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Eastern PA Top Prospect Games Preview: Black Team

July 13, 2016

By Greg Williams
Pennsylvania / West Virginia Director of Scouting

The 2016 Eastern PA Top Prospect Games will take place on July 19 and 20 at La Salle University. The Top Prospect Games have become the premier event of the summer for aspiring college prospects statewide and continue to grow in popularity every year.

For the first time in five years the Top Prospect Games have been divided into two events at two locations for the summer of 2016. The Western PA Top Prospect Games preceded the Eastern PA event on June 14 and 15 at Seton Hill University.

To view rosters from the previous four years and the 202 college commitments that have been made by prospects in attendance click on the following links.

2015 PA Top Prospect Games (33 commitments)
2014 PA Top Prospect Games (66 commitments)
2013 PA Top Prospect Games (72 commitments)
2012 PA Top Prospect Games (31 commitments)

Over the course of the week we will take a closer look at each of the players on the rosters of the four teams that will participate. Today we continue the process by previewing members of the Black Team. CLICK HERE to view the complete roster for all prospects that will participate.

Black Team ST School Class Position Ranking Notes
Joe Adametz PA Governor Mifflin 2018 LHP - 7/20
6'5" lefty sits in low 80s with solid rhythm & significant upside
Noah Weber PA Governor Mifflin 2017 RHP - 7/20
9-3, 1.18 ERA during breakout junior season
Noel Franczyk PA Springfield 2017 LHP/1B
6'4" two-way prospect has shined on mound this summer
Jarod Bingaman PA Upper Dauphin Area 2018 SS/3B
Has shown steady physical growth. Hit .330 as a sophomore
Spencer Miller PA Clarion Area 2018 SS/OF
Hit .385 as sophomore for 15 win Bobcats.
Nick Stoner PA Elizabethtown Area 2017 RHP/SS No. 11 in PA Upper-80's, biting 75 mph CB, 6.81 runner with two-way abilities
Bren Taylor PA Eastern York 2019 SS
Hit .366 with 24 runs scores during freshman season
Joe Preciado PA Council Rock North 2017 RHP/3B No. 87 in PA Mid-80s FB with arm-side run. Long arm action, good tempo
Kollin Henneman PA Big Spring 2019 C/1B
Hit .353 as freshman and led team in RBI
Jordan Scott PA Lancaster Catholic 2017 C/OF
Solid all-around skill set with ability to play multiple defensive positions
Hunter McGarvey PA La Salle 2018 C/RHP/3B
Solid defensive backstop has put together impressive summer season
Evan Johnson PA The Shipley School 2019 OF
6.96 runner helped lead Shipley to Friends School Leaugue Title as freshman
Adam Overcash PA Cumberland Valley 2017 OF No. 181 in PA LHH with gap power and solid all-around skill set
Christian Lutz PA Father Judge 2017 OF
LHH led Father Judge in nearly every offensive category as junior
Ryan Murphy PA Wilson 2017 OF/RHP No. 170 in PA 6-4 two-way prospect with siginficant upside on mound, sits 80-83 from two arm angles


SCHEDULE:

July 19:
11:00am  Red Team vs. Black Team
  3:00pm  Blue Team vs. White Team

July 20: 
11:00am  Red Team vs. Blue Team
  3:00pm  Black Team vs. White Team

* Players report 90 minutes prior to game time each day
* Live batting practice with home-to-1B times prior to each game on July 19
* Defensive evaluations prior to each game on July 20

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