2017 NCAA Division I Preview: Pennsylvania Impact
February 17, 2017
By Jacob Gill
Pennsylvania Assistant Director of Scouting
It's Opening Day for the majority of NCAA Division I baseball and there is no shortage of Pennsylvania products who will get an opportunity to have a major impact on the national scene. Using season preview materials from D1Baseball.com, below is a rundown of Pennsylvania high school alumni receiving pre-season accolades and playing for some of the nation's elite programs.
Preseason All-Americans
Brendan McKay, Jr, LHP/1B, Louisville (Blackhawk) - 1st-team utility
Preseason Top 350 College Prospects: 2017 Draft
6. Brendan McKay, Jr, LHP/1B, Louisville (Blackhawk)
11. Brendon Little, So, LHP, State College of Florida (Conestoga)
12. Colton Hock, Jr, RHP, Stanford (Bloomsburg Area)
69. J.J. Matijevic, Jr, 1B, Arizona (Norwin)
90. Deon Stafford, Jr, C, St. Joseph's (Lower Dauphin)
101. Zach Schellenger, Jr, RHP, Seton Hall (Devon Prep)
273. Connor Higgins, So, LHP, Arizona State (Parkland)
293. Pat Krall, Sr, LHP, Clemson (Downingtown West)
315. Brandon Schlimm, Jr, RHP, St. Bonaventure (Elk County Catholic)
316. Mark Washington, Jr, RHP, Lehigh (Episcopal Academy)
Preseason Top 150 College Prospects: 2018 Draft
24. Nick Dunn, So, 2B, Maryland (Shikellamy)
53. Jake McCarthy, So, OF, Virginia (Scranton)
54. Kyle Datres, So, 2B, North Carolina (Loyalsock Township)
79. Jimmy Herron, So, OF, Duke (La Salle)
109. Domenic DeRenzo, So, C, Oklahoma (Pittsburgh Central Catholic)
110. John Aiello, So, 3B, Wake Forest (Germantown Academy)
111. Cameron Simmons, So, OF, Virginia (Spring-Ford)
145. Brett Kinneman, So, OF, North Carolina State (West York Area)
Position Power Rankings
Top 50 Catchers
5. Deon Stafford, Jr, St. Joseph's (Lower Dauphin)
Top 50 First Basemen
7. Brendan McKay, Jr, Louisville (Blackhawk)
10. J.J. Matijevic, Jr, Arizona (Norwin)
Top 50 Second Basemen
5. Nick Dunn, So, Maryland (Shikellamy)
43. Danny Hrbek, Sr, Radford (Pleasant Valley)
Top 50 Third Basemen
13. Kyle Datres, So, North Carolina (Loyalsock Township)
42. Johnny Aiello, So, Wake Forest (Germantown Academy)
Top 150 Outfielders
30. Jake McCarthy, So, Virginia (Scranton)
32. Brett Kinneman, So, North Carolina State (West York Area)
47. Jimmy Herron, So, Duke (La Salle)
88. Cameron Simmons, So, Virginia (Spring-Ford)
123. Mark Osis, Jr, George Washington (West Chester Rustin)
Top 200 Starting Pitchers
4. Brendan McKay, Jr, LHP, Louisville (Blackhawk)
33. Pat Krall, Sr, LHP, Clemson (Downingtown West)
125. Brian Brown, Jr, LHP, North Carolina State (Coatesville Area)
146. Brandon Schlimm, Jr, RHP, St. Bonaventure (Elk County Catholic)
150. Bret Clarke, So, RHP, Stony Brook (Spring-Ford)
181. Sal Biasi, Jr, RHP, Penn State (Hazleton Area)
Top 50 Relievers
5. Colton Hock, Jr, Stanford (Bloomsburg Area)
10. Chad Luensmann, So, Nebraska (Bellwood-Antis)
24. Zach Schellenger, Jr, Seton Hall (Devon Prep)
Preseason Top 25 Rankings
#4
South Carolina
Gamecocks
Current Players
Brandon McIlwain, So, OF, Council Rock North
#5
Louisiana State
Tigers
Commitments
Trent Vietmeier, RHP, Montour (#6 in PBR PA 2017 rankings)
#6
North Carolina State
Wolfpack
Current Players
Brian Brown, Jr, LHP, Coatesville Area
Brady Gulakowski, Fr, C, Chartiers Valley
Karl Keglovits, R-Sr, RHP, Nazareth Area
Brett Kinneman, So, OF, West York Area (#24 ACC prospect for 2018 draft)
#7
Vanderbilt
Commodores
Commitments
Troy LaNeve, OF, Pine-Richland (#1 in PBR PA 2019 rankings)
Thomas Schultz, RHP, Mount Carmel Area (#2 in PBR PA 2019 rankings)
#9
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Current Players
Kyle Datres, So, 3B, Loyalsock Township (#9 ACC prospect for 2018 draft)
Commitments
Thomas Caufield, IF, West Chester Henderson (#2 in PBR PA 2018 rankings)
Joe Lancellotti, RHP/OF, Penn Charter (#3 in PBR PA 2017 rankings)
Connor Ollio, IF/RHP, Butler Area (#4 in PBR PA 2018 rankings)
#10
East Carolina
Pirates
Current Players
Brady Lloyd, So, IF, Mifflinburg Area
#11
Coastal Carolina
Chanticleers
*Pictured above: Montour HS alum Anthony Marks, starting LF for the 2016 National Champs
Current Players
Austin Kitchen, So, LHP, Mt. Lebanon
Will Latcham, Jr, RHP, Cardinal O'Hara (#11 Sun Belt prospect for 2017 draft)
Kyle Skeels, R-Fr, C, Neshaminy
Commitments
Michael Crawford, LHP, West Allegheny (#49 in PBR PA 2017 rankings)
Nick Lucky, SS, Cocalico (#32 in PBR PA 2018 rankings)
Zach McCambley, RHP, Pocono Mountain East (#5 in PBR PA 2017 rankings)
Nick Parker, IF/RHP, Dallastown Area (#46 in PBR PA 2018 rankings)
#12
Louisville
Cardinals
Current Players
Brendan McKay, Jr, LHP/1B, Blackhawk (projected ACC Pitcher of the Year; #2 ACC prospect for 2017 draft)
Commitments
Tyler Kehoe, OF, Archbishop John Carroll (#5 in PBR PA 2019 rankings)
Bobby Whalen, OF, Cedar Cliff (#16 in PBR PA 2019 rankings)
#15
Clemson
Tigers
Current Players
Pat Krall, Sr, LHP, Downingtown West
#17
Virginia
Cavaliers
Current Players
Jake McCarthy, So, OF, Scranton (#8 ACC prospect for 2018 draft)
Cameron Simmons, So, OF, Spring-Ford (#22 ACC prospect for 2018 draft)
Commitments
Nick Bitsko, RHP/IF, Central Bucks East (2021 graduate)
Jack Kochanowicz, RHP, Harriton (#7 in PBR PA 2019 rankings)
Chris Newell, OF/LHP, Malvern Prep (#4 in PBR PA 2019 rankings)
Brendan Rivoli, C, Daniel Boone Area (#25 in PBR PA 2017 rankings)
Michael Siani, OF/LHP, Penn Charter (#1 in PBR PA 2018 rankings)
Alexander Tappen, 3B, Wissahickon (#10 in PBR PA 2017 rankings)
#18
Stanford
Cardinal
Current Players
Colton Hock, Jr, RHP, Bloomsburg Area (#2 Pac-12 prospect for 2017 draft)
#19
Arizona
Wildcats
Current Players
J.J. Matijevic, Jr, IF, Norwin (#8 Pac-12 prospect for 2017 draft)
#21
Miami
Hurricanes
Commitments
Christopher McMahon, RHP, West Chester Rustin (#1 in PBR PA 2017 rankings)
#22
Maryland
Terrapins
Current Players
Jon Dignazio, Fr, LHP, North Allegheny
Nick Dunn, So, IF, Shikellamy (#1 ACC prospect for 2018 draft)
Cameron Enck, So, RHP, Lampeter-Strasburg
Ty Friedrich, Fr, C, Lower Dauphin
Zach Guth, So, LHP, Franklin Area
Zach Jancarski, Jr, OF, Springside Chestnut Hill
Jared Price, R-Sr, RHP, Twin Valley
Commitments
Chris Alleyne, IF, Springside Chestnut Hill (#32 in PBR PA 2017 rankings)
Bryce Cunningham, IF, Lansdale Catholic (#29 in PBR PA 2018 rankings)
Troy Schreffler, OF, Central Dauphin (#15 in PBR PA 2019 rankings)
Nathan Starliper, LHP, Greencastle-Antrim (#35 in PBR PA 2018 rankings)
Justin Vought, C, Wyoming Valley West (#15 in PBR PA 2017 rankings)
#24
UNC Wilmington
Seahawks
Current Players
Cory Gantz, Sr, RHP, Hempfield
Alex Groff, Sr, RHP, Garden Spot
Commitments
Adam Smith, IF/RHP, West Chester East (#30 in PBR PA 2018 rankings)
"The Next 10"
Nebraska
Cornhuskers
Current Players
Carter Cross, Fr, RHP/OF, Cathedral Prep
Chad Luensmann, So, RHP, Bellwood-Antis (#8 Big Ten prospect for 2018 draft)
"The Next 10"
Oklahoma State
Cowboys
Commitments
Josh Spiegel, 2018, C, Penn-Trafford (#12 in PBR PA 2018 rankings)
Elsewhere Around the Country
26 out of 31 conferences have a Pennsylvania product on the roster of at least one league member. Below is an exhaustive list of Commonwealth high school alumni who are playing Division I baseball this spring. To find out who is slated to land on this list in the future, please see our Commitments page.
Note: prospect rankings listed below refer to that specific league
| Stony Brook (projected favorite) |
So RHP Bret Clarke (Spring-Ford) - preseason Pitcher of the Year; #1 prospect for 2018 draft So LHP/OF Joe Baran (Hazleton Area), Gr IF Cody Clarke (Spring-Ford) Jr LHP/OF Cole Creighton (Neshaminy) |
| Binghamton | R-Jr RHP Jake Wloczewski (Whitehall) - #1 prospect for 2017 draft So LHP Robert Brown (Penncrest), R-Sr RHP Jake Cryts (Blue Mountain) Sr OF Darian Herncane (State College Area), Sr C/OF Eddie Posavec (North Penn) |
| Hartford | Jr RHP Collin Ferguson (Valley View) Sr RHP Brian Stepinak (Dallas) |
| Maryland Baltimore County | R-Fr IF Noah Beasley (Hempfield Area), So OF Raven Beeman (Somerset Area) So RHP Colton Hower (Moon Area), Fr RHP Joe Nahas (Marian Catholic) Fr C Matt Shatto (Manheim Township), Jr IF/RHP Jamie Switalski (Pine-Richland) |
| Albany | So LHP Hunter Torres (Cedar Crest) |
| East Carolina |
(see Top 25 above) |
| Tulane (projected regional team) |
Fr RHP Jack Hogan (The Hill School) R-Jr IF Matt Rowland (Springside Chestnut Hill) |
| Connecticut | Fr C Kenny Bergmann (Penn Charter) |
| Cincinnati | So OF Vince Augustine (Seneca Valley) Jr LHP A.J. Olasz (West Mifflin Area) Fr IF Eric Santiago (Notre Dame Green Pond) |
| St. Joseph's (projected favorite) |
Jr C Deon Stafford (Lower Dauphin) - #2 prospect for 2017 draft Sr RHP Ryan Kelly (Hatboro-Horsham) - #20 prospect for 2017 draft So RHP Tim Brennan (Holy Ghost Prep) - #4 prospect for 2018 draft So 1B/OF Charlie Concannon (West Chester Rustin) - #5 prospect for 2018 draft Fr RHP Hayden Seig (Mechanicsburg Area) - #7 impact freshman Fr 1B/OF/RHP Kadar Namey (North Penn) - #8 impact freshman Jr RHP/OF Justin Aungst (Salisbury Township), Jr IF Dominic Cuoci (La Salle) Fr RHP Jordan DiValerio (Berwick Area), R-Sr LHP Joey Gorman (Neumann-Goretti) Fr OF Langston Livingston (La Salle), Jr IF Matt Maul (Malvern Prep) Fr C James McConnon (The Haverford School), So IF/RHP Jake Meyers (Whitehall) Sr RHP Matt Morella (Haverford), Gr RHP Tim Ponto (Owen J. Roberts) Jr RHP Eric Sigovich (Downingtown East), Sr RHP Pat Vanderslice (Bonner-Prendergast) Sr RHP Darren Weidman (Penn Manor) |
| Virginia Commonwealth | Jr RHP Sean Thompson (Indiana Area) - #6 prospect for 2017 draft Jr IF Daane Berezo (Pine-Richland), So RHP Benjamin Dum (West Perry) Jr IF Mitchel Lacey (Cumberland Valley) |
| Richmond | So IF Zach Kurtz (Penn Charter) Fr OF/3B/RHP Tim Miller (Conestoga) |
| Fordham | Fr IF Matt Tarabek (Hempfield Area) So RHP Anthony Zimmerman (Central Dauphin) |
| St. Bonaventure | Jr RHP Brandon Schlimm (Elk County Catholic) - #7 prospect for 2017 draft Fr RHP Casey Vincent (Eisenhower) - #10 impact freshman Sr C Bradley Gresock (Seneca Valley), R-Fr C Ben MacDonald (Ridgway Area) Jr 3B Jake Miknis (DuBois Central Catholic), Jr SS Cole Peterson (Johnsonburg Area) Fr C Isaac Porter (Central Mountain), R-Fr RHP James Wetter (Holy Cross) |
| Davidson | So RHP Allen Barry (Great Valley), Jr OF Andrew Born (Conestoga) Fr IF Matt Frey (Franklin Regional), Fr LHP Z.J. Zabinski (Germantown Academy) |
| George Washington | Jr OF Mark Osis (West Chester Rustin) - #13 prospect for 2017 draft Fr IF Nate Fassnacht (Ephrata Area), Fr RHP Emmett Harkins (Germantown Academy) Jr RHP Chance Malek (Garnet Valley), Sr RHP Brandon Ritchie (Laurel) Fr RHP Andrew Wheeler (Upper St. Clair) |
| George Mason | So 1B/3B Greg Popatak II (Sharpsville Area), So 1B/LHP Tim Quinn (Malvern Prep) Jr RHP Ryan Ricci (Greencastle-Antrim), So RHP Zach Skrtich (Central Mountain) So IF Ryan Tassone (Peters Township), So OF Caleb Walls (State College Area) So RHP Matthew Yost (Spring-Ford) |
| Dayton | Fr LHP Dom Coconcelli (Penn-Trafford) Fr OF Connor Wilson (Radnor) |
| La Salle | Fr LHP Chris Altopiedi (Archbishop John Carroll), So RHP Mike Anthony (Phoenixville Area) Fr OF Christian Ciotti (Susquehanna Township), So 1B Ben Faso (Garnet Valley) Fr C Ryan Guckin (Avon Grove), So Util Connor Hinchliffe (Pottsville Area) So IF Kevin McGowan (The Haverford School), Jr RHP Greg Paprocki (Council Rock South) So RHP C.J. Pruitt (Sun Valley), Fr LHP Jackson Ray (Octorara Area) Gr LHP Luke Reilly (Germantown Academy) |
| North Carolina State, North Carolina, Louisville, Clemson, Virginia, Miami |
(see Top 25 above) |
| Wake Forest | So IF Johnny Aiello (Germantown Academy) - #21 prospect for 2018 draft |
| Duke | So OF Jimmy Herron (La Salle) - #18 prospect for 2018 draft |
| Boston College | So OF Dominic Hardaway (Devon Prep) |
| Virginia Tech | RHP Connor Yoder (East Pennsboro) - #38 impact freshman Jr RHP Connor Coward (Seneca Valley), R-Jr IF Sam Fragale (Seneca Valley) So RHP Culver Hughes (West Chester East) |
| Pittsburgh | RHP Dan Hammer (Father Judge) - #34 impact freshman Sr IF P.J. DeMeo (Pittsburgh Central Catholic), R-Jr RHP Dan Furman (Bonner-Prendergast) So RHP Tyler Garbee (Quaker Valley), R-Fr RHP Kevin Henriksen (Westtown School) Jr IF Kaylor Kulina (Lower Dauphin), So RHP Collin Liberatore (Greensburg Central Catholic) Jr RHP Isaac Mattson (Harbor Creek), Sr RHP Sam Mersing (Montour) R-Jr LHP Josh Mitchell (Ridgway Area), Jr RHP T.J. Pagan (Penn Charter) Fr OF Nico Popa (Seton-La Salle Catholic), Fr LHP Peyton Reesman (Mifflin County) So IF David Yanni (Central Bucks East) |
| South Carolina Upstate | Jr OF/RHP Nemo Trexler (Bishop McCort Catholic) |
| New Jersey Tech | So OF Michael Anastasia (Central Bucks South), Fr 1B/OF Alex Burman (Episcopal Academy) Jr RHP Tommy Derer (Archbishop Ryan), Sr IF Bryan Haberstroh (Lancaster Catholic) Sr C Cody Kramer (Northampton Area) |
| Oklahoma State | (see Top 25 above) |
| West Virginia | Fr RHP/3B Isaiah Kearns (Mifflin County) So RHP Jacob Potock (Shaler Area) |
| Oklahoma | So C Domenic DeRenzo (Pittsburgh Central Catholic) - #13 prospect for 2018 draft |
| St. John's | Fr C Ryan Hogan (Wyoming Valley West) R-Fr Ryan Markey (Spring-Ford) |
| Seton Hall | Jr RHP Zac Schellenger (Devon Prep) - #2 prospect for 2017 draft Fr IF Connor Hood (Susquehannock) - #8 impact freshman Jr RHP Matt Leon (Liberty), Sr OF Jackson Martin (Perkiomen Valley) Sr IF Joe Poduslenko (Malvern Prep), Sr RHP Zach Prendergast (Hatboro-Horsham) |
| Georgetown | Fr IF/OF A.J. Lotsis (Episcopal Academy) Jr OF Austin Shirley (Conestoga) |
| Villanova | Fr OF Tyler Bruno (Parkland), Sr C John Fabriziani (La Salle) Jr OF David Gulati (Spring-Ford), So 3B David Rodgers (Malvern Prep) Sr LHP John Santoianni (Souderton Area), Sr LHP Hunter Schryver (Cumberland Valley) |
| Campbell (projected favorite) |
So IF Kevin Barron (Hatboro-Horsham), Fr OF Nicholas Rowland (Springside Chestnut Hill) Sr LHP Phil Stokes (Stroudsburg), Fr RHP Wyatt Tyson (Red Lion Area) |
| Winthrop | Fr IF Jacob Augustus (Northwestern Lehigh) |
| Liberty | Sr IF RHP Eric Grabowski (Lackawanna Trail) So RHP Zack Helsel (Altoona Area) |
| Longwood | Jr OF Jawan McAllister (St. Joseph's Prep), R-Jr C Mac McCafferty (Lancaster Catholic) Jr Util Sammy Miller (Susquehannock), So LHP/OF Jon Peterson (Hampfield) |
| Radford | Fr IF/OF Carlin Christian (Chambersburg Area), R-Fr RHP Brandon Donovan (Steel Valley) Sr IF/RHP Danny Hrbek (Pleasant Valley), Sr RHP Austin Ross (Beaver Area) R-Jr OF Luke Wise (Central Mountain) |
| Charleston Southern | So OF Cole German (Council Rock North) So LHP Dustin Lander (South Side) |
| Maryland, Nebraska |
(see Top 25 above) |
| Penn State | Jr LHP Taylor Lehman (Keystone Oaks) - #17 prospect for 2017 draft Jr RHP Sal Biasi (Hazleton Area) - #18 prospect for 2017 draft Fr LHP Dante Biasi (Hazleton Area), So IF Willie Burger (Lancaster Catholic) Jr RHP Nick Distasio (Oley Valley), Sr RHP Dakota Forsyth (Bethel Park) Fr RHP Myles Gayman (Greencastle-Antrim), Fr OF Braxton Giavedoni (Punxsutawney Area) Sr IF Christian Helsel (Altoona Area), So IF Connor Klemann (Spring-Ford) Jr LHP Colin Macon (Freedom Area), R-Fr RHP Eric Mock (Governor Mifflin) Sr RHP Tom Mullin (St. Joseph's Prep), Fr OF Mason Nadeau (North Penn) Jr RHP Jake Pilewicz (Quaker Valley), Sr OF Nick Riotto (Trinity) Sr RHP Tim Scholly (State College Area), So C Ryan Sloniger (Punxsutawney Area) Fr RHP Tucker Triebold (State College Area) |
| Rutgers | Sr LHP Ryan Fleming (Council Rock South) Fr LHP Tevin Murray (North Schuylkill) |
| Cal State Northridge | Jr C John Santospago (Archbishop Wood) |
| UNC Wilmington |
(see Top 25 above) |
| College of Charleston | So RHP Nathan Ocker (Middletown Area) Jr IF Tommy Richter (Conestoga) Fr RHP Trent Rider (Southern Fulton) |
| William & Mary | Fr OF Brandon Raquet (State College Area) - #6 impact freshman Jr OF Luca Farina (Pittsburgh Central Catholic) R-So LHP Nick Raquet (State College Area) |
| Delaware | R-So C Tyler Callender (Council Rock North), Fr OF Chance DiFebbo (Malvern Prep) R-Sr RHP Burk FitzPatrick (Episcopal Academy), R-Fr IF Mark Gentilotti (Malvern Prep) R-So RHP Dan Jacobson (Upper Dublin), R-Jr IF James Meeker (North Allegheny) R-So OF Kevin Mohollen (Strath Haven), Sr IF Doug Trimble (Episcopal Academy) |
| Elon | So OF Shane Connahan (Midd-West), R-Fr RHP Gavin Hellman (Hershey) So IF Ryne Ogren (Conestoga), Jr RHP Robbie Welhaf (Central Bucks East) Sr IF C.J. Young (Coatesville Area) |
| Northeastern | R-Sr RHP Mike Fitzgerald (Germantown Academy) |
| James Madison | Fr RHP Michael Bechtold (Garnet Valley) - #8 impact freshman |
| Towson | Jr RHP Michael Adams (Cumberland Valley), So RHP Noah Hartwell (Council Rock North) Jr LHP David Marriggi (James M. Coughlin), Fr C Andy Pineda (Central Dauphin East) Fr RHP Kody Reeser (Northeastern), So RHP Dean Stramara (Blue Mountain) |
| Hofstra | So LHP Jake Bufo (Conestoga) Fr C Justin Smith (Warwick) |
| Old Dominion | Sr LHP Adam Bainbridge (Wilson) |
| Charlotte | Fr RHP Matt Brooks (Spring Grove Area) |
| Northern Kentucky | So RHP Kyle Arganbright (Hempfield) |
| Valparaiso | Jr RHP Alex Dirienzo (Somerset Area) |
| Youngstown State | Sr RHP Kevin Yarabinec (Sharpsville Area) - #7 prospect for 2017 draft R-Fr IF Evan Cheng (Allderdice), Jr C Dominic Farina (Norwin) So RHP Jesse Slinger (Upper St. Clair) |
| Columbia | Jr RHP Zack Bahm (Mt. Lebanon) Fr OF Julian Bury (Cedar Cliff) |
| Pennsylvania | Sr LHP Adam Bleday (Titusville) - #4 prospect for 2017 draft So 1B Sean Phelan (Devon Prep) - #6 prospect for 2018 draft Fr 2B Tommy Pellis (Greensburg Central Catholic) - #1 impact freshman Jr C Jordan Della Valle (Penn Charter), So IF Chris Rabasco (Parkland) |
| Canisius | Sr LHP Michael Ginther (West Middlesex) So C William Krull (Montour) Jr RHP/1B Tyler Smith (Penn-Trafford) |
| Monmouth | RHP Ricky Dennis (Central Bucks South) - projected Pitcher of the Year & #10 prospect for 2017 draft RHP Joe Molettiere (Pennridge) - #10 prospect for 2018 draft SS Danny Long (Pennridge) - #5 impact freshman So LHP Kyle Ajjan (Downingtown East), Jr LHP Justin Andrews (Neshaminy) Sr OF Chris Gaetano (Scranton Prep), So C Clay Koniencki (Malvern Prep) So RHP Tyler Ksiazek (Abington Heights), So IF/RHP Jordan McCrum (Dallas) Sr IF/OF Brad Rhoads (West Chester East), Fr OF J.P. Walsh (North Pocono) |
| Siena | Jr C Phil Madonna (Vincentian Academy) |
| Manhattan | Fr RHP Alexis Calderon (Liberty) |
| Marist | R-Jr RHP Scott Boches (Archbishop Wood) Jr LHP Charlie Jerla (Neumann-Goretti) Sr OF Tyler Kirkpatrick (Methacton) |
| Rider | Sr LHP/OF Dalton Mayberry (Garnet Valley), So 1B Riley Mihalik (Springside Chestnut Hill) Sr RHP Josh Sharik (Plumstead Christian), So LHP Jordan Silverman (Council Rock South) So RHP Dylan Simcik (Holy Ghost Prep), So IF Richie Tecco (Bonner-Prendergast) Jr OF Brian Uliana (Freedom), Fr RHP/3B John Yocum (Freedom) |
| Niagara | Jr IF Nick Bernick (Baldwin) R-So LHP Nigel Stearns (Dallas) |
| Iona | Fr C Stephen Furman (Bonner-Prendergast) |
| Kent State (projected favorite) |
Fr SS/RHP John Matthews (Punxsutawney Area) - #1 impact freshman R-Jr RHP Zach Spangler (Seneca Valley), R-Jr LHP Jared Skolnicki (Keystone Oaks) Fr RHP Zach Schultz (Indiana Area), Fr IF Patrick Ferguson (Pittsburgh Central Catholic) |
| Ball State | Fr OF Joe Gunn (New Castle Area) Fr RHP Jake Rist (Mercersburg Academy) |
| Miami | Sr IF Steve Sada (Saegertown) |
| Ohio | Fr C Dan McCauley (North Allegheny) Fr C Tanner Piechnick (Canon-McMillan) Fr LHP Cole Shinsky (Knoch) |
| Toledo | Jr IF Matt Hansen (McDowell) |
| Bowling Green State | Sr RHP Trevor Farrell (Connellsville Area) |
| Buffalo | R-So OF Eddie Edwards III (Hampton) Jr RHP Ben Vey (Hampton) |
| Coppin State | Fr C/IF Cole Gerula (Bishop McDevitt) Fr IF Allen Saar (Jersey Shore Area) Fr RHP Misael Sanchez (William Allen) |
| Delaware State | Jr LHP Terry Godfrey (Eastern York) Fr SS Jeremy Lovera (William Allen) Jr RHP Hunter McVey (Penn Manor) |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | Fr IF Randy Pineda (Hazleton Area) |
| Air Force |
Fr RHP Bailey Ishler (State College Area) |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Jr OF/1B Jason Fatzinger (Emmaus), Fr LHP David Moore (Strath Haven) Fr IF Hunter Reeser (Governor Mifflin), Jr 3B Bobby Romano (Archbishop Ryan) |
| Central Connecticut State |
Jr IF Sean Udris (Neshaminy) |
| LIU-Brooklyn | Jr IF Andrew Turner (Conestoga) |
| Wagner | Fr IF Nick D'Amore (Neumann-Goretti) Sr RHP/IF Eric McGough (Archbishop John Carroll) Fr RHP Ethan Pritchett (Neumann-Goretti) |
| Mount St. Mary's | So IF Patrick Causa (Berks Catholic), So Util Dalton Clouser (Red Land) Jr RHP Michael Collins (Mercersburg Academy), Jr Util Brendan Dabagian (St. Joseph's Prep) Sr C Will Enrico (Cedar Cliff), Fr RHP Sean Flynn (Malvern Prep) R-Sr OF Zach Hostetter (Cedar Crest), Fr C/1B Sean Kelly (Archbishop Wood) So RHP Michael Kuypers (Central Bucks South), Fr LHP/1B Jordan Lawson (Cedar Cliff) Fr LHP Trey McGough (Ferndale Area), Fr OF A.J. Narcise (Unionville) Fr RHP Cole Reeder (Central Mountain), Jr RHP Noah Smith (Norwin) Fr OF Jared Urban (Coatesville Area) |
| Austin Peay State | R-Fr IF Max Remy (Mifflin County) |
| Morehead State | So OF Niko Hulsizer (Governor Mifflin) - #8 prospect for 2018 draft Fr RHP Dom Masullo (Bellefonte Area) - #4 impact freshman Fr RHP Alex Garbrick (Central Mountain) |
| Belmont | Fr LHP Tyler Alderfer (Christopher Dock Mennonite) |
| Eastern Kentucky | Sr IF Cole Warrenfeltz (Waynesboro Area) Sr OF Shea Sullivan (Pine-Richland) |
| Stanford, Arizona |
(see Top 25 above) |
| Utah | Jr LHP Josh LaPiana (Chartiers Valley) |
| Arizona State | So LHP Connor Higgins (Parkland) - #33 prospect for 2017 draft |
| Navy (predicted favorite) |
Jr OF Stephen Born (Conestoga) So C/OF Scott Koscho (Penn-Trafford) |
| Holy Cross | Jr C Dan Vucovich (Manheim Township) |
| Lehigh | Jr RHP Mark Washington (Episcopal Academy) - #1 prospect for 2017 draft Sr OF Jacen Nalesnik (Lehighton Area) - #4 prospect for 2017 draft Sr 3B Pat Donnelly (Liberty) - #5 prospect for 2017 draft So C Jeff Shanfeldt (Garnet Valley) - #2 prospect for 2018 draft Fr RHP Levi Stoudt (Perkiomen School) - #1 impact freshman Jr IF James Bleming (Pope John Paul II), Jr C Ryan Bonshak (Whitehall) So OF Chris Butera (Malvern Prep), So RHP Ryan DeWalt (Germantown Academy) Jr RHP John Fitz (Central Bucks West), Sr OF Stephen Fitzgerald (The Haverford School) Fr IF Tony Gallo (Devon Prep), So RHP Luke Glavin (Loyalsock Township) Fr IF/RHP Matt Hand (Council Rock North), Jr IF Chris Kersey (North Penn) Fr IF/OF Jake Kochmansky (East Stroudsburg South), Sr LHP Matt Kozemchak (Springside Chestnut Hill) So OF Ryan Malloy (Holy Ghost Prep), Fr IF Blake Rapoport (Wissahickon) Jr LHP Buck Schwab (Pittston Area) |
| Bucknell | Sr OF Brett Smith (Delone Catholic) - #10 prospect for 2017 draft Fr OF JohnPaul Bell (Downingtown West) Jr OF Chuckie Scales (Shady Side Academy) |
| Lafayette | Fr LHP Mark Anderson (Conestoga), Jr IF Steven Cohen (Penn Charter) Fr IF/OF Trey Durrah (Easton Area), Fr OF Jake Sniegocki (McDowell) Sr RHP Coleman Strohm (Shady Side Academy) |
| South Carolina | (see Top 25 above) |
| Alabama | R-Sr RHP Mike Oczypok (Spring-Ford) |
| East Tennessee State | So C Doug McFarland (Governor Mifflin) |
| Furman | Jr C Jason Costa (State College Area) Sr LHP Billy Greenfield (Radnor) Sr OF Carter Grote (South Park) |
| Wofford | Sr IF Brett Hash (Downingtown West) So IF Ty Reginelli (Mars Area) |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Sr IF Aderly Perez (Nueva Esperanza) |
| Grambling State | Jr RHP Anthony Hernandez (Hazleton Area) |
| Alabama A&M | Sr LHP Brandon Marsonek (Hampton) Fr RHP Johnathan Parry (Sharpsville Area) |
| Coastal Carolina |
(see Top 25 above) |
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