Prep Baseball Report

Pennsylvania Players Shine at WWBA Underclass World Championship



A total of 168 of the best travel baseball teams in the world descended on Ft. Myers, FL the first week of October. When all was said and done, a total of 15 prospects from Pennsylvania were recognized for their play.

The accolades were highlighted by two players being named to the Prime Nine Team. The Prime Nine are prospects who have been selected as one of the top nine players at the event.

J.J. Matijevic, currently ranked No. 1 in the Class of 2014 rankings, went 7-for-13 with a homerun and 7RBI to earn his slot on the Prime Nine Team. Zach Jancarski, currently ranked No. 2 in the Class of 2014 rankings went 7-for-14 with 4RBI over the course of the tournament to also earn a spot on the Team.

Following are all 15 Pennsylvania players who were named to the All-Tournament Team and what they did to earn their spots.

Aiello
John
5-for-11
4SB
 
Bene
Drew
4-for-12
   
Born
Stephen
5-for-10
4RBI
 
Brennan
Jimmy
4-for-10
3RBI
 
Farina
Dom
8-for-13
4RBI
 
Hughes
Culver
5 innings pitched
2 hits allowed
12 strikeouts
Jancarski
Zach
7-for-14
4RBI
 
Karstetter
Ryan
6-for-12
5RBI
 
Matijevic
J.J.
7-for-13
7RBI
1 homerun
Miller
Jordan
6-for-10
3RBI
 
Raquet
Nick
6.2 innings pitched
7 hits allowed
15 strikeouts
Ricci
Ryan
6 innings pitched
2 hits allowed
6 strikeouts
Smith
Noah
7 innings pitched
1 hit allowed
6 strikeouts
Vucovich
Daniel
4-for-11
   
Walls
Caleb
3-for-10