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This weekend Liberty University will host the Commonwealth Games All-Star event, which will feature four teams of 15-17 year-olds from around Virginia squaring off in a tournament to try and win a team Gold Medal. The Central won Gold in 2017 and the North team won Gold in 2016. In this post, we will give you the rosters for each team and highlight a few players to watch for this weekend, look for our Notebooks after Friday and Saturday's action and follow us on twitter for updates

 

North Team

Name	Position	High School	Class	Commitment
Hunter Bell	RHP	Centreville	2019
Nathan Cmeyla	C/2B	Briar Woods	2020
Eddie Eisert	SS/RHP	Bishop O'Connell	2020
Magnus Ellerts	RHP	Woodbridge	2019
Hunter Entsminger	RHP/SS	Sherando	2019	James Madison
Blake Fisher	SS/RHP	Highland School	2020
Ryley Johnson	OF	Colgan	2020	East Carolina
Brody Mack	LHP/OF	Potomac	2019
CJ Miles	OF	Battlefield	2019
Nate Savino	LHP	Potomac Falls	2020	Virginia
David Setien	RHP	Riverside	2019
Carson Swank	SS	Riverside	2019	Yale
TR Williams	LHP	Page County	2021	Virginia Tech
Dylan Weber	LHP	Dominion	2019
Jake Wortman	C	Colonial Forge	2019

The North team is loaded with talent, featuring five 2020s currently ranked in our VA/DC Top 50, including three of the top 12 in Eisert, Cmeyla, and Savino. Savino is the top ranked player in the Class of 2020 and has a strong argument as the top overall prospect in Virginia right now, regardless of class. The big lefty is coming off of a dominant sophomore high school season and is on track to potentially be a first round draft pick when he finishes high school. 2021 TR Williams was the State Player of the Year as a freshman in his classification and also has the makings of a high level prospect as well, Williams committed to Virginia Tech this week.

The 2019 group on the North roster is also very strong, led by Riverside shorstop Carson Swank who turned in an outstanding offensive season while also contributing good defense at short. An intriguing group of uncommitted arms will pitch for the North, with Magnus Ellerts coming off of a strong season for Woodbridge that saw him sit 85-88 and touch 90 in a May start. Setien, Mack, and Weber had strong statistical seasons and should be assets for the North squad.

 

Central Team

Name	Position	High School	Class	Commitment
Ian Anderson	RHP	Hanover	2019
Zachary Beach	1B	Atlee	2019	Coastal Carolina
Tucker Bratton	OF	Atlee	2019
Mark Buisson	2B	Mills Godwin	2019
Christian Chambers	SS	Midlothian	2020
Brandon Eike	SS/RHP	Powhatan	2020	Virginia Tech
Nick Hargrove	RHP	Douglas Freeman	2019
Zach Hoekstra	SS	Cosby	2019
Ethan Iannuzzi	OF	Cosby	2019
Karson Jennings	OF/RHP	Thomas Dale	2019
Carson Jones	LHP/OF	Deep Run	2019	Virginia
Gabe Lassiter	RHP	Patrick Henry (Ashland)	2019
Jack McDonald	C	Louisa County	2019
Eli Parks	LHP	Manchester	2019
Andrew Weight	RHP/OF	Cosby	2019
Eli Weisner	3B	Deep Run	2019

The Central team is also very talented this year and should have a lineup that mashes. Zackary Beach has big powerful lefthanded bat that is a threat to go yard at any time. Ethan Iannuzzi had a strong season at Cosby and was one of the bigger risers in our rankings during the spring. The outfield prosepct is an interesting offensive prospect and just one piece of what should be a very good Cosby team next spring. Zach Hoekstra is a solid middle infield prospect with some length who combines with Cade Swisher to form a top middle infield combo in the state. Hoekstra's best year are in front of him as he fills out that projectable frame. Brandon Eike of Powhatan really came into his own this spring, showing why he should be considered a top two way prospect in central Virginia. Eike adds another smooth swing on the offensive end and can also be a power arm when called upon.

Carson Jones stood out this year for Deep Run, but it was more on the offensive and position end as their right fielder. There is no doubt about the projection of the talented left-hander, and this will be another opportunity to show that off when he steps on the bump. Eli Park of Manchester is an interesting arm who could fill numerous roles within a pitching staff depending on the level. The arms works well with some effort and will be one to keep an eye on. We have talked on numerous occasions about the projection of Gabe Lassiter down the road, and this is another opportunity the young right can showcase this. Andrew Weight developed very well this year on the mound for Cosby and is one who could be a later riser. During the postseason, Weight was 83-85 touching 86 on the bump.

 

East Team

Name	Position	High School	Class	Commitment
Sam Alheit	OF	Indian River	2019
Tim Blackman	LHP	Oscar Smith	2019
Zach Coldsnow	OF	Tabb	2019
Bryson Dansberry	OF	Nansemond River	2020
Garrett Johnson	LHP	Norfolk Christian	2020
Corey Leadenham	SS/RHP	Kellam	2019
Joseph Majewicz	LHP	Grafton	2019
Zach Morris	SS	Nansemond-Suffolk	2019	VMI
Aaron Morse	C	Deep Creek	2019
Anthony Morton	SS/RHP	Greenbrier Christian	2019
Ryan Pastirik	C	Jamestown	2019
Colton Robinson	1B	Salem (Newport News)	2020
Michael Singer	RHP	Ocean Lakes	2019
Osvaldo Torres	SS	Lafayette	2019
Cameron Wallace	SS	Cox	2019
Alexander Ziemke	OF	Great Bridge	2019

The East team has the distinction of being the lone team that didn't bring any committed players from its area. Zach Morris is ranked in our Class of 2019 Top 50 after we saw him in November and it will be good to see him again. Morris is a very interesting middle infield prospect who shows range around the diamond and still projection to the game that he could make a nice jump down the road. Garrett Johnson has put together two excellent seasons during his freshman and sophomore campaign at Norfolk Christian, and it will be nice to get to see this lefty with some two way potential again. Jospeh Majewicz is an interesting lefty that attacks the strikezone with a low to mid-80's fastball. He has a bigger breaking ball from the left side, but what has stodod out to us the most is his fearless metality on the mound during his outings this spring. Indian River outfielder Sam Alheit is one of those hitters who will spray it around the diamond and tough to strikeout.

 

West Team

Name	Position	High School	Class	Commitment
Jackson Cherry	OF	Jefferson Forest	2020
Graham Dalton	SS	Chatham	2019
Jordan Dixon	OF/RHP	Virginia	2019
Grant Elliott	OF	Tunstall	2020
Braeson Fulton	C	Riverheads	2020	James Madison
Jared Glinski	C	Brookville	2020
Nick Griffin	RHP	Turner Ashby	2020
Tyler Hargis	RHP	Amherst County	2020
Colton Kent	SS	Franklin County	2020
Connor Lewis	RHP	Cave Spring	2019
Alex Lowery	RHP	Halifax County	2019
Christian Martin	SS	Amherst County	2021	Virginia Tech
Grant Painter	SS	Riverheads	2020	James Madison
AJ Potojecki	RHP	Chatham	2019	Longwood
Cole Rigney	C	Gretna	2019
Grant Wilson	1B	Cave Spring	2019	Radford

The West team has the largest group of underclassmen of the four teams and has plenty of talent in that group. Jackson Cherry is a top 25 prospect in his class and Braeson Fulton and Grant Painter helped lead Riverheads to a state championship this spring and are also top 40 prospects in the 2020 class. Christian Martin is one of the best hitters in the State, regardless of class, it will be fun to see him face off against better pitching at this event.

The West 2019s are solid as well, Potojecki showed mid-80s velocity at this event a year ago and is coming off of an outstanding spring for Chatham. Rigney also had a good Commonwealth Games in 2017 and Alex Lowery is yet another arm our of Halifax County that is intriguing and we look forward to seeing him again this weekend. An under the radar righty to check out is one Nick Griffin of Turner Ashby.