VA/DC 2025 Rankings Update: Top 100
August 28, 2024
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Today we release a full, in-depth, and expanded update to the 2025 class. This update gives a small expansion from 225 to 250, which will be the final cap to the total number of ranked players in this class. Below we highlight a few players that our staff had an opportunity to gather evaluations on this summer.
We have a big shakeup at the top, with Myles Upchurch moving up one spot and taking over the top spot in the Virginia/DC 2025 Class Rankings. The St. Albans right hander is a low to mid 90's arm, lands three secondar pitches for strikes, and has the best starter profile of any arm in the state. The slider is arguably the best secondary pitch that usually works in the mid 80's and can land a changeup and curveball for strikes. It is a normal effort delivery that repeats well and the Alabama commit has shown the ability to hold velo deeper into his outings.
‘25 RHP Myles Upchurch (MD)
— Shooter Hunt (@ShooterHunt) July 17, 2024
6’4” 215 @AlabamaBSB recruit.
FB 90-93 ASR
CB 77-80
CH 81-84
Quick, clean arm action. L3/4. Picked up whiff with the FB. Late cut. #MLBdraft || @PrepBaseballMD pic.twitter.com/OLnB8UpOtJ
Caden Merritt makes a small move up inside the Top 15, from his position at #20. The recent Coastal Carolina commit had a big splash this spring at Gainesville and continued that trend this summer. Where was his biggest jump? Merritt's ability to impact the baseball was probably the biggest area of growth. He is a high motor, high effort outfielder with twitch in his actions and some explosiveness to his game. He can defend in center and the offense continues to make strides forward.
‘25 #ChantsUP commit Caden Merritt (@G_villeBaseball)
— Prep Baseball Maryland (@PrepBaseballMD) August 18, 2024
Jumps all over this FB and hits a hard LD into LF for a single. @PrepBaseballVA #MidAtlProcase pic.twitter.com/0ofp2fKFqg
Ocean Lakes catcher and JMU commit Ryan Gocio makes a small move up and lands inside the Top 50. Our staff had a chance to see Gocio multiple times this spring, but this summer, in our opinion, is when he really took off. Solid 5-foot-11, 209-pound frame. Left handed hitter with the ability to use the whole field and has a feel for the barrel. He was regularly on barrel at 17U this summer and then had a standout day at the ProCase versus consistently good arms. Heavy barrel, impacts the ball to the backside gap, and has shown some power potential to the pull. His present ability to stay on pitches and drive them with carry to the backside was a big plus during this evaluation period.
‘25 #GoDukes commit Ryan Gocio (@OLVBaseball)
— Prep Baseball Virginia/DC (@PrepBaseballVA) August 18, 2024
Stays through this one and splits the LCF gap with a line drive for a triple.#MidAtlProcase pic.twitter.com/n7DaITmzY8
VIRGINIA/DC Class of 2025 Top 10
*Positions listed are primary positions listed on their profile.*
1 | Myles Upchurch | St. Alban's | RHP | Alabama |
2 | Noah Yoder | Atlee | RHP | Duke |
3 | Evan Hankins | Miller School | 1B | Tennessee |
4 | Clayton Armah | St. John's College | RHP | Auburn |
5 | Luke Smyers | Mills Godwin | LHP | Alabama |
6 | Donavan Jeffrey | PDG Academy | OF | Miami |
7 | Ethan Ball | McLean | 3B | Virginia Tech |
8 | Patrick Dudley | Atlantic Shores Christian | LHP | South Carolina |
9 | TJ Woodson | Hanover | SS | Baylor |
10 | Grady Lenahan | Pro 5 Baseball | OF | East Carolina |