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We continue to expand and grow with opportunities for high school teams across the Commonwealth. The next two weeks we will assist high school programs in their preseason scrimmages. We will be covering and on site to see more than twenty teams over the next two weeks. Seven high school sites in central Virginia will host three team pods for our 2nd Annual Preseason First Pitch Classic. There will be two sets of the Prep Baseball First Pitch scrimmages, with the first set highlighting twelve teams from across the Commonwealth on March 1st in the Richmond area and another nine teams playing on March 8th. Today we will be highlighting the scrimmages for this weekend, March 8th. 

These scrimmages will have a host school that will bring on two other teams for three, five-inning scrimmages. In accordance to VHSL scrimmage rules, each team will play a total of ten innings that day versus other regional and state powers. 

Below we will list the teams out, along with their head coach, 2024 record, and some potential returners that could be impact players in 2024. 

*All information provided below is coming from our Prep Baseball Virginia/DC staff. No information was collected directly from teams, because spring teams have not been decided.*

 

March 8, 2025

Host Site 1: Mills Godwin High School

Team 1: Mills Godwin

• Head Coach: Josh Gentry
• Classification: VHSL Class 5
• 2024 Record: 19-7
• Key Returners: Luke Smyers, Cal Travers, Hayden Bynum, Matthew Hartsfield

Team 2: McLean

• Head Coach: John Dowling
• Classification: VHSL Class 6
• 2024 Record: 19-10 *State Champions*
• Key Returners: Ethan Ball, Christian Dray, Aydin Prell, Gabriel Pegues

Team 3: Western Branch

• Head Coach: Roland Wright
• Classification: VHSL Class 6
• 2024 Record: 20-6
• Key Returners: Markel Smith, Miles Melescu, Logan Adams, Jakson Walter

*Full Schedule*

• 11:00 am- Mills Godwin vs McLean
• 1:00 pm- McLean vs Western Branch
• 3:00 pm- Western Branch vs Mills Godwin

Host Site 2: Glen Allen High School

Team 1: Glen Allen

• Head Coach: Dave Savino
• Classification: VHSL Class 6
• 2024 Record: 14-8
• Key Returners: Jackson Toole, Levi Jones, Ben Pulliam, Steele Smith, Daniel Nienaber, Colin Whidbee

Team 2: Princess Anne

• Head Coach: Marc Joe
• Classification: VHSL Class 5
• 2024 Record: 16-6
• Key Returners: Aidan McKeating, Xavier Doon, Reid Vandergrift, Walt Clevenger, Matthew Metheny

Team 3: Heritage (Leesburg)

• Head Coach: Nolan Potts
• Classification: VHSL Class 4
• 2024 Record: 12-9
• Key Returners: Aaron Van Tuyle, Mark Van Tuyle, Owen Brundage

*Full Schedule*

• 11:00 am- Glen Allen vs Princess Anne
• 1:00 pm- Princess Anne vs Heritage
• 3:00 pm- Heritage vs Glen Allen

Host Site 3: LC Bird High School

Team 1: LC Bird

• Head Coach: Izzy Castorena
• Classification: VHSL Class 5
• 2024 Record: 5-15
• Key Returners: Caden Furbush, Matt Andrews, Logan Taylor, Jodany Almonte

Team 2: Smithfield

• Head Coach: Chris Nolan
• Classification: VHSL Class 4
• 2024 Record: 15-5
• Key Returners: Nathan Lamarche, Walton Bondurant, Kelson Sowden, Nicholas Gaspar

Team 3: West Potomac

• Head Coach: Josh Senior
• Classification: VHSL Class 6
• 2024 Record: 14-12
• Key Returners: Austin Dean, Liam Cardman, Jeremy Focht, Barrett Baker, Zak Turenne

*Full Schedule*

• 11:00 am- LC Bird vs Smithfield
• 1:00 pm- Smithfield vs West Potomac
• 3:00 pm- West Potomac vs LC Bird