Follow @PBR Ohio 

By Dylan Hefflinger
Editor in Chief/Scout 

Interested in attending a PBR Ohio event? Check out our schedule by clicking here.

From August 2nd through August 5th, PBR Ohio will take a select team of players in the Classes of 2019, 2020 and 2021 to represent Ohio at the PBR Future Games in Westfield Indiana at Grand Park.

Players receive exposure unlike any other event for underclassmen. Last year, 100 colleges from all over the country were in attendance, including coaches from every DI power conference in the country. Only players who have a legitimate shot at being a Division I recruit and who have an interest in the possibility of making a verbal commitment during their sophomore or junior seasons will be considered.

Every player in the PBR Future Games is outfitted in Under Armour gear, including a uniform, shoes, and a hat.

THE HISTORY

In 2016, Team Ohio put together solid performances within the workout and game portions.

• To view the Workout Day Recap, click here.
• To view the Pitching Statistics, click here.

In 2015, Team Ohio went undefeated, making it 6-0 in 2014/15. Team Ohio beat team New England, team Pennsylvania and team Select.

• To view a recap of Day One, click here.
• To view a recap of Day Two, click here.
• To view the statistics, click here.

In 2014, Team Ohio impressed as they cruised to a 3-0 record against Team Indiana, Team Illinois, and Team Kentucky. To see all the articles from the event, including complete statistics and scouting notes, please click here.

Quotes from Previous Participants

"Going to the future games was the best thing I could have done for my recruitment and exposure. It gets players in front of every school and around some of the best players in the country. The atmosphere and level of play is irreplaceable and like nothing else in the area." - Jack Frank, Strongsville HS/Michigan State recruit, Class of 2019

"The Future Games helped me tremendously! Going into the event I had a couple looks and offers, but after it, I began to get call after call from coaches! It's a great experience for the best guys the state has to offer to go against the best from other states. You get to interact with a bunch of players and learn about them and stuff like that which is awesome! Most importantly, you get so much better in those couple days that you're there. Being around the best guys makes you a better player overall and you learn from other people! Overall if it wasn't for the Future Games and everyone at PBR I definitely do not think I'd be where I am today with my college commitment." - Devan Nail, SS, Elyria HS/Kent State recruit, Class of 2018

"The exposure at the Future Games can't be found anywhere else in the Midwest. All of the best players from multiple states meet there to compete at an extremely high level of play. The competition is second to none." - Nolan Clegg, OF, Toronto HS/Ohio State recruit, Class of 2018

"The Future Games were huge in my recruiting process. The exposure was unbelievable, you name a school and they were there. The competition was the best because you're playing with the best players in your state and against the others. If you have success at this event, recruitment will increase dramatically or get off to a great start." - Kyle Music, RHP, Milford HS/Kentucky recruit, Class of 2018

"The PBR Future Games was an excellent experience. Getting exposure at the Future Games is top notch and very professional. Pitching at the Future Games was a perfect environment to throw in front of numerous college coaches and recruiters. The future games is great opportunity to show players skills and talents in front of many college coaches and scouts. Also it was a great experience meeting different players from my state." - Seth Lonsway, LHP, Celina HS/Ohio State recruit, Class of 2017

"I think the Future Games was a great experience I'll never forget. It helped me gain tons of exposure from all the top colleges and definitely helped me find my way to Louisville." - Nick Bennett, LHP, Moeller HS/Louisville recruit, Class of 2016

"The experience was amazing. Team Ohio was filled with a bunch of great kids who had a great time together. From a scouting standpoint, it was like no other event. There were eyes on you at all time and it was up to you to perform." - Tyler Drabick, RHP/INF, North Canton Hoover HS/Kent State recruit, Class of 2016

"Without the experience at the Future Games, I wouldn't be where I am now. It gave me the opportunity of a lifetime to perform in front of a lot of coaches, and I just did my best to take full advantage of it. Life changing experience." - TJ Lake, OF/INF, Toledo St. Johns HS/West Virginia recruit, Class of 2015 

"The futures games was a great experience because you go to play games as well as do a scout day/workout before it all started. It was great to meet a bunch of the top recruits around the Midwest." - Evan White, 1B, Gahanna Lincoln HS/Kentucky recruit, Class of 2014

"It was a really fun way to get exposure from college coaches and see what the competition will be like in college. I also ended up playing with my future teammate Evan White and against Brad Schaenzer who is also here at Kentucky." - Zach Logue, LHP, Moeller HS/Kentucky recruit, Class of 2014

Notable draft picks from team ohio selections

• 2017 - Evan White, 1B, Kentucky/Gahanna Lincoln, 1st Round by the Seattle Mariners
• 2017 - Riley Mahan, MIF, Kentucky/Moeller, 3rd Round by the Miami Marlins
• 2017 - Zach Logue, LHP, Kentucky/Moeller, 9th Round by the Toronto Blue Jays
• 2017 - Seth Lonsway, LHP, Celina, 19th Round by the Cincinnati Reds (Signed with Ohio State)
• 2017 - Tyler Brown, RHP, Olentangy Orange, 26th Round by the Cincinnati Reds (Signed with Vanderbilt)
• 2016 - Nick Bennett, LHP, Moeller, 40th Round by the San Fransisco Giants (Signed with Louisville
• 2015 - Ryan Feltner, RHP, Walsh Jesuit, 25th Round by the Toronto Blue Jays (Signed with Ohio State)
• 2015 - Chandler Day, RHP, Watkins Memorial, 30th Round by the Cleveland Indians (Signed with Vanderbilt)
• 2014 - Jayce Vancena, RHP, Lake, 26th Round by the Texas Rangers (Signed with Michigan)
• 2014 - Riley Mahan, INF, Moeller, 40th Round by the San Francisco Giants (Signed with Kentucky)

2017 Team OHIO

Name	State	High School	Class	Pos	Commitment
Trent Belli	OH	Dublin Jerome	2019	1B
Lawson Blackmore	OH	Van Wert	2019	RHP
Gavin Bruni	OH	Alliance	2021	OF
Kasey Centeno	OH	Perry	2019	OF
Logan Danzeisen	OH	Sylvania Southview	2020	OF
Avery Fisher	OH	Ontario	2019	SS
Garret Gray	OH	Circleville	2019	C
Seth Logue	OH	Moeller	2020	RHP
Jonathan Machamer	OH	Massillon Washington	2019	LHP
Carson Nicodemo	OH	Lake	2020	1B
Jack Pacetti	OH	Moeller	2019	LHP
Joseph Powell	OH	Mason	2019	C
Owen Recker	OH	Kalida	2019	RHP
Josh Romans	OH	Jackson	2020	SS
Justin Silverstein	OH	Turpin	2020	SS
Fredrick Sisco	OH	Gibsonburg	2019	RHP
Yianni Skeriotis	OH	Jackson	2019	RHP
Spencer Stanton	OH	Massillon Jackson	2019	LHP
Jordan Stevens	OH	University School	2020	OF
Ben Vore	OH	Lexington	2019	RHP
Mackenzie Wainwright	OH	Saint Edward	2020	OF
Kyle Westfall	OH	Moeller	2019	OF

 

The Past Participants

2016 TEAM OHIO SELECTIONS

Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Commitment
Cole Ayers	OH	Loveland	2018	RHP	Kentucky
Nolan Clegg	OH	Toronto	2018	OF	Ohio State
Zach Dezenzo	OH	Marlington	2018	SS	Ohio State
Jack Frank	OH	Strongsville	2019	OF	Michigan State
Emilio Gonzalez	OH	Defiance	2018	RHP
Tyler Hays	OH	Copley	2018	RHP	Bowling Green State
Spencer Kiehl	OH	Thomas Worthington	2018	RHP	Ohio Dominican
Casey Maniglia	OH	Solon	2018	OF	North Carolina
Ethan McCarty	OH	Edgewood	2018	RHP
Ryan McCurry	OH	Solon	2018	OF
Tyler McDonough	OH	Moeller	2018	C	Missouri
Griffin Merritt	OH	Lasalle	2018	3B
Kyle Music	OH	Milford	2018	RHP	Kentucky
Devan Nail	OH	Elyria	2018	SS	Kent State
Cole Niekamp	OH	Versailles	2018	RHP	Ohio State
Alec Sayre	OH	Dover	2019	RHP
Yianni Skeriotis	OH	Jackson	2019	RHP
Mitchell Smith	OH	Pickerington North	2018	C	Ohio State
Cameron Swanger	OH	Moeller	2018	1B	Missouri
Josh Thompson	OH	Springboro	2018	OF	Eastern Michigan
Grant Vera	OH	Tiffin Calvert Catholic	2018	SS	Kent State

 

2015 TEAM OHIO SELECTIONS

Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Commitment
Bubba Arslanian	OH	Aurora	2017	C
Tommy Bell	OH	Fairmont High School	2017	SS	Old Dominion
Bryce Borton	OH	Defiance	2017	OF	Notre Dame College
Juan Broom	OH	Willoughby	2017	RHP	Ohio State
Jace Burke	OH	Walsh Jesuit	2017	RHP	Evansville
Ryan Christy	OH	Twinsburg	2017	SS
Peyton Deats	OH	Tiffin Calvert	2017	LHP	Kent State
Brandon DeHass	OH	New Albany	2017	C
Dillon Dingler	OH	Jackson	2017	C	Ohio State
Matt Dockman	OH	Bishop Watterson	2017	LHP	Duke
Quinn Lavelle	OH	St. Edwards	2017	LHP	Northwestern
Seth Lonsway	OH	Celina	2017	LHP	Ohio State
Connor McMurry	OH	Summit Country Day	2017	RHP
Cade Pipoly	OH	Walsh Jesuit	2017	OF
Brendan Regan	OH	Walsh Jesuit	2017	SS	Michigan State
Collin Romel	OH	Olmsted Falls	2017	LHP	Kent State
Jake Schrand	OH	Colerain	2017	RHP
Evan Shawver	OH	Amherst Steele	2018	LHP	Nebraska
Alex Theis	OH	New Riegel	2017	LHP	Ohio State
Nick Thwaits	OH	Fort Recovery	2018	RHP
Tyler Wardwell	OH	La Salle	2017	SS	Duke

2014 TEAM OHIO SELECTIONS

Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Commitment
Andrew Abrahamowicz	OH	Elyria Catholic	2017	RHP	Nebraska
Tyler Brown	OH	Olentangy Orange	2017	RHP
Dominic Canzone	OH	Walsh Jesuit	2016	RHP	Ohio State
Colt Caughenbaugh	OH	Licking Valley	2016	OF
Tyler Drabick	OH	North Canton Hoover	2016	SS	Kent State
Cody Gabriel	OH	Upper Sandusky	2016	LHP
Andrew Juelg	OH	Moeller	2016	LHP
Cameron Junker	OH	Moeller	2016	RHP	Notre Dame
Sam LaFontaine	OH	Western Reserve Academy	2016	SS
Kaleb Lepper	OH	Lakota East	2016	OF
Gavin Lyon	OH	Westerville Central	2016	RHP	Ohio State
Michael McDonough	OH	Crestview Local	2016	LHP	Ohio State
Mark Meyer	OH	Tuslaw	2016	RHP	Marshall
Nate Monastra	OH	Olentangy	2016	C	Xavier
Patrick Mullinger	OH	Moeller	2016	C
Jake Ruby	OH	Bishop Hartley	2017	OF
Hunter Sexton	OH	Jackson	2016	RHP	Marshall
Bryant Shellenbarger	OH	Mount Vernon	2016	OF
Jackson Tedder	OH	Beavercreek	2016	LHP	Virginia
Jake Vance	OH	Canton Central Catholic	2016	RHP	Ohio State
Noah West	OH	Westerville Central	2016	SS	Ohio State

 

Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Commitment
Nick Bennett	OH	Moeller	2016	LHP	Louisville
Sam Bordner	OH	Bloom Carroll	2015	RHP	Louisville
Cam Comer	OH	Olentangy Liberty	2015	C	Virginia
Connor Curlis	OH	Findlay	2015	LHP	Ohio State
Chandler Day	OH	Watkins Memorial	2015	RHP	Vanderbilt
Casey Demko	OH	Bellbrook	2015	SS	Ohio State
Ty Duvall	OH	Lebanon	2016	C	Vanderbilt
Ryan Feltner	OH	Walsh Jesuit	2015	RHP	Ohio State
Logan Giddings	OH	Pickerington North	2015	OF	BGSU
Josh Hollander	OH	Moeller	2015	SS	Kent State
Blake Jenkins	OH	Walsh Jesuit	2015	OF	BGSU
Tyler Johnson	OH	Olentangy Orange	2015	RHP	Gardner Webb
TJ Lake	OH	Toledo St. Johns Jesuit	2015	OF	West Virginia
Evan Lee	OH	Lexington	2015	3B	Kent State
Christopher Machamer	OH	Massillon Washington	2016	RHP	Vanderbilt
Wade Martin	OH	Wheelersburg High School	2015	RHP	Marshall
Drew Morrison	OH	Licking Valley	2015	LHP	UNC Charlotte
Aron Mowery	OH	Marysville	2015	2B/MIF	Sinclair CC
Cole Murphy	OH	Walnut Hills	2015	1B	Cincinnati
Connor Regan	OH	Walsh Jesuit	2015	C	Buffalo
Ty Shoaff	OH	Walsh Jesuit	2015	LHP	Missouri
Conner Thomson	OH	Canton South	2015	C	UNC Charlotte
Joe Vranesic	OH	Moeller	2015	RHP	Kent State

 

Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Commitment
Brody Basilone	OH	Lexington	2014	RHP	Sinclair CC
Andrew Beck	OH	Cardinal Mooney	2014	3B	Dayton
Kyle Casserly	OH	Pickerington Central	2014	OF	West Virginia
Justin Childers	OH	Pickerington North	2014	SS	Northern Kentucky
Derek Drewes	OH	Tinora High School	2014	SS	BGSU
Tavin Howard	OH	Briggs	2014	OF	McHenry County (IL)
Zach Logue	OH	Moeller	2014	LHP	Kentucky
Nicholas Longo	OH	St. Ignatius	2014	OF	Miami
Riley Mahan	OH	Moeller	2014	SS	Kentucky
Chris Martin	OH	Mason	2014	RHP	Kent State
Alec McCurry	OH	Olentangy Orange	2014	C	Tiffin
Justin Mott	OH	Amherst	2014	C	BGSU
Markus Neff	OH	Oakwood	2014	1B
Wes Noble	OH	Lebanon	2014	RHP	Campbell
Nick Pauley	OH	Thomas Worthington	2014	RHP	Wright State
Jarrett Peters	OH	Bloom Carroll	2014	C	Seton Hill
Grant Schuermann	OH	Lakota West	2014	LHP	Furman
Ty Suntken	OH	Wauseon	2014	SS	Ohio
Jayce Vancena	OH	Lake	2014	RHP	Michigan
Evan White	OH	Gahanna Lincoln	2014	1B	Kentucky
Jarod Yoakam	OH	Marysville	2014	RHP	Cincinnati