PBR Michigan's Top Stories for the Year 2016: Team Michigan Showcases Talents at 2016 Future Games
January 12, 2017
By Aaron Wilson and PBR Staff
PBR Michigan Director of Scouting
PBR Michigan started up on April 10th, 2012 as seen here. Brent Alwine then took the reigns in Michigan to start 2014, later handing off the reigns to Jake Sabol, who handed it off to Andy Pascoe, who since has given the reigns to Aaron Wilson.
Now that Michigan is fully entrenched as a top PBR state, we look to continue our climb while continuing to provide top notch baseball coverage in Michigan.
Aaron, PBR Michigan Director of Scouting, along with Dylan Hefflinger, Michigan Editor in Chief/Regional Scout take a look back at the year in review and put together a list of the top stories for the year 2016.
Today we take a look at Steve Mann.
Each day we will reveal the next story on the list. A hint for the final story are the words "Freshman and Sophomores".
Interested in attending a PBR Michigan event? Check out our schedule by clicking here.
Top Stories for the Year 2016 Run Down:
- Player of the Year Michael Mokma
- Detroit Public School League Championship
- Player of the Week Winners
- Teammates Climb Prospect Rankings and Team Rankings
- Sam Weatherly - World Championship
- In-State Recruiting
- The Underclass Edition
- Wearing "S" on Chest
- Steve Mann - Humble, Determined and Talented
PBR Michigan's Top Stories for the Year 2016: Team Michigan Showcases Talents at 2016 Future Games
The Future Games is a one-of-a-kind event that featured the best Class of 2018, 2019 and 2020 prospects from the PBR coverage area. The PBR Future Games took place on August 4th through August 6th at Grand Park in Indianapolis, IN.
Players received exposure unlike any other event for underclassmen. With 120+ colleges from all over the country in attendance, including coaches from every Division I power conference in the country, these players were in for a treat.
The 2016 Future Games will be upon us sooner than later, with the 2016 showcase happening August 4th-6th. To request an invitation, please click here.
To view how the 2016 roster was constructed, along with spotlights of each prospect, please click here.
Day one was all about the players showcasing their talents with the 60-yard dash, exit velocity, positional velocity, pop times, etc. To view the pitching stats, click here. To view the positional/hitting stats, click here.
Day two and three were all about games.
Eight of the 20 participants have already committed to different programs, with the other 9 receiving interest from schools around the country. Take a look below at the schools these talented prospects have already committed to.
2016 PBR Future Games: Team Michigan
Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Commitment |
Tommy Blitchok | MI | Grandville | 2018 | C | |
Cole Daniels | MI | Saline | 2018 | LHP | Kentucky |
Jacob Erickson | MI | Allen Park | 2018 | SS | Michigan State |
Keaton Hamilton | MI | Grandville | 2018 | LHP | |
Johnny Irish | MI | Forest Hills Central | 2018 | RHP | |
Caleb Jackson | MI | Brother Rice | 2018 | OF | |
Ian Janssen | MI | St. Clair | 2018 | SS | Saginaw Valley State |
Logan Lee | MI | Rockford | 2018 | RHP | |
Mason Minzey | MI | Bishop Foley | 2018 | C | Texas Tech |
William Morrison | MI | University Liggett | 2018 | OF | |
Logan Morrow | MI | St. Joseph | 2018 | RHP | Marshall |
Nino Puckett | MI | De La Salle | 2018 | RHP | |
Miko Rodriguez | MI | Forest Hills Central | 2018 | OF | Texas A&M |
Brandon Smith | MI | Saginaw Heritage | 2018 | RHP | |
Luke Stephenson | MI | Algonac | 2018 | C | Xavier |
Reese Trahey | MI | Brother Rice | 2018 | OF | |
Cameron Tullar | MI | Brighton | 2018 | LHP | |
Brett Upton | MI | Beal City | 2018 | 3B | |
Gaetano Vallone | MI | West Catholic | 2018 | OF | |
Hilton Yopp | MI | West Bloomfield | 2018 | SS | Bethune-Cookman |