Eastern PA Top Prospect Games: Day One Preview (Red Team vs. Black Team)
June 10, 2017
By Greg Williams
Pennsylvania Director of Scouting
The 2017 Eastern PA Top Prospect Games are set to kick off with day one action on Tuesday, June 13. Cooper Park, on the campus of Millersville University, will play host to three nine inning games on back-to-back days (June 13 & 14). 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 second consecutive year the Top Prospect Games have been divided into two events at two locations for the summer of 2017. The Western PA Top Prospect Games will follow the Eastern PA event on June 18 and 19 at at Iron Horse Sports in Windber, PA.
To view rosters from Top Prospect Games over the previous five years and the more than 300 college commitments that have been made by prospects in attendance click on the following links.
2016 - Eastern PA Click Here / Western PA Click Here
2015 - Click Here
2014 - Click Here
2013 - Click Here
2012 - Click Here
Game One: Red Team vs. Black Team (9:00 am)
Downingtown West's Drew Britt will toss the first three innings for the Red Team opposite UMASS-Lowell commit Blaise Sclafani for the Black Team. Also scheduled to throw for the Red Team will be 2018 RHP Danny Kirwin (innings 4-6) and 2018 West Virginia right-hander Josh Kerns (innings 7-9).
The Black Team will send 2019 righty Adam Grintz to the mound for innings 4-6. Grintz is the first prospect in the history of the PBR Future Games to represent Team Pennsylvania twice. He tossed three scoreless innings as a rising sophomore in 2016 and returns this summer as a member of the 2017 Team PA roster. 2018 righty Austin Odell will close the game for the Black team, throwing innings 7-9. Odell impressed at the Preseason All-State Showcase with a smooth, compact delivery that resulted in a mid-80s fastball.
Prior to Game One position players will take live batting practice on the field. BP for both teams is scheduled to begin at 7:45 am following player registration.
| Red Team | State | School | Class | Position | Notes |
| Drew Britt |
PA |
Downingtown West |
2018 |
RHP - 6/13 | #35 in PA Class of 2018; Britt went 8-1 with with a 0.34 ERA as a junior |
| Danny Kirwin |
PA |
North Penn |
2018 |
RHP - 6/13 |
Sat 81-83, touching 85 this spring |
| Will Manley |
PA |
Lower Dauphin |
2018 |
RHP - 6/14 |
9-0, 1.30 ERA as junior |
| Bryce Behmer |
PA |
Lancaster Catholic |
2020 |
C/1B |
2017 PBR Future Games - Team Pennsylvania |
| Jagger Blough |
PA |
Conestoga Valley |
2018 |
C/1B |
.333 BA, 3 doubles, 1 triple as a junior |
| Justin Byler |
PA |
Warwick |
2018 |
1B |
.348 BA, 6 doubles, 2 HR as a juniior |
| Josh Kerns |
WV |
Spring Mills |
2018 |
RHP/SS |
#21 in WV Class of 2018 |
| Jared Moore |
PA |
Owen J. Roberts |
2019 |
OF/2B |
Showed well at 2016 Elite Prospect Showcase |
| Zac McGillan |
PA |
Ephrata |
2019 |
RHP/3B |
4-1, 1 SV, 1.22 ERA, .306 BA as a junior |
| Brendan O'Donnell |
PA |
Great Valley |
2019 |
OF/RHP |
#34 in PA Class of 2019 |
| Jack Rinehimer |
PA |
Owen J. Roberts |
2019 |
SS/2B |
Played in 18 varsity games as a sophomore |
| Derek Wyld |
PA |
Lower Dauphin |
2018 |
OF |
.364 BA, 3 HR, 21 RBI as a junior |
| Black Team |
State | School |
Class |
Position |
Notes |
| Adam Grintz |
PA |
Downingtown West |
2019 |
RHP - 6/13 |
2016 & 2017 PBR Future Games - Team Pennsylvania |
| Austin Odell |
PA | Bishop Shanahan |
2018 |
RHP - 6/13 |
#51 in PA Class of 2018 |
| Blaise Sclafani |
PA |
Souderton Area |
2018 |
RHP - 6/13 |
UMASS-Lowell commit - #53 in PA Class of 2018 |
| Tommy Bramley |
PA |
Lower Dauphin |
2018 |
C/IF | #69 in PA Class of 2018 |
| Nick Breznak |
PA |
Lancaster Catholic | 2019 | LHP/1B |
2017 PBR Future Games - Team Pennsylvania |
| Michael Defant |
PA |
Downingtown East |
2019 |
OF |
6.88 runner, showed well at 2017 Underclass Preview |
| Jake Geissler |
PA |
West Chester Rustin |
2018 |
3B/RHP |
Impressed during a pair of viewings this spring |
| Hunter Hall |
PA |
Oxford Area |
2018 |
3B/OF |
#93 in PA Class of 2018 |
| Trey Law |
PA |
Cedar Cliff | 2018 |
SS/2B |
.291 hitter for 20 win team this spring |
| Bren Taylor | PA |
Eastern York | 2019 |
SS/RHP |
.479 BA, 5 doubles, 6 triples, 2 HR as a sophomore |
| Ian Tracy |
PA |
West Chester Henderson |
2018 |
OF |
.331 BA, 21 hits as a junior |
| James Vito |
PA |
West Chester Henderson |
2018 |
C/1B | .310 BA, 1.000 fielding percentage, 10 assists as a junior |
SCHEDULE:
June 13:
9:00am Red Team vs. Black Team
1:00pm Navy Team vs. White Team
5:00pm Royal Team vs. Grey Team
June 14:
9:00am Red Team vs. Navy Team
1:00pm Black Team vs. Royal Team
5:00pm White Team vs. Grey Team
* Players report 90 minutes prior to game time each day
* Filmed live batting practice prior to each game on June 13
* 60-yard dash and defensive evaluations prior to each game on June 14