Elliott: Blaze, Dawgs, Mets place four each on PG First Team
Langley Blaze RHP Jacob Zibin (Langley, BC) the top rated Canuck high schooler earned Perfect Game First Team honors.
March 21, 2022
By Bob Elliott
Canadian Baseball Network
Three of Canada’s top elite teams led the way on the Perfect Game All-Region honours for 2022.
The Langley Blaze, Okotoks Dawgs and Toronto Mets each had four players named to the Canada/Puerto Rico Region All-Senior First Team.
Langley, coached by Jamie Bodaly and Doug Mathieson, had RHP Micah Bucknam (Abbotsford, BC), INF Nathan Kirkpatrick (Surrey, BC), OF Camden Rendell (Upper Tantallon, NS), who also attends King’s-Edgehill and RHP Jacob Zibin (Langley, BC). Bucknam is headed to LSU and Zibin has committed to Kentucky.
Okotoks Dawgs RHP Matthew Grabmann (Dartmouth, BS)
The Dawgs saw RHP Matthew Grabmann (Dartmouth, NS), OF Max Hartman (Okotoks, Alta.), RHP Conor Pote (Okotoks, Alta.) and RHP Boston Warkentin (Ladner, BC). Grabmann is Oregon bound, Hartman has committed to Washington State, Pote has signed with Oregon State while Warkentin is a Washington signee.
The four horsemen of the Toronto Mets include: OF Charlie Iriotakis (Toronto, Ont.), OF Jacob Miller (Oshawa, Ont.), RHP Turner Spoljaric (Lisle, Ont.) and RHP Zakery Szabo (Whitby, Ont.).
Iriotakis had committed to William & Mary, Miller will go to Chipola, Spoljaric has signed to attend Oregon and Szabo will take classes at Troy.
The Academy Baseball Canada, the FieldHouse Pirates and the Ontario Blue Jays all had three players each named to the first Team.
Academy Baseball Canada’s 2B Daoust (Repentigny, Que.),
ABC had 2B Louka Daoust (Repentigny, Que.), RHP Louis-Philip Langevin (Québec, Que.) and RHP Mathieu Voros (Anjou, Que.) on the First Team.
The three FieldHouse players were C Cameron Gurney (Scotland, Ont.), RHP Owen Millar (Burlington, Ont.) and INF Nathaniel Ochoa (Burlington, Ont.).
And the trio of Ontario Blue Jays were RHP Kansai Sugimoto (Mississauga, Ont.), RHP Quinn Tavares (Mississauga, Ont.) and Sam White (Aurora, Ont.).
The Ontario Terriers had two players named in C Colin Cymbalista (Pickering, Ont.) and C Hugh Pinkney (Etobicoke, Ont.).
Clubs who had one player represented included: Great Lake Canadians, King’s-Edgehill Academy, Mississauga Tigers -- which led the PG Under Classmen First team -- London Badgers, Pro5 Baseball Academy, Vauxhall Academy Jets, White Butte Broncos and the White Rock Titans.
Combining the First Team and Honourable Mention selections the Ontario Blue Jays led the way with 20 players. Next came the ABC with nine and the Toronto Mets with seven apiece. The Blaze and Terriers had six each.
Canada/PuertoRico Region All High School Senior 1st Team
Name Position Hometown HS Summer Commitment Drafted
Micah Bucknam RHP Abbotsford, BC Langley Blaze LSU Blue Jays (16)
Caleb Clark LHP Orillia, Ont. Great Lake Canadians Nebraska
Colin Cymbalista C Pickering, Ont. Ontario Terriers Palm Beach Select
Louka Daoust 2B Repentigny, Que. Academy Baseball Canada West Virginia
Taeg Gollert 2B Toronto, Ont. Mississauga Tigers Rawlings National Scout Team Missouri State
Matthew Grabmann RHP Dartmouth, NS Okotoks Dawgs Northeast Baseball Oregon
Cameron Gurney C Scotland, Ont. Fieldhouse Pirates Utah
Max Hartman OF Okotoks, Alta. Okotoks Dawgs Washington State
Charlie Iriotakis OF Toronto, Ont. Toronto Mets
Nathan Kirkpatrick SS Surrey, BC Langley Blaze
ABC’s RHP Louis-Philip Langevin (Québec, Que.) is off to Wabash Valley College
Louis-Philip Langevin RHP Québec, Que. ABC Wabash Valley College
Carson Lumley RHP London, Ont. London Badgers Florida Burn Bowling Green State
Chase Marshall RHP Surrey, BC White Rock Tritons
Anson McGorman RHP Parksville, BC Vauxhall Academy Jets Utah
Jacob Miller OF Oshawa, Ont. Toronto Mets GB Navy Chipola
Jay Miller RHP Cornerbrook, NL Pro5 Baseball Academy Dirtbags All Blacks1 UNC-Greensboro
Owen Millar RHP Burlington, Ont. Fieldhouse Pirates Kansas
Nathaniel Ochoa SS Burlington, Ont. Fieldhouse Pirates Alabama
Hugh Pinkney C Toronto, Ont. Ontario Terriers Diamond Jacks Super 17 Rutgers
Conor Pote RHP Okotoks, Alta. Okotoks Dawgs Oregon State
Camden Rendell OF Upper Tantallon, NS King’s-Edgehill Brewers Langley Blaze
Turner Spoljaric RHP Lisle, Ont. Toronto Mets Oregon
Kansai Sugimoto RHP Mississauga, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays Yavapai College
Zakery Szabo RHP Whitby, Ont. Toronto Mets P27 Blacksmiths Troy
Quinn Tavares RHP Mississauga, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays Eastern Oklahoma State College
Mathieu Voros RHP Anjou, Que. ABC
Boston Warkentin RHP Ladner, BC Okotoks Dawgs Washington
Sam White C-3B Aurora, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays West Virginia
Jacob Zibin RHP Langley, BC Langley Blaze TNXL
Canada/PuertoRico Region Honorable Mention
Name Position Hometown HS Summer Commitment Drafted
Evan Ashe C Acton, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays
Mathys Ayotte RHP Drummondville, Que. ABC
Jessy Camire RHP, Kingsey Falls, Que. TNXL Academy ABC
Griffin Catto RHP Whitby, Ont. Toronto Mets
Brady Cerkownyk C Toronto, Ont. Mississauga Tigers Connors State
Zachary Christie 1B Everett, Ont. Ontario Terriers
Kael Clarkson LHP Minesing, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays Dodge City CC
Alexis Colle LHP Mercier, Que. ABC
Kai Cumiskey RHP White Rock, BC Brewers Langley Blaze
Benicio Diaz C Maple, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays
Alex Ellert INF White City, Sask. White Butte Broncos Ontario Blue Jays Cloby CC
Erick Foy RHP Sherbrooke, Que. ABC
Nathan Gagnon OF Otterburn Park, Que. ABC TNXL Academy Canes National
Noah Garrah RHP London, Ont. Ontario Nationals Tusculum
Davis Germann OF Kitchener, Ont. Tri City Giants Morehead State
Heath Hachkowski RHP Red Deer, Alta. TG Dbacks St. Joe’s Ontario Blue Jays
Ayden Hadley C Langley, BC Brewers Langley Blaze
Pierre-Luc Jacques RHP Lévis, Que. ABC
David James RHP London, Ont., Ontario Nationals Team Elite Scout Team South Carolina-Upstate
Blake Jolicoeur 3B Whitby, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays
Mississauga Tigers’ RHP Sebastian Khan (Brampton, Ont.)
Sebastian Khan RHP Brampton, Ont. Mississauga Tigers Indian Hills CC
Carter Krawchuk RHP St. Catharines, Ont. Fieldhouse Pirates Purdue
Max Lanoue RHP Oakville, Ont. Ontario Terriers Stony Brook
Brandon Latter 1B Caledon East, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays
Jordin Limnidis OF Milton, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays
Owen Luchies RHP Victoria, BC Victoria Eagles
Andrew MacNeil RHP Georgetown, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays
Matt Marzec RHP Burlington, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays
Joshua McGuin C Toronto, Ont. Toronto Mets Northstar Baseball South Dakota State
Rhys Montgomery LHP Mississauga, Ont. Mississauga Tigers Connors State College
Corey Morro (Cheltenham, Ont.) of the Ontario Blue Jays.
Ontario Blue Jays INF Corey Morro (Cheltenham, Ont.)
Corey Morro INF Cheltenham, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays
Cole Patrick OF Markham, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays
Jack Pineau RHP Thunder Bay, Ont. Toronto Mets
Jakob Poturnak SS Vancouver, BC North Shore Twins Xavier
Michael Quick C Oshawa, Ont. Oshawa Legionnaires McCook CC
Jackson Soucie LHP Cambridge, Ont. Ontario Nationals Midland Redskins Wabash Valley
Jeff Tiw RHP Burlington, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays Georgia Highlands
Lucas Vincent OF Stouffville, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays
Wylie Waters 3B Vancouver, BC North Shore Twins
Liam Watt LHP Burlington, Ont., Ontario Blue Jays LSU-Eunice
James Wilson RHP Toronto, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays Walters State CC
Jordan Woods LHP Oakville, Ont. Ontario Terriers eXposure 17u prime East Tennessee State
Wil Yamka LHP Oakville, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays Cloud County