While the Perfect Game All-American Classic gives viewers a look at the top high school players in the country, and often serves as a preview for the MLB Draft the following June, more and more players from the Classic are also taking their talents to college baseball to compete at a high level.
Look no further than the 10 PG All-Americans that found their way to Omaha for the 2016 College World Series. Or the three previous Classic participants that were named to the Perfect Game/Rawlings College All-American teams for the 2016 season; Zack Collins and Sheldon Neuse were named to the First Team and Chris Okey to the Second.
In addition, four former PG All-Americans were named to the 2016 Perfect Game/Rawlings Freshmen All-American team (Luken Baker, Tristin English, Jonathan India and Alonzo Jones).
Carlos Cortes and Jeff Belge were named the top prospects in their respective summer collegiate leagues, as Belge was one of two pitchers (Tim Naughton) who combined to throw only the third no-hitter in the history of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL).
Of the 76 former PG All-American participants listed below 26 are incoming freshmen looking to represent the next wave of college baseball stars. The list is filtered by the schools the players play for, with TCU leading the way with six former Perfect Game All-Americans on their roster. It’s no surprise that the Horned Frogs will enter the 2017 season as one of the favorites to be No. 1 thanks to the talented roster Coach Schlossnagle and his staff have assembled (they finished the 2016 season ranked third).
Year indicates the year each player participated in the Classic
Player |
Pos. |
Year |
Class |
School |
Nick Quintana |
SS |
2015 |
FR |
Arizona |
Dominic Fletcher |
OF |
2015 |
FR |
Arkansas |
Keaton McKinney |
RHP |
2013 |
JR |
Arkansas |
Kevin Davis |
RHP |
2012 |
R-JR |
Auburn |
Kyle Dean |
OF |
2014 |
SO |
Brigham Young |
Scott Hurst |
OF |
2013 |
JR |
Cal State Fullerton |
Reese Cooley |
OF/IF |
2013 |
SO |
Francis Marion (D-II)* |
Max Guzman |
C |
2015 |
FR |
Chipola (JC) |
Justin Bellinger |
1B |
2013 |
JR |
Duke |
Daniel Reyes |
OF |
2014 |
SO |
Florida |
Jonathan India |
SS/2B |
2014 |
SO |
Florida |
John Sternagel |
3B |
2012 |
JR |
Florida Tech |
Cobi Johnson |
RHP |
2013 |
JR |
Florida State |
Drew Mendoza |
SS/3B |
2015 |
FR |
Florida State |
Tony Locey |
RHP |
2015 |
FR |
Georgia |
Grant Bodison |
SS |
2015 |
FR |
Georgia Highlands (JC) |
Luke Berryhill |
C |
2015 |
FR |
Georgia Southern |
Brandt Stallings |
OF |
2014 |
SO |
Georgia Tech |
Tristin English |
RHP |
2014 |
SO |
Georgia Tech |
Kel Johnson |
OF |
2013 |
JR |
Georgia Tech |
Ryan Zeferjahn |
RHP |
2015 |
FR |
Kansas |
T.J. Collett |
C |
2015 |
FR |
Kentucky |
Hogan Harris |
LHP |
2014 |
SO |
Louisiana |
Cole McKay |
RHP |
2014 |
SO |
Louisiana State |
Greg Deichmann |
SS/3B |
2013 |
JR |
Louisiana State |
Zack Hess |
RHP |
2015 |
FR |
Louisiana State |
Tyler Fitzgerald |
SS |
2015 |
FR |
Louisville |
Keven Pimentel |
RHP |
2013 |
R-SO |
Miami |
Carl Chester |
OF |
2013 |
JR |
Miami |
Justin Smith |
OF |
2013 |
SO |
St. Johns River (JC)* |
Karl Kauffmann |
RHP |
2015 |
FR |
Michigan |
Nick Fortes |
C |
2014 |
SO |
Mississippi |
Elih Marrero |
C |
2014 |
SO |
Mississippi State |
Bryce Montes de Oca |
RHP |
2013 |
JR |
Missouri |
Tyler Baum |
RHP |
2015 |
FR |
North Carolina |
Austin Bergner |
RHP |
2015 |
FR |
North Carolina |
Jon Littell |
OF |
2013 |
JR |
Oklahoma State |
Parker Kelly |
C/IF |
2014 |
SO |
Oregon |
David Peterson |
LHP |
2013 |
JR |
Oregon |
Cadyn Grenier |
SS/2B |
2014 |
SO |
Oregon State |
Willie Burger |
3B/C |
2014 |
SO |
Penn State |
Jared Brasher |
RHP |
2012 |
SR |
Samford |
C.J. Saylor |
C/RHP |
2011 |
SR |
San Diego State |
Avery Tuck |
OF |
2015 |
FR |
San Diego State |
Wyatt Cross |
C |
2014 |
SO |
San Jacinto (JC)* |
Herbert Iser |
C |
2015 |
FR |
San Jacinto (JC) |
Carlos Cortes |
2B/OF |
2015 |
FR |
South Carolina |
Brandon McIlwain |
OF |
2015 |
SO |
South Carolina |
Brandon Murray |
RHP |
2013 |
JR |
South Carolina |
Chris Chatfield |
OF |
2014 |
SO |
South Florida |
Kep Brown |
OF |
2014 |
SO |
Spartanburg Methodist (JC) |
Jeff Belge |
LHP |
2015 |
FR |
St. John's |
Bryce Carter |
C |
2013 |
JR |
Stanford |
Jaren Shelby |
OF |
2015 |
FR |
State College of Florida (JC) |
Blake Sabol |
C/OF |
2015 |
FR |
Southern California |
Benito Santiago |
C |
2013 |
JR |
Tennessee |
Kody Clemens |
SS/2B |
2014 |
SO |
Texas |
Kacy Clemens |
RHP/1B |
2012 |
SR |
Texas |
David Hamilton |
SS |
2015 |
FR |
Texas |
Christifer Andritsos |
RHP/OF |
2014 |
SO |
Texas A&M^ |
Luken Baker |
RHP/1B |
2014 |
SO |
Texas Christian |
Dion Henderson |
LHP |
2015 |
FR |
Texas Christian |
Ryan Johnson |
OF |
2014 |
SO |
Texas Christian |
Charles King |
RHP |
2015 |
FR |
Texas Christian |
Nick Lodolo |
LHP |
2015 |
FR |
Texas Christian |
Mitchell Traver |
RHP |
2011 |
R-SR |
Texas Christian |
Chris Oakley |
RHP |
2012 |
R-JR |
Tulane |
Justin Hooper |
LHP |
2014 |
SO |
UCLA |
Kyle Molnar |
RHP |
2014 |
SO |
UCLA |
Sean Bouchard |
3B |
2013 |
JR |
UCLA |
Drake Fellows |
RHP |
2015 |
FR |
Vanderbilt |
Alonzo Jones |
IF/OF |
2014 |
SO |
Vanderbilt |
Doak Dozier |
OF |
2014 |
SO |
Virginia |
John Aiello |
SS |
2014 |
SO |
Wake Forest |
Ben Baird |
SS |
2015 |
FR |
Washington |
Joe DeMers |
RHP |
2014 |
SO |
Washington |
*Transfer
^Transfer, will sit out 2017 season