Spring Forward: Beach and West Impact Bats
February 7, 2020
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Welcome to 2020 and welcome back to our Spring Forward series. While it may still be early February, the high school season is just around the corner, with public school tryouts beginning in just a few weeks. In mid-February, we will begin our detailed season preview, including Region breakdowns, Power 25 reveal, and the Preseason All-PBR Team. In the meantime, we will continue gearing up for the season by highlighting some storylines that we are keeping our eyes on this spring in this series.
This week, we will be looking at some of the top hitters in each region of our coverage area. While some of these players are top prospects, one doesn't have to be a Power 5 commit to be the centerpiece of an offense and hit .400+ or flirt with double-digit home runs in a season. Below are the players we are expecting dominant offensive seasons from, the kind of player that an opposing team has to gameplan around and that opposing coaches are very aware of when they are due up.
Inevitably, we will leave players off this list who go on to have outstanding springs, and we look forward to seeing those breakout players and celebrating them as the season goes on.
Beach and Western Impact Bats
Name | Position | High School | Class | Commitment |
Carrington Aaron | SS | Chatham | 2023 | Virginia Tech |
Kade Abrisz | C | Menchville | 2021 | |
Kody Abrisz | SS | Menchville | 2020 | |
Ethan Anderson | C | Frank Cox | 2022 | Virginia |
Cade Brewer | C | Salem (Beach) | 2020 | Old Dominion |
Nic Britt | SS/RHP | Greenbrier Christian | 2020 | William & Mary |
Ryland Brown | OF | Greenbrier Christian | 2020 | Louisburg JC |
Grayson Bush | SS | Monticello | 2020 | Randolph-Macon |
Jalen Buster | SS | Cave Spring | 2020 | Radford |
Noah Canterbury | OF/LHP | Buffalo Gap | 2021 | |
Trey Carter | OF/RHP | Carlisle | 2020 | Florida State |
Jackson Cherry | OF | Jefferson Forest | 2020 | Mercer |
Addison Clark | OF | Carlisle | 2021 | VMI |
Jonathan Compton | C | Gate City | 2020 | Walters State CC |
Colton Copley | SS | Fuqua | 2020 | |
Tyler Cotten | C | Grafton | 2020 | Charlotte |
Isaih Dailey | OF | Prince Edward | 2020 | VMI |
Tyler Dean | SS | William Byrd | 2021 | Virginia Tech |
Carson DeMartini | SS | Ocean Lakes | 2021 | Virginia Tech |
Leighton Dunford | RHP/2B | Fort Chiswell | 2020 | |
Zach Dzarnowski | C | Hickory | 2020 | UMBC |
Grant Elliot | OF | Tunstall | 2020 | UNC Pembroke |
Luke Francisco | 2B | Abingdon | 2021 | |
Braeson Fulton | C | Riverheads | 2020 | James Madison |
Connor Fuhrman | OF | Lord Botetourt | 2022 | South Carolina |
Jared Glinski | C | Brookville | 2020 | Radford |
Clay Grady | SS | Nansemond River | 2022 | Virginia Tech |
Dylan Hatfield | C | William Byrd | 2021 | Virginia Tech |
Kaden Hilburger | SS | Tabb | 2022 | |
Dane Hoggard | 3B | Cape Henry Collegiate | 2020 | Seton Hall |
Chase Hungate | SS | Abingdon | 2021 | VCU |
Kennedy Jones | 1B | Maury | 2021 | |
Trent Jones | OF/RHP | Cape Henry Collegiate | 2020 | Hampden-Sydney |
Alvin Keels | SS | Maury | 2022 | Miami |
Christian Martin | SS | Amherst County | 2021 | Virginia Tech |
Corbin McCloud | C | Atlantic Shores Christian | 2020 | Longwood |
Ethan Ott | 1B | Greenbrier Christian | 2021 | |
Grant Painter | SS | Riverheads | 2020 | James Madison |
Tristan Shoemaker | SS | Fort Defiance | 2021 | Virginia |
Jordan Smith | OF | Kellam | 2020 | George Mason |
Bennett Shealor | C | Blacksburg | 2022 | George Mason |
Parker Stallard | OF | Salem (Salem) | 2020 | Virginia Tech |
Preston Steele | SS | Lebanon | 2021 | Virginia Tech |
Bryce Suters | SS | Broadway | 2021 | James Madison |
Quade Tomlin | SS | Liberty Christian | 2020 | Liberty |
Jeremy Wagner | OF | Miller School | 2020 | Austin Peay |
Tayshuan Walton | OF | Greensville County | 2023 | Miami |
Michael Williams | SS | Franklin County | 2021 | Radford |
Austin Younce | C | Greenbrier Christian | 2021 |
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