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Class of 2016 Final Rankings Released

July 6, 2016

By Greg Williams
West Virginia Director of Scouting

With the culmination of the high school season, the 2016 MLB Draft and the start of the Prep Baseball Report summer schedule of events, it is now time to shift our focus to updates to our statewide player rankings .

Over the next three days we will look at updates to the rankings in the Class of 2017, 2018 and 2019. Today we wet your appetites with a final look at the Class of 2016. 

Shortstop Paul Witt (Jefferson HS) completes his dominant high school career by finishing atop the Class of 2016 and is the Prep Baseball Report West Virginia Player of the Year. Witt, who will play his college baseball at Virginia Commonwealth, led the Cougars to a second AAA state title in as many years.

What's next:                                

  • July 7 - Updated Class of 2017 rankings
  • July 8 - Updated Class of 2018 rankings
  • July 9 - Initial Class of 2019 rankings

2016 WV Rankings (Top 10)


 Name State School Class Pos Commitment
1 Paul Witt WV Jefferson 2016 SS Virginia Commonwealth
2 Logan Goodnight WV The Linsly School 2016 SS Penn State
3 Matt Harrison WV Nitro 2016 OF Marshall
4 Dante Bonamico WV Bridgeport 2016 SS West Virginia
5 Matt Jewell WV Nitro 2016 C Wright State
6 Druw Bowen WV George Washington 2016 RHP West Virginia
7 Christopher Jordan WV Ripley 2016 SS West Virginia State Unive
8 Jacob Bradley WV Nitro 2016 RHP Marshall
9 Bradley Davis WV Jefferson 2016 LHP Potomac State JC of West
10 Logan Smith WV Bridgeport 2016 LHP Potomac State JC of West

+ CLICK HERE to see the finalized list of 70 ranked players.

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