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Rawlings-Perfect Game announce
Preseason All-American and All-Region Teams

Annual awards recognize the top senior athletes in high school baseball nationwide

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – March 14, 2023 – Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. and Perfect Game, announced today its annual Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-American and All-Region Teams to recognize the top senior high school baseball athletes in the U.S. The annual teams highlight Rawlings’ and Perfect Game’s commitment to high school athletics and next-level players nationwide.

“With more than 450,000 high school baseball players in the nation, the Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason 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.”

The Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-Region selections comprise players from nine regions around the country.

Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-American honorees are the top 150 players from the All-Region pool. Each recipient is named on one of three, 50-man roster national teams.

“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 2,034 players that have played in a Perfect Game event have also played in Major League Baseball. Since 2003, 14,466 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 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 Senior Preseason All America

NamePosHometownHSSummerCommitmentDrafted
Jeffrey "Mac" Heuer RHP Greensboro, GA Home SchoolTG D’Backs Scout 18U Texas Tech
Indians (16)
Zane Adams LHP Porter, TX PorterUSA PRIME NATIONAL & Banditos Scout Alabama
Antonio Anderson SS Atlanta, GA North AtlantaUSA Prime National Georgia Tech
Red Sox (3)
Garrett Baumann RHP Oviedo, FL HagertyFTB Phillies National University of Central Florida
Braves (4)
Eric Bitonti SS Hesperia, CA AquinasEaston Prime Oregon
Brewers (3)
Drew Burress OF Perry, GA Houston County5 Star National Georgia Tech
Trent Caraway SS Dana Point, CA JSerra CatholicCanes National/NY Mets Scout Team Oregon State
Roch Cholowsky SS Chandler, AZ HamiltonCanes National UCLA
Maxwell Clark OF Franklin, IN Franklin CommunityIndiana Bulls National Vanderbilt
Tigers (1)
Alexander Clemmey LHP Middletown, RI Bishop Hendricken17u North East Baseball Rays Vanderbilt
Indians (2)
Dylan Cupp SS Cedartown, GA CedartownEast Cobb Astros 17U Mississippi State
Daniel Cuvet 3B Fort Lauderdale, FL ESB AcademyElite Squad National 17U Miami
Pirates (17)
Blake Dickerson LHP Virginia Beach, VA Ocean LakesTidewater Phillies Virginia Tech
Padres (12)
Hunter Dietz LHP Trinity, FL Calvary ChristianTop Tier Roos American Arkansas
Bryce Eldridge 1B Vienna, VA James MadisonUSA Prime National Alabama
Giants (1)
Colt Emerson SS Cambridge, OH John GlennTeam Elite Scout Team Black Auburn
Mariners (1)
AJ Ewing SS Springboro, OH Springboro5 Star National Alabama
Mets (4 Comp)
Jonny Farmelo OF Centreville, VA WestfieldCanes National Virginia
Mariners (1 Comp)
Gabe Gaeckle RHP Aptos, CA AptosAlpha Prime 2023 Arkansas
Reds (20)
Will Gasparino OF Los Angeles, CA Harvard-WestlakeLouisiana Knights/Legacy Texas
Gavin Grahovac OF Orange, CA Villa ParkTB SoCal Texas A&M
Adam Hachman LHP Wentzville, MO TimberlandUSA Prime National Arkansas
Colton Hartman LHP Lebanon, OH LebanonNike Indy Bulls Louisville
Dillon Head OF Glenwood, IL Homewood FlossmoorUSA Prime National Clemson
Padres (1)
Ryder Helfrick C Discovery Bay, CA Clayton ValleyAlpha Prime 2023 Arkansas
Braden Holcomb SS Ocoee, FL Foundation AcademyPower Baseball 2023 Marucci Vanderbilt
Colin Houck SS Lilburn, GA ParkviewGeorgia Bombers 17U Marucci Mississippi State
Mets (1)
Walker Jenkins OF Oak Island, NC South BrunswickSouth Charlotte Panthers North Carolina
Twins (1)
Cameron Johnson LHP Bradenton, FL IMG AcademyFTB/Phillies 2023 Nat'l Scout Team/Mid-Atlantic RedSox Louisiana State
Cardinals (20)
Aidan Keenan RHP Morgan Hill, CA Live OakAlpha Prime 2023 Stanford
Barrett Kent RHP Pottsboro, TX PottsboroDulins Dodgers 17U Prime Arkansas
Angels (8)
George Lombard SS Pinecrest, FL Gulliver SchoolsElite Squad 16U National Vanderbilt
Yankees (1)
Landen Maroudis RHP Largo, FL Calvary ChristianTop Tier Roos American 2023 North Carolina State
Blue Jays (4)
Roman Martin SS Whittier, CA ServiteTB SoCal UCLA
Walker Martin SS Eaton, CO EatonSlammers Duman17U Arkansas
Giants (2)
Ethan McElvain LHP Thompsons Station, TN NolensvilleMidland Redskins Vanderbilt
Kevin McGonigle SS Aldan, PA Monsignor BonnerCanes National Auburn
Tigers (1 Comp)
Noble Meyer RHP West Linn, OR JesuitBaum Bat NW Oregon
Marlins (1)
Aidan Miller SS Trinity, FL JW MitchellTop Tier Roos American Arkansas
Phillies (1)
Blake Mitchell C Sinton, TX SintonTwelve Baseball Louisiana State
Royals (1)
Zander Mueth RHP Swansea, IL Belleville EastFTB Phillies Scout Team Mississippi
Pirates (2 Comp)
Arjun Nimmala SS Valrico, FL Strawberry CrestOBA Florida State
Blue Jays (1)
Nehomar Ochoa Acosta OF Houston, TX Galena ParkBanditos University of Houston
Astros (11)
Tai Peete SS Tyrone, GA Trinity ChristianHomePlate - Searcy Georgia Tech
Mariners (1 Comp)
Liam Peterson RHP Palm Harbor, FL Calvary ChristianTop Tier Roos 2023 Florida
Edward Phelps III 3B Kennesaw, GA Georgia Premier AcademyGBSA Rays Georgia
TJ Pompey SS Coppell, TX CoppellDallas Tigers Texas Tech
Cooper Pratt SS Oxford, MS Magnolia HeightsBPA Mississippi
Brewers (6)
Dylan Questad RHP Waterford, WI WaterfordSTIKS Arkansas
Twins (5)
Alfonsin Rosario OF Lexington, SC P27 Academy5 star national
Chipola College
Cubs (6)
Cole Schoenwetter RHP Santa Barbara, CA San MarcosTrosky National 2023 UC Santa Barbara
Reds (4)
Campbell Smithwick C Oxford, MS OxfordCanes National 17U Mississippi
Charlee Soto RHP Kissimmee, FL Reborn Christian Academy  University of Central Florida
Twins (1 Comp)
Nolan Souza SS Honolulu, HI Punahou3n2 Sticks Brewster Arkansas
Samuel Stafura SS Mohegan Lake, NY Walter PanasDirtbags Clemson
Reds (2)
Travis Sykora RHP Round Rock, TX Round RockPremier Texas
Nationals (3)
Raffaele Velazquez C Garden Grove, CA Huntington BeachCalifornia Blues Arizona State
Indians (1)
TayShaun Walton OF Emporia, VA IMG AcademyDirtbags Miami
Phillies (4)
Thomas White LHP Rowley, MA Phillips AcademyLegends Prospects Vanderbilt
Marlins (1 Comp)
Andrew Wiggins OF Indianapolis, IN Heritage ChristianIndiana Bulls Black 15u Indiana
Brandon Winokur SS Huntington Beach, CA EdisonCBA Marucci 2023 UCLA
Twins (3)

First Team, Second Team, Third Team, and Honorable Mention 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