The initial Class of 2013 rankings are set. There is a long way to go between now and next September, so stay tuned to see who rises and falls through the coming months.

Zach Farmer, a left-handed pitcher from Piketon High School in Southeastern Ohio, sits a top the rankings. He is widely regarded as one of the top 2013 left-handed pitcher’s nationwide.

Besides Farmer, Ohio has plenty of other intriguing pitching prospects. Robert Zeigler, a 6-foot-3, 205 pitcher from Defiance High School, looks to follow in a long line of talented pitchers from Northwest Ohio. He is joined by fellow right-handed prospects Jordan Grosjean (Oregon Clay), Griffin Weir (Amherst Steele), and Cory Wilder (Lima Shawnee) as members of the Top 10.

Unlike 2012, this class is full of talented left-handed pitching prospects, including Andrew Rossman (North Royalton), two way prospect Tom Stoffel (Northmont), Nick Bertram (Centerville), Eric Lauer (Midview), and Jim Orwick (Findlay).

The top outfield prospects include Andrew Benintendi of Maderia and Matt Smith of Fredericktown with several other players looking to overtake them.

In the infield, Ryan Arrington of Cincinnati Christian projects as the top corner guy, and Connor McVey of Mason projects as the top middle infielder with Austin Rieman not too far behind.

The catching crop is deeper than 2012 with several standouts in and out of the Top 25, including Cassidy Brown (Walsh Jesuit), Cameron Whitehead (Moeller), and Jacob Carpenter (Kenston). 

*RHP Carlos Pena of Columbus West High School is not being included in the 2013 rankings as he will be completing his GED and enrolling in a junior college this winter.

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Rk	Name	Pos	High School	Size	College
1	Zach Farmer	LHP	Piketon	6-3, 175
2	Andrew Benintendi	OF	Maderia	5-10, 175
3	Robert Zeigler	RHP	Defiance	6-3, 205
4	Jordan Grosjean	RHP	Oregon Clay	6-3, 205
5	Griffin Weir	RHP	Amherst Steele	6-3, 185
6	Cassidy Brown	C	Walsh Jesuit	6-3, 190
7	Cory Wilder	RHP	Lima Shawnee	6-3, 180
8	Andrew Rossman	LHP	North Royalton	5-11, 175
9	Matt Smith	OF	Fredericktown	5-11, 190
10	Tom Stoffel	LHP/OF	Northmont	5-10, 170
11	Nick Bertram	LHP/1B	Centerville	6-3, 190
12	Ryan Arington	IF	Cincinnati Christian	6-5, 190
13	Connor McVey	IF	Mason	6-0, 165
14	Andrew McDonald	RHP	Mason	6-5, 210
15	Eric Lauer	LHP	Midview	6-3, 185
16	Ryan Smoyer	RHP	Ostego	6-4, 185
17	Cameron Whitehead	C	Moeller	6-0, 185
18	TJ Zeuch	RHP	Mason	6-7, 210
19	Jason Johnson	RHP	Dublin Jerome	6-3, 200
20	Jake Krupar	OF	Canton Cent Catholic	6-2, 180
21	Jim Orwick	LHP/OF	Findlay	5-11, 175
22	Austin Rieman	IF	Hamilton Badin	6-0, 180
23	Nic Billingsley	OF	Lorain	6-1, 190
24	Jacob Carpenter	C	Kenston	6-0, 190
25	Zach Sterry	OF/1B	Lexington	6-0, 190

Players on the Cusp

	A.P. Novak	IF	Lakota West	6-2, 170
	Adam Niemeyer	RHP	Minster	6-2, 195
	Adam Vasil	C	North Royalton	6-2, 195
	AJ Cecil	OF	Oak Harbor	6-1, 170
	Alec Tuohy	RHP	Gahanna Lincoln	6-0, 165
	Alek Stonerock	RHP	Westfall	6-4, 220
	Austin Adams	RHP/OF	Crestline	6-0, 175
	Austin Cooper	RHP/OF	Austintown-Fitch	6-4, 170
	Austin Walker	LHP/1B	Milford	6-1, 170
	Ben Spitznagel	OF	Colerain	5-10, 165
	Billy Highfill	RHP/IF	Mason	5-11, 160
	Brad Burkhart	RHP/OF	LaSalle	6-1, 180
	Brad Wiemken	OF	Strongsville	6-1, 180
	Brady Harris	1B	Olentangy Orange	6-4, 205
	Cameron Harris	1B	Sycamore	6-2, 265
	Cameron Waldock	LHP/OF	Sandusky	5-11,165
	Carter Langdon	RHP	Tippecanoe	6-4, 165
	Chris Maze	LHP/OF	Warren Howland	6-0, 180
	Chris Ramsey	OF	Hilliard Darby	5-10, 175
	Christian Osborn	RHP/IF	Coschocton	6-1, 175
	Connor Combs	IF	Waynesville	6-3, 180
	Daniel Rowbottom	IF/OF	St. Ignatius	6-0, 180
	Daniel Trimble	C/IF	Mentor	6-0, 185
	Derek Turocy	RHP/IF	Canfield	6-0, 170
	Derrick Stephenson	RHP	Midview	5-10, 170
	Drew Atrip	RHP	Grove City	6-2, 180
	Greg Basalyga	IF/C	Pickerington Central	5-11, 205
	Jacob Cobb	RHP	Moeller	6-3, 200
	Jacob Rudnicki	RHP	Toledo Central Catholic	6-3, 230
	Jake Richmond	IF	Oak Hills	6-1, 175
	Jalen Washington	IF/OF	Twinsburg	6-0, 165
	James Thomas	IF	Newark Catholic	5-7, 140
	Jarett Rindfleisch	C	Lakota East	6-0, 170
	Jaycen Newsome	RHP	Fairborn	6-2, 175
	Joe Gellenbeck	RHP	St. Xavier	6-4, 200
	Jonathan Stone	C	Middletown	6-0, 190
	Jonny Nottingham	RHP	Jackson	6-0, 200
	Joseph Ramstetter	RHP	Elder	6-4, 187
	Josh Murphy	1B	Toledo Waite	6-3, 230
	JP Sorma	IF	Independence	6-0, 185
	Justin Wampler	OF	Moeller	5-9, 165
	Kyle Lento	IF	Dublin Jerome	5-9, 165
	Kyle Michalik	RHP/IF	Brunswick	6-1, 175
	Kyle Wheeler	RHP	Brunswick	6-4, 200
	Mark Mittiga	RHP	Walsh Jesuit	6-2, 190
	Masashi Sakamoto	RHP/OF	Dublin Jerome	6-1, 175
	Matt Current	OF	Middletown	6-2, 185
	Matt Poland	C	Pickerington North	6-2, 190
	Matt Zmuda	LHP	St. Francis DeSales	5-11, 180
	Max Foley	IF	Moeller	6-0, 180
	Paul Trick	IF	Olentangy Orange	6-2, 175
	Riley Carlton	C	St. Clairesville	6-1, 175
	Roscoe Blackburn	LHP/OF	Thomas Worthington	6-3, 170
	Ryan Henning	RHP/3B	Milford	6-0, 200
	Sean Kennedy	IF	Springboro	6-1, 165
	Seth Bowles	RHP/IF	Mason	5-11, 165
	Shawn Reid	RHP/IF	Amherst Steele	5-11, 195
	Spencer Iacovone	IF	Moeller	6-1, 195
	Stephen Hernon	C/1B	Hilliard Darby	6-1, 200
	TJ Nichting	IF	Hamilton Badin	5-10, 150
	Tommy Coon	1B/3B	Dublin Jerome	6-0, 200
	Tony Winters	LHP/OF	Watkins Memorial	5-9, 180
	Ty Black	IF	Waynesville	6-0, 175
	Tyler Dalton	C	University HS	5-9, 170
	Tyler Pagano	RHP	Pickerington North	6-2, 185
	Tyler Sullivan	IF/C	Holy Name	5-11, 165
	Tyson Dietrich	RHP/1B	Archbold	6-3, 210
	William Thomas	OF/IF	Dublin Jerome	5-10, 165
	Zach Beckner	IF	Lebanon	5-11, 160
	Zach Cook	RHP/1B	Milford	6-1, 190