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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 Jordan Chiero, PBR Ohio Director Scouting take a look back at the year in review and put together a list of the top stories for 2016.

Today we take a look at the 2016 Team Ohio.

Each day we will reveal the next story on the list. A hint for the next story is the word "TPG".

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

Top Stories of 2016 Rundown:
+ Updated and Expanded Player Rankings

PBR Ohio's Top Stories for the Year 2016: Team Ohio Showcases Talents at 2016 Future Games

The Future Games is a one-of-a-kind event that featured the best Class of 2018, 2019 and 2020 prospects from the PBR coverage area. The PBR Future Games took place on August 4th through August 6th 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.

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.

To view how the 2016 roster was constructed, along with spotlights of each prospect, please click here.

During the 2016 showcase, Team Ohio went 2-0-1 (went 3-0 in 2015), 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, Ontario and Michigan.

12 of the 21 participants have already committed to Division 1 Programs, with the other 9 receiving interest from schools around the country. Take a look below at the schools these talented prospects have already committed to.

Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Commitment
Cole Ayers	OH	Loveland	2018	RHP	Kentucky
Nolan Clegg	OH	Toronto	2018	OF	Ohio State
Zach Dezenzo	OH	Marlington	2018	SS	Ohio State
Jack Frank	OH	Strongsville	2019	OF	Michigan State
Emilio Gonzalez	OH	Defiance	2018	RHP
Tyler Hays	OH	Copley	2018	RHP
Spencer Kiehl	OH	Thomas Worthington	2018	RHP
Casey Maniglia	OH	Solon	2018	OF	North Carolina
Ethan McCarty	OH	Edgewood	2018	RHP
Ryan McCurry	OH	Solon	2018	OF
Tyler McDonough	OH	Moeller	2018	C	Missouri
Griffin Merritt	OH	Lasalle	2018	1B
Kyle Music	OH	Milford	2018	RHP	Kentucky
Devan Nail	OH	Elyria	2018	SS	Kent State
Cole Niekamp	OH	Versailles	2018	RHP	Ohio State
Alec Sayre	OH	Dover	2019	RHP
Yianni Skeriotis	OH	Jackson	2019	RHP
Mitchell Smith	OH	Pickerington North	2018	C	Ohio State
Cameron Swanger	OH	Moeller	2018	1B	Missouri
Josh Thompson	OH	Springboro	2018	OF
Grant Vera	OH	Tiffin Calvert Catholic	2018	SS	Kent State