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Tournaments  | Story | 6/27/2019

Pacific Invitational Scout Notes


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The 16u division saw fierce last battles for semifinal spots while the 17u division finally got rolling at day five of the Pacific Coast Invitational. Southern California’s June gloom was back in full effect Tuesday and the cooler wet weather brought a different playing surface than what most of the teams had experienced thus far.




In game one of the day, Gameday Angels 16u got another win to move to 2-1-0 in the tournament and catcher Kaleb Duke (2021, Monument, Colo.) went 2-for-3 with a double in the game. Duke has a developing frame with plenty of room to fill out. At the plate, he has a slightly open, crouched stance that he further crouches into and back into his load. His hands do travel deep into his load but he throws them quickly at launch and works hard to keep his hands inside the baseball. He uses a simple leg lift trigger and stays tall on his backside throughout his swing. In game two, Duke competed his butt off on the mound taking a shutout into the sixth inning. Duke has a shorter arm action form an over the top slot. His 71-to-78 mph fastball is in no way overpowering; however, he spots up, competes hard, and uses his defense well. His 11-to-5 shaped curveball has a larger shape and possesses some depth. Although Duke ran into trouble in the sixth, he made a gutsy start and gave Gameday Angels 16u a chance to win.




Finnegan Wall (2021, Hesperia, Calif.) went 1-for-3 on the day for Pfahd. Wall has a slightly crouched, upright stance with a vertical bat wag rhythm. He uses a simple leg lift trigger and gets heavy linear weight shift into his load. His lower half is a little late to fire, but he stays tall on his back-side throughout his swing and extends the top hand through the zone. Wall has a very projectable frame and finds good pop when he finds barrel.




In the kickoff game for the 17u division JGB Prime 2020 defeated HBA ACES 17u behind a stellar pitching performance from Alex Navarrete (2021, Colton, Calif.). Navarrete uses a high leg lift and works quick through his motion with hard drop and drive actions down the mound. He has a short arm action from a high three-quarters slot. His arm is live sitting 84-87 while topping out at 88 mph. At times he gets his fastball to cut, especially when throwing cross body. He throws a good low 11-to-4 shaped slider that was a plus pitch as the game went on. Navarrete is not afraid to go back to back to back with the breaking ball and will throw it in any count. He also has a straight change that sits around 73-75 but is not as effective as the breaking ball. What’s interesting is he has a fourth pitch as well that looks to be a splitfinger that comes in at 62 mph and it is an effective out pitch. It has strong tumbling action and is devastating for hitter’s thinking that it’s the slider. If you count his ability to manipulate the shape of his breaking ball thus, saying he throws a curveball and a slider, then the argument can be made that he has a five-pitch mix. He pitched a complete game shutout with nine strikeouts. Navarrete has lots of room to develop and is a fantastic find as a 2021.




Teammate Darius Price (2020, Fontana, Calif) also impressed for JGB Prime 2020 with his silky-smooth hands in the field and at the plate. Price displays plus glovework in the infield and has a short arm with a quick release across the diamond. He makes good first step reads and shows an ability to make adjustments off his initial reads. In the fourth, he made a stellar barehanded play on a toughly spun ball up the middle. At the plate, Price has great hands that consistently fight to get inside the baseball, and he becomes very handsy with two strikes. He uses a simple small leg kick trigger and his hands stay quiet throughout his load. There’s still room for him to engage his lower half more but his handsy foundation will make any college coach want to work with him.

Erik Elizalde (2021, Santa Barbara, Calif.) laced a double that one hopped the right center fence for Santa Barbara Junior Foresters 17u. He has a large frame and quick compact hands at the plate, especially for his large build, and makes athletic actions in the field. He has an upright stance with high hands that work hard down through the zone. His leg kick trigger is quick and heavy into his load, and he opens his front hip early, which really forces his hands to unload through the zone.




Dylan Schwartz (2020, Chino, Calif.) popped out to scouts and coaches with his quick short arm action and live fastball. His fastball lived around 87-88 mph and he touched 89 mph on a couple of occasions. He uses a high leg lift and his entire motion is quick from start to finish. His drop-and-drive actions are violent, and he shoves his high front side down the mound quickly after separation. His high three-quarters to over the top slot creates some arm-side run when locating to his arm side of the plate. His breaking ball is a high 11-to-5 shaped curveball that is a plus pitch when thrown with conviction. He can use it as a get-me-over and as an out-pitch at will. Schwartz does possess a changeup, however, he threw it only a few times and tended to miss up with the 76 mph offering. If he learns to get the off-speed out on in front and down, the pitch has promise. All in all, it’s surprising that Schwartz is uncommitted given his strength and stuff.

Jacob Billings (2021, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) was locked in at the plate for Bulldogs Baseball 2021 going 3-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. Billings has an upright stance with a hanging leg lift trigger. He gets a solid amount of weight transfer that he balances on his back-side until unloading his lower half at launch. His quick lower half creates good tension between his upper and lower halves, and it whips his barrel through the zone with solid barrel speed. His power at the plate is still developing, but he backspun his triple nicely into deep center field and his hands will always give him a chance at the plate.




Soon-to-be USF Don Eric Reyzelman (2019, San Ramon, Calif.) looked poised and ready to compete for a spot in the rotation this upcoming fall with a live fastball that touched 91 mph. He sat around 88-90 throughout his outing, and his fastball has strong arm-side run at times. Reyzelman’s breaking ball will bring him plenty of success at the next level as it’s a plus-plus 10-to-4 shaped slider with a slight hump in it. It possesses sharp late side-to-side bite as it lifts up into the hump and then disappears away from barrels. The one thing he does lack is a complimenting third pitch in his arsenal, but he’ll have the opportunity to develop it at San Francisco. It was pretty dominant stuff out of the power righty.




Easily one of the coolest things of the day, and something even the most avid baseball fan does not get to see every day, was ambidextrous pitcher Caleb Park (2020, Upland, Calif.). He has a very conventional motion with a long arm and mid-high leg lift when throwing from both sides. It’s quite astonishing how similar his motion is from both the left and right side. At 71-73 mph, his stuff isn’t enough to blow hitters away, nonetheless, being able to use both your arms to throw off the rubber is a rare and incredible feat. Park mostly uses a two-pitch mix from both arms, but if he continues to develop his pitchability on the mound he may become an asset someday.



Tournaments | Story | 3/31/2026

14u East Spring Opener Scout Notes

Perfect Game Staff
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Roman Keister (2030, Dade City, FL) Could not miss the barrel this weekend tallying 6 hits including 2 triples and 4 RBI. Starts the load early and controls his body well, the up the middle approach really plays in game. Also worked from off the mound for an inning and picked up a punch out.  Colton Russo (2030, Coral Springs, FL) Showed off the power burning outfielders all weekend. 5 hits including two triples that carried over the CF and RF heads. Has a good understanding about using the lower half in the swing and the bat to ball skills really impressed.  Karson Blakney (2030, St. Augustine, FL) Made his impact in a big way this week, collecting the win in the quarterfinals. In his outing he went 5 shutout innings and struck out 5 while only allowing 2 hits. Worked in the mid 70s with the FB and topped out at 78. Also produced on offense driving in 5 RBI on 4 hits. ...
College | Story | 4/7/2026

College Players of the Week: April 7

Craig Cozart
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April 7th Perfect Game/Player of the Week:  Andrew Williamson, OF, UCF  The UCF Knights (20-9) are coming off one of their biggest series victories in years when they went to Morgantown and took down the Mountaineers to take control of the Big 12 regular season standings.  The offense put on quite the performance and Andrew Williamson set the tone by leaving the yard in his first at-bat of the weekend launching a towering home run over the centerfield wall.  The 6-0/195 lefty from St. Petersburg, FL has one of the sweetest strokes in the college game today and when he goes, so do the Knights.  In the 3-game series, the junior collected 6 hits in his 10 at-bats, scoring 6 runs, on 5 walks, a double and he launched 3 home runs all told.  While he had a stretch earlier in the season where he was searching for his stroke a bit, he is getting locked in at the...
College | Rankings | 4/6/2026

College Top 25: April 6

Vincent Cervino
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With another week in the books, some teams at the top continue to prove they are elite, and others continue to fall by the wayside.  Meanwhile, there were several teams that had been lingering outside the Top 25 that had huge weekends to put themselves in the thick of things as every weekend has significant consequences for good or for bad.  The No. 1 UCLA Bruins (29-2) have now pushed their win streak to an incredible 23-games as they swept USC (27-6) who was previously ranked No. 7 in the poll.  The Bruins are off to a perfect (15-0) start in Big Ten play and are without a doubt the most complete team in the country right now.  The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (26-5) move up to No. 2 this week after they dismantled now No. 12 Auburn (22-9) in the midweek and then swept Cal on the West Coast last weekend.  Texas (26-5) moves down one spot to No. 3 this week after...
Draft | Mock Draft | 4/3/2026

PG Staff Mock Draft

Jheremy Brown
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Welcome to another Perfect Game Mock Draft. This is not your typical mock draft as it features 15 different GMs drafting the first two rounds of the draft. Each member of the mock draft was assigned two teams and as such will be drafting all of the picks in the first two rounds for each responsible team. The actual draft order will be presented below and we will dive into how teams made their selections and how they feel about the players drafted. It is important to note that this is not how we think the draft will play out in almost any capacity. This is simply an exercise 4 months ahead of time with a large portion of the scouting staff and some picks fall under personal favorites, best available, and a multitude of other factors. Chicago White Sox 1:1 Roch Cholowsky, SS, UCLA | 1:41 Jack Radel, RHP, Notre Dame The White Sox don’t overthink here and select Roch Cholowsky, who has...
High School | General | 4/2/2026

High School Notebook: April 2

Steve Fiorindo
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Lennex Minor (‘28 CA) absolutely destroys this offering to the PS for a 2-run shot. 2-4 on the day w/ 4 driven in. Athletic in the box w/ a quick stroke and strength throughout the frame. Also closed out the game running the FB up to 88 in a St. Bernard win #PGHS @PG_Scouting pic.twitter.com/KF7BsKGcm7 — Perfect Game California (@California_PG) March 29, 2026 Lennex Minor, MIF/P, St. Bernard (2028) Minor had a massive day in my look this past Saturday in a game being played at the University of San Diego.  The sophomore had a pair of hits, one which was a no-doubt homer, and drove in four.  Minor’s athleticism jumps out on the field with twitchy actions both at the dish and in the dirt.  He features a 6-foot, 170-pound frame with room to add and generates from a strong lower half and exceptionally quick hands.  Showing two-way potential, he made an...
High School | General | 4/2/2026

NHSI Scout Notebook

Cam McElwaney
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An extended look at ‘26 RHP Wilson Andersen… 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 6 K. @HailStateBB signee. #NHSI26 @JesuitBaseball @Florida_PG @PG_Draft @PGAllAmerican https://t.co/VLwECd2qZ8 pic.twitter.com/JbTFR3Gd2l — Perfect Game Scout (@PG_Scouting) March 30, 2026 Wilson Andersen, RHP, Tampa Jesuit  Andersen got the ball on day two of the event and showed a quick tempo, pounding the zone with a power mix. He ran the fastball up to 97 mph, working comfortably in the mid-90s, with a power curveball/changeup mix he showed confidence in. He’s one of the top right-handers in the class that saw his stock rise in Cary. Andersen is signed with Mississippi State.    An extended look at ‘26 RHP Cooper Sides… 5 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K. @LSUbaseball signee. #NHSI26 @olubaseball @PG_Draft @California_PG https://t.co/Ag1MfBAR5a pic.twitter.com/5wSszVjBn8...
All American Game | Story | 4/2/2026

All American Classic Heading to Citizens Bank

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  667 Progress Way | Sanford, FL 32771 | 319-298-2923 www.perfectgame.org | facebook.com/perfectgameusa | @PerfectGameUSA     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   PERFECT GAME DICK’S ALL-AMERICAN CLASSIC HEADED TO CITIZENS BANK PARK IN 2026   Perfect Game makes debut at iconic Phillies venue during America’s 250th birthday celebration   Former Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel named Honorary Chairman of All-American Classic   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Thursday, April 2, 2026) - Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced that the 2026 Perfect Game DICK’S All-American Classic will be played at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, marking the first time a Perfect Game event has ever been held at the iconic home of the Philadelphia Phillies.   The game will take place on...
College | Rankings | 4/1/2026

DII/DIII/NAIA Rankings Update: April 1

Nick Herfordt
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Welcome to another week of Perfect Game Small School baseball — and if you're looking for clarity at the top, you've come to the wrong place. Across all three classifications, the No. 1 spot is very much an open question, and nobody is sleeping comfortably right now. In NCAA Division II, Pittsburg State is stumbling at precisely the wrong moment, leaving the door cracked wide open for hungry challengers to come knocking. In the NAIA, defending national champion LSU Shreveport has dropped four straight and suddenly looks far more vulnerable than a program of their pedigree ever expects to be. And in NCAA Division III, the race for the top ranking is less a competition and more a ten-car pileup of elite programs, none of whom have done enough to pull away — and all of whom have done plenty to deserve it. Three classifications, three vacancies at the top, and a whole lot of...
Juco | Story | 4/1/2026

JUCO Top 25: April 1

Troy Sutherland
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Another week of JUCO baseball and another week full of wins for No. 1 ranked Johnson County . The Cavaliers have won 18 games in a row and have swept through the Jayhawk Conference to this point, setting a new school home run record along the way. Walters State returns to the top 5 this week on the strength of a 12-game winning streak. Both McLennan and Pearl River are coming off of undefeated weeks and look like strong top 10 caliber teams, while Midland (now 30-3) continues to climb in the rankings for the third consecutive week. For the first time all year this ranking will feature 4 California schools as Palomar joins Ohlone, Fresno City and Santa Ana in the JUCO rankings. Check back in next week for an update as most of JUCO baseball is now past its halfway point in the 2026 season. RK School Week Overall 1 Johnson County (KS) 4-0 34-2 2 Gaston (NC) 2-1 35-3 3 Walters State (TN) 3-0...
College | Story | 4/1/2026

Collegiate Midseason All-Americans

Vincent Cervino
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Collegiate Midseason Awards * denotes Midseason Award Winner - All-Americans chosen based on statistics, prospect status, future projection, among other factors - Only true freshmen considered for Freshmen All-American teams - All Statistics as of Monday, March 30th First Team Hitters Pos. Name School Class AVG OBP SLG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB C Vahn Lackey Georgia Tech JR .423 .541 .845 36 41 9 1 10 36 7 1B Quinton Coats Cincinnati SO .360 .441 .896 38 45 8 1 19 46 7 2B Jarren Advincula Georgia Tech JR .411 .489 .563 31 46 2 0 5 30 5 3B Ace Reese Mississippi State JR .330 .417 .661 32 36 12 0 8 37 1 SS Roch Cholowsky UCLA JR .350 .493 .730 39 35 8 0 10 32 1 IF Dee Kennedy Kansas State JR .430 .549 .910 44 43 10 1 12 43 15 OF Will Gasparino UCLA JR .351 .468 .794 31 34 5 1 12 38 1 OF AJ Gracia Virginia JR .350 .504 .650 37 36 7 0 8 24 1 OF Landon Hairston* Arizona State SO .469 .551 1.027 44...
High School | Rankings | 3/31/2026

High School Top 50: March 31

Tyler Russo
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Another pair of weeks has gone by this high school season and with that we have another High School Top-50 Update. Southern states are within a few weeks of the end of the season while some northern states are just getting started this week. Through the end of the spring, we will be bringing you updates to the Top-50 along with state rankings updates coming soon. For the first time in 2026, we have a new #1 in the country as Orange Lutheran (CA) takes over the top spot after winning the NHSI. Venice (FL) came in second place at the NHSI after a thrilling game against Orange Lutheran and comes in at #2. Previous #1 team in the country St. John Bosco (CA) rounds out the top-3 and will have a big showdown against Orange Lutheran starting tonight. Barbe (LA) boasts a 26-1 record and comes in at #4 while Corona (CA) continues to string together wins and holds down the #5 spot in this update....
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