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Following a busy fall of PBR events and the WWBA fall champinonships in Florida it is time to roll out our final update of the 2017 calendar year to our Class of 2020 rankings.  This update includes the addition of 25 prospects with the list growing to a total of 55. The next update will not come until early February following the completion of the winter PBR schedule in Pennsylvania that culminates with the Preseason All-State Showcase.

Of the 55 players ranked in this update, 13 have already made their college commitments, including seven of the top 10, and ten of the top 15 on the list. All 13 commitments to date have been made to Division I programs. 

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top 10

RANK	NAME	STATE	SCHOOL	CLASS	POS	COMMITMENT
1	Austin Hendrick	PA	West Allegheny	2020	OF	Mississippi State
2	Luke Wagner	PA	Red Land	2020	LHP	Georgia
3	Kevin Karstetter	PA	State College	2020	3B
4	Rece Ritchey	PA	Huntingdon Area	2020	LHP	Virginia
5	Jeff Extor	PA	The Shipley School	2020	LHP	West Virginia
6	Tyler Wiederstein	PA	Hempfield Area	2020	RHP	Michigan
7	Mark Black	PA	Serra Catholic	2020	C	St. John's
8	Cooper Webb	PA	Spring-Ford	2020	RHP
9	Grant Umberger	PA	Downingtown East	2020	LHP
10	Tyler Joseph	PA	Moravian Academy	2020	3B	Army

Biggest mover

The biggest mover in this update is Spring-Ford High School RHP/OF Cooper Webb, who excelled at the recent Elite Prospect Showcase. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound primary pitcher has a mature frame. Webb has made a significant jump in velocity since we last saw him in August at the Fall Kickoff Showcase. On that date Webb sat 82-84. Two months later, Webb sat 86-88 while bumping 89 mph. While the fastball is relatively straight he does create some angles with a bit of crossfire action from a high 3/4 arm slot. Curveball at 68-69 showed tight, 12/6 rotation. Also commanded a cutter at 72-74 and a changeup at 73-76 in his four-pitch mix. The two-way prospect ran a 7.27 60-yard dash and flashed 88 mph arm strength from the outfield. The left-handed hitter starts from a slightly open stance and utilizes a lift-and-replace stride to initiate his swing. Stays inside the baseball well and showed an above average feel for the barrel with a bat exit velocity of 84 mph. Webb has since been added to the Team Pennsylvania roster as a right-handed pitcher for the 2018 PBR Future Games.

upcoming pbr schedule

Northwestern Pennsylvania Thanksgiving Review	PA	11/19	Gannon University Recreation & Wellness Center - Erie, PA
PBR Evaluation & Measurables Showcase	PA	12/30	Keystone State Baseball Academy - Manheim, PA
Northeastern Pennsylvania Winter Review	PA	01/06	ProProspects Training Center - White Mills, PA
2018 Preseason Preview	PA	01/13	Keystone State Baseball Academy - Manheim, PA
2018 Preseason All-State Showcase Day One (INVITE ONLY)	PA	01/27	Keystone State Baseball Academy - Manheim, PA
2018 Preseason All-State Showcase Day Two (INVITE ONLY)	PA	01/28	Keystone State Baseball Academy - Manheim, PA

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