PBR Ohio's Top Stories for the Year 2015: Team Ohio's Future Games Success

January 14, 2016

By Dylan Hefflinger
Editor in Chief/NW Scout

PBR Ohio started up on May 3rd, 2011 as seen here. From that day, Chris Valentine has had a goal to promote high school baseball in Ohio at the highest level possible. Chris has been able to do this thanks to the help of parents, coaches, and the talented players throughout the state of Ohio.

Chris has also built a staff that has the drive to make Ohio one of, if not the top viewed website for Prep Baseball Report as well as put on some of the best showcases in the nation to help promote the high school talent that resides in the Buckeye State.

Dylan Hefflinger, PBR Ohio Editor in Chief/NW Scout, along with JD Heilmann, PBR Ohio Director Scouting take a look back at the year in review and put together a list of the top stories for 2015.

Today we take a look at the Future Games Team.

Each day we will reveal the next story on the list. A hint for the next story are the words "state champ".

Interested in attending a PBR Ohio event? Check out our schedule by clicking here.

To view the top stories of 2014, as voted on twitter, click here.

PBR Ohio's Top Stories for the Year 2015: Team Ohio's Future Games Success

The Future Games is a one-of-a-kind event that featured the best Class of 2017 and 2018 prospects from the PBR coverage area. The PBR Future Games will took place on July 30th through August 1st at Grand Park in Indianapolis, IN.

Players received exposure unlike any other event for underclassmen. With 120+ colleges from all over the country in attendance, including coaches from every Division I power conference in the country, these players were in for a treat.

To view how the 2015 roster was constructed, along with spotlights of each prospect, please click here.

During the 2015 showcase, Team Ohio went 3-0, showing that the Buckeye state was among the top states.

Day one was all about the players showcasing their talents with the 60-yard dash, exit velocity, positional velocity, pop times, etc. To view the pitching stats, click here. To view the positional/hitting stats, click here.

Day two and three were all about games, and Ohio won each of their three games against stiff competition from Pennsylvania, Kentucky and the New England states.

Nine of the 21 participants have already committed to Division 1 Programs, with the other 12 receiving interest from schools around the country. To view these commitments, click here.

The 2016 Future Games will be upon us sooner than later, with the 2016 showcase happening August 4th-6th. To request an invitation, please click here.

To view the History of Team Ohio and the PBR Future Games, click here.