Week 3 Class AAA Power 5
April 9, 2018
By Dan Williams
West Virginia Director of Scouting
Throughout the West Virginia high school baseball regular season we will be posting a Power 5 in each classification. Updates will be made for Class AAA on Mondays, AA on Tuesdays and A on Wednesdays. Check back frequently at PBR West Virginia to follow team and individual results from the previous week. Today we continue coverage with a look at our Week Three AAA top 5.
CLASS AAA WEEK 3 POWER 5
1. Hurricane
2. St Albans Red Dragons
3. Washington Patriots
4. George Washington Patriots
5. Wheeling Park Patriots
HURRICANE
PBR Ranked Players:
1. Noah Short, RHP, #4 PBR West Virginia Class of 2018 Rankings, Moorehed State Commit
2. Chandler Kelly, SS/2B, #5 PBR West Virginia Class of 2018 Rankings, Marshall Commit
3. Liam Bailey, RHP/OF, #11 PBR West Virginia Class of 2018 Rankings
4. Nathaniel Dunham, 3B/OF, #21 PBR West Virginia Class of 2018 Rankings
5. Jacob Allen, C, #22 PBR West Virginia Class of 2018, Daytona State JC Commit
6. Noah Birthisel, OF/1B, #27PBR West Virginia Class of 2018 Rankings, West Virginia Weslyan Commit
7. Jonathon Blackwell, LHP, #1 PBR West Virginia Class of 2019 Rankings, Coastal Carolina Commit
8. Austin Dearing, OF, #3 PBR West Virginia Class of 2020 Rankings
Summary:
Hurricane holds our top spot for the second consecutive week. The Hurricanes went 3-1 while playing three North Carolina teams. The lone loss came 6-5 to out of state Charlotte Christian. Top offensive lines for the week belonged to Nate Dunham: 9-for-14, 5 R, 4 RBI, Tyler Cox: 7-for-14, 4 R, 6 RBI and Austin Dearing: 7-for 14, 4 R, 1 RBI. Jonathon Blackwell and Liam Bailey picked up mound wins with two stellar outings. Their combined line read 10 IP, 3 ER and 19 SO.
ST. ALBANS
PBR Ranked Players:
1. Chase Matheny, LHP, #36 PBR West Virginia Class of 2018 Rankings
2. Akili Johnson, SS/2B, #46 PBR West Virginia Class of 2018 Rankings
2. Jake Carr, LHP/OF, #2 PBR West Virginia Class of 2019 Rankings, West Virginia Commit
3. Nick Loftis, 3B/RHP, #3 PBR West Virginia Class of 2019 Rankings
4. Ridge Lester, RHP/3B, #8 PBR West Virginia Class of 2019 Rankings
5. Connor Fizer, OF/RHP, #20 PBR West Virginia Class of 2019 Rankings
6. Ayden Hodges, LHP/1B, #1 PBR West Viirginia Class of 2020 Rankings
7. Casey Kemplin, SS/2B, #7 PBR West Vrginia Class of 2020 Rankings
8. Noah Cummings, 1B/3B, #8 PBR West Virginia Class of 2020 Rankings
Summary:
St. Albans holds steady at number two this week. The Red Dragons went 3-2 including their trip south to participate in the Mingo Bay Classic. Offensive leaders were Nic Feazelle: 8-for-18, 4 R, 3 RBI and West Virginia commit Jake Carr: 6-for-17, 1 R, 3 RBI. While the offense was not overpowering, Nick Loftis, Carr and Ayden Hodges combined to throw 17 innings, striking out 25, and allowing only one earned run in two wins.
WASHINGTOn
PBR Ranked Players:
1. Spencer DeLawder, OF, #16 PBR West Virginia Class Of 2018 Rankings
2. Cameron Pine, C/OF, #19 PBR West Virginia Class of 2018 Rankings
3. Dalton Jackson, OF, #29, PBR West Virginia Class of 2018 Rankings
4. Craig Link, RHP/SS, #37, PBR West Virginia Class of 2018 Rankings
5. Trey Virts, OF, #40 PBR West Virginia Class of 2018 Rankings
6. Nathan Kerr, LHP/1B, #41 PBR West Virginia Class of 2018 Rankings
7. Zachary Depoy, RHP/3B, #53 PBR West Virginia Class of 2018 Rankings
8. Cullen Watson, 2B/RHP, #58 PBR West Virginia Class of 2018 Rankings
Summary:
Washington continues to occupy our number three slot. The Patriots also participated in the Mingo Bay Classic, going 3-2 on the week. Spencer DeLawder contckinued his early season, offensive onslaught by going 9-for-18 with 6 runs scored and driving in six. Cullen Watson had a solid 6-for-17, 4 R, 4 RBI week.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
PBR Ranked Players:
1. Grant Wells, SS/RHP, #5 PBR West Virginia Class of 2019 Rankings, Marshall football Commit
2. Aidain Johnson, C/1B, #9 PBR West Virginia Class of 2019 Rankings
3. Paul Boddy, RHP/1B, #16 PBR West Virginia Class of 2019 Rankings
4. Preston Taylor, OF, #44, PBR West Virginia Class of 2019 Rankings
5. Tanner Williams, 3B/RHP, #49 PBR West Virginia Class of 2019 Rankings
6. Elias Miller, 2B/SS, #54 PBR West Virginia Class of 2019 Rankings
7. Brayden McCallister, SS/2B, #5 PBR West Virginia Class of 2020 Rankings
8. Trey Ritchie, RHP/OF, #11 PBR West Virginia Class of 2020 Rankings
Summary:
George Washington remains #4 after going 1-3 in four competitive games against quality opponents at the Mingo Bay Classic. Offensively, Grant Wells did his part by going 6-for-13. Aidan Johnson picked up the lone win of the week on the mound, giving up two earned runs in 5.1 inninings of work
WHEELING PARK
PBR Ranked Players:.
1. Jarrod Jones, RHP/C, #34 PBR West Virginia Class of 2018 Rankings, Fairmont State Commit
2 . Brock Archer, OF/RHP, #42 PBR West Virginia Class of 2019 Rankings
3. Stephen Graebe, LHP, #43 PBR West Virginia Class of 2019 Rankings
4 .Nolan Mattern, C/2B. #52 PBR West Virginia Class of 2019 Rankings
5. Ben Taylor, RHP/1B, #13 PBR West Virginia Class of 2019 Rankings
6. Trevor Thomas, SS/RHP, #34 PBR West Virginia Class of 2019 Rankings
Summary:
Wheeling Park checks in at #5 after a 1-1 week. The Patriots were able to hold off University 4-3, but then dropped a 9-8 decision to Morgantown. Jarrod Jones went 2-for-2 with three RBI against University. Zach Kahle was 4-for-6, scoring three runs, and drove in three in the two games.
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