Balazovic, Keyes, Shields, Yerzy, plus 14 earn PG 1st team honors

OF Justin King (Okotoks, Alta.) or the Okotoks Dawgs has earned Rawlings and Pergect Game USA Prre-season All American honors for Canada/Puerto Rico zone.

Each year the Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. and Perfect Game USA selects the best of the best.

The annual Rawlings-Perfect Game Pre-season All-American and All-Region Teams from the Atlantic, Region, Northeast, Southeast and West Regions, along with California, Florida, Texas and Canada/Puerto Rico recognizes the top senior high school athletes. 

A total of 18 Canadians were selected to the First Team from OF Brad Aldred (Whitby, Ont.) of the Toronto Mets to Andrew Yerzy (Toronto, Ont.) also of the Toronto Mets.

And 32 Canadians earned Honourable Mention honors from RHP Conor Angel (Lachine, Que.) of Les Ailes du Quebec to C Max Wright (Toronto, Ont.) of the Great Lakes Canadians.                                                                                                                                  
Canadians making the Canada/Puerto Rico Region All High School Senior 

First Team
Name    Pos    Hometown    HS    Summer    Commitment    Drafted
Brad Aldred    OF    Whitby, ON              
Jordan Balazovic RHP  Mississauga, ON St. Martin`s Ontario Blue Jays  Auburn
Jack Berczi    LHP    Oakville, ON    Abbey Park    Ontario Blue Jays    Hofstra
Josh Burgmann RHP Nanaimo, BC Vauxhall Academy Nanaimo Pirates Washington
Zachary Fascia C Brampton, ON  Turner Fenton Brampton Royals  Indian Hills CC    

RJ Freure RHP Burlington, ON Robert Bateman Ontario Blue Jays 18U Walters State CC    
Mathieu Gauthier RHP Candiac, QC Undecided  Team Elite Atlanta 17U  North Carolina State
Corey Jackson    RHP    Abbotsford, BC  Yale Secondary Abbotsford Cardinals    
Clayton Keyes OF  Calgary, AB Bishop Carroll  Okotoks Dawgs  Washington State
Justin King OF Okotoks, AB Foothills Composite Okotoks Dawgs Northern Kentucky

Lenn Nakatsuka    C    Victoria, BC              
Jakob Newton    SS    Oakville, ON    Oakville Trafalgar    Ontario Blue Jays    
Ryan Rijo 1B Barrie, ON St. Joseph Ontario Bluejays 18 White New Mexico Junior College    
Austin Shields RHP  Dundas, ON St. Mary’s Catholic 18u Great Lake Canadians    
Nick Trogrlic-Iverson  RHP  Oakville, ON  Abbey Park  Langley Blaze Central Arizona CC    

Luke Van Rycheghem  C  Kent Bridge, ON  Ursuline College  Ontario Blue Jays Stetson
Andrew Wilkinson    RHP    Oakville, ON    IMG Academy    Ontario Blue Jays    
Andrew Yerzy  C Toronto, ON York Mills Collegiate  Toronto Mets Notre Dame

Canada/PuertoRico Region Honorable Mention
Name    Pos    Hometown    HS    Summer    Commitment    Drafted
Conor Angel    RHP    Lachine, QC    Lakeside Academy    Les Ailes du Quebec    
Sam Baker RHP Chemainus, BC Chemainus Secondary School   Nanaimo Pirates   
James Bradwell RHP Roberts Creek, BC Elphinstone Secondary North Shore Twins Western Oklahoma State College    
Matthew Brodt    RHP    Penticton, BC    Kelowna         
RJ Crabbe    RHP    Mississauga, ON    Cawthra Park SS    Ontario Blue Jays    

Ethan Cummins SS  Mississauga, ON Lorne Park Secondary Ontario Blue Jays    
Zack Demchenko RHP Saskatoon, SK  Foothills Composite Okotoks Dawgs/Pony Express
Trevor Fonseca    OF    West Vancouver, BC    West Vancouver    North Shore Twins    
Brendan Gerbert    1B    Surrey, BC    North Surry    Whalley Chiefs    
Garrett Goodall    RHP    Nanaimo, BC    Nanaimo    Nanaimo Pirates

Austin Hardie    2B    Guelph, ON    Langley Secondary School         
Nick Howie  OF Oakville, ON  Garth Webb Secondary  Ontario Blue Jays 18u  Eastern Kentucky
Peter Hutzal    SS    Calgary, AB    Ernest Manning    Okotoks Dawgs    Washington State
Matt Jones    LHP    Whitby, ON    Ontario         
Taylor Lepard    RHP    Toronto, ON    Leaside    Ontario Blue Jays    

Luke Lepine  C  Calgary, AB  Bishop Carroll    Okotoks Dawgs    Northeastern Junior College    
Carter Loewen    RHP    Abbotsford, BC    Yale Secondary    Abbotsford Sr.. Cardinals    
Brayden MacRae    RHP    Keswick, ON    Keswick    Ontario Blue Jays    
Ethan McGregor SS Langley, BC Walnut Grove Secondary Abbotsford Cardinals Northeastern Junior College    
Chris Messer  RHP  Calgary, AB  IMG Academy  Calgary Rockies/Baseball Alberta    

Jake Polancic    RHP    Langley, BC    Walnut Grove Secondary         
Cipriano Primicias    C    Toronto, ON    Michael Power-St. Joseph    Etobicoke Rangers    
Griffin Sanford    LHP    Oakville, ON    St Ignatius of Loyola    Ontario Blue Jays    
William Sierra    RHP    Montreal, QC    Ecole Edouard-Montpetit    Les Ailes du Quebec    
Kyle Symington    RHP    Burlington, ON    Corpus Christi Catholic         

Joe Tevlin    C    Toronto, ON    Bishop Allen Academy    Ontario Terriers    Niagara
David Tongue    RHP    Kelowna, BC    Kelowna    Okanagan Athletics    
Sam Turcotte    RHP    Toronto, ON    Home School    Ontario Terriers    Stony Brook
Spencer VanDerStarren    C    Misssissauga, ON    Lorne Park Secondary    Ontario Blue Jays    
Alexander Emilio Vincelli    1B    Montreal, QC    Laurier MacDonald    Montreal Orioles Aaa    

Nicholas Virdo RHP Brampton, ON St. Marguerite d’Youville Secondary School Toronto Mets/Team Canada Midland College    
Max Wright    C    Toronto, ON    Lawrence