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Washington Class of 2022 Rankings Update

March 16, 2022
By: Dan Jurik and Diego Solares

With another off-season of development and training under our belt, it’s time for the Prep Baseball Report Washington staff to update the Class of 2022 rankings. With the data, intel, and scouting analysis we gathered this winter, our staff will provide the second-to-last update to this class before they begin their college careers, with the final one coming after the WIAA season concludes. This senior group is an impressive one, with upper-echelon national talent at the top and depth trickling down throughout.  

For a complete list of the 200+ prospects ranked in the state’s 2022 high school class, click HERE.

THE UPDATE

We’ll start this look by breaking down the top-10, where we do have some slight movement. The first four names remain unchanged, with RHP JR Ritchie (Bainbridge Island, 2022) firmly holding onto the top spot. One of the nation’s top high school pitching prospects, Ritchie’s expected to attract plenty of first-round draft buzz throughout his final season at the high school level. Our national staff saw him plenty of times this summer, having this to say after he took the mound at the Area Code Games: 

“He’s arguably the most polished arm in the country and though the stuff might not be elite, everything is at least average. He sits comfortably in the 90-93 range, touching 94, with an easy, clean delivery and some arm-side run to the fastball. His breaking ball is a 78-81 slider with late break and he has advanced feel for a changeup at 82-84. All of the damage he surrendered came with two outs in his third inning of work when a walk turned the gauntlet that was the Nationals’ lineup over. Ritchie pitches with a purpose and won’t back down to any hitter, throwing any of his pitches in any count.”

JR Ritchie


RHP Jackson Cox (Turtle Lake, 2022) is another top-50 prospect in the country and he’s at number two on this list. Cox, who’s committed to Oregon, also popped at Area Codes this summer, and Shooter Hunt said this about his performance there: 

“Caught the most helium throughout the 2021 summer. Running his fastball up to 95 mph thanks to a quick/whippy arm that can be electric with heaviness at the plate, Cox is athletic on the mound even without much use of the lower-half. The slider (79-81) is quickly becoming an elite pitch with 3000+ RPM that is sure to excite scouting departments, and already garners plenty of swings and misses. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Oregon recruit has some of the highest upside in the class with an athletic frame that should add much more strength in the future, and the pure stuff to make an even bigger jump perhaps as soon as next spring.”

Jackson Cox


INF/OF Dominic Hellman (Jackson, 2022; Oregon) and RHP Payton Graham (Kamiakin, 2022; Gonzaga) round out the top four, respectively. Few players in the country are built like Hellman as he stands at an ultra-physical 6-foot-6, 245-pounds with plenty of raw power to pair. Graham was another Pacific Northwest arm to standout at Area Codes, as our scouts had this to say about the 6-foot-1, 180-pound Gonzaga signee: 

“Tossed two innings and allowed two unearned runs, a hit and two walks while striking out four. He worked side to side with an 89-93 fastball, pitching with intent to right-handed hitters. The slider has upside and tunnels well, running up to 84, and he also mixed in a firm changeup at 85-87. He has a quick arm and gets minimal use out of his lower half with strength to be gained.”

Payton Graham


Although it’s minimal, there were two names that each climbed up a few spots in the rankings. Left-handed hitting OF Reece Walling (Prairie, 2022; Washington State) is a highly projectable 6-foot-5, 195-pound prospect that could grow into plenty of power as his body continues to physically mature. Headed to Washington State with Walling this fall is RHP Ryan Orr (Tumwater, 2022), who’s another riser. Orr’s fastball was up to 92 mph this summer and he’s a consistent strike thrower with a track record of performing in competition.

Reece Walling


Plenty of movement took place outside the top-10 as well, starting with RHP Isaac Yeager (Bishop Blanchet, 2022; Washington) and RHP Gibson Marshall-Inman (Edmonds Woodway, 2022; Oregon State). Yeager brings a physically mature 6-foot-5, 230-pound frame to the mound each time he toes the rubber, pairing it up with a fastball that’s breached the 90 mph mark. We just saw Marshall-Inman five days ago and the 6-foot-6, 180-pound provided us with one of his best looks to date. Fresh off finishing his high school basketball career, Marshall-Inman’s fastball sat at 87-89 mph from a quick, whippy arm and he paired it up with a low-70s curveball that flashed sharp action at its best. Given his lean stature, athleticism and current stuff, the Beaver signee owns one of the highest ceilings in the class and could be a force in Corvallis throughout his collegiate career. 


Arguably the biggest winner from January’s Pacific Northwest ProCase was RHP Jordan Hanson (Tumwater, 2022; UNLV), who rises 25+ spots to 14th overall in this update. Hanson first popped to our staff at the 2021 PBR West Coast Games in August, running his fastball up to 87.5 mph from a 6-foot-6, 230-pound frame with above-average spin characteristics attached. He saw an uptick in stuff roughly six months later with more polish in the delivery, touching 91 mph with his fastball while averaging 89.5 mph throughout his ‘pen. He committed to the Runnin’ Rebels a few days afterwards and few in the class rival Hanson’s upside on the hill.

Jordan Hanson


One name to mention that’s new to our rankings as a whole, and is now slotted at 26th overall in this update, is RHP Jacob Gabler (Edmonds-Woodway, 2022; Bellevue College). The 6-foot-6, 220-pound senior made a loud first impression five days ago when we saw him up-close, pumping his fastball at 89-90 mph, while touching 91 mph on a cold night. He mixed in a sharp, short-wrinkle slider in the high-70s as well, displaying a powerful arsenal in a short, brief stint. 


For a complete look at the updated Class of 2022 Washington Rankings, which features 200+ players, click HERE. 

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