West Virginia Class of 2017 Rankings Updated
July 7, 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 .
During the course of this week we will look at updates to the rankings in the Class of 2017, 2018 and 2019. Today we concentrate on the rising seniors in the Class of 2017.
The top ten prospects in this class are highlighted by three players that have already made Division I commitments. At the top of that list is RHP Philip Hoffman (Wahama), who is fresh off of a dominant 18 strikeout performance in the West Virginia AA state semifinals. Hoffman, a Marshall commit, is a physical 6-foot-2, 220-pound righty that sits in the upper 80s with the ability to touch 90 mph.
Hurricane shortstop Aaron Perry (Kentucky) at No. 2 and Jefferson left-handed pitcher Austin Cross (Radford) at No. 7, have also made verbal commitments to Division I programs.
What's next:
- July 8 - Updated Class of 2018 rankings
- July 9 - Initial Class of 2019 rankings
2017 WV Rankings (Top 10)
Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Commitment | |
1 | Philip Hoffman | WV | Wahama | 2017 | RHP | Marshall |
2 | Aaron Perry | WV | Hurricane | 2017 | SS | Kentucky |
3 | Kirk Jennings | WV | Cabell Midland | 2017 | 3B | |
4 | Drew Hefner | WV | Bridgeport | 2017 | C | |
5 | James (Austin) Bulman | WV | Jefferson | 2017 | RHP | |
6 | Josh Petit | WV | George Washington | 2017 | SS | |
7 | Austin Cross | WV | Jefferson | 2017 | LHP | Radford |
8 | Anthony Jarvis | WV | Ripley | 2017 | C | |
9 | Dakota McCloud | WV | Wayne | 2017 | RHP | |
10 | Ben Arthur | WV | George Washington | 2017 | OF |
+ CLICK HERE to see the current list of all ranked players in the class.
Additional WV News:
- PBRPlus - Jul 7, 2016
Prospect I.D. - Top Overall Prospects - PBRPlus - Jul 7, 2016
PBR+ Badger State Tournament: Scout Blog - PBRPlus - Jul 6, 2016
The Hotlist: 2016 Players Of The Year - WV - Jul 6, 2016
Class of 2016 Final Rankings Released - WV - Jul 5, 2016
Eastern PA College Prospect Showcase Analysis: Class of 2017 - PBRPlus - Jul 5, 2016
Underclass Stock Report