Baseball America – July 02, 2019

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MATTHEW ALLAN, SP
SEMINOLE HS,
SANFORD, FLA.
Allan’s improved control
and premium stuff elevat-
ed him to the top-ranked
prep pitcher in the class. He
used a mid-90s fastball and
hammer curveball to strike
out 108 batters and walk
just 14 over 56 innings this
spring while also posting
an 0.99 ERA. He fell to the
Mets in the third round only
because of signability.


Austin high school
third baseman Brett
Baty hit .624 with 19
home runs and 50
RBIs in 93 at-bats.

How We Select The Teams
In keeping with the Baseball America tradition of looking at both the present and
future, our High School All-America selections are honored for both their production
and tools. Third team outfielder Dasan Brown’s statistics were compiled against pro-
fessional pitching with Canada’s junior national team.

SECOND TEAM
Pos Player, School Year AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
C Jonathan French, Parkview HS, Lilburn, Ga. Sr. .472 106 44 50 12 4 13 61 0
CI Cade Doughty, Denham Springs (La.) HS Sr. .495 95 43 47 11 3 6 25 15
CI Tyler Callihan, Providence HS, Jacksonville Sr. .447 94 42 42 6 1 12 36 11
MI Anthony Volpe, Delbarton HS, Morristown, N.J. Sr. .477 88 42 42 5 7 8 36 8
MI Nasim Nunez, Collins Hill HS, Suwanee, Ga. Sr. .352 88 36 31 11 2 1 14 31
OF Maurice Hampton, Memphis University HS Sr. .440 118 51 52 11 0 10 24 40
OF Sammy Siani, Penn Charter HS, Philadelphia Sr. .457 N/A N/A N/A 8 9 6 25 16
OF James Beard, Loyd Star HS, Brookhaven, Miss. Sr. .429 70 46 30 8 1 10 30 26
DH Joshua Mears, Federal Way (Wash.) HS Sr. .500 60 26 30 6 1 10 24 15
Pos Player, School Year W L ERA IP H R ER BB SO
SP Blake Walston, New Hanover HS, Wilmington, N.C. Sr. 13 0 0.46 75 31 5 5 21 137
SP JJ Goss, Cypress Ranch HS, Houston Sr. 11 2 0.64 87 31 10 8 28 147
SP Jacob Meador, Centennial HS, Burleson, Texas Sr. 10 1 0.63 77 24 9 7 23 162
SP Josh Wolf, St. Thomas HS, Houston Sr. 8 2 1.52 69 33 17 15 21 126
SP Jared Kelley, Refugio (Texas) HS Jr. 11 0 0.22 65 12 4 2 24 144

THIRD TEAM
Pos Player, School Year AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
C Hayden Dunhurst, Pearl River Central HS, Carriere, Miss. Sr. .396 96 51 38 10 3 11 37 8
CI Will Bartlett, IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla. Sr. .513 76 27 39 8 1 5 34 6
CI Joseph Naranjo, Ayala HS, Chino Hills, Calif. Sr. .382 102 30 39 8 3 8 29 5
MI Brooks Lee, San Luis Obispo (Calif.) HS Sr. .395 76 24 30 12 0 1 23 3
MI Christian Cairo, Calvary Christian HS, Clearwater, Fla. Sr. .451 82 43 37 6 3 4 24 33
OF Pete Crow-Armstrong, Harvard-Westlake HS Jr. .395 119 40 47 5 5 3 23 7
OF Dasan Brown, Abbey Park HS, Oakville, Ont. Sr. .250 96 23 24 4 4 1 11 14
OF Trejyn Fletcher, Deering HS, Portland, Maine Sr. .455 44 24 20 5 1 3 7 17
DH Brennan Milone, Woodstock (Ga.) HS Sr. .464 84 38 39 9 2 12 40 8
Pos Player, School Year W L ERA IP H R ER BB SO
SP Dylan Eskew, Sickles HS, Tampa Sr. 7 1 0.47 59 26 8 4 11 87
SP Matthew Thompson, Cypress Ranch HS, Houston Sr. 13 0 0.87 73 23 11 9 41 124
SP Jared Jones, La Mirada (Calif.) HS Jr. 7 1 0.77 64 24 9 7 29 94
SP Kendall Williams, IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla. Sr. 6 0 0.91 46 23 9 6 15 69
SP Jimmy Lewis, Lake Travis HS, Austin Sr. 9 0 0.53 53 25 9 4 15 83

DANIEL ESPINO, SP
GA. PREMIER ACADEMY,
STATESBORO, GA.
Espino overwhelmed
Georgia opponents this
spring with the best pure
stuff in the class. Hitters
routinely chased both of his
plus breaking balls outside
of the zone, and he allowed
just two earned runs over 44
innings. He struck out 109
batters and walked nine. The
Indians drafted him 24th
overall.

JACK LEITER, SP
DELBARTON HS,
MORRISTOWN, N.J.
The top-rated pitcher
out of the Northeast, Leiter
didn’t throw as much as
some of the other All-
Americans, but when he did
pitch he was lights out. He
struck out 61 in 33.2 innings
(16.3 per nine) and touched
97 mph with his fastball.
Leiter fell to the 20th round
because of his strong
Vanderbilt commitment.

BRENNAN MALONE, SP
IMG ACADEMY,
BRADENTON, FLA.
Malone’s biggest area
of growth this spring was
in the development of his
breaking ball, which more
consistently graded as plus
against high-quality hitters.
He allowed just two earned
runs over 51 innings with 69
strikeouts and 14 walks. The
Diamondbacks drafted him
with the third of four first-
round picks.

QUINN PRIESTER, SP
CARY-GROVE HS,
CARY, ILL.
Priester showed immense
upside with a natural feel
for throwing strikes along
with high-end pure stuff to
go along with an 1.18 ERA
against 4A Illinois hitters.
He struck out 64 batters in
just 41.2 innings. Priester
gained helium all spring
and ultimately was the first
prep pitcher drafted by the
Pirates at No. 18 overall.

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