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General | Top Ten | 2/23/2007

Top 10 Catchers, PG Indoor Showcase

Crosschecker Staff

The quality of the high school arms that attended Perfect Game’s annual Indoor Showcase in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Feb. 17-18 was considered the best ever. The catchers that attended the event were a superior group, too. Here are the top 10, ranked on the basis of arm strength (velocity in mph):

	Player	Grad Year	Velo (mph)
1.	Ian Tomkins, Loyola Academy, Wilmette, Ill.	2007	82
2.	Brad Lamberti, Southeast Polk HS, Runnells, Iowa	2009	81
3.	Shane Blair, Rock Falls (Ill.) HS	2008	79
4.	C.J. Rose, Fort Zumwalt HS, O’Fallon, Mo.	2008	78
5.	Justin Hunt, Pius XI HS, Milwaukee	2008	78
6.	A.J. Demarco, Downers Grove (Ill.) North HS	2008	78
7.	Brian Padove, Marian Catholic HS, Chicago Heights	2008	76
8.	Trevor Edwards, Taddle Creek Academy, Toronto	2008	76
9.	Bart Steponovich, Hickman HS, Columbia, Mo.	2008	75
10.	Kevin Schuver, Marion (Iowa) HS	2007	75

-- Wes Penick

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