Members of Team Pennsylvania Making Early Season Impact

Fri April 7, 2017

By Greg Williams
Pennsylvania Director of Scouting

Erratic weather has played havoc with schedules during the first two weeks of the high school season.  Most teams have managed to play three or four games while others have struggled to begin their schedule.  Games were once again postponed statewide on Thursday due to the latest round of poor weather.

With no game action to report on from yesterday, today we take a look at some early season results for members of Team Pennsylvania.  The 17 player roster for this year's PBR Future Games was compiled over the past several months and will make the trek to Indianapolis the first week of August to participate with top prospects across the country.  This year's roster is comprised of 10 sophomores and seven freshmen.  Following is a look at some of the top performances by members of Team Pennsylvania in the early stages of the spring.

Team PENNSYLVANIA

NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS
Bryce Behmer PA Lancaster Catholic 2020 C/1B  
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 1B/LHP  
Nick Embleton PA East Pennsboro 2019 RHP/OF  
Jeff Extor PA The Shipley School 2020 LHP  
Drew Grace PA Blue Mountain 2019 SS  
Adam Grintz PA Downingtown West 2019 RHP  
Aaron Groller PA Souderton Area 2019 LHP  
Cole Houser PA Hempfield 2020 C  
Kevin Karstetter PA State College 2020 3B  
Connor Offshack PA Malvern Prep 2020 SS  
David Platt PA PA Leadership Charter School 2019 RHP  
Connor Rakow PA Franklin Area 2019 OF  
Tyler Strechay PA Perkiomen Valley 2019 RHP  
Luke Wagner PA Red Land 2020 LHP/OF


* CLICK HERE to view a history of Team Pennsylvania at the PBR Future Games

  • Nolan Bolton has helped Christopher Dock get out to a 4-0 start.  The 6-foot-1, 185-pound right-handed hitter is hitting .571 with eight RBI and a .714 on base percentage.

  • Austin Bradbury and his Cedar Cliff Colts are off to a 3-1 start.  Bradbury is hitting .375 with a pair of doubles, 4 RBI and has a .500 on base percentage.
  • Cole Houser has stepped in as the every day starter behind the plate at Hempfield (5-0) while hitting in the two-hole.  The freshman is hitting .333 with 10 runs scored and has walked eight times for a .565 on base percentage.
  • Kevin Karstetter is hitting .500 as a freshman every day starter for State College (1-2).
  • Connor Offshack has started three of the five games played by nationally ranked Malvern Prep.  The freshman has four RBI and a double in the first weeks of his high school career.
  • Tyler Strechay has made one start thus far for Perkiomen Valley (3-1) and it was a good one.  The sophomore worked 5.1 innings for the win allowing two hits and a walk while striking out four and allowing no earned runs.
  • Kyle Wagner is off to a very solid start for Red Land (3-0). The two-way prospect is hitting .455 with two doubles and four runs scored.  The primary pitcher has also worked 1.2 innings with no runs allowed allowing one hit. 

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