2028 Jayston Marrufo LHP

AZ Premier Baseball

Jayston has a lean projectable frame that showed a lot of maturity on the mound. He displayed the ability to change tempo and arm slots to keep hitters off balance. He works both sides of the plate with a heavy fastball sitting 78-81 and topping 85. He compliments his fastball with a mix of curveball/changeup. His curveball is deceptive and has good 12-6 action sitting 63-66, his changeup has late arm side face sitting 69-71. On the week, Jayston threw 8.2 innings and tallied up 8 strikeouts. 

2028 Ewan Esparza INF

Marucci Athletics 2028 Grannis

Ewan is an athletic middle infielder that was making loud contact all week. Ewan has a simple balanced setup with a repeatable load. He keeps his hands inside and stays in his legs well with a good all field approach. On the week Ewan had 4 hits, 1 triple, 5 runs, and 4 RBIs to help his team on their playoff run. 

2028 Gavin Roemersberger OF/C

Marucci Athletics 2028 Grannis

Gavin has a strong athletic frame that projects well to the next level. At the plate he has a balanced rhythmic setup with good barrel control. He stays in his legs well with a good gap to gap approach. Gavin was a presence in the box all week notching 7 hits, 3 2Bs, and scoring 4 runs to help lead his team to the playoffs. 

2028 Memphis Hughes SS/RHP

Marucci Athletics 2028 Grannis

Memphis has a big strong athletic frame that showed off all of his tools this week. On the mound he commands both sides of the plate with his fastball that sits 76-80. He has a good feel for his curveball that sits 65-69 with good depth, in his 3 innings of work he punched out 7 hitters. Offensively, Memphis was a power threat all weekend notching 4 hits, 3 of them for extra bases and recording 6 RBIs.

2028 Cooper Leroy RHP/1B/OF

5-Star National Arizona

Cooper has a long projectable frame that showed this week he can do a bit of it all at a high level. On the mound he has easy velocity and showed good mound presence. His fastball commands all quadrants of the zone with his plus fastball that sits 87-91. He compliments his fastball with a 12-6 curveball that sits 72-75 that creates a lot of swing and misses. In his 1 inning of work, he recorded 2 punch outs and gave up 0 earned runs. Offensively, Cooper was hot all week notching 3 hits, scoring 3 runs, and 2 RBIs. 

2028 Jackson Terborg UTIL

Nomadic 15u Signature 

Jackson has a lean projectable frame with a lot of upside. Offensively, he has a balanced setup with good rhythm and timing paired with good bat to ball skills. Over the week he posted a 0.556 batting average with 5 hits, 5 runs, and 5 RBIs. Defensively, Jackson is a sure handed infielder that made several good plays throughout the week. He has soft hands, good footwork, and makes strong accurate throws. Showed good baseball IQ for his age group. 

2027 Connor Steele C/1B

Swarm Red Elite West 2027

Connor has an athletic frame and was a presence in the box all weekend. He has a simple, balanced setup with a quiet repeatable load and a direct swing path. He showed a good gap to gap approach and good barrel accuracy all week. He ended the week with 8 hits, 9 RBIs, and posting a 0.571 batting average to help lead his team to the championship.

2027 Kohen Spannagel SS/RHP

Swarm Red Elite West 2027

Kohen has a strong athletic build that projects well to the next level. On the mound he has a free and easy arm action and works downhill. His fastball sits 78-81 with arm side run, his curveball has good depth and sits 63-66, and his changeup is deceptive sitting 73-75. He kept hitters off balance in his 7 innings of work punching out 10 and giving up 0 earned runs. Offensively, he was a threat all weekend notching 7 hits, scoring 7 runs, and recording 6 RBIs to help lead his team to the championship. 

2027 Sam Ryan 2B

Swarm Red Elite West 2027

Sam is a slick fielding middle infielder that had a great week offensively for the Swarm. He has a short simple swing with good bat to ball skills and has a high baseball IQ. On the week he had 7 hits, scored 7 runs, and 5 RBIs. He was also a menace on the basepaths showing great anticipation and speed being successful on all 6 of his stolen base attempts. 

2027 Damian Gomez INF

Canyon Thunder 2027

Damien has a strong build that projects well to a corner infield spot at the next level. Offensively, he has a balanced setup with a quiet simple load that allows him to be consistently on time. He stays in his legs well and has plus bat speed. His 8 hits and 4 RBIs helped lead his team to a runner up finish.

2027 Tristan Talbert CF

AZ Sandlot 16u

Tristan is a long wiry outfielder with plus speed. Defensively, he took good angles, stayed behind the ball, and made strong accurate throws from the outfield. Offensively, he has a short simple swing that showed the ability to spray the ball all over the yard. On the week he posted a 0.500 batting average with 5 hits and 9 runs on his team’s playoff run. 

2027 Anthony Gilligan

Stacked AZ 16u

6 h, 10 rbi, 0.750 ba

Anthony has a strong athletic frame that projects to be a middle of the order bat at the next level. He has a balanced open setup with a repeatable load allowing him to adjust and consistently make loud contact. He has plus bat speed and a good all field approach. On the week Anthony posted a 0.750 batting average with 6 hits and 10 RBIs to help lead the offense for his team on their playoff run. 

2027 Will Gnirk LHP

Canyon Thunder 2026

Will has a long wirey frame with a free and easy ¾ slot that hides the ball well. He commands the zone with all four of his pitches creating a lot of problems for hitters. His fastball sits 83-85 with late arm side run, his curveball sits 74-76 with good vertical break, his slider sits 75-77 with sharp horizontal break, and his changeup sits 75-77 with late arm side fade. In his 4 innings of work Will had 7 strikeouts and only gave up 1 earned run. 

2026 Eric Torlte

CBA Bulldogs 18u

Eric is a lean quick twitch ball player with a lot of offensive upside. He has a balanced setup with good barrel accuracy and a strong lower half. He showed the ability to hit the ball all over the field this week notching 8 hits, scoring 6 runs, and 6 RBIs to help lead his team to a championship finish. 

2025 Joseph Ponticello RHP

CBA Bulldogs 18u

Joseph is a presence on the mound standing at 6’5” and showed the ability to change tempo and arm slots on occasion. He stays in his legs well, works downhill and commands both sides of the plate with a great 2 pitch mix. His fastball sits 85-87 with heavy arm side sink. His curveball plays off his fastball extremely well sitting 73-75 with tight spin and good depth. In his outing he went 4 innings giving up 0 earned runs and striking out 8 hitters. 

2026 Aaden Lopez SS

Paladin Baseball Club

Aaden has an athletic projectable frame and was an extra base threat all week at the plate. He has a wide setup with a simple load and a good gap to gap approach. He stays connected well and has good barrel accuracy. He ended the week with 6 hits, 4 of them triples and scoring 5 runs to lead his team’s offense. 

2025 Trevor Parrotte LHP

ASR Crusaders 18u

Trevor has a lean frame that showed he has the ability to do a little bit of it all this weekend offensively and on the mound. On the mound he has a good 4 pitch mix and works both sides of the plate. In his outing he threw 5 innings only allowing 2 hits and 1 earned run and struck out 7. Offensively, he was just as dominant posting some crazy numbers batting 0.833 with 5 hits, 1 3B, 1 HR, and 5 RBIs to help his team reach the playoffs. 

2026 Caius Wilson INF

AZ Sandlot 18u

Cauis is an athletic quick twitch infielder with a lot of upside at the next level. He has a balanced setup and a good middle approach. He stays in his lower half well, keeps his hands inside, and has good barrel control. Cauis was a problem for opposing teams all week posting a 0.312 batting average with 5 hits, 5 runs, 5 RBIs to help lead his team to a runner up finish.