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With the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft complete, MaxPreps took a look at the preps numbers from the three-day draft, held June 4-6. We break down the high school picks, including the schools with multiple players
drafted, states with the most players drafted and the top players at
each position.
Schools with Multiple Players Drafted
Three Players
Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) —
Kerry Wright, No. 630;
Saul Gonzalez, No. 680;
Nander De Sedas, 875
Redan (Stone Mountain, Ga.) —
Taj Bradley, No. 150;
Kelvin Smith, No. 585;
Lyndon Weaver, No. 1193
Two Players
American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) —
Triston Casas, No. 26;
Cory Acton, No. 1155
Avon Old Farms (Avon, Conn.) —
Hudson Haskin, No. 1163;
Ryan Cusick, No. 1189
Beckman (Irvine, Calif.) —
Matt McLain, No. 25;
Jared Platero, No. 695
Brookwood (Snellville, Ga.) —
Will Banfield, No. 69;
Matt Klug, No. 1128
Cartersville (Ga.) —
Anthony Seigler, No. 23;
Devin Warner, No. 909
Davis (Calif.) —
Tyler Mortensen, No. 771;
Ryan Holgate, No. 964
Eau Gallie (Melbourne, Fla.) —
Carter Stewart, No. 8;
Nicholas Pogue, No. 996
George Jenkins (Lakeland, Fla.) —
Brandon Howlett, No. 640;
Brady Allen, No. 1177
Hart (Newhall, Calif.) —
Cole Roederer, No. 77;
Bryce Collins, No. 1174
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) —
Levi Kelly, No. 249;
Blaze Alexander, No. 339
Magnolia (Texas) —
Jordan Groshans, No. 12;
Adam Kloffenstein, No. 88
King (Riverside, Calif.) —
Daniel Carpenter, No. 437;
Brandon Ramey, No. 887
O'Connor (Phoenix) —
Nolan Gorman, No. 19;
Jayce Easley, No. 149
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) —
Julian Boyd, No. 788;
Kameron Guangorena, No. 1076
Simsbury (Conn.) —
Brandon White, No. 1043;
Jack Montgomery, No. 1138
Watson Chapel (Pine Bluff, Ark.) —
Gianti Turner, No. 823;
Kaleb Hill, No. 1183
TNXL Academy (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) —
Elijah Cabell, No. 425;
Noah Dickerson, No. 499
Twin Brothers
Terry Sanford (Fayetteville, N.C.) —
Andrew Jayne, No. 565;
Christian Jayne, No. 819
Top 5 Players at each position
Jordyn Adams of Green Hope (N.C.) was taken by the Angels at No. 17.
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1.
Ryan Weathers,
Loretto (Tenn.), 7
2.
Matthew Liberatore,
Mountain Ridge (Glendale, Ariz.), 16
3.
Drew Rom,
Highlands (Fort Thomas, Ky.), 115
4.
Franklin Parra,
Copiague (N.Y.), 320
5.
Josiah Sightler,
Swansea (Swansea, .C.), 349
Right-handed Pitcher
1. Carter Stewart, Eau Gallie (Melbourne, Fla.), 8
2.
Grayson Rodriguez,
Central Heights (Nacogdoches, Texas), 11
3.
Cole Winn,
Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.), 15
4.
Mason Denaburg,
Merritt Island (Fla.), 27
5.
J.T. Ginn,
Brandon (Miss.), 30
Catcher
1. Anthony Seigler, Cartersville (Ga.), 23
2. Will Banfield, Brookwood (Ga.), 69
3.
Cameron Barstad,
Serra (San Mateo, Calif.), 177
4.
Keegan Fish,
Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), 387
5.
Alex Guerrero,
Eagle (Idaho), 547
First Baseman
1.
Grant Lavigne,
Bedford (N.H.), 42
2.
Brandon Hylton,
Ridge (Basking Ridge, N.J.), 995
3.
Alex Binelas,
Oak Creek (Wis.), 1061
4.
Andrew Miller,
Casa Grande (Petaluma, Calif.), 1103
5.
Michael Suarez,
Sunset (Miami), 1131
Middle Infielder
1. Jordan Groshans, Magnolia (Texas), 12
2.
Brice Turang,
Santiago (Corona, Calif.), 21
3. Matt McLain, Beckman (Irvine, Calif.), 25
4.
Xavier Edwards,
North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek, Fla.), 38
5.
Osiris Johnson,
Encinal (Alameda, Calif.), 53
Third Baseman
1. Nolan Gorman, O'Connor (Ariz.), 10
2. Triston Casas, American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 26
3.
Raynel Delgado,
Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 193
4. Kelvin Smith, Redan (Ga.), 585
5. Brandon Howlett, George Jenkins (Lakeland, Fla.), 640
Outfielders
1.
Jared Kelenic,
West (Waukesha, Wis.), 6
2.
Conner Scott,
Plant (Tampa, Fla.), 13
3.
Jordyn Adams,
Green Hope (Cary, N.C.), 17
4.
Nick Schnell,
Roncalli (Indianapolis), 32
5.
Parker Meadows,
Grayson (Loganville, Ga.), 44
Most High School Players By State
California — 40
Florida — 39
Texas — 27
Georgia — 29
North Carolina — 11
Illinois — 9
New Jersey — 9
Arizona — 8
Mississippi — 6
New York— 6
Mr. Irrelevent
Ben Specht,
Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers, Fla.)The
last player chosen in the 2018 MLB Draft was Specht, a 6-3, 205-pound
infielder/pitcher who went 4-2 with a 1.19 ERA and 106 strikeouts in 53
innings pitched while also batting .403 with 21 runs, 19 RBIs, 3 doubles
and 5 home runs.
