MaxPreps 2012 Top 100 High School Baseball Players, presented by New Balance

California ace tops the Class of 2012 Top 100, presented by New Balance.

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By Kevin Askeland

Mar 1, 2012, 9:00pm

Byron Buxton, Appling County

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The 2012 version of the MaxPreps Top 100 Baseball Players is loaded with talented position players, but a pair of pitching teammates rank near the top of the list.

Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.) right-hander Lucas Giolito is the No. 1-ranked player in the nation and he is joined by teammate Max Fried, a left-hander, who comes in at No. 5. However pitchers consitute just 10 of the top 25 players among this year's group. Outfielders are the most represented among the postion players with seven, led by No. 2 overall Byron Buxton of Appling County (Baxley, Ga.).

California has the most players among the Top 100 with 21 followed closely by Florida with 19. A total of 26 states are represented.

The following is the MaxPreps Top 100 Baseball Players, presented by New Balance.

Rank	Name	Position	College
1	Lucas Giolito Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, CA)	P	UCLA
2	Byron Buxton Appling County (Baxley, GA)	OF	Georgia
3	Walker Weickel Olympia (Orlando, FL)	P, INF	Miami
4	David Dahl Oak Mountain (Birmingham, AL)	OF	Auburn
5	Max Fried Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, CA)	LHP, OF	UCLA
6	Lance McCullers Jesuit (Tampa, FL)	P, SS	Florida
7	Trey Williams Valencia (CA)	3B, SS	Pepperdine
8	Joey Gallo Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV)	3B, RHP	LSU
9	Matt Smoral Solon (OH)	LHP	North Carolina
10	Gavin Cecchini Barbe (Lake Charles, LA)	SS	Mississippi
11	Albert Amora Mater Academy Charter (Hialeah Gardens, FL)	OF	Miami
12	Lucas Sims Brookwood (Snellville, GA)	P, SS	Clemson
13	Stryker Trahan Acadiana (Lafayette, LA)	C	Mississippi
14	Addison Russell Pace (FL)	INF	Auburn
15	Rio Ruiz Bishop Amat (La Puente, CA)	INF	USC
16	Hunter Virant Camarillo (CA)	P	UCLA
17	Nick Williams Ball (Galveston, TX)	OF	Texas
18	C.J. Hinojosa Klein Collins (Spring, TX)	SS	Texas
19	Duane Underwood Pope (Marietta, GA)	P	Georgia
20	Mitchell Traver Houston Christian (Houston, TX)	RHP, DH	TCU
21	Courtney Hawkins Carroll (Corpus Christi, TX)	OF, RHP	Texas
22	Carson Kelly Westview (Portland, OR)	INF, RHP	Oregon
23	Ty Hensley Edmond Santa Fe (Edmond, OK)	RHP, INF	Mississippi
24	Lewis Brinson Coral Springs (FL)	CF	Florida
25	Jesse Winker Olympia (Orlando, FL)	OF, P	Florida
26	Taylore Cherry Butler (Vandalia, OH)	P	North Carolina
27	Freddy Avis Menlo (Atherton, CA)	P, SS	Stanford
28	Tanner Rahier Prep School	RHP	San Diego
29	Corey Seagar Northwest Cabarrus (Concord, NC)	SS	South Carolina
30	Nick Travieso Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, FL)	RHP, 1B	Miami
31	Cody Poteet Christian (El Cajon, CA)	P	UCLA
32	Nathan Kirby James River (Midlothian, VA)	LHP	Virginia
33	Rhett Wiseman Buckingham Browne & Nichols (Cambridge, MA)	OF	Vanderbilt
34	Zach Eflin Hagerty (Oviedo, FL)	P	UCF
35	Clint Coulter Union (Vancouver, WA)	C	Arizona State
36	Austin Dean Klein Collins (Spring, TX)	1B	Texas
37	Clate Schmidt Allatoona (Acworth, GA)	RHP, SS	Clemson
38	Ty Buttrey Providence (Charlotte, NC)	P	Arkansas
39	Keon Barnum King (Tampa, FL)	1B	Miami
40	Jameis Winston Hueytown (AL)	OF, RHP	Florida State
41	Kayden Porter Spanish Fork (UT)	RHP, 1B	North Carolina
42	David Thompson Westminster Christian (Miami, FL)	INF	Miami
43	Ryan Burr Highlands Ranch (CO)	RHP	Arizona State
44	Anthony Alford Petal (MS)	OF	Southern Mississippi
45	Daniel Starwalt Granite Hills (El Cajon, CA)	P, LF	Stanford
46	Teddy Stankiewicz Fort Worth Christian (North Richland Hills, TX)	P	Arkansas
47	D.J. Davis Stone (Wiggins, MS)	OF
48	Daniel Robertson Upland (CA)	INF	UCLA
49	Kolby Copeland Parkway (Bossier City, LA)	OF
50	Jamie Callahan Dillon (SC)	P	South Carolina
51	Eric Neitzel Gulliver Prep (Miami, FL)	3B	Miami
52	Christian Dicks Providence (Jacksonville, FL)	OF	Florida
53	Joe Decarlo Garnet Valley (Glen Mills, PA)	3B	Georgia
54	Hayden Hurst Bolles (Jacksonville, FL)	P, 1B	Florida State
55	Trey Killian Mountain Home (AR)	P	Arkansas
56	Ryan Ripken Gilman (Baltimore, MD)	1B, P	South Carolina
57	Tyler Gonzales Madison (San Antonio, TX)	P	Texas
58	Aaron Smith Governor Livingston (Berkeley Heights, NJ)	P
59	Kyle Twomey El Dorado (Placentia, CA)	LHP, UTIL	USC
60	Mikey White Spain Park (Hoover, AL)	SS	Alabama
61	Yency Almonte Columbus (Miami, FL)	RHP
62	Austin Fairchild St. Thomas Catholic (Houston, TX)	P	TCU
63	Curt Britt Scotland (Laurinburg, NC)	P	South Carolina
64	Cole Irvin Servite (Anaheim, CA)	P, INF	Oregon
65	Matt Olson Parkview (Lilburn, GA)	1B, RHP	Vanderbilt
66	Russell Reynolds Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge, LA)	RHP	LSU
67	Fernelys Sanchez Washington (New York, NY)	CF, RF
68	Ryan McNeil Nipomo (CA)	P	Long Beach State
69	Max Foody IMG Academies (Bradenton, FL)	P	Florida State
70	Brett Lilek Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights, IL)	LHP	Arizona State
71	Mitch Nay Hamilton (Chandler, AZ)	3B, RHP	Arizona State
72	Jack Wynkoop Cape Henry Collegiate (Virginia Beach, VA)	P	South Carolina
73	Carson Fulmer All Saints Academy (Winter Haven, FL)	RHP, SS	Vanderbilt
74	Matthew Crownover Ringgold (GA)	LHP	Clemson
75	Rock Rucker Redan (Stone Mountain, GA)	P	Auburn
76	Nelson Rodriguez Washington (New York, NY)	C, 1B
77	Alex Bregman Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque, NM)	INF	LSU
78	Corey Oswalt Madison (San Diego, CA)	SS, P	UCSB
79	Josh Henderson Home School (VA)	OF
80	Shane Watson Lakewood (CA)	P
81	Jason Goldstein Highland Park (IL)	C	Illinois
82	Andrew Pullin Centralia (WA)	P, OF	Oregon
83	Steven Golden St. Francis (Mountain View, CA)	RF, CF
84	Tucker Simpson Oxford (AL)	P, 1B	Florida
85	Troy Conyers El Capitan (Lakeside, CA)	P	San Diego
86	Chase DeJong Woodrow Wilson (Long Beach, CA)	P, OF	USC
87	Taylor Hawkins Carl Albert (Midwest City, OK)	C
88	Brady Lail Bingham (South Jordan, UT)	P	Arizona
89	Dan Holst Parkway South (Manchester, MO)	INF	Texas A&M
90	Thomas Nido Orangewood Christian (Maitland, FL)	C
91	Skye Bolt Holy Innocents Episcopal (Atlanta, GA)	OF
92	Ty Moore Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)	RF, RHP	UCLA
93	Justin Garza Bonita (La Verne, CA)	P, SS	Fullerton
94	Chris Chinea Gulliver Prep (Miami, FL)	C	LSU
95	A.J. Simcox Farragut (Knoxville, TN)	INF	Tennesee
96	Jonny Locher Highline (Burien, WA)	OF	Burien
97	Cameron Saylor South Hills (West Covina, CA)	C
98	Nick Basto Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, FL)	3B, SS
99	Sam Gillikin Hoover (AL)	CF
100	Wyatt Mathisen Calallen (Corpus Christi, TX)	P, SS	Texas

MaxPreps 2012 Top 100 High School Baseball Players, presented by New Balance

California ace tops the Class of 2012 Top 100, presented by New Balance.

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