Updated and Expanded Michigan Class of 2016 Rankings
March 30, 2014
By Brent Alwine and PBR Michigan Staff
The updated class of 2016 rankings is marked by familiar faces at the top.
Brother Rice RHP Karl Kauffmann (Michigan Recruit) remains in the top spot. The 6-foot-1, 180-poundrighty, who stared on Team Michigan at the Midwest Futures Games in August, shows advanced skills on the mound with an upper 80's fastball.
Meanwhile, Gull Lake C/RHP Drew Blakely, one of the state's top two-way prospects, follows at No. 2
Rockord LHP Bryce Kelley, who picked up offers from Wichita State and Central Michigan this off-season, stays at No. 7.
With the rest of the top ten staying the same, read about the newcomers and risers below.
Movers and Shakers:
+ Gull Lake HS RHP Caleb Scoles continues to impress with a physical 6-foot-1, 190-pound frame and fastball that touches into the mid 80's.
+ Two notable additions to the overall rankings include Kenowa Hills RHP/OF Bennett Norry and Wyandotte Roosevelt RHP Tyler Thorington.
+ Orchard Lake St. Mary's HS IF/RHP Drake Titus, a talented two-way prospect, made one of the biggest jumps of any players in the class.
+ Impressive showings at PBR events this winter moved Divine Child OF Shane Fugate, Utica Ford RHP Kevin Large, Vicksburg C Trace Slancik, and Grandville IF Bailey Peterson into the rankings which will create more buzz around there recruitment.
+ Other notable players entering the rankings include Northville OF Zach Prystash, Orchard Lake St. Mary's OF Griffin Sheposh, and Detroit Catholic Central SS/RHP Luke Hargis.
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2016 Rankings
1 | Karl Kauffmann | MI | Brother Rice | 2016 | RHP | Michigan |
2 | Drew Blakely | MI | Gull Lake | 2016 | C | |
3 | Michael Mokma | MI | Holland Christian | 2016 | RHP | Michigan State |
4 | Dion Henderson | MI | Divine Child | 2016 | LHP | Kentucky |
5 | Tommy Henry | MI | Portage Northern | 2016 | LHP | |
6 | Jack Weisenburger | MI | Rockford | 2016 | RHP | Michigan |
7 | Bryce Kelley | MI | Rockford | 2016 | LHP | |
8 | Keegan Kenny | MI | Traverse City West | 2016 | RHP | |
9 | Grant Hartwig | MI | Detroit Catholic Central | 2016 | RHP | |
10 | Alex Darden | MI | North Farmington | 2016 | LHP |