Elliott, Jupiter’s best: Marsh, Millas, Simpson, Touma, AS - updated
David Coleman (Mississauga, Ont.) of the Ontario Blue Jays earned all-tourney honours at the annual Perfect Game World Wood Bat World championship in Jupiter, Fla.
By Bob Elliott
Canadian Baseball Network
How the best of the best Canadians fared at the 93-team Perfect Game World Wood Bat World championship in Jupiter, Fla.
Canadians appeared on the daily leader board 11 times, plus a 11 Ontario Blue Jays made the All-Tournament team.
The day-by-day leaders in hitting and pitching, with the leader followed by the Canucks:
Positional Players
Day I
1. Juan Montero PRVAHS 2020
39.33 2-R, 3-H, 2-2B, 0-3B, 1-HR, 6-RBI, 0-SB, 1-BB, 0-SACF, 0-SACB, 0-SO
53. Mackenzie Mitchell, Toronto, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays
29.33 0-R, 1-H, 1-2B, 0-3B, 0-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB, 1-BB, 0-SACF, 0-SACB, 0-SO
96. Aaron Marsh, Nanaimo, BC, DBacks Langley Blaze 2020
28.66 1-R, 1-H, 0-2B, 0-3B, 0-HR, 1-RBI, 1-SB, 1-BB, 0-SACF, 0-SACB, 0-SO
Day III
1. Chase Davis MLB Breakthrough Series 2020
39.33 4-R, 3-H, 1-2B, 1-3B, 1-HR, 4-RBI, 1-SB, 0-BB, 0-SACF, 0-SACB, 0-SO
Langley Blaze’s Russell Young (Cloverdale, BC) of the DBacks Langley Blaze showed up more than once on the daily leader board.
62. Russell Young, Cloverdale, BC, DBacks Langley Blaze 2020
28.99 2-R, 1-H, 0-2B, 0-3B, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 2-SB, 1-BB, 0-SACF, 0-SACB, 0-SO
63. Aaron Marsh, Nanaimo, BC, DBacks Langley Blaze 2020
28.66 1-R, 1-H, 0-2B, 0-3B, 0-HR, 1-RBI, 1-SB, 1-BB, 0-SACF, 0-SACB, 0-SO
Day IV
1. Sterlin Thompson Toronto Blue Jays Scout Team
39.66 2-R, 4-H, 0-2B, 1-3B, 1-HR, 6-RBI, 1-SB, 0-BB, 1-SACF, 0-SACB, 0-SO
65. Aaron Marsh, Nanaimo, BC, DBacks Langley Blaze 2020
29.99 2-R, 1-H, 0-2B, 0-3B, 0-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB, 3-BB, 0-SACF, 0-SACB, 0-SO
Pitching
Day I
1. Jared Matheson Canes American 2020
145.00 15-Outs, 5-IP, 6-K, 94-FB Velo, 0-H, 0-BB, 0-ER
Coquitlam Reds RHP Jack Seward (Port Moody, BC) was impressive for the Toronto Blue Jays Scout Team Photo: Tyler King.
96. Jack Seward, Port Moody, BC, Toronto Blue Jays Scout Team 2020
121.00 9-Outs, 3-IP, 4-K, 89-FB Velo, 3-H, 2-BB, 1-ER
96. Mitchell Bratt, Newmarket, Ont. Toronto Blue Jays Scout Team 2021
121.00 6-Outs, 2-IP, 2-K, 89-FB Velo, 1-H, 0-BB, 1-ER
Day II
1. Nate Wohlgemuth, Braves Scout Team/Team Elite 2020
162.00 21-Outs, 7-IP, 14-K, 97-FB Velo, 0-H, 2-BB, 0-ER
12. Theo Millas, Burnaby, BC, DBacks Langley Blaze 2020
136.00 12-Outs, 4-IP, 7-K, 90-FB Velo, 1-H, 0-BB, 0-ER
Day III
1. Javyn Pimental DBacks Langley Blaze 2020
147.67 20-Outs, 6-IP, 11-K, 89-FB Velo, 1-H, 2-BB, 0-ER
Ontario Blue Jays Lukas Touma (Whitby, Ont.) pitched five innings without allowing a base hit.
11. Lukas Touma, Whitby, Ont. Ontario Blue Jays 2020
137.00 15-Outs, 5-IP, 6-K, 87-FB Velo, 0-H, 1-BB, 0-ER
Day IV
1. Drew Bond AZ D-Backs Scout Team 2020
151.00 21-Outs, 7-IP, 14-K, 91-FB Velo, 3-H, 1-BB, 0-ER
5. Jack Seward, Port Moody, BC, Toronto Blue Jays Scout Team 2020
139.00 15-Outs, 5-IP, 6-K, 92-FB Velo, 1-H, 2-BB, 0-ER
88. Loreto Siniscalchi, Burnaby, BC, DBacks Langley Blaze 2021
122.33 4-Outs, 1-IP, 3-K, 91-FB Velo, 0-H, 2-BB, 0-ER
All-tournament players
Ontario Blue Jays
Pitchers
Name Grad year Hometown W-L ERA GP GS SV IP HITS RUNS ER HR BB HBP SO AVG WHIP
Michael Bridgens 2020 RHP Burlington, Ont. 0-1 2.47 2 1 0 5.2 5 6 2 0 8 1 4 .161 2.29
Maxx Davidson 2021 RHP Mississauga, Ont. 1-2 9.69 3 2 0 4.1 9 6 6 1 5 2 1 .360 3.23
Matt Marzec 2022 RHP Burlington, Ont. 0-0 2.80 2 1 0 5.0 3 3 2 0 6 2 6 .125 1.80
RHP Julian Parson 2021 Mississauga, Ont. 0-0 2.63 1 1 0 5.1 6 4 2 0 2 3 6 .240 1.50
RHP Lukas Touma 2020 Whitby, Ont. 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 5.0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 .000 0.20
OF David Calabrese (Maple, Ont.)
Position players
Name Grad Pos. Hometown OPS AVG GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF SH SB-SBA
David Calabrese 2021 OF Maple, Ont. .826 .313 6 16 3 5 4 0 1 0 2 7 .438 2 0 4 0 .389 0 0 1-2
David Coleman 2020 OF Mississauga, Ont. .869 .286 4 7 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 .286 4 1 2 0 .583 0 0 1-1
Taeg Gollert 2021 3B Toronto, Ont. 1.038 .400 5 10 2 4 3 1 0 0 4 5 .500 3 0 2 0 .538 0 0 0-0
Ryan Kush 2020 MIF Guelph, Ont. 1.167 .500 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 1 0 0 .667 0 0 0-0
Mackenzie Mitchell 2021 SS Toronto, Ont. 1.101 .444 5 9 3 4 3 1 0 0 2 5 .556 2 0 2 0 .545 0 0 1-1
Gabe Monterrey 2020 SS Oakville, Ont. .585 .200 6 10 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 .200 3 0 1 0 .385 0 0 2-2
Lorenzo Oppedisano 2020 MIF Caledon, Ont. .661 .286 3 7 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 .286 1 0 1 0 .375 0 0 0 0
Blake Simpson 2021 SS Ajax, Ont. 1.136 .500 5 8 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 .500 3 0 1 0 .636 0 1 1-2
Sean Skorupski 2020 OF Mississauga, Ont. .938 .400 5 10 4 4 4 0 0 0 2 4 .400 2 1 4 0 .538 0 0 2-2
DBacks Langley Blaze
Pitcher
Name Grad year Hometown W-L ERA GP GS SV IP HITS RUNS ER HR BB HBP SO AVG WHIP
RHP Theo Millas 2020 Burnaby, BC 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 .067 .250
Position player
Name Grad Pos. Hometown OPS AVG GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF SH SB-SBA
2B Aaron Marsh 2020 Nanaimo, BC 1.250 .500 5 6 4 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 .500 5 1 0 0 .750 0 0 2-3
Toronto Blue Jays Scout Team
Pitchers
Name Grad year Hometown W-L ERA GP GS SV IP HITS RUNS ER HR BB HBP SO AVG WHIP
LHP Mitch Bratt 2021 Newmarket, Ont. 0-0 1.75 2 0 0 4.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 .154 .750
RHP Jack Seward 2020 Port Moody, BC 1-0 0.88 3 2 0 8.0 4 1 1 0 4 0 10 .129 1.00