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There's no sugarcoating it. Spring high school athletes
nationwide, especially those from the Class of 2020, were dealt a raw
hand with the cancellation of seasons due to the coronavirus
pandemic. Spring Spotlight highlights many of the top 2020 athletes we
would be currently covering.
Today,
we highlight the top baseball pitchers and catchers from the Class of
2020, based on last year's Junior All-American team.
P — Mick Abel, Jesuit (Portland, Ore.), 6-5, 198
2019 honors: Gatorade State Player of the Year; MaxPreps Junior All-American team.
2019 stats: 9-0 record, 1.34 ERA, 90 Ks, 57.1 innings pitched.
P — Ryan Hagenow, Farragut (Knoxville, Tenn.), 6-5 200
2019 honors: Tennessee Baseball Report All-State Team; Knoxville News Sentinel All-Area Team; MaxPreps Junior All-American team.
2019 stats: 12-1 record, 1.02 ERA, 96 Ks.
P — Kyle Harrison, De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 6-2, 200
2019 honors: MaxPreps California All-State Team; Bay Area News Group All-Area Player
of the Year; San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Team; ABCA/Rawlings
All-Region 8 Team; MaxPreps Junior All-American team.
2019 stats: 10-0 record, 1.26 ERA, 103 Ks, .286, 20 RBI, six doubles, 1 HR.
P — Jared Jones, La Mirada (Calif.), 6-2, 175
2019 honors: MaxPreps Junior Player of the Year; Southern Section All-Division 1 Team; Los Angeles Times All-Area Team;
Long Beach Press Telegram Dream Team Player of the Year; ABCA/Rawlings
All-Region 8 Team; MaxPreps Junior All-American team.
2019 stats: .457, 42 runs, 16 RBI, five doubles, 3 HR, 7-1 record, 0.77 ERA, 94 Ks, 64 innings pitched.
Jared Jones, La Mirada
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2019 honors: Victoria Advocate MVP; MaxPreps Junior All-American team.
2019 stats: 11-0 record, 0.22 ERA, 65 innings pitched, 144 Ks, .348, three HR, four triples, nine doubles, 30 RBI.
P — Camden Minacci, Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.), 6-3, 175
2019 honors: Florida Dairy Farmers Class 6A Player of the Year; Tampa Times All-Tampa Area Team; MaxPreps Junior All-American team.
2019 stats: 12-1 record, 1.12 ERA, 85 Ks, 62 innings pitched.
P — Ronan Kopp, Scottsdale Christian Academy (Phoenix), 6-5, 200
2019 honors: Arizona Baseball Coaches Association Class 2A State Player of the Year; Gatorade State Player of the Year; MaxPreps Junior All-American team.
2019 stats: .522, 38 runs, 39 RBI, 11 doubles, two triples, six HR, 8-0, 0.41 ERA, 118 Ks, 51 innings pitched.
P — Max Rajcic, Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.), 5-10, 160,
2019 honors: Southern Section All-Division 1 team; Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; Orange County Register Pitcher of the Year.; MaxPreps Junior All-American team.
2019 stats: 7-0 pitching record, 0.39 ERA, 69 Ks, 54 innings pitched.
P — Masyn Winn, Kingwood (Texas), 5-10 175
2019 honors: Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 6A All-State Team; MaxPreps Junior All-American team.
2019 stats: .439, 26 RBI, two HR, 13-0 record, 137 Ks, 0.46 ERA.
C — Jack Bulger, DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 6-0, 205
2019 honors: Gatorade State Player of the Year; Washington Post All-Metro Team; ABCA/Rawlings All-Region 2 Team; MaxPreps Junior All-American team.
2019 stats: .545, six doubles, three triples, five HR, 32 RBI, 25 stolen bases.
C — Corey Collins, North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.), 6-2, 205
2019 honors: All-Gwinnett County Team; Georgia Dugout Preview Class 7A All-State Team; MaxPreps Junior All-American team.
2019 stats: 474, 16 HR, 50 RBI, 15 doubles.
C — Drew Romo, The Woodlands (Texas), 6-1, 205
2019 honors: Texas Baseball Coaches Association Class 6A All-State Team; MaxPreps Junior All-American team.
2019 stats: 397, 17 doubles, four HR, 35 RBI.
