Preseason Top 25 Rankings
#1
Florida
Gators
Current Players
Jason Lombardozzi, Sr, IF, Chambersburg Area
#2
Louisville
Cardinals
Current Players
Brendan McKay, So, LHP/1B, Blackhawk - projected starting 1B and #2 starter
Danny Rosenbaum, Sr, IF, Plymouth Whitemarsh - projected starting DH
Commitments
Tyler Kehoe, 2019, OF, Red Land
#3
Vanderbilt
Commodores
Current Players
Liam Sabino, So, IF, Blair Academy (NJ) [PA resident]
#6
Miami
Hurricanes
Commitments
Brendan Cellucci, LHP, Penn Charter (#9 in PA 2017 class)
#7
Louisiana State
Tigers
Commitments
Trent Vietmeier, RHP, Montour (#2 in PA 2017 class)
#9
California
Golden Bears
Current Players
Akaash Agarwal, R-So, LHP, St. Pauls School (NH) [PA resident]
#10
North Carolina State
Wolfpack
Current Players
Brian Brown, So, LHP, Coatesville Area - projected #1 starter
Karl Keglovits, R-Jr, RHP, Nazareth Area
Brett Kinneman, Fr, OF, West York Area
#13
Virginia
Cavaliers
Current Players
Ryan Karstetter, Fr, IF, IMG Academy (FL) [PA resident] - projected starting 3B, #5 Impact Freshman in the ACC
Jake McCarthy, Fr, OF, Scranton
David Rosenberger, Sr, LHP, Allentown Central Catholic
Cameron Simmons, Fr, OF/RHP, Spring-Ford
Commitments
Nolan Jones, IF/RHP, Holy Ghost Prep (#1 in PA 2016 class)
Max Kranick, RHP, Valley View (#4 in PA 2016 class)
Michael Siani, OF/LHP, Penn Charter (#4 in PA 2018 class)
Alexander Tappen, IF, Wissahickon (#12 in PA 2017 class)
#16
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Current Players
A.J. Bogucki, Jr, RHP, Boyertown Area
Kyle Datres, Fr, IF/RHP, Loyalsock Township - projected starting 2B, #13 Impact Freshman in the ACC
Brendon Little, Fr, LHP, Conestoga
Commitments
Joe Lancellotti, OF/RHP, Archbishop Wood (#3 in PA 2017 class)
#17
South Carolina
Gamecocks
Current Players
Brandon McIlwain, Fr, OF, Council Rock North
#19
Texas Christian
Horned Frogs
Commitments
Nick O'Day, RHP/OF, Bishop Shanahan (#2 in PA 2018 class)
#20
Florida State
Seminoles
Current Players
John Sansone, Sr, IF, Neshannock - projected starting 3B
#24
Coastal Carolina
Chanticleers
Current Players
Austin Kitchen, Fr, LHP, Mt. Lebanon
Anthony Marks, Sr, OF, Montour - projected starting CF
Kyle Skeels, Fr, C, Neshaminy
Commitments
Nick Lucky, IF, Cocalico (#21 in PA 2018 class)
Zach McCambley, RHP, Pocono Mountain East (#4 in PA 2017 class)
Tor Sehnert, OF, Peters Township (#24 in PA 2017 class)
"On the Cusp"
Arizona State
Sun Devils
Current Players
Connor Higgins, Fr, LHP, Parkland
"On the Cusp"
Maryland
Terrapins
Current Players
Andrew Bechtold, R-Fr, IF, Garnet Valley
Nick Dunn, Fr, IF, Shikellamy - #4 impact freshman in the Big Ten
Cameron Enck, Fr, RHP, Lampeter-Strasburg
Zach Guth, Fr, LHP, Franklin Area
Zach Jancarski, So, OF, Springside Chestnut Hill
Jared Price, Sr, RHP, Twin Valley
Commitments
Christopher Alleyne, IF, Springside Chestnut Hill (#35 in PA 2017 class)
Jon Dignazio, LHP, North Allegheny (#7 in PA 2016 class)
Ty Friedrich, C, Lower Dauphin (#48 in PA 2016 class)
Justin Vought, C, Wyoming Valley West (#15 in PA 2017 class)
"On the Cusp"
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish
Commitments
Brandon Knarr, LHP, Eastern York (#10 in PA 2017 class)
"On the Cusp" (no roster as of 2/5)
Tulane
Green Wave
Current Players
Matt Rowland, R-So, IF, Springside Chestnut Hill
Commitments
Jack Hogan, RHP, The Hill School (#22 in PA 2016 class)
Elsewhere Around the Country
25 out of 31 conferences have a Pennsylvania product on the roster of at least one league member. Below is an exhaustive list of those from the Commonwealth who are playing Division I baseball this spring. To found out who is slated to land on this list in the future, please see our Commitments page.
Note: prospect rankings listed below refer to that specific league
|
Stony Brook (league favorite) |
Fr RHP Bret Clarke (Spring-Ford) - #3 impact freshman Fr LHP/OF Joe Baran (Hazleton Area), So C Drew Bene (Northern Lebanon) So LHP/OF Cole Creighton (Neshaminy), Sr RHP Tim Knesnik (Delaware Valley) |
| Hartford | So RHP Collin Ferguson (Valley View) Jr RHP Brian Stepinak (Dallas) |
| UMBC | Fr IF Noah Beasley (Hempfield Area), Fr OF Raven Beeman (Somerset Area) Fr RHP Colton Hower (Moon Area), So IF/RHP Jamie Switalski (Pine-Richland) Fr LHP Zach Wielgus (Penn Charter) |
| Binghamton | R-So RHP Jacob Wloczewski (Whitehall) - #4 prospect for 2017 draft Fr LHP Robert Brown (Penncrest), R-Jr RHP Jake Cryts (Blue Mountain) Jr OF Darian Herncane (State College Area), Jr C Eddie Posavec (North Penn) |
| Maine | Sr RHP Logan Fullmer (Cedar Crest) So C Andrew Moser (Bensalem) |
| Albany | Fr LHP Hunter Torres (Cedar Crest) |
|
East Carolina (projected regional team) |
Fr IF Brady Lloyd (Mifflinburg Area) |
|
Connecticut (projected regional team) |
Fr Util Dillon Malandro (Penn Charter) |
| Memphis | Fr IF Nate Fichtner (Allderdice) |
| Cincinnati | Fr OF Vince Augustine (Seneca Valley) So LHP A.J. Olasz (West Mifflin Area) Sr IF Devin Wenzel (Fleetwood Area) |
| Virginia Commonwealth | So IF Daane Berezo (Pine-Richland), Jr IF Matt Davis (Cumberland Valley) Fr RHP Ben Dum (West Perry), R-Fr C/RHP Brett Hileman (Hollidaysburg Area) Sr OF Jimmy Kerrigan (Neumann-Goretti), So IF Mitchel Lacey (Cumberland Valley So LHP Travis Reapsome (Warwick), So RHP Sean Thompson (Indiana Area) |
| Richmond | Fr IF Zach Kurtz (Penn Charter) |
| George Washington | So RHP Chance Malek (Garnet Valley) So OF Mark Osis (West Chester Rustin) Jr RHP Brandon Ritchie (Laurel) |
| Davidson | Fr RHP Allen Barry (Great Valley) So OF Andrew Born (Conestoga) |
| St. Joseph's | So C Deon Stafford (Lower Dauphin) - #2 prospect for 2017 draft Fr OF Charlie Concannon (West Chester Rustin) - #5 impact freshman So RHP/OF Justin Aungst (Salisbury Township), Fr RHP Tim Brennan (Holy Ghost Prep) So IF Dominic Cuoci (La Salle), Sr 1B Joey Gorman (Neumann-Goretti) Jr RHP Ryan Kelly (Hatboro-Horsham), So IF Matt Maul (Malvern Prep) Fr IF/RHP Jake Meyers (Whitehall), jr RHP Matt Morella (Haverford) Gr RHP Tim Ponto (Owen J. Roberts), Sr OF Nate Shank (Lampeter-Strasburg) Jr LHP Jack Stover (Hershey), Jr RHP Pat Vanderslice (Bonner-Prendergast) Jr RHP Darren Weidman (Penn Manor) |
| Fordham | So RHP David Manasek (Abington Heights) Sr 2B Joseph Runco (North Pocono) |
| George Mason | Fr IF Greg Popatak (Sharpsville Area) - #6 impact freshman Fr 1B/LHP Tim Quinn (Malvern Prep), So RHP Ryan Ricci (Greencastle-Antrim) Fr RHP Zach Skrtich (Central Mountain), Fr IF Ryan Tassone (Peters Township) Fr OF Caleb Walls (State College Area), Fr RHP Matthew Yost (Spring-Ford) |
| La Salle | Sr IF/RHP Joe Ravert (Malvern Prep) - #7 prospect for 2016 draft Fr RHP Mike Anthony (Phoenixville Area), Fr 1B Ben Faso (Garnet Valley) Sr RHP Tom Fazzini (Pope John Paul II), Fr C Connor Hinchliffe (Pottsville Area) So OF Justin Jacko (Pennsbury), Fr OF Drew Jarmuz (Unionville) Fr IF Kevin McGowan (The Haverford School), Fr 3B Jared Melone (North Penn) Sr RHP Jordan Meyer (Honesdale), Jr OF Joe Monzo (The Hill School) So RHP Greg Paprocki (Council Rock South), R-Sr LHP/OF Derek Prucnal (West Chester East) Fr RHP C.J. Pruitt (Sun Valley), R-Jr LHP Luke Reilly (Germantown Academy) |
| St. Bonaventure | Jr C Bradley Gresock (Seneca Valley), Fr C Ben MacDonald (Ridgway Area) So SS Cole Peterson (Johnsonburg Area), So RHP Brandon Schlimm (Elk County Catholic) Fr RHP James Wetter (Holy Cross) |
|
Louisville, NC State, Virginia, UNC, Florida State |
(see Top 25 above) |
| Wake Forest | Fr IF Johnny Aiello - #2 impact freshman |
| Clemson | Jr LHP Pat Krall (Downingtown West) |
| Duke | Fr RHP Luke Glavin (Loyalsock Township) Fr OF Jimmy Herron (La Salle) |
| Virginia Tech | So RHP Connor Coward (Seneca Valley), R-So IF Sam Fragale (Seneca Valley) Fr RHP Culver Hughes (West Chester East), R-Jr OF Saige Jenco (State College Area) So OF Max Ponzurick (Greensburg Salem) |
| Boston College | So LHP Kevin Connor (Radnor) Fr C Dominic Hardaway (Devon Prep) |
| Pittsburgh | Jr IF P.J. DeMeo (Pittsburgh Central Catholic), R-So RHP Dan Furman (Bonner-Prendergast) Fr RHP Tyler Garbee (Quaker Valley), Fr RHP Kevin Henriksen (Westtown School) Sr C Alex Kowalczyk (Downingtown East), Fr RHP Blair Lewis (Lower Dauphin) Fr RHP Collin Liberatore (Greensburg Central Catholic), So RHP Isaac Mattson (Harbor Creek) So Util Jawan McAllister (St. Joseph's Prep), So IF Joe McHugh (Thomas Jefferson) Jr RHP Sam Mersing (Montour), R-So LHP Josh Mitchell (Ridgway Area) Jr RHP/IF Jextin Pugh (Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic), Sr RHP Garrett Wrambel (Marple Newtown) Fr IF David Yanni (Central Bucks East), Jr OF Nick Yarnall (Hempfield) |
| USC Upstate | So OF Sam Kysor (Port Allegany) So RHP Zac Manuppelli (Plum) |
| New Jersey Tech | Fr OF Michael Anastasia (Central Bucks South), Sr LHP Ian Bentley (Lancaster Catholic) So IF Tommy Derer (Archbishop Ryan), Jr IF Bryan Haberstroh (Lancaster Catholic) Jr C Cody Kramer (Northampton Area) |
|
Oklahoma (projected regional team) |
Fr C Domenic DeRenzo (Pittsburgh Central Catholic) |
| West Virginia | So IF Shaun Corso (Hempfield) Fr RHP Jake Potock (Shaler Area) |
| St. John's | So OF/RHP Jamie Galazin (PA resident; attended Notre Dame HS in NJ) Fr IF Ryan Markey (Spring-Ford) |
| Seton Hall | So RHP Zach Schellenger (Devon Prep) - #1 prospect for 2017 draft Jr RHP Zach Prendergast (Hatboro-Horsham), So RHP Tim Edwards (Hershey), So RHP Matt Leon (Liberty) Jr OF Jackson Martin (Perkiomen Valley), Jr IF Joe Poduslenko (Malvern Prep) |
| Villanova | Fr RHP Luke Duris (Holy Ghost Prep), So OF David Gulati (Spring-Ford), Jr C John Fabriziani (La Salle) Sr IF Kevin Jewitt (West Chester Rustin), Fr IF David Rodgers (Malvern Prep) Jr LHP John Santoianni (Souderton Area), Jr LHP Hunter Schryver (Cumberland Valley) |
| Georgetown | Fr LHP Anthony Morabito (La Salle) So OF Austin Shirley (Conestoga) Sr RHP Matt Smith (Seneca Valley) |
| Xavier | Fr RHP Noah Malone (Cedar Cliff) |
| Coastal Carolina | (see Top 25 above) |
| Liberty | Jr RHP Parker Bean (South Western) Sr OF/1B Austin Bream (Seneca Valley) Jr IF/RHP Eric Grabowski (Lakeland) Fr RHP Zack Helsel (Altoona Area) |
| Winthrop | R-Jr RHP Kaden Hepler (West York Area) R-Sr IF Mark Lowrie (Ephrata) |
| High Point | Sr C/IF Dominic Fazio (Pittsburgh Central Catholic) |
| Radford | Sr IF Chris Coia (Central Bucks South), Fr RHP Brandon Donovan (Steel Valley) Jr IF/P Danny Hrbek (Pleasant Valley), Jr RHP Austin Ross (Beaver Area) Sr LHP Tyler Swarmer (Leechburg Area), R-So OF Luke Wise (Central Mountain) |
| Campbell | Fr IF Kevin Barron (Hatboro-Horsham) Jr LHP Phil Stokes (Stroudsburg) |
| Charleston Southern | Fr OF Cole German (Council Rock North) Fr LHP Dustin Lander (South Side) |
| Longwood | So Util Sammy Miller (Susquehannock) Jr C Mac McCafferty (Lancaster Catholic) Fr LHP Jon Peterson (Hempfield) |
| Nebraska | Fr RHP Chad Luensmann (Bellwood-Antis) - #6 impact freshman |
| Penn State | Jr SS Jim Haley (Bonner-Prendergast) - #26 prospect for 2016 draft So RHP Sal Biasi (Hazleton Area), Fr IF Willie Burger (Lancaster Catholic & IMG Academy in FL) So RHP Nick Distasio (Oley Valley), Sr LHP Jordan Donmoyer (Warwick) Sr RHP Jared Fagnano (Williamsport Area), Jr RHP Dakota Forsyth (Bethel Park) So C Nick Graham (Chambersburg Area), Sr OF Greg Guers (Germantown Academy) Jr IF Christian Helsel (Altoona Area), Fr IF Connor Klemann (Spring-Ford) So LHP Taylor Lehman (Keystone Oaks), Fr RHP Eric Mock (Governor Mifflin) Jr RHP Tom Mullin (St. Joseph's Prep), Fr RHP Eli Nabholz (Pottsville Area) So RHP Jake Pilewicz (Quaker Valley), Jr OF Nick Riotto (Trinity) Jr RHP Tim Scholly (State College Area), Fr C Ryan Sloniger (Punxsutawney Area) |
| Rutgers | Jr LHP Ryan Fleming (Council Rock South) Sr RHP Reed Shuttle (North Penn) |
|
UNC Wilmington (league favorite) |
Jr RHP Cory Gantz (Hempfield) Jr RHP Alex Groff (Garden Spot) |
| College of Charleston | Fr RHP Nathan Ocker (Middletown Area) So IF Tommy Richter (Conestoga) |
| Northeastern | R-Jr OF Shane Allen (Phoenixville Area), Sr RHP Nick Cubarney (Norwin) R-Jr RHP Mike Fitzgerald (Germantown Academy), R-Sr LHP Isaac Lippert (Conestoga) Sr RHP/IF Mike Piscopo (La Salle) |
| Elon | Fr IF Ryne Ogren (Conestoga) So RHP Robbie Welhaf (Central Bucks East) Jr IF C.J. Young (Coatesville Area) |
| William & Mary | So OF Luca Farina (Pittsburgh Central Catholic) |
| James Madison | Jr 1B Logan Corrigan (Bethel Park) Fr RHP Jon Fisher (Plymouth Whitemarsh) |
| Delaware | So IF Jimmy Brennan (West Chetser Rustin), R-Fr C Tyler Callender (Council Rock North) R-Jr RHP Burk FitzPatrick (Episcopal Academy), Fr IF Mark Gentilotti (Malvern Prep) Fr IF Matt McKeown (Neumann-Goretti), Jr IF James Meeker (North Allegheny) R-Fr OF Kevin Mohollen (Strath Haven), Nick Patten (Butler Area & IMG Academy in FL) Jr IF Doug Trimble (Episcopal Academy) |
| Towson | Fr RHP/OF Noah Hartwell (Council Rock North) So LHP David Marriggi (Coughlin) Fr RHP Dean Stramara (Blue Mountain) |
| Hofstra | Fr LHP Jake Bufo (Conestoga) R-Fr Max Dolente (Conestoga) So RHP Adam Seibert (Episcopal Academy) |
| Old Dominion | Jr LHP Adam Bainbridge (Wilson) |
| Middle Tennessee State | R-Fr OF Shane Connahan (Midd-West) |
| Charlotte | Fr RHP Gavin Hellman (Hershey) |
| Valparaiso | So RHP/Util Alex Dirienzo (Somerset Area) |
| Youngstown State | Fr RHP Travis Brumbaugh (Wilmington Area), Fr IF Evan Cheng (Allderdice) So C Dominic Farina (Norwin), Fr RHP Jesse Slinger (Upper St. Clair) Jr RHP Kevin Yarabinec (Sharpsville Area) |
|
Columbia (league favorite) |
So RHP Zack Bahm (Mt. Lebanon) |
| Penn | Fr 1B Sean Phelan (Devon Prep) - #1 impact freshman Jr LHP Adam Bleday (Titusville), So C Jordan Della Valle (Penn Charter) Sr OF Matt Greskoff (Malvern Prep), Sr SS Ryan Mincher (Shaler Area) Fr IF/RHP Chris Rabaso (Parkland) |
| Cornell | Sr RHP Collin McGee (Schuylkill Haven Area) |
| Princeton | Sr 2B Danny Hoy (Germantown Academy) - preseason player of the year, #7 prospect for 2016 draft |
|
Canisius (league favorite) |
So Util Ryan Creps (Indiana Area) Jr LHP Michael Ginther (West Middlesex) Fr C William Krull (Montour) So RHP Tyler Smith (Penn-Trafford) |
| Monmouth | Fr IF/RHP Jordan McCrum (Dallas) - #7 impact freshman Fr LHP Kyle Ajjan (Downingtown East), So LHP Justin Andrews (Neshaminy) Jr RHP Ricky Dennis (Central Bucks South), Jr OF Chris Gaetano (Scranton Prep) Sr OF Christian Holland (Baldwin), Fr C Clay Koniencki (Malvern Prep) Fr RHP Tyler Ksiazek (Abington Heights), Fr RHP Joe Molettiere (Pennridge) So Util Brad Rhoads (West Chester East) |
| Rider | Fr IF Richie Tecco (Bonner-Prendergast) - #6 impact freshman Fr 1B/RHP Brett Kosciolek (Tamaqua Area) - #8 impact freshman Jr LHP/OF Dalton Mayberry (Garnet Valley), Fr IF Pat Meenan (La Salle) Fr 1B Riley Mihalik (Springside Chestnut Hill), Fr LHP Nick Payesko (Holy Ghost Prep) So OF Teagen Piechnick (Canon-McMillan), Jr RHP Josh Sharik (Plumstead Christian) Fr LHP Jordan Silverman (Council Rock South), Fr RHP Dylan Simcik (Holy Ghost Prep) So OF Brian Uliana (Freedom) |
| Marist | R-So RHP Scott Boches (Archbishop Wood) - #8 prospect for 2016 draft Jr OF Tyler Kirkpatrick (Methacton) - #9 prospect for 2016 draft Fr IF Jack Shirk (Richland) - projected freshman of the year So RHP Michael Hunter (Brandywine Heights), So LHP Charlie Jerla (Neumann-Goretti) |
| Siena | So C Phil Madonna (Vincentian Academy) |
| Niagara | Sr IF Michael Fuhrman (Palmyra Area) - preseason player of the year So IF Nick Bernick (Baldwin) R-Sr OF Taylor Hackett (Elkland Area; defunct) R-Fr LHP Nigel Stearns (Dallas) |
|
Kent State (league favorite) |
Jr RHP Andy Ravel (Wilson) - #8 prospect for 2016 draft R-Sr OF Alex Miklos (Grove City), Jr LHP Jared Skolnicki (Keystone Oaks) R-So RHP Zach Spangler (Seneca Valley), Sr IF Zarley Zalewski (Valley) |
| Ohio | Fr IF Nick Falso (Wissahickon) R-Sr C Cody Gaertner (North Allegheny) |
| Miami (Ohio) | Jr IF Steve Sada (Saegertown) |
| Bowling Green State | Jr RHP Trevor Farrell (Connellsville Area) |
| Toledo | So IF Matt Hansen (McDowell) |
| Buffalo | R-Fr OF Eddie Edwards III (Hampton) Sr LHP Ben Hartz (Shady Side Academy) So IF Ben Vey (Hampton) |
| Delaware State | So LHP Terry Godfrey (Eastern York) So RHP Hunter McVey (Penn Manor) Sr IF Cameron Onderko (Norwin) Fr IF Chris Panzarella (Hazleton Area) |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | So P Scott Bean (Lake-Lehman) Sr 3B Connor Breslin (Pius X) Fr P Tom Summers (Clearfield Area) |
| Coppin State | Sr IF Colin Dower (Neshaminy) |
| Wagner | Sr C John Lynn (PA resident; attended Salesianum in DE) So IF Sean Mazzio (PA resident; attended Salesianum in DE) Jr RHP Eric McGough (Archbishop John Carroll) Sr OF Trey Nicosia (State College Area) |
| Farleigh Dickinson | So 3B Bobby Romano (Archbishop Ryan) - #4 prospect for 2017 draft Fr OF Craig Alleyne II (Springside Chestnut Hill) So OF/1B Jason Fatzinger (Emmaus) Fr RHP Chris Kachmar (Upper Perkiomen) R-Sr OF Shane Siebler (Nazareth Area) |
| LIU Brooklyn | Fr IF Andrew Smith (PA resident; attended IMG Academy in FL) Sr Util Nate Struss (Perkiomen Valley) So IF Andrew Turner (Conestoga) |
| Central Connecticut State | So IF Sean Udris (Neshaminy) |
| Mount St. Mary's | Fr IF Patrick Causa (Berks Catholic), Fr IF Dalton Clouser (Red Land) So Util Brendan Dabagian (St. Joseph's Prep), Jr C Will Enrico (Cedar Cliff) Jr OF Michael Flyte (Somerset Area), R-Jr OF Zach Hostetter (Cedar Crest) Fr RHP Michael Kuypers (Central Bucks South), Sr LHP/1B Jordan Lawson (Cedar Cliff) Sr OF Tommy Quealy (Norwin), Fr RHP Hunter Shuff (Midd-West) |
| Austin Peay State | Fr IF Max Remy (Mifflin County) |
| Morehead State | Fr OF Niko Hulsizer (Governor Mifflin) |
| Tennessee Tech | Fr LHP Levi Wright (McDowell) |
| Eastern Kentucky | Jr OF Shea Sullivan (Pine-Richland) Jr IF Cole Warrenfeltz (Waynesboro Area) |
| Stanford | So RHP Colton Hock (Bloomsburg Area) |
| Utah | So LHP Josh LaPiana (Chartiers Valley) |
| Arizona | So 1B J.J. Matijevic (Norwin) |
|
Navy (league favorite) |
So OF Stephen Born (Conestoga) Fr C/OF Scott Koscho (Penn-Trafford) Sr RHP Sam Sorenson (Red Land) |
| Holy Cross | Fr IF Spencer Tinkel (New Hope-Solebury), So C Dan Vucovich (Manheim Township) |
| Lehigh | Sr 2B Mike Garzillo (Nazareth Area) - projected player of the year & #1 prospect for 2016 draft Sr RHP Brandon Kulp (Quakertown Community) - #2 prospect for 2016 draft Sr RHP Kevin Long (La Salle) - #3 prospect for 2016 draft So SS James Bleming (Pope John Paul II), So C Ryan Bonshak (Whitehall) Fr OF/RHP Chris Butera (Malvern Prep), Fr RHP Ryan DeWalt (Germantown Academy) Jr 3B Patrick Donnelly (Liberty), Jr 1B/P Connor Donovan (PA resident; The Pennington School in NJ) So RHP John Fitz (Central Bucks West), Jr OF Stephen Fitzgerald (The Haverford School) Fr LHP Brendan Inglis (Malvern Prep), So IF Chris Kersey (North Penn) Jr LHP Matt Kozemchak (Springside Chestnut Hill), Fr OF Ryan Malloy (Holy Ghost Prep) Jr OF Jacen Nalesnik (Lehighton), So LHP Buck Schwab (Pittston Area) Fr C Jeff Shanfeldt (Garnet Valley), So RHP Mark Washington (Episcopal Academy) |
| Lafayette | Jr RHP David Bednar (Mars) - #5 prospect for the 2016 draft So IF Steven Cohen (Penn Charter), Sr SS Andrew Landolfi (The Haverford School) Fr C Connor Macaulay (Council Rock South), Jr RHP Coleman Strohm (Shady Side Academy) |
| Bucknell | Sr C Jon Mayer (Northern York) - #9 prospect for the 2016 draft Sr RHP Andrew Andreychik (Danville Area), So C Aaron Fritz (Minersville Area) So OF Chuckie Scales (Shady Side Academy), Jr OF Brett Smith (Delone Catholic) Sr Util Spencer Stokes (The Shipley School) |
| Florida, Vanderbilt, South Carolina | (see Top 25 above) |
| Alabama | R-Jr RHP Mike Oczypok (Spring-Ford) |
|
Mercer (league favorite) |
Gr Util Blaise Lezynski (PA resident; attended Notre Dame HS in NJ) |
| Wofford | Jr 1B Brett Hash (Downingtown West) Sr OF Demetrius Jennings (Penn Charter) Fr IF Ty Reginelli (Mars Area) |
| Furman | Jr LHP Billy Greenfield (Radnor) Jr OF Carter Grote (South Park) |
| Texas A&M Corpus Christi | Sr 3B Cody Clarke (Spring-Ford) |
| Appalachian State | So RHP Eric Sigovich (Downingtown East) |
| Utah Valley | Jr RHP Greg McCuch (Upper Merion Area) |
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