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By Brent Alwine and Dylan Hefflinger
Michigan Scouting Director and Michigan Editor in Chief/Scout

2015 Preseason Players of the Year
	NAME	CLASS	HIGH SCHOOL
Position Player of the Year	Nick Plummer	2015	Brother Rice
Pitcher of the Year	Tommy Henry	2016	Portage Northern

The 2015 Preseason Position Player of the Year goes to Nick Plummer. The University of Kentucky commit and draft prospect was the clear choice. According to Sean Duncan, PBR Executive Director, "Plummer will likely establish himself as one of the premier high school draft prospects in the Midwest. The physically advanced 5-foot-11, 200-pound left-handed hitter was personally the most impressive positional prospect I saw over the course of the three days (at the Music City Baseball Classic)." as seen here. According to Nathan Rode, National Supervisor, "If you've never seen him before, the first thing about Plummer that jumps out is his frame. He isn't tall, standing at 5-foot-11, but he is well put together, tipping the scales at about 200 pounds. It???s a lean, strong frame. At the plate, he has a short, compact swing with good bat speed from the left side, which he showed off all summer at national events. With his offensive potential and an up-the-middle profile, Plummer has a toolset coveted by scouts." as seen here. You can clearly say that Nick Plummer, the number one ranked player in Michigan and 5th overall ranked player for Prep Baseball Report as a whole "Has Arrived".

When it came to the 2015 Pitcher of the Year, there were a lot of choices to consider. In the 2015 class, Luke Shilling (Illinois) opened eyes at the Super 60 with a fastball reaching 95 mph as seen here. Left-handed pitcher Grant Wolfram (Central Michigan) also showcased his skills at the Super 60, as the highly-athletic lefty also drew raves with an upper 80s fastball while in the middle of his basketball season as seen here. Others that were in consideration include: Josh Smith (Kentucky), Chandler Sedat (Indiana), Collin Goslin (Michigan State), Benjamin Keizer (Michigan) and Karl Kauffmann (Michigan).

The 2015 Preseason Pitcher of the Year goes to Tommy Henry. The University of Michigan commit was outstanding as a sophomore for Portage Northern and looks to eclipse those numbers in his junior year. As a sophomore, the lefty went 7-1 with a .85 ERA in 53 innings pitched while striking out 72. The southpaw has a very projectable frame at 6-foot-4, 160-pounds with plenty of room to fill out and add velocity. His arm works easily and very clean to go along with smooth mechanics. It will be fun to watch Tommy develop over the next couple of years under coach Chris Andrews.

2015 FIRST TEAM PRESEASON ALL-STATE
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	HIGH SCHOOL
C	Trent Thiesen	2015	Saline
CIF	Eric Gilgenbach	2015	Stoney Creek
CIF	C.J. Huntley	2015	Mattawan
MIF	Connor Smith	2015	Midland Dow
MIF	Wyatt Morrison	2015	Kalamazoo Central
OF	Nate Grys	2015	Bishop Foley
OF	Jacob Vander Wal	2015	Forest Hills Central
OF	Steve Mann	2017	Country Day
P	Luke Shilling	2015	Notre Dame Prep
P	Grant Wolfram	2015	Hamilton
P	Karl Kauffman	2016	Brother Rice
P	Ben Keizer	2015	Portage Northern
P	Chandler Sedat	2015	West Bloomfield
UTIL	Tyler Schmidt	2015	Lexington - Croswell
UTIL	Drew Blakely	2016	Gull Lake
UTIL	Adam Proctor	2017	St. Johns

 

2015 SECOND TEAM PRESEASON ALL-STATE
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	HIGH SCHOOL
C	Evan Kratt	2015	Richmond
CIF	Jarod Burton	2015	Gull Lake
CIF	Caleb Balgaard	2017	Howell
MIF	Riley McCauley	2015	Sterling Heights Stevenson
MIF	Thomas Miller	2016	Saline
OF	Brian Cappiello	2015	Grandville
OF	Keegan Kenny	2016	Traverse City West
OF	Daniel Robinson	2015	Grosse Pointe North
P	Jesse Heikkinen	2017	Holt
P	Bryce Kelley	2016	Rockford
P	Mason Erla	2016	Cass City
P	Collin Goslin	2015	Divine Child
P	John Baker	2016	Hartland
UTIL	Drake Titus	2016	Orchard Lake St. Mary's
UTIL	Josh Smith	2015	Saline
UTIL	Joey Prechtel	2016	Rochester Adams

 

OTHERS IN CONSIDERATION
P	Jorge Lozano	2015	Spring Lake
P	Jake Stout	2015	Rochester
C/RHP	Grant Hartwig	2016	Detroit Catholic Central
P	Cameron Miller	2016	Lake Orion
MIF	Bailey Peterson	2016	Grandville
C	Michael Ryan	2016	Bishop Foley
MIF	Drew DeVine	2016	Marshall
P	Thomas Brumfield	2016	Bishop Foley
P	Nathan Lohmeier	2016	Hartland
MIF	Devin Hager	2016	Walled Lake Northern
P	Michael Mokma	2016	Holland Christian
P	Caleb Scoles	2016	Gull Lake
P	Jack Weisenburger	2016	Rockford
P	Tyler Thorington	2016	Wyandotte Roosevelt
OF	Preston Pilat	2016	Brother Rice
UTIL	Blake Dunn	2017	Saugatuck
UTIL	Nate Jones	2017	Battle Creek Lakeview
C	Nate Stephens	2017	Lowell
SS/P	Shane Easter	2017	Cornstock
SS/P	Spencer Schwellenbach	2018	Saginaw