2019 PBR Ohio Showcase Recap: All-Showcase Top Performers
December 20, 2019
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2019 PBR Ohio Showcase Recap: All-Showcase Top Performers
Prep Baseball Report events are designed to give players the maximum exposure needed to advance to the next level. In 2019, not only did they receive high-level exposure from college coaches at the event, but all players at events were videotaped, with the edited performance being posted onto the website with the opportunity to be seen by more than 800 colleges and pro teams who subscribe to the Prep Baseball Report services.
In 2019, PBR Ohio hosted 61 showcases/workouts throughout the year. This included 29 Scout Days, which provided the top summer organizations in the state the ability to show what their program has to offer College/MLB organizations. Below you will find the "best of the best" for the year in numerous categories, with the top 10 being highlighted.
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*****Numbers below are the top ten from 2019 showcase results (minus the Future Games/Super 60)*****
Top Fastball Velocity
Rank | Name | Pos | School | Class | FB Velo |
Showcase | Commitment |
1 | Josh Timmerman (Video) | RHP | Licking Heights | 2020 | 91 | Southern Ohio Unsigned Senior Games | Uncommitted |
^ | Christian Lothes |
LHP | Hebron Lakewood | 2019 | 91 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Charlotte |
3 | Spencer Hill | OF | New Albany | 2020 | 90 | Top Prospect Games | Northern Illinois |
^ | Jacob Gehring | RHP | South Range | 2021 | 90 | Scout Day: Release | Ohio State |
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Teddy Eyink | RHP | Saint Ignatius | 2020 | 90 | Northern Ohio Prospect Games | Uncommitted |
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Brennan McCune | RHP | Dover | 2021 | 90 | Underclass Games I | Uncommitted |
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Tim Baird | RHP | North Royalton | 2020 | 89 | Top Prospect Games/Stark-Summit Showcase |
Akron |
^ | Caden Kline | LHP | Defiance | 2020 | 89 |
Top Prospect Games | Ohio State |
^ | Clayton Black | RHP | Franklin | 2020 | 89 |
Top Prospect Games | North Carolina Central |
^ | Tristan Sipple | LHP | Madison | 2020 | 89 |
Top Prospect Games | NC State |
^ | Logan Niswander | RHP | Lucas | 2020 | 89 |
Top Prospect Games | Uncommitted |
^ | Luke Borer | RHP | Perrysburg | 2020 | 89 |
Top Prospect Games | Ohio |
^ | Drew Bachman | LHP | Lakota East | 2021 | 89 | Top Prospect Games | Uncommitted |
^ | Noah Arkenburg | RHP | NDCL | 2020 | 89 |
Top Prospect Games | Marshall |
^ | Jorge Leedham | RHP | Hickory (PA) | 2020 | 89 | Scout Day: Brownlee Lookouts | Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
^ | Brody Ware | RHP | North Canton Hoover | 2019 | 89 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Kent State |
^ | Jay Luikart | LHP | Hillsdale | 2019 | 89 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Wright State |
^ | Patrick Dillon | RHP | Findlay | 2020 | 89 | Buckeye Elite Showcase | Uncommitted |
Top Pop Times
Rank | Name | Pos | School | Class | Pop Time | Showcase | Commitment |
1 |
Michael Hamrick | C | Nordonia | 2020 | 1.85-1.95 | Stark-Summit Showcase | Uncommitted |
2 |
Max Steffen | C | Moeller | 2020 | 1.87-1.95 | Top Prospect Games | Marietta College |
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Evan Ulrich | C | Buckeye Valley | 2020 | 1.87-2.01 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Ohio State |
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Stanley Kaczmar | C | Walsh Jesuit | 2020 | 1.87-2.03 | Scout Day: Ohio Elite North | Uncommitted |
5 |
Max Caron | C | Olentangy | 2020 | 1.89-1.97 | Northern Ohio Unsigned Senior Games | Tri-C |
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Gavin Sunderman | C | West Clermont | 2021 | 1.89-1.97 | Last Chance Preview | Uncommitted |
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Three Hillier | C | Asheville (NC) |
2020 | 1.89-1.98 | Top Prospect Games | Uncommitted |
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John Zigmond | C | Moeller | 2020 | 1.89-2.02 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Wabash Valley JC |
9 |
Collin Kennedy | C | Bedford | 2020 | 1.90-1.96 | Stark-Summit Showcase | Uncommitted |
^ | Boston Smith | C | Vandalia Butler | 2021 | 1.90-2.00 | Top Prospect Games | Cincinnati |
^ | Kolton Holloway | RHP/C | Patrick Henry | 2020 | 1.90-2.01 | ACME/Legion Showcase | Uncommitted |
^ | Nick Christopher | C | Gilmour Academy | 2019 | 1.90-2.01 | Scout Day: IVL | Uncommitted |
Top Catcher Velocity
Rank | Name | Pos | School | Class | C Velo | Showcase | Commitment |
1 | Kolton Holloway | RHP/C | Patrick Henry | 2020 | 83 | ACME/Legion Showcase | Uncommitted |
2 | Three Hillier | C | Asheville (NC) |
2020 | 82 |
Top Prospect Games | Uncommitted |
3 | Michael O'Callaghan | C | Moeller | 2020 | 81 | Top Prospect Games | Ohio Dominican |
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Jordan Davis | C | Elida | 2020 | 81 | Northwest Ohio Preseason Preview | Sinclair CC |
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Michael Hamrick | C | Nordonia | 2020 | 81 | Stark-Summit Showcase | Uncommitted |
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Trey Pancake III | C | South Range | 2021 | 81 | Scout Day: Release | Ohio State |
7 | Max Steffen | C | Moeller | 2020 | 80 | Top Prospect Games | Marietta College |
^ | Carson Deer | C | Loveland | 2020 | 80 | Top Prospect Games | Tennessee-Martin |
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Nick Christopher | C | Gilmour Academy | 2019 | 80 | Scout Day: IVL | Uncommitted |
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Conner Stewart | C | Wadsworth | 2020 | 80 | Scout Day: IVL | Uncommitted |
Top Infield Velocity
Rank | Name | Pos | School | Class | INF Velo | Showcase | Commitment |
1 | Evan Ulrich | C | Buckeye Valley | 2020 | 88 | Scout Day: Bo Jackson Elite | Ohio State |
2 | William Cook | 3B | Miamisburg | 2021 | 87 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Louisville |
^ | Evan Engle | SS | Elyria | 2020 | 87 | Scout Day: Lake Erie Warhawks | Tiffin |
^ | Peyton Wilson | RHP | New London | 2020 | 87 | Scout Day: Lake Erie Warhawks | BGSU |
5 |
Zach Maxey | RHP | St. Edward | 2020 | 86 | Top Prospect Games |
Uncommitted |
^ | Cameron Bryant | SS | Miamisburg | 2021 | 86 | Top Prospect Games | Uncommitted |
^ | AJ Rausch | OF/SS | Olentangy Liberty | 2020 | 86 | Scout Day: Bo Jackson Elite | Ohio |
^ | Kaden Davis | SS | Uniontown Lake | 2020 | 86 | Scout Day: Brownlee Lookouts | Uncommitted |
^ | Gordon Seger | SS | Grand Valley | 2020 | 86 | Scout Day: Brownlee Lookouts | Uncommitted |
^ | Sergio DeCello | SS | Badin | 2021 | 86 | Cincinnati Open | Charlotte |
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Carter Rust | 3B | Lakota West | 2021 | 86 | Prospect Games at Miami | Uncommitted |
^ | Jackson Campbell | RHP | Cincinnati Country Day | 2022 | 86 | Prospect Games at Miami | Uncommitted |
^ | Louis Supan | RHP | Revere | 2020 | 86 | Buckeye Elite Showcase | Uncommitted |
Top Outfield Velocity
Rank | Name | Pos | School | Class | OF Velo | Showcase | Commitment |
1 | Evan Wolf | OF | Gahanna Lincoln | 2020 | 93 | Scout Day: Ohio Elite (Central) | Kent State |
^ | Spencer Hill | OF | New Albany |
2020 | 93 | Top Prospect Games | Northern Illinois |
^ | Dominic Pilolli | OF | Canfield | 2019 | 93 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Charlotte |
4 | Jake Llaneza | OF | Westerville South | 2020 | 91 | 2019 Ohio Unsigned Senior Showcase | Uncommitted |
5 | Kade Kern | OF | Archbold | 2020 | 90 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Ohio State |
^ | Mitchell Okuley | OF | Olentangy Liberty | 2019 | 90 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Ohio State |
^ | Tyler Mintz | OF | Kenston | 2020 | 90 | Preseason All-State Showcase/Scout Day: Brownlee Lookouts | Uncommitted |
^ | Blake Kendall | OF | Amherst Steele | 2021 | 90 | Worthington Woodbat Tournament Showcase | Uncommitted |
9 | AJ Rausch | OF | Olentangy Liberty | 2020 | 89 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Ohio |
^ | Nate Stone | OF | Granville | 2019 | 89 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Miami (OH) |
^ | Jaden Varner | OF/LHP | Waynedale | 2021 | 89 | Northern Ohio Prospect Games | Uncommitted |
^ | Ethan Wong | OF | Ethan Wong | 2020 | 89 | Northern Ohio Prospect Games | Uncommitted |
Top Exit Velocity
Rank | Name | Pos | School | Class | Exit Velo | Showcase | Commitment |
1 | Emma Lopez | C | Alliance | 2019 | 104 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Lake Erie College |
2 | Dominic Pilolli | OF | Canfield | 2019 | 102 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Charlotte |
3 | Kade Kern | OF | Archbold | 2020 | 100 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Ohio State |
4 | Connor O'Donnell | 1B | Cleveland Benedictine | 2019 | 99 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Toledo |
5 | AJ Rausch | OF | Olentangy Liberty | 2020 | 98 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Ohio |
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Johnny Costella | SS | Trinity | 2020 | 98 | Top Prospect Games | Uncommitted |
^ | Clayton Black | RHP | Franklin | 2020 | 98 | Top Prospect Games | North Carolina Central |
^ | Ryan Horak |
1B | Little Miami | 2020 | 98 | Scout Day: Midwest Prospects | Uncommitted |
^ | Jamie Perebzak | 3B | Walsh Jesuit | 2020 | 98 | Scout Day: Ohio Elite North | Uncommitted |
10 | John Zigmond | C | Moeller | 2020 | 97 |
Preseason All-State Showcase | Wabash Valley JC |
Top 60-Yard Dash
Rank | Name | Pos | School | Class | 60-yard | Showcase | Commitment |
1 | Dominic Pilolli | OF | Canfield | 2019 | 6.62 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Charlotte |
2 | AJ Rausch | OF/SS | Olentangy Liberty | 2020 | 6.65 | Scout Day: Bo Jackson Elite | Ohio |
3 | Nathan Karaffa | SS | Toronto | 2019 | 6.66 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Ohio State |
4 | Brennen Hunt | SS | Ashland | 2019 | 6.67 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Ohio Dominican |
5 | Brendan Conkle | OF | Toledo Central Catholic | 2020 | 6.68 | ACME/Legion Showcase | Uncommitted |
^ | Max Bowman | SS | Gahanna Lincoln | 2020 | 6.68 | Scout Day: Bo Jackson Elite | Uncommitted |
7 | Maguire Dearing |
OF | Perry | 2021 | 6.70 | Stark-Summit Showcase | Uncommitted |
^ | Colton Shirley | SS | Lapel (IN) | 2020 | 6.70 | 2019 Ohio Unsigned Senior Showcase | Uncommitted |
9 | Jordan Stevens | OF | St. Edward | 2020 | 6.72 | Preseason All-State Showcase | Kent State |
^ | Zack McKibben | OF | Coldwater | 2021 | 6.72 | ACME/Legion Showcase | Uncommitted |
^ | Jacob Cooper | OF | New Albany | 2020 | 6.72 | 2019 Ohio Unsigned Senior Showcase | Uncommitted |