In collaboration with Prep Baseball Report Ohio, here are 2017 Players to Watch in Northeast Ohio.
These players were picked as 2017 Preseason All-State Selections by PBR Ohio.
Division II
First Team
Josh Corbin, Lake Catholic, OF, Senior
The senior outfielder recorded 32 hits for a .500 batting average in 2016, scoring 22 runs.
Corbin is committed to play college football at Walsh in 2017.
Trevor Damron, Firelands, LHP, Senior
The hard-throwing left-hander is one of the top-ranked pitching prospects in the state.
He finished his junior season with a school record 111 strikeouts, owning a 1.24 ERA.
PBR ranks Damron 15th among all Ohio seniors and sixth among left-handed pitchers.
He mixes in a lethal slider, curveball and changeup with his 88 MPH fastball.
Damron is committed to play college ball at Coastal Carolina.
Tristan Mayer, Vermilion, RHP, Senior
The three-year starter posted an impressive 0.69 ERA in 2016, with a win-loss record of 6-0.
He threw a no-hitter and struck out 54 batters over 40.2 innings in his junior season.
Mayer is committed to play college ball at Lake Erie College.
Brock Begue, Marlington, LHP, Senior
The southpaw ranks 38th among Ohio left handed pitchers in the class of 2017.
Begue went 9-0 in 2016, working 55 innings, tossing seven complete games and four shutouts. He owned a 0.64 ERA and struck out 64 batters.
Second Team
Brandon Bischof, St. Vincent-St. Mary, OF, Senior
As a junior, Bischof hit for a .329 batting average, with six doubles, one home run, 12 RBI and 16 runs scored.
The left-handed hitting outfielder also posted impressive numbers on the mound, striking out 40 batters over 30 innings, owning a 2.33 ERA.
He ranks 11th among senior outfielders in the state of Ohio.
Bischof is committed to play college ball at USC-Upstate, a Division I program in South Carolina.
Honorable Mention
Zach Dezenzo, Marlington, IF, Junior
Josh Martin, Perry, IF, Junior
Liam Cunningham, Holy Name, IF, Senior
Aaron Valentina, Lake Catholic, IF, Senior
Steven Taylor, CVCA, IF, Senior
Nick Cipriani, NDCL, IF, Senior
Sam Frontino, NDCL, IF, Senior
Jacob Margroff, Woodridge, OF, Senior
Seth Gergely, Tallmadge, OF, Junior
Kyle Wisniewski, Padua, RHP, Senior
Click here to see the full list of PBR’s 2017 Preseason All-Ohio Selections for Division II.
Continue to next page for Division III.
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