Two L-L League senior standouts and a Mid-Penn junior pitcher have been named to the first Pennsylvania High School Baseball Coaches Association/Nine Baseball pre-season All-State team.
Penn Manor ace Zac Burke, a Coastal Carolina recruit, and Warwick outfielder Tyler Morris, a Liberty University recruit, made the list.
Susquehanna Township junior lefty Laron Mitchell also made the list of 24 position players and pitchers.
Players selected to the team were nominated by coaches and/or evaluated at Nine Baseball events.
Last spring, Burke went 5-5 with a 3.08 ERA for Penn Manor. He pitched five complete games and had 40 striketous in 54 2/3 innings for the Comets.
Last spring, Morris hit .394 (26-for-72) with 13 RBI for Warwick. He had four doubles, swiped five bases and sported a .417 on-base percentage for the Warriors.
Morris suffered a pair of ankle injuries this past basketball season, but he should be ready to go for the start of the baseball season this weekend.
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Last spring, Mitchell was 4-6 with a 5.01 ERA for Susquehanna Township. He had 25 striketous in 22 1/3 innings for the Indians.
Here is the complete PHSBCA/Nine Baseball pre-season All-State list ...
A.J. Bogucki, RHP, Boyertown (North Carolina recruit)
Colton Hock, RHP, Bloomsburg (Stanford recruit)
Seth Wagner, LHP, Mifflin County (Penn State recruit)
Brandon McKay, LHP, Blackhawk
Jextin Pugh, 1B/RHP, Bishop Guilfoyle (Binghamton recruit)
Steve Sada, SS/2B, Saegerstown (Miami, Ohio recruit)
Dan Hrbek, SS/2B, Pleasant Valley (Radford recruit)
J.J. Matijevic, 3B, Norwin (Arizona recruit)
Steve Robinson, C, Malvern Prep (Penn State recruit)
Darian Herncane, OF, State College (Binghamton recruit)
Zach Jancarski, OF, Chestnut Hill Academy (Maryland recruit)
Tyler Morris, OF, Warwick (Liberty recruit)
Zac Burke, RHP, Penn Manor (Coastal Carolina recruit)
Sam Mersin, RHP, Montour (Pitt recruit)
Josh Mitchell, LHP, Ridgeway (Pitt recruit)
Laron Mitchell, LHP, Susquehanna Township
Logan Corrigan, 1B/LHP, Bethel Park (James Madison recruit)
Brett Hileman, SS/2B, Hollidaysburg (Pitt recruit)
Matt Rowland, SS/2B, Chestnut Hill Academy (Louisville recruit)
Max Ponzurick, 3B, Greensburg Salem
Luca Farina, OF, Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Pitt recruit)
KeyShawn D'orso, OF, Taylor Alderdice (Kent State recruit)
Eli Flynn, OF, Erie Cathedral Prep (Concord recruit)
Aaron Fritz, C, Minersville