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Rawlings and Perfect Game announce Underclassmen Preseason All-American Teams
Annual awards recognize the top Underclass athletes at the high school level
St. Louis, Mo. (March 20, 2024) – Rawlings and Perfect Game announced today its Preseason All-American Teams to recognize the top underclass high school baseball athletes in the U.S (Class of 2024, 2025, 2026).
The Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All American 1st, 2nd and 3rd team recognizes 300 players from the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Each team consists of 100 players who are currently juniors, sophom*ores, or freshmen in high school. There is also a high honorable mention and all region lists to identify other potential top underclassmen.
“With more than 450,000 high school baseball players in the nation, the Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American players represent the very best in their class,” said Mike Thompson, chief marketing officer for St. Louis-based Rawlings. “Rawlings and Perfect Game are synonymous with the game of baseball, and the preseason awards allow us to recognize and reward these elite athletes for their hard work and contribution to the game.”
“To receive the Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-American or All-Region Award is a tremendous achievement for these high school student-athletes,” said Rob Ponger, CEO of Perfect Game. “We are proud to recognize their talent as they prepare for their careers playing collegiate or professional baseball.”
About Rawlings:
Established in 1887, Rawlings is an innovative leading global brand and manufacturer of premium baseball and softball equipment, including gloves, balls, and protective headwear. Rawlings' unparalleled quality, innovative engineering and expert craftsmanship are the fundamental reasons why more professional athletes, national governing bodies and sports leagues choose Rawlings. Rawlings is the Official Base, Baseball, Helmet, Face Guard and Glove of Major League Baseball, the Official Baseball of Minor League Baseball and the Official Baseball and Softball of the NCAA and the NAIA. The company is headquartered in St. Louis. For more information, please visit Rawlings.com.
About Perfect Game:
Perfect Game is the world’s largest elite youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, producing over 9,800+ events, hundreds of thousands of games, and showcases each year across the country. Perfect Game is dedicated to giving amateur players exposure to take their game to the next level, whether that be in college or in the professional ranks. At Perfect Game events, players are performing with top-level competition in front of college recruiters and professional scouts from all over the country. As a result, these events prove to be invaluable to college coaches as well as Major League Baseball, as they can scout a large population of talented ballplayers in one location. To date, more than 2,156 players that have played in a Perfect Game event have also played in Major League Baseball. Since 2003, 15,033 Perfect Game alumni have been selected in the MLB First-Year Amateur Player Draft. In the 2022 Draft, for example, more than 90 percent of all players selected had played in Perfect Game events, and 29 out of 30 players drafted in the first round had previously attended Perfect Game events. For more information, please visit www.perfectgame.org
First Team, Second Team, Third Team, and Honorable Mention Underclass All American Teams
Atlantic Region - MD, NC, PA, SC, VA, WV
California - CA
Central Region - IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI
Florida - FL
Northeast Region - CT, DE, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT
Southeast Region - AL, AR, GA, LA, MS, TN
Texas - TX
West Region - AK, AZ, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OK, OR, UT, WA, WY
Canada/Puerto Rico - Canada and Puerto Rico
1st Team Preseason Underclass All America
Name | Pos | Hometown | HS | Summer | Commitment | Drafted |
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Bruin Agbayani | SS | Mililani, HI | Iolani | GBG Pono Hawaii/ Wow National Team | South Carolina | |
Tyler Baird | RHP | Huntersville, NC | William Amos Hough | South Charlotte Panthers 2025 | Vanderbilt | |
Caleb Barnett | 3B | Mountain Brook, AL | Mountain Brook | USA Prime National/Tigers Scout Team | Alabama | |
Ethan Bass | SS | Northbrook, IL | Glenbrook North | Top Tier Select | Illinois | |
Jack Bauer | LHP | Frankfort, IL | Lincoln Way East | Top Tier | Virginia | |
Taylor Belza | C | Grafton, OH | P27 Academy | Canes Midwest National 17U | Auburn | |
Luke Billings | OF | Prosper, TX | Prosper | Cane's National 17U NY Mets | Texas A&M | |
Alec Blair | OF | Lafayette, CA | De La Salle | Alpha Prime | Oklahoma | |
Matthew Boughton | SS | Colleyville, TX | Covenant Christian Academy | Stix scout 2024 | Texas A&M | |
Mason Braun | 1B | South Bend, IN | Penn | Canes National 17u/NY Mets Scout Team | Louisiana State | |
Carson Brumbaugh | SS | Edmond, OK | Edmond Santa Fe | OK Fuel 2025 | Tennessee | |
Bryden Bull | OF | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas | Canes National 17U | Mississippi | |
Billy Carlson | SS | Corona, CA | Corona | BPA | Vanderbilt | |
Ethan Clauss | SS | Las Vegas, NV | Palo Verde | CBA Marucci Nationals | Louisiana State | |
Deion Cole | OF | Woodstock, GA | Etowah | Smartense Baseball | | |
RJ Cope | LHP | Lawrenceville, GA | Georgia Premier Academy | 16U/17U GBSA Rays | | |
Sam Cozart | RHP | High Point, NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | South Charlotte Panthers 2022 | Texas | |
Brett Crossland | RHP | Phoenix, AZ | Mountain Pointe | Chi-Town Cream | Texas | |
Kayson Cunningham | SS | San Antonio, TX | Johnson | USA Prime National 2025 | Texas | |
Justice de Jong | 3B | New York, NY | Poly Prep Country Day | Wow Factor National | Duke | |
Austin Dean | LHP | Alexandria, VA | West Potomac | Ace Elite/USA Prime National | Virginia Tech | |
Dylan Dubovik | 3B | Coral Spring, FL | American Heritage | Wow factor national | Miami | |
Brady Ebel | SS | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Corona | GBG NATIONAL TEAM | Louisiana State | |
Lamar Edwards | OF | Lake Helen, FL | Spruce Creek | Scorpions Scout Team 2025 Black | Duke | |
Grady Emerson | SS | Argyle, TX | Argyle | Canes National 2026 | TCU | |
Gavin Fien | 3B | Temecula, CA | Great Oak | San Diego Show | Texas | |
Lucas Franco | SS | Katy, TX | Cinco Ranch | Texas Twelve | TCU | |
Sean Gamble | OF | Des Moines, IA | IMG Academy | USA Prime National | Vanderbilt | |
Josh Gibbs | SS | Cumming, GA | Forsyth Central | East Cobb Astros 17u | Georgia | |
Cannon Goldin | OF | Buford, GA | Buford | USA Prime National/ Detroit Tigers Scout Team | Mississippi | |
Mason Greenhouse | OF | Riverside, CA | Aquinas | USA Prime National and Easton Prime | Miami | |
Trent Grindlinger | C | Huntington Beach, CA | Huntington Beach | Team Elite | Mississippi State | |
River Hamilton | RHP | Woodvillage, OR | Sam Barlow | Baum Bat NW upper-class | Oregon State | |
Josh Hammond | RHP | High Point, NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | Ghost National | Wake Forest | |
Evan Hankins | 1B | Bristol, VA | The Miller School of Albemarle | Team Elite | Tennessee | |
Landon Harmon | RHP | New Albany, MS | East Union Attendance Center | EBC | Mississippi State | |
Alex Harrington | SS | San Diego, CA | Cathedral Catholic | Canes National | Stanford | |
Chandler Hart | LHP | Allen, TX | Allen | USA Prime National | | |
Josiah Hartshorn | OF | Anaheim, CA | Orange Lutheran | USA Prime National 2025/ Tigers Scout Team | Texas A&M | |
Ryan Harwood | OF | Chandler, AZ | Casteel | GBG National 2026 | | |
Rashad Hayes | SS | Oakland, CA | Bishop O Dowd | Alpha Prime 2025 / MLB Breakthrough Series 2025 | Stanford | |
Seth Hernandez | RHP | Chino, CA | Corona | BPA | Vanderbilt | |
Ethan Holliday | SS | Stillwater, OK | Stillwater | Orlando Scorpions | Oklahoma State | |
RJ Holmes | SS | Menifee, CA | Vista Murrieta | Wow Factor National | | |
Blake Ilitch | RHP | Detroit, MI | Brother Rice | Canes National 17u/NY Mets Scout Team | Duke | |
Jordan Jacob | 3B | Maple, ON | Bill Crothers | Ontario Blue Jay's | Pittsburgh | |
Brayden Jaksa | C | Fremont, CA | Irvington | Nor Cal | Oregon | |
Coy James | SS | Advance, NC | Davie County | Canes National | Mississippi | |
Everett Johnson | OF | Youngsville, NC | Wayne Country Day | Canes National | North Carolina State | |
Keon Johnson | SS | Macon, GA | First Presbyterian Day | Wow Factor National | | |
Boston Kellner | SS | Chandler, AZ | Hamilton | Canes National Mets Scout | | |
Jacob Kendall | OF | St. Augustine, FL | A3 Academy | TBT/FTB PHILLIES SCOUT TEAM | Florida | |
Jorvorskie Lane Jr. | C | Fort Worth, TX | O D Wyatt | USA PRIME NATIONAL 16u DETROIT TIGERS SCOUT TEAM | Texas A&M | |
Connor Langdon | LHP | Perry, GA | Perry | Canes National 16U | | |
Mario Magana | SS | Miami, FL | Christopher Columbus | FTB Phillies | Miami | |
Jordan Martin | RHP | Jefferson City, MO | Jefferson City | Royals Scout Team 17u | Arkansas | |
Micah Matthews | OF | Bridgewater, VA | Turner Ashby | USA Prime National | Virginia Tech | |
Trenton Maybin | OF | Fletcher, NC | Asheville | Padres scout team | | |
Jack McKernan | LHP | Missouri City, TX | Ridge Point | Canes National 17U | Texas | |
Gustavo Melendez | SS | Cayey, PR | Colegio La Merced | Wake Forest | ||
Blane Metz | RHP | Floyds Knobs, IN | Floyd Central | Indiana | ||
Ryan Mitchell | SS | Germantown, TN | Houston | East Cobb Astros | Georgia Tech | |
Dean Moss | OF | Atherton, CA | IMG Academy | Canes National / NY Mets Scout Team | Louisiana State | |
Vaughn Neckar | RHP | Murrieta, CA | Vista Murrieta | | ||
Xavier Neyens | 3B | Mount Vernon, WA | Mount Vernon | Trosky National | Oregon State | |
Sebastian Norman | 3B | Springfield, MO | Glendale | Wow Factor National | Oklahoma State | |
Thomas O'Connell | C | West Hartford, CT | Salisbury | Artillery | Virginia | |
Anthony Pack Jr. | OF | Lakewood, CA | Millikan | GBG National 2025 | Texas | |
Jacob Parker | OF | Purvis, MS | Purvis | 17U Knights Scout | Mississippi State | |
Nicolas Partridge | 3B | Mulberry, FL | Lakeland Senior | Ballers - Lakeland | Florida | |
Kelvyn Paulino Jr | 3B | Thomasville, NC | Ledford | Five Stars National 2025 Black | Miami | |
Marcos Paz | RHP | Carrollton, TX | Hebron | Stix Scout 2025 | Louisiana State | |
Ty Peeples | OF | Lavonia, GA | Franklin County | Devine Baseball | Georgia | |
Beau Peterson | 3B | Shawnee, KS | Mill Valley | Canes National | | |
Mason Pike | SS | Puyallup, WA | Puyallup | Alpha Prime | Oregon State | |
Eli Pitts | OF | Atlanta, GA | North Atlanta | Wow Factor Nation | South Carolina | |
Josh Proctor | SS | Altadena, CA | Maranatha | Canes National 17u | UCLA | |
Trey Rangel | RHP | The Colony, TX | The Colony | Team Elite | | |
Reagan Ricken | RHP | Temecula, CA | Great Oak | Easton Prime | Louisiana State | |
Kevin Roberts Jr | OF | Meridian, MS | Jackson Preparatory | | ||
Jackson Roper | SS | Orange Park, FL | A3 Academy | FTB Phillies Scout Team | Florida | |
Jack Ruckert | SS | Baton Rouge, LA | Catholic High School | USA Prime | Louisiana State | |
Kruz Schoolcraft | LHP | Beaverton, OR | Sunset | USA Prime (National) | | |
Brock Sell | OF | Stockton, CA | Tokay | Alpha Prime | Stanford | |
Omar Serna | C | Houston, TX | Lutheran South Academy | Wow Factor | Louisiana State | |
Rookie Shepard | SS | North Las Vegas, NV | Faith Lutheran | MLB Breakthrough | Miami | |
Brock Silvers | 3B | Middleton, ID | Middleton Academy | Dallas Tigers - Hernandez | Kentucky | |
Miguel Sime Jr | RHP | Queens Village, NY | Poly Prep Country Day | Wow factor national | Louisiana State | |
Tyler Spangler | SS | Danville, CA | De La Salle | EJ Warriors | Stanford | |
Aiden Stillman | LHP | Winter Park, FL | Trinity Preparatory | Wow Factor | Virginia | |
Zach Strickland | RHP | Arcadia, CA | Maranatha | GBG National 2025 | UCLA | |
Jayden Stroman | SS | Medford, NY | Patchogue-Medford | Duke | ||
Richie Swain | RHP | Wentzville, MO | Timberland | Gators Baseball Academy | Mississippi State | |
Zion Theophilus | RHP | Cincinnati, OH | Moeller | Canes National/NY Mets Scout Team | Louisiana State | |
Taylor Tracey | OF | Austin, TX | Dripping Springs | 17U Artillery | Tennessee | |
Myles Upchurch | RHP | Odenton, MD | St. Albans School | WOW Factor National | Alabama | |
Diego Velazquez | SS | Reseda, CA | Crespi Carmelite | Wow Factor | Southern California | |
Danny Wallace | OF | Lavista, NE | Papillion-La Vista South | Spects National | Oklahoma State | |
Brody Walls | RHP | McKinney, TX | McKinney Boyd | Scorpions | Texas | |
Hunter Watson | RHP | Tuttle, OK | Tuttle | USA Prime National | Oklahoma | |
Luke Williams | SS | Murrysville, PA | Franklin Regional | USA Prime National | Virginia | |
Eli Willits | SS | Fort Cobb, OK | Fort Cobb-Broxton | Texas Stix | Oklahoma | |
Tyler Wood | RHP | Lees Summit, MO | Lees Summit West | Stix Whitesox Scout 17u Brewster | Tennessee | |
Miles Young | SS | Houston, TX | Episcopal | Houston Astros Scout Team | | |
Quentin Young | SS | Camarillo, CA | Oaks Christian | MLB Breakthrough | Louisiana State | |
Eddie Zaun | SS | Bradenton, FL | Venice Senior | Canes National 17u/ Mets Scout17u | Miami |
First Team, Second Team, Third Team, and Honorable Mention Underclass All American Teams
Atlantic Region - MD, NC, PA, SC, VA, WV
California - CA
Central Region - IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI
Florida - FL
Northeast Region - CT, DE, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT
Southeast Region - AL, AR, GA, LA, MS, TN
Texas - TX
West Region - AK, AZ, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OK, OR, UT, WA, WY
Canada/Puerto Rico - Canada and Puerto Rico