Prep Baseball Report Announces State Player Of The Year Awards
June 17, 2019
Prep Baseball Report is proud to announce the winners of the PBR State Players of the Year. With its boots-on-the-ground scouting staff, PBR provides coverage of high school baseball at the state level unlike anyone else can. The scouting directors have intimate knowledge of the players in their state and who had the greatest impact.
This year’s list has 41 winners, 20 of which were selected in the 2019 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. That includes SS C.J. Abrams (Blessed Trinity Catholic HS, GA), the sixth overall pick, and three other first-round picks in 3B Brett Baty (Lake Travis HS, TX; 12th overall to the New York Mets), OF Corbin Carroll (Lakeside School, WA; 16th overall to the Arizona Diamondbacks) and LHP Blake Walston (New Hanover HS, NC; 26th overall to the Arizona Diamondbacks).
The Prep Baseball Report staff has been diligently scouting and covering games at diamonds across the country this spring to bring parents, athletes and fans the most comprehensive coverage of amateur baseball. The PBR State Player of the Year represents an athlete who stood above the competition in terms of their on-field production, and all-around effect on their high school program. The athlete will also be a great representation of their state with their positive character qualities, and positive impact as a teammate.
The players listed below have stood out against their in-state peers and have been awarded the Prep Baseball Report Player of the Year at the state level.
Alabama
Gunnar Henderson, SS, Morgan Academy, AL (2019)
Commitment: Auburn
Draft: Baltimore Orioles, Round 2, Pick 42
Arizona
Ronan Kopp, LHP/1B, Scottsdale Christian Academy, AZ (2020)
Commitment: Arizona State
Arkansas
Cason Tollett, C, Little Rock Christian Academy, AR (2019)
Commitment: Arkansas
California
Cameron Repetti, RHP/IF, Cypress HS, CA (2019)
Commitment: Cal State Fullerton
Draft: San Francisco Giants, Round 36, Pick 1076
Canada
Dasan Brown, OF, Ontario Blue Jays (2019)
Commitment: Texas A&M
Draft: Toronto Blue Jays, Round 3, Pick 88
Colorado
Sam Ireland, RHP/1B, Moutain Vista HS, CO (2019)
Commitment: Minnesota
Connecticut
Chad Knight, C/RHP, Staples HS, CT (2019)
Commitment: Duke
Draft: New York Yankees, Round 31, Pick 945
Florida
Brennan Malone, RHP, IMG Academy, FL (2019)
Commitment: North Carolina
Draft: Arizona Diamondbacks, Compensation Round 1, Pick 33
Georgia
C.J. Abrams, SS, Blessed Trinity Catholic HS, GA
Commitment: Alabama
Draft: San Diego Padres, Round 1, Pick 6
Illinois
Matt McCormick, C, St. Laurence HS (2019)
Commitment: West Virginia
Draft: Cincinnati Reds, Round 40, Pick 1194
Indiana
Michael Doolin, RHP, Andrean HS, IN (2019)
Commitment: Vanderbilt
Iowa
Peyton Williams, 1B, Johnston HS, IA (2019)
Commitment: Iowa
Kansas
Ethan Bradford, LHP, Lawrence Free State HS, KS (2019)
Commitment: Nebraska
Kentucky
A.J. Hacker, RHP/1B, Rowan County HS, KY (2019)
Commitment: Morehead State
Louisiana
Cade Doughty, SS, Denham Springs HS, LA (2019)
Commitment: Louisiana State
Draft: Detroit Tigers, Round 39, Pick 1162
Maine
Hunter Owen, LHP, South Portland HS, ME (2019)
Commitment: Vanderbilt
Maryland
Ryan Calvert, RHP/1B, La Plata HS, MD (2020)
Massachusetts
Sebastian Keane, RHP, North Andover HS, MA (2019)
Commitment: Northeastern
Draft: Boston Red Sox, Round 11, Pick 347
Michigan
Chris Mokma, RHP, Holland Christian HS, MI
Commitment: Michigan State
Draft: Miami Marlins, Round 12, Pick 351
Minnesota
Drew Gilbert, LHP/OF, Stillwater HS, MN (2019)
Commitment: Oregon State
Draft: Minnesota Twins, Round 35, Pick 1049
Mississippi
Hayden Dunhurst, C, Pearl River HS, MS (2019)
Commitment: Mississippi
Draft: Colorado Rockies, Round 37, Pick 1119
Missouri
Marcus Smith, OF, Pembroke Hill HS, MO (2019)
Commitment: Michigan
Draft: Oakland A’s, Round 3, Pick 104
Nebraska
Max Anderson, SS, Millard West HS, NE (2020)
Commitment: Texas A&M
Nevada
Aaron Roberts, 3B/RHP, Desert Oasis HS, NV (2019)
Commitment: California
Draft: Boston Red Sox, Round 15, Pick 467
New Hampshire
Brett Anderson, LHP/OF, Bishop Guertin HS, NH (2020)
New Jersey
Jack Leiter, RHP, Delbarton School, NJ (2019)
Commitment: Vanderbilt
Draft: New York Yankees, Round 20, Pick 615
New York
Sam Bello, RHP, Iona Prep, NY (2019)
Commitment: Maryland
North Carolina
Blake Walston, LHP, New Hanover HS, NC (2019)
Commitment: North Carolina State
Draft: Arizona Diamondbacks, Round 1, Pick 26
Ohio
Nate Stahl, RHP/3B, Walsh Jesuit HS, OH (2019)
Commitment: Indiana
Oklahoma
Kale Davis, RHP, Westmoore HS, OK (2019)
Commitment: Oklahoma State
Oregon
Dylan MacLean, LHP, Central Catholic HS, OR (2020)
Pennsylvania
Chris Newell, OF, Malvern Prep, PA (2019)
Commitment: Virginia
Draft: St. Louis Cardinals, Round 37, Pick 1115
Rhode Island
Tucker Flint, OF, Bishop Hendricken HS, RI (2019)
Commitment: Maryland
Draft: New York Mets, Round 36, Pick 1078
South Carolina
Trotter Harlan, SS/RHP, Hillcrest HS, SC (2019)
Commitment: College of Charleston
Tennessee
Jacob Tate, LHP/1B, Christian Academy of Knoxville, TN (2019)
Commitment: Kentucky
Texas
Brett Baty, 3B, Lake Travis HS, TX (2019)
Commitment: Texas
Draft: New York Mets, Round 1, Pick 12
Vermont
Colby Brouillette, C/RHP, Bellows Free Academy, VT (2019)
Commitment: Clarkson University
Virginia
Lyle Miller-Green, RHP/1B, Lake Braddock HS, VA (2019)
Commitment: George Mason
Washington
Corbin Carroll, OF, Lakeside School, WA (2019)
Commitment: UCLA
Draft: Arizona Diamondbacks, Round 1, Pick 16
West Virginia
Jake Carr, LHP, St. Albans HS, WV (2019)
Commitment: West Virginia
Wisconsin
Max Wagner, SS/RHP, Green Bay Preble HS, WI
Commitment: Clemson
Prep Baseball Report will announce an overall First Team All-PBR on June 18, in which the Prep Baseball Report staff will choose a list of athletes who were top at their respective position. These athletes will not necessarily be derived from the state player of the year awards. We will also announce an overall PBR Player of the Year award on June 19, at which time the Prep Baseball Report staff will choose one player who shined brighter than the rest.
The Prep Baseball Report is the No. 1 resource for high school baseball in each state we cover through our boots-on-the-ground scouting staff, variety of events, daily coverage and multimedia platforms. Our platforms work in tandem, ultimately creating the most powerful source of high school baseball coverage in each state. The Prep Baseball Report scouting staff covers the state at all levels year-round, and is constantly in contact with high school coaches, college coaches and pro scouts. For more information and stats on these individual award winners, please visit their state specific page on PrepBaseballReport.com.
It is important to note that the State Player of the Year honors only the states that our boots-on-the-ground scouting staff are currently in.