{"id":11117,"date":"2018-06-04T08:17:28","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T12:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=11117"},"modified":"2018-06-07T07:53:46","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T11:53:46","slug":"local-draft-prospects-to-keep-an-eye-in-for-the-2018-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=11117","title":{"rendered":"Local draft-prospects to keep an eye in for the 2018 draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_14951\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Hesszacklsu-via-247sports.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14951\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14951\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14951\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Hesszacklsu-via-247sports-300x155.jpg\" alt=\"Will Zack Hess get drafted or will he go back for another year of college? Photo via 247sports.\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Hesszacklsu-via-247sports-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Hesszacklsu-via-247sports.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Zack Hess get drafted or will he go back for another year of college? Photo via 247sports.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Its draft day 2018!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s one of the longer-running drafts in my system; I first created this post in July of 2015 and its now ready for publication just in time for tonight&#8217;s draft.\u00a0 This is a quick guide to possible draft prospects with local ties.\u00a0 Its kind of a &#8220;down&#8221; year for DC area prospects &#8230; with just a couple of UVA players (who are from elsewhere) getting 1st or 2nd round buzz this year.\u00a0 This post has turned mostly into a list of &#8220;good&#8221; local kids, a few of which may get drafted.<\/p>\n<p>The College players are mostly drawn from my 2015 Local High School draft coverage, listing guys who were HS seniors in 2015 who went to 3-year programs and who are now draft eligible. \u00a0From that time frame, here&#8217;s the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=9420\">2015 pre-season list<\/a> and then the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=10938\">Post-Draft\/post-signing coverage<\/a> from 2015. \u00a0Pop-up guys plus non-MD\/VA native players playing at MD\/VA colleges are added as they become serious draft prospects.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Major Local College Draft Prospects for 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Zack Hess<\/strong>, RHP from LSU by way of Liberty Christian Academy; will be a draft-eligible sophomore and is already making noise early in the 2017 season as LSU&#8217;s mid-week starter. \u00a02nd team all-american Freshman. \u00a0Standout in the 2017 CWS, with announcers gushing over his stuff (95-96 fastball with movement, power curve).\u00a0\u00a02nd team 2018 collegiate pre-season All American.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jake McCarthy<\/strong>, OF UVA.\u00a0\u00a02nd team 2018 collegiate pre-season All American.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daniel Lynch<\/strong>, LHP UVA: has come on strong and put himself into 2nd round consideration.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nick Dunn<\/strong>, inf U Maryland: may be a 3rd\/4th rounder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Lesser Local College draft eligibles w\/ Local Ties<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(Also includes\u00a0juniors not drafted in 2017, which will all be round 7-10 under-slot fodder, too many to name here).<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UVA: <strong>Evan Sperling<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Connor Eason<\/strong>, <strong>Nathan Eikhoff, Grant Donahue<\/strong><strong>, Cameron Simmons<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>U of Maryland: <strong>A.J. Lee, Hunter Parsons, Marty Costes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Liberty:\u00a0<strong>Jack DeGroat<\/strong> (by way of\u00a0Loudoun Valley HS), <strong>D.J. Artis<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Virginia Tech: <strong>Nic Enright, Stevie Mangrum, John DeFazio,<\/strong> <strong>Paul Hall, Sam Fragale, Tom Stoffel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>South Carolina: <strong>Cody Morris, Danny Blair<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Wake Forest: <strong>Harvey Logan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>VCU: <strong>Brody Cook<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>UNC-Asheville: <strong>Jordan Carr<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Campbell: <strong>James Monaghan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Towson:\u00a0<strong>Richie Palacios<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>George Washington:\u00a0<strong>Isaiah Pasteur<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>DC\/MD\/VA Local Prep players<\/strong><\/span> for 2018; it is definitely a down year for local prep prospects; we may not see many drafted from the DC area, if any.\u00a0 Also, my apologies if i&#8217;ve got the college commits wrong; these things change all the time and I didn&#8217;t have time to look everyone up in perfectgame.org.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kody Milton, <\/strong>1B from\u00a0Severna Park HS. \u00a0Honorable All-Met in 2015 as a freshman. \u00a0Evoshield Canes 16-U for 2016. \u00a0Early commit to Maryland. \u00a0All-Met 2017 as a junior. \u00a0Anne-Arundal county POTY 2017 as a junior. \u00a0PGNationals 2017. \u00a0Evoshield National 17U summer\/WWBA 2017. \u00a0Baltimore Sun All-Metro player of the year in 2017 as a junior. \u00a03rd team All American ABCA in 2017 as junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Will Schroeder<\/strong>, RHP\/SS from\u00a0Loudoun County HS. \u00a02016\u00a0Conference 21B Player of the Year, Region 4A West All-Region first team\u00a0and\u00a02016 VHSL 4A All-State first team as a sophomore. \u00a0Loudoun County POTY for 2016 as a sophomore. \u00a0Stars 16U for summer 2016. \u00a0All PBR DC\/VA team 2016. \u00a0WWBA with Stars baseball 2017 as a junior. \u00a0Early commit to UNC. \u00a0PGNationals 2017. \u00a0\u00a0Stars 17U Red at WWBA 2017.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tyler Casagrande<\/strong>, OF from Paul VI via Leesburg; WWBA with Stars baseball 2017 as a junior, Visaa All State Division I in 2017. \u00a02nd-team All-Met as jr in 2017. \u00a0Early commit to Arizona. \u00a0PGNationals 2017. \u00a0Stars 17U Red at WWBA 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cristian Sanchez<\/strong>, RHP\/MIF from Paul VI via Centreville. \u00a0WWBA with Stars baseball 2017 as a junior. \u00a0Stars 17U Red at WWBA 2017. \u00a0Early commit to Alabama, now UVA.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wilson Ayers<\/strong>, RHP for Briar Woods. \u00a0VHSL All-state 5A as a junior in 2017. \u00a0Early commit to Navy. \u00a0 Stars 17U Red at WWBA 2017.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jacob Steinberg<\/strong> RHP St. Johns in DC. \u00a02nd team 2016 American Family All-DC as sophomore. \u00a0Early commit to Miami. \u00a0Diamond Skills Dodgers at 2016 Marietta\/Cobb. \u00a0Evoshield Canes National 17-U team summer of 2017.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brooks Bengston<\/strong>, OF from Georgetown Prep. \u00a0Evoshield 17U National team for WWBA 2017, High Point commit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joe Seidler<\/strong>, RHP Chesapeake AA. \u00a02nd-team All-Met 2016 as a sophomore, 1st team All-Met in 2017 as a junior. \u00a0Playing summer ball for Mid-Atlantic Red Sox. \u00a0All-Anne-Arundal 2017 as junior. \u00a0Baltimore All-Metro 2017 as a junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carter Bosch<\/strong>, RHP from the Potomac School. \u00a0All-Met 2017 as a junior. \u00a0 All PBR Virginia state finalist as a junior in 2017. \u00a0D-bat Elite summer team.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trendon Craig<\/strong>, OF from DeMatha. \u00a0All-Met 2017 as a junior. \u00a0Perfect Game profile has him graduating 2019 though and attending Riverdale Baptist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Logan Cooper<\/strong>, OF\u00a0for Loudoun Valley. \u00a02016 Region 4A West All-Region first team as a sophomore. \u00a02016 VHSL 4A All-State second\u00a0team as a sophomore. \u00a0All Loudoun County 2016. \u00a0No PG profile.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kyle Novak<\/strong>, 2B\/SS from Madison HS in Vienna. \u00a0#3 hitter for the 2015 6-A champion Madison as a *freshman*. \u00a0First-team 6A Conference 6 and 2nd team All 6-A North region in 2016. \u00a0Repeated as 2nd team all 6-A North region as a junior. \u00a0Early commit to JMU. \u00a0Stars 17U Red at WWBA 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jake Nielsen<\/strong>: RHP from Madison HS in Vienna. \u00a02017 pitcher of the year and 6-A all region as a junior.\u00a0 Son of former Madison star from the late 1980s\u00a0<strong>Mike Nielsen<\/strong>, my former some-times teammate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eric Lingenbach<\/strong>, SS from Oakton HS. \u00a02017 6-A all-region as a junior, huge walk-off homer to win the 6A title for Oakton.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jose Rivera<\/strong>, SS from Riverdale Baptist. \u00a02nd-team All-Met as jr in 2017. \u00a0Stars baseball summer team.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Corey Rosier<\/strong>, util from\u00a0Riverdale Baptist. \u00a02nd-team All-Met as jr in 2017.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brady Pearre<\/strong>, RHP from Poolesville. \u00a0 \u00a02nd-team All-Met as jr in 2017.<\/li>\n<li><strong>John Eames<\/strong> OF\u00a0Langley. \u00a06-A North all-region honorable mention in 2016. \u00a01st team all-region as a Junior. \u00a02nd team all 6A State as a junior in 2017.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flynn Hopkins<\/strong> OF\u00a0Robinson. \u00a0First-team 6A Conference 5 and\u00a06-A North all-region honorable mention in 2016.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jimmy Baumstark<\/strong> RHP\u00a0Osbourn Park. \u00a0 First-team 6A Conference 8 and 6-A North all-region honorable mention in 2016 as a sophomore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blaze O\u2019Saben<\/strong>, SS Fauquier: A first-team 4A Conference 22 selection in 2016 as a sophomore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Justin Taylor<\/strong>, SS Flint Hill. \u00a0First team all-VISAA Division I in 2016 as a sophomore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matt Thomas<\/strong>, 3B Lake Braddock: Second-team 6A Conference 7 selection\u00a0in 2016 as a sophomore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jack Weeks<\/strong>. Paul VI Catholic (formerly of Herndon HS). \u00a0Starter for VISAA-I state finalist in 2016 as a sophomore.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>E<\/strong><strong>xtended DC\/MD\/VA Prep players<\/strong><\/span> (outside DC Area) on the radar.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adam Hackenberg<\/strong>, C\u00a0from the Miller School (was Fork Union HS).\u00a0 First team all-VISAA Division I in 2016 as a sophomore. \u00a0All PBR DC\/VA team 2016.\u00a0 #50 on Keith Law&#8217;s top 100 draft prospects.\u00a0 Committed to Clemson.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryan Archibald<\/strong> 3B from John Carroll HS in Churchville. \u00a0PGNationals 2017. \u00a0Evoshields 17U National summer team for WWBA 2017. \u00a0Early commit to UMaryland, now committed to Arizona.\u00a0 Gatorade MD player of the year 2018.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cade Huntgate<\/strong>, RHP\/SS for Abingdon. \u00a0Evoshield Canes 16-U 2016, Committed to Florida State.\u00a0 Gatorade VA player of the year 2018.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jack Dragum,<\/strong> RHP Hanover (Richmond). \u00a0Starter as a sophomore on great 2016 team. \u00a0Evoshield Canes 16-U 2016. Early commit to UVA. \u00a0Evoshield 17U team at\u00a02016 Marietta\/Cobb. \u00a0All-Richmond 2017 as junior. \u00a0Evoshield National 17-U summer 2017.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wesley Clarke,\u00a0<\/strong>C with Liberty Christian Academy. \u00a02016 Region 4A West All-Region second\u00a0team as a sophomore. \u00a0All PBR DC\/VA team 2016. \u00a0Evoshield National 17U team for WWBA 2017. \u00a0South Carolina commit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stephen Pelli<\/strong>, RHP for St. Marys in Arnold, Maryland. \u00a0Evoshield Canes 16-U 2016. Evoshield National 17U \u00a0for WWBA 2017. \u00a0PGNationals 2017. \u00a0Early commit to Virginia Tech, now North Carolina.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matt Sykes<\/strong>, LHP\/OF from the Miller School in Richmond. \u00a0\u00a0Evoshields 17U National summer team for WWBA 2017.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tevin Tucker<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0SS from Prince George \u00a0HS in Prince George VA. \u00a0Virginia Cardinals 16-U for 2016. \u00a0Second\u00a0team VHSL all 5A in 2016 as a sophomore. \u00a0All-Richmond 2017 as junior. \u00a0Early WVU commit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nick Zona<\/strong>, SS from Hanover in \u00a0Mechanicsburg\/Richmond. \u00a0At Area Code Games 2017, the SOLE DC\/MD\/VA kid there.\u00a0 Early commit to JMU.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Clay Lloyd<\/strong>, C with Halifax. \u00a0VHSL 1st team all State 5A as a junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zach Thomas<\/strong> SS with Eastern View HS:\u00a0\u00a0VHSL 1st team all State 4A as a junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kyle Horton<\/strong>, OF\u00a0with Liberty Christian Academy. \u00a0Starter as a sophomore on great 2016 team. \u00a0 PGNationals 2017. \u00a0Evoshield Canes National 17U team for WWBA 2017: South Carolina commit, now Charleston Southern<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tristan McDonough<\/strong>, RHP from Decatur HS. \u00a0PGNationals 2017. \u00a0Early commit to Miami??<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connor Butler<\/strong>, 2B\/SS from Western Branch. \u00a0All 6A South in 2017 as a junior. \u00a0Tidewater Orioles summer team. \u00a0All 6A Virginia State in 2017 as a junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jon Sawyer<\/strong>, RHP \/OF for Atlantic Shores Christian. \u00a0All Tidewater 2017 as junior, early commit to ODU.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cam Nolet<\/strong>, RHP from St. Marys. \u00a0Anne-Arundal county POTY 2017 as a junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Austin Gault<\/strong>, OF Poquoson, Soph. \u00a03-A East\u00a0all-region 1st team\u00a0in 2016.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gage Williams,<\/strong> RHP Nansemond River. \u00a0Starter on excellent 2016 team as a sophomore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cory O\u2019Shea<\/strong>, ? position on Mills Godwin. \u00a0Starter on excellent 2016 team as a sophomore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scott McDonough:\u00a0<\/strong>? position on Mills Godwin. \u00a0Starter on excellent 2016 team as a sophomore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>John Kish<\/strong>, RHP for Cosby. \u00a0Starter on excellent 2016 team as a sophomore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ethan Williams<\/strong>, C\u00a0for Cosby. \u00a0Starter on excellent 2016 team as a sophomore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tyler Bailey<\/strong>, INF\/RHP for Thomas Dale in Chester (Richmond), VA. \u00a0Virginia Cardinals 16-U for 2016.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tucker Bushby<\/strong>, OF\/LHP for James River in Midlothian (Richmond), VA. \u00a0Virginia Cardinals 16-U for 2016.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wes Glass<\/strong>, 1b\/LHP for Riverside HS in Leesburg VA. \u00a0Virginia Cardinals 16-U for 2016.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michael Peterson<\/strong>, OF from Prince George \u00a0HS in Prince George VA. \u00a0Virginia Cardinals 16-U for 2016.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scooter Ray<\/strong>, C Manchester HS in Chesterfield, VA. \u00a0Virginia Cardinals 16-U for 2016.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gregory Ryan<\/strong>, SS Benedictine HS in North Chesterfield, VA. \u00a0Virginia Cardinals 16-U for 2016. \u00a0Early commit to Pittsburgh.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tomas Sanchez<\/strong>, OF from Dinwiddie. \u00a02016 VHSL 4A All-State first team as a sophomore. \u00a0All PBR DC\/VA team 2016.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cole Harness<\/strong>, 1B from Eastside HS. \u00a0First team VHSL all 1A in 2016 as a sophomore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jacob Council<\/strong>, OF from Windsor HS. \u00a0First team VHSL all 1A in 2016 as a sophomore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tanner Bailey<\/strong>, OF from Fort Chiswall HS. \u00a0First team VHSL all 1A in 2016 as a sophomore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jonathan Walton<\/strong>, 1B from Prince George HS. \u00a0First team VHSL all 5A in 2016 as a sophomore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thomas Francisco<\/strong>, 2b from Abington HS. \u00a0\u00a0First team VHSL all 3A West Region and all 3-A state in 2016 as a sophomore. \u00a0All PBR DC\/VA team 2016.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nic Kent<\/strong>, INF, St. Anne\u2019s-Belfield (Charlottesville) .\u00a0American Family 2016 2nd team All-Virginia\u00a0as a sophomore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chance Davis<\/strong>, Inf Fort Chiswell,\u00a0All PBR DC\/VA team 2016.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kris Artis<\/strong>, RHP from Grandby HS in Norfolk. All 6A South in 2017 as a junior, 2nd team All 6A State in 2017. \u00a0Early commit to ODU.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ty Hanchy<\/strong>, C from Grandby HS in Norfolk. \u00a02nd team\u00a0All 6A South in 2017 as a junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Xavier Anderson<\/strong>, OF from Grandby HS in Norfolk. \u00a02nd team\u00a0All 6A South in 2017 as a junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shane Stinard<\/strong>, OF from Cox HS in Va Beach. \u00a02nd team\u00a0All 6A South in 2017 as a junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andrew Melnyk<\/strong>, LHP from Kellam HS in Va Beach. \u00a0\u00a02nd team\u00a0All 6A South in 2017 as a junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skylar Petry<\/strong>, RHP from James RIver HS in Richmond. \u00a0\u00a02nd team\u00a0All 6A South in 2017 as a junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ethan Williams<\/strong>, C from Cosby HS in Moseley\/Richmond. \u00a0\u00a02nd team\u00a0All 6A South in 2017 as a junior. \u00a0Evoshields Mid-Atlantic summer team.<\/li>\n<li><strong>James Deloatch<\/strong>,\u00a0OF from Grandby HS in Norfolk. \u00a02nd team\u00a0All 6A South in 2017 as a junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pearce Bucher<\/strong>, 3B from Sherando. \u00a02nd team all VHSL 4A as a junior in 2017.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maxwell Costes<\/strong>, Inf from Gilman. \u00a0Baltimore All-Metro 2017 as a junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A.J. Holcomb<\/strong>, OF from Loyola-Blakefield. \u00a0Baltimore All-Metro 2017 as a junior, early commit to Va Tech.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Austin Koehn<\/strong>, RHP from Patterson Mill. \u00a0Baltimore All-Metro 2017 as a junior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>J.P. Murphy<\/strong>, OF from Calvert hall. \u00a0Baltimore All-Metro 2017 as a junior, early commit to High Point.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Sources used<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All-Region teams in 2016, looking for Sophomores (rare); see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=12520\">2016 All-area post for all 2016 all-region team links<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>All-Region teams for 2017, looking for Juniors: see all <a href=\"http:\/\/www.novabaseballmagazine.com\/2017honors\">2017 post-season honor links at NovaBaseballMagazine.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canesbaseball.net\/Bulletins.asp?MyTeam=336830&amp;org=canesbaseball.net\">2016 Evoshield 16-U roster<\/a>, looking for DC\/MD\/VA guys.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prepbaseballreport.com\/news\/PBR\/Under-Armour-Classic-Preview-Virginia-Cardinals-8643907215\">2016 Virginia Cardinals 16-U roster<\/a>, looking for featured guys at PBR.<\/li>\n<li>VHSL <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vhsl.org\/about.vhsl-all-state-selection.all-state-base\">All-State teams for 2016<\/a>, looking for sophomores.<\/li>\n<li>NovaBaseballMagazine&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.novabaseballmagazine.com\/#!The-Magazines-2016-auxiliary-NOVA-Nines\/cjds\/576449380cf2d021c400a340\">Nova Nine for 2016<\/a>, specifically their all Sophomore list for Northern Virginia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectgame.org\/events\/TournamentTeams.aspx?event=3508\">2016 WWBA rosters looking for 2018 grads<\/a> (Juniors at the time)<\/li>\n<li>D1baseball&#8217;s way too early <a href=\"http:\/\/d1baseball.com\/prospects\/top-150-college-prospects-2018-draft\/\">2018 draft preview<\/a>\u00a0for Collegiate players.<\/li>\n<li>2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/2017-spring-allmet\/baseball\/?utm_term=.6945571bdcbb\">WP All-Met team<\/a> looking for juniors.<\/li>\n<li>2017 All Anne-Arundel county, looking for juniors.<\/li>\n<li>2017 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.richmond.com\/sports\/high-school\/baseball\/the-all-metro-baseball-team\/article_2685f398-5b6a-11e7-965c-c71800212eb4.html\">Richmond times Dispatch all-Metro<\/a> team looking for Juniors.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vhsl.org\/about.vhsl-all-state-selection.all-state-base\">VHSL All-State players of the Year for 2017<\/a>, looking for juniors.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectgame.org\/events\/Rosters.aspx?event=5056\">PG Nationals Jupiter rosters<\/a>, looking for 2018 class<\/li>\n<li>Evoshield Canes <a href=\"http:\/\/canesbaseball.net\/evoshield-canes-17u-2\/\">National 17-U roster<\/a> for summer 2017\/WWBA event (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectgame.org\/Articles\/View.aspx?article=14125\">which made t<\/a>he finals and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectgame.org\/events\/Tournaments\/Teams\/?team=55455\">won the whole event<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Evoshield Canes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectgame.org\/events\/Tournaments\/Teams\/Default.aspx?team=55456\">17u American Roster<\/a> for summer 2017\/WWBA event\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectgame.org\/Articles\/View.aspx?article=14125\">which made semis<\/a>\u00a0before losing to the Canes 17u National team)<\/li>\n<li>Stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectgame.org\/events\/Tournaments\/Teams\/Default.aspx?team=55456\">17u Red roster<\/a>\/WWBA\u00a0team roster. \u00a0 Went undefeated and was #3 seed in playoffs but upset round of 64.<\/li>\n<li>Baltimore Sun <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/sports\/high-school\/bal-all-metro-baseball-2017-player-and-coach-of-the-year-first-and-second-teams-20170617-storygallery.html\">All-Metro 2017 team<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1sob_2ofSGNDk6w-bh7o2lXf_LfFVHhEp7WHxbgVjbiE\/edit#gid=0\">USA Baseball TOS rosters<\/a> (no locals)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.areacodebaseball.com\/2017-nationals-roster\">Area Code Games 2017<\/a> rosters<\/li>\n<li>Collegiate Baseball Newspaper <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegebaseballdaily.com\/2017\/12\/18\/collegiate-baseball-2018-preseason-all-americans-announced\/\">2018 pre-season All Americans<\/a><\/li>\n<li>PrepBaseballReport Virginia HS\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prepbaseballreport.com\/virginia\/highschool\/seasonpreviews\">2018 previews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Its draft day 2018! 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