By Steve Nielsen
Scouting Supervisor - Wisconsin/Illinois

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As we kick off the new season we completed our countdown of the Preseason Power 25 finishing off with No. 2 Indian Trail and No. 1 Janesville Craig. Today with rollout our updated Class of 2017 rankings, highlighting our top 150 seniors in the state.

Last year there was plenty of draft buzz around the top prospects in the state of Wisconsin, leading to a historic year in the MLB Draft. You won’t see that same buzz in the 2017 class, but keep tabs on this class after three years of college and things may be different.

This winter a new No. 1 took over the top of the ranks, as RHP Nathan Burns (West Bend West) was the consensus Wisconsin favorite from the Super 60. Burns ran his fastball up to 91 mph and shows a mature three pitch repertoire that is likely to impact an Oregon State staff in year one.

Closely behind Burns was fellow Beaver commit, 3B/OF Zach Clayton (Oconomowoc). Clayton is a three sport star, something rarely seen anymore, and showed he arguable swings the best bat in the state. A physical 6-foot-2, 220-pounds Clayton projects as a legitimate middle of the lineup threat at the next level, give him a few years to focus solely on baseball and watch out.

RANK	NAME	STATE	SCHOOL	CLASS	POS	COMMITMENT
1	Nathan Burns	WI	West Bend West	2017	RHP	Oregon State
2	Zach Clayton	WI	Oconomowoc	2017	3B	Oregon State
3	Ryan Hoerter	WI	Indian Trail	2017	RHP	Auburn
4	Augie Mihlbauer	WI	Mukwonago	2017	LHP	Texas Christian
5	Jacob Lindemann	WI	Burlington	2017	RHP	Wichita State
6	Jack Blomgren	WI	Janesville Craig	2017	SS	Michigan
7	Ben Dragani	WI	Catholic Memorial	2017	LHP	Michigan
8	Griffin Doersching	WI	Greendale	2017	1B	Northern Kentucky
9	Trevor Olson	WI	Chippewa Falls	2017	LHP	Xavier
10	Ryan Bader	WI	Mukwonago	2017	LHP	Northwestern

Both RHP Ryan Hoerter (Indian Trail) and LHP Augie Mihlbauer (Mukwonago) both showed similar stuff at the Super 60 from recent outings last year. Hoerter will be a big cog in the Hawks success this season as the ace of the staff.

Coming off a state championship season, Burlington’s RHP Jacob Lindemann underwent elbow surgery early in the fall, and likely won’t be back on the mound till the summer.

More notes from the Super 60 included SS Jack Blomgren (Janesville Craig) who showed to be one of the top middle infield defenders in the Midwest. His athleticism and leadership have the potential to take the Cougars to a state title this June.

CLICK HERE for complete 2017 Wisconsin Rankings.

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