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Class of 2015 Player Rankings Updated

July 1, 2014

By Greg Williams
PA Director of Scouting

Mike NikorakFor the 3rd time in the past year a new prospect finds himself at No. 1 in the updated Class of 2015 rankings. Stroudsburg RHP Mike Nikorak, an Alabama commit, has seen a significant jump in velocity and is turning heads this summer with his draft potential. Nikorak has a very projectable frame at 6-foot-5, 205 pounds, with long limbs. He has a simple, classic windup in which he brings his hands over his head and turns his back slightly on the hitter. His delivery is in line with the plate and extremely easy. Pitching in the mid-80s last year, Nikorak sat 90-93 mph with his fastball with good life and occasional downhill plane at the Tournament of Stars recently. His curveball sat 76-78, flashing good, sharp break with 11-to-5 action in warm-ups, but it remained inconsistent in the game and he seldom used it. He threw one changeup at 78. Nikorak experienced the usual command issues seen in a young arm with a tall, long-limbed frame. He’ll need to throw more strikes down the road with his fastball so he can utilize his secondary stuff.

An update to the Class of 2016 rankings and the initial Class of 2017 rankings will follow the next two days. To view the final Class of 2014 rankings CLICK HERE.


What's next:     

                                 

  • July 2 - Updated Class of 2016 rankings
  • July 3 - Initial Class of 2017 rankings


2015 PA Rankings

Rank Name State School Class Pos Commitment
1 Mike Nikorak PA Stroudsburg 2015 RHP Alabama
2 John Aiello PA Germantown Academy 2015 SS Wake Forest
3 Kyle Datres PA Loyalsock Township 2015 SS North Carolina
4 Jimmy Webb PA Loyalsock Township 2015 OF Wake Forest
5 Jake McCarthy PA Scranton 2015 OF Virginia
6 Brendon Little PA Conestoga 2015 LHP North Carolina
7 Dylan Cyphert PA Cranberry 2015 LHP Penn State
8 Travis Blankenhorn PA Pottsville Area 2015 SS Kentucky
9 Willie Burger PA Lancaster Catholic 2015 C
10 Patrick Doudican PA Neumann-Goretti 2015 LHP


+ CLICK HERE to see the complete list of 305 ranked players.


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