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Early-season Underclass Impact

April 10, 2016

By Jacob Gill
Pennsylvania Assistant Director of Scouting

Drew BaughmanWith Pennsylvania's typically disruptive spring weather finally rearing its ugly head (raise your hand if you've seen snow in the past week) and making it so we may not see much action for a few days, we decided to check in on some youngsters who are off to hot starts and making an early-career impact on the varsity level. The list below is by no means exhaustive, but a sampling of players who have taken advantage of an opportunity to play and have who have readily available stats on MaxPreps or GameChanger.

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Freshmen and sophomores who have made verbal commitments to colleges
Tyler Kehoe+ Michael Siani, 2018, OF/LHP, Penn Charter (Virginia): .588 AVG (20-34), 3 2B, 3 3B, 4 BB, HBP, 11 SB in 10 games, hitting in 3-hole + 5 IP, 1 H, 4 BB, 8 K
+ Drew Baughman, 2018, 3B/C, Cumberland Valley (Liberty): .500 AVG (8-16), 2 2B, HR, 2 BB, HBP, 2 K in 5 games, hitting in 3-hole
+ Billy Corcoran, 2018, RHP, Malvern Prep (Pittsburgh): 10.1 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 12 K
+ Jack Anderson, 2018, C, Mars Area (Northwestern): .462 AVG (6-13), 2 2B, HR, 2 BB, K, 2 SB in 4 games, hitting in 3- or 4-hole
+ Tyler Kehoe, 2019, OF, Red Land (Louisville): .500 AVG (5-10), 2 BB, HBP, 4 K, 4 SB in 4 games

Team PA members for the PBR Future Games (roster buliding still in progress)
Adam Schwartz+ Adam Schwartz, 2018 RHP/OF, Ephrata Area: 9 IP, 5 H, 6 BB, 10 K + .267 AVG (4-15), 1 2B, 2 3B in 5 games
+ Kyle Hess, 2018 OF, Donegal: .313 AVG (5-16), 2 2B, HR, 5 BB, K, 3 SB in 6 games
+ Justin Williams, 2018, 3B, Cumberland Valley: .353 AVG (6-17), BB, 4 K, 2 SB in 5 games, recently moved to 5-hole
+ Adam Smith, 2018, IF/RHP, West Chester East: .333 AVG (6-18), 2 2B, 3 BB, HBP, 4 K, 2 SB in 6 games, mostly in 4-hole + 11 IP, 9 H, 7 BB, 8 K
+ Justin Wright, 2018, 3B/RHP, Hempfield Area: .333 AVG (5-15), 2B, BB, 4 K, SB in 6 games + 12 IP, 5 H, 4 BB, 8 K
+ Nick Parker, 2018, IF/RHP, Dallastown Area: .500 AVG (8-16), 2 2B, 3B in 5 games, hitting in 2-hole + 4 IP, 5 H, 0 BB, 3 K

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Other standouts
James Balogh+ Connor Ollio, 2018, IF/RHP, Butler Area: .385 AVG (5-13), 3 BB, HBP, 2 SB in 5 games, moved up to 4-hole + 6 IP, 4 H, 7 BB, 9 K
+ Phillip Dull, 2018, IF/RHP, Chestnut Ridge: .471 AVG (8-17), 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, HBP, 3 K, 5 SB in 6 games, hitting in 3-hole + 8.2 IP, 7 H, 5 BB, 10 K
+ Matt Bauer, 2018, OF, Cathedral Prep: .467 AVG (7-15), HR, 4 BB, HBP, 4 K, 3 SB in 6 games, hitting in 2-hole
+ Brock Helverson, 2018, RHP, Perkiomen Valley: 8 IP, 5 H, 6 BB, 10 K
+ Matt Benda, 2018, RHP, New Hope-Solebury: 7 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 10 K
Tracy Carr+ Beau Lowery, 2018, LHP, Mercersburg Academy: 19.2 IP, 12 H, 7 BB, 30 K
+ James Balogh, 2018, RHP, Pocono Mountain East: 9 IP, 8 H, 3 BB, 12 K
+ Wyatt Beddow, 2018, RHP/IF, Camp Hill: .538 AVG (7-13), 4 2B in 4 games, hitting leadoff + 5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 BB, 9 K
+ Demetrio Rodriguez, 2018, IF, Methacton: .467 AVG (7-15), BB, 3 2B in 4 games, hitting leadoff or 3-hole
+ Tracy Carr, 2018, OF, Dallastown Area: .600 (6-10), 2 2B, 3B, 5 BB, 2 K, 6 SB in 5 games
+ Mason Ronan, 2018, LHP, Penn Cambria: 9 IP, H, 7 BB, 15 K
Justin Meyer+ Justin Meyer, 2018, IF/RHP, The Haverford School: .353 AVG (12-34), 3 2B, 4 HR, HBP, 9 BB, 2 K in 12 games, hitting clean-up + 3 IP, 6 H, BB, 2 K
+ Tyler Wright, 2018, IF, Devon Prep: .385 AVG (5-13), 2B, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 SB in 4 games, moved to leadoff recently
+ Thomas Schultz, 2019, RHP/IF, Mount Carmel Area: 11.1 IP, 5 H, 9 BB, 11 K + .333 AVG (7-21), 2B, 2 BB, 2 K in 6 games
+ Sammy Siani, 2019, OF, Penn Charter: .481 AVG (13-27), 2 2B, 2 3B, 4 BB, 2 HBP, 5 K, 12 SB in 10 games, moved to leadoff recently
+ Logan Hile, 2019, LHP, Selinsgrove Area: 6 IP, 3 H, 5 BB, 10 K, has appeared in each of team's 4 games
+ Quinn Zinoble, 2019, RHP/IF, Juniata Valley: 8 IP, 10 H, 2 BB, 8 K + .375 AVG (6-16), 3 BB, 3 K, 3 SB in 4 games, hitting leadoff or 2-hole

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