2017 PBR Future Games: Team PA Completes Game Action
August 5, 2017
By Greg Williams
Pennsylvania Director of Scouting
Team Pennsylvania completed game action with an 11-6 loss to Team Ontario. Following an early 4-0 deficit Team PA climbed back into the game with a single tally in the 4th and a four run inning in the 5th to take a short lived 5-4 lead. Ontario hitters impressed with 16 hits on the day including a two-run home run, while Pennsylvania hitters recorded 11 hits including a triple and a pair of doubles.
Game Highlights
+ 2019 OF Jayson Kramer (Cumberland Valley) finished off a very solid three game showing at the plate going 2-for-2 with a walk. Over three games the left-handed hitter went a combined 5-for-7 with a walk and a double.
+ 2020 SS/3B Kevin Karstetter (State College Area) went 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk. The physical right-handed hitter reached base safely in five of nine plate appearances over three days.
+ 2020 RHP Tyler Wiederstein (Hemfield Area) worked a scoreless inning with a strikeout running his fastball up to 86 mph. The righty worked three scoreless innings during the course of the event.
+2019 3B/SS Steven Loden (Wissahickon) put on a display in batting practice before going 1-for-2 with a walk and a hit by pitch. The left-handed hitter turned heads all week with a balanced swing with present power.
+ 2020 C Bryce Behmer (Lancaster Catholic) went 2-for-3 with a double and had another assist from behind the dish ending the game with a back pick at first base. The right-handed hitter went 4-for-9 in game action over the course of the event.
+ 2019 RHP/OF Nick Embleton (East Pennsboro) went 2-for-3 with a ground rule double while driving in three runs. The primary pitcher also topped at 87 mph during his second outing on the mound. Over two outings the righty struck out three in three innings of work.
Team PA Pitcher Velocities
# | Last | First | School | Class | POS | Max FB | FB | CB | CH | Other |
9 | Wiederstein | Tyler | Hempfield Area | 2020 | RHP | 86 | 83-86 | 68-70 | 75 | |
14 | Groller | Aaron | Souderton Area | 2019 | LHP | 84 | 83-84 | SL 72-73 | ||
15 | Breznak | Nick | Lancaster Catholic | 2019 | OF/1B | 83 | 80-82 | 72-73 | 72-73 | |
17 | DeGaetano | Chic | Hazelton Area | 2019 | RHP | 86 | 84-86 | 75-76 | 78 | |
20 | Beimel | Nate | St. Marys | 2019 | LHP | 84 | 82-84 | 74-76 | ||
21 | Grintz | Adam | Downingtown West | 2019 | RHP | 85 | 82-85 | 78 | SL 73-77 | |
23 | Embleton | Nick | East Pennsboro | 2019 | RHP/1B | 87 | 84-87 | 69-73 | ||
25 | Platt | David | PA Leadership Charter School | 2019 | RHP | 88 | 84-87 | SL 74-75 |
CLICK HERE to for a look at all measurables posted by position players during evaluation day activities on August 2.
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NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS |
Bryce Behmer | PA | Lancaster Catholic | 2020 | C |
Nathan Beimel | PA | St. Marys Area | 2019 | LHP |
Mark Black | PA | Serra Catholic | 2020 | C |
Nolan Bolton | PA | Christopher Dock Mennonite | 2019 | 3B |
Austin Bradbury | PA | Cedar Cliff | 2019 | OF |
Nick Breznak | PA | Lancaster Catholic | 2019 | LHP |
Chic DeGaetano | PA | Hazelton Area STEM | 2019 | RHP |
Nick Embleton | PA | East Pennsboro | 2019 | RHP |
Adam Grintz | PA | Downingtown West | 2019 | RHP |
Aaron Groller | PA | Souderton Area | 2019 | LHP |
Kevin Karstetter | PA | State College | 2020 | 3B |
Jayson Kramer | PA | Cumberland Valley | 2019 | OF |
Steven Loden | PA | Wissahickon | 2019 | 3B |
Connor Offshack | PA | Malvern Prep | 2020 | SS |
David Platt | PA | Home School | 2019 | RHP |
Connor Rakow | PA | Franklin Area | 2019 | OF |
Tyler Wiederstein | PA | Hempfield Area | 2020 | RHP |