PBT Mid American Classic - Top Prospects, Top Performers, & Pitching Velos
July 7, 2025
The 2025 PBT Mid American Classic featured numerous teams across the state of Ohio and surrounding regions.
We crowned champions at the 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U and 18U age levels.
PBT Scouting Staff posted plenty of content on X this weekend.
If you are interested in reviewing the scouting coverage, follow @PrepBaseOHScout on X.
Below you can find Top Performers (selected by our PBT Staff), Top Pitching Velos from the weekend, and some standout posts on X.
TOP PERFORMER SELECTIONS
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Dex Arbinger LHP / OF / Perrysburg, OH / 2028
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Finn Barmann OF / LHP / St. Ignatius, OH / 2027
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Easton Benaske 1B / RHP / Grand Ledge High School, MI / 2029
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Lincoln Breit RHP / 1B / sharpsville, PA / 2028
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Evan Couser OF / Big walnut, OH / 2026
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Shane Jones OF / RHP / New Riegel High School, OH / 2025
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Lucas McClellan 1B / RHP / St. John's Jesuit, OH / 2028
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Kenyon Miller OF / 1B / ST JOHNS JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL & ACADEMY, OH / 2025
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Jude Olayer 3B / OF / N/A, PA / 2030
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Ian Partee 3B / 1B / Pickerington North, OH / 2026
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Joshua Rahe 3B / 1B / Central Catholic Toledo, OH / 2025
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Nathan Rickel SS / 3B / Neshannock Jshs, PA / 2028
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Caine Rupe RHP / OF / Upper Sandusky High School, OH / 2028
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Karson Schlosser SS / C / Sylvania Northview High School, OH / 2028
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Hunter Sertell SS / 2B / Findlay High School, OH / 2028
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Riley Verderber RHP / 1B / Lakewood High School, OH / 2027
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Christian Wolf 1B / RHP / Marion L Steele High School, OH / 2027
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TOP PITCHERS - MAX VELOCITY
TOP POSTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND
2027 C/RHP Asher Simmons @AsherSimmons13 | Diamond Dogs
— Prep Baseball Ohio Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseOHScout) July 3, 2025
FB: 84-86 T87.2
SL: 73-76
Backstop settling in nicely on the hill scoreless thru 2. Features a heavy FB (up to 88 at #MITPG25) pairing nicely with a 2 ✈️ SL playing to chase 👍🏻#MidAmerica25 #PB13 pic.twitter.com/B43Sk960gH
2027 OF Dylan Papushak@ReleaseBaseball
— Prep Baseball Ohio Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseOHScout) July 5, 2025
- Dylan stays on this one and launches it over the left field wall for a 💣!#MidAmerica25 #pb62 pic.twitter.com/WU0vpo1jNR
2027 RHP/1B Riley Verderber @RileyVerderber @ReleaseBaseball 16U Dick
— Prep Baseball Ohio Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseOHScout) July 6, 2025
Verderber absolutely mashes this ball off the wall in straightaway center. He gets an RBI double and this game is tied in the first #MidAmerica25 #pb36 pic.twitter.com/KlUciiePtw
2027 RHP Ethan Capobres @EthanCapobres | @bvbaseball20
— Prep Baseball Ohio Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseOHScout) July 3, 2025
FB: 83-85
CB: 70-71
CH: 74-75#MidAmerica25 #pb38 pic.twitter.com/lRs1qXcP5U
2027 C Logan Scheidt@16uProspects
— Prep Baseball Ohio Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseOHScout) July 4, 2025
Smashes this one to deep center for a two run Bomb#midamerica25 #PB54 pic.twitter.com/hFI4hhgQaK
2025 IF/RHP Brady Morr @StateLineStars
— Prep Baseball Ohio Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseOHScout) July 6, 2025
Morr clears the bases with a LD double to the gap in RCF to give State Line a 1 run lead as we head to the bottom of the 7th ‼️#MidAmerica25 #PB13 pic.twitter.com/mp7OGzJD8S
2029 C Austin Shilling@hawksgold
— Prep Baseball Ohio Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseOHScout) July 6, 2025
- Austin has a beautiful transfer on this pitch to gun the man out at 2nd for a big out.#MidAmerica25 #pb49 pic.twitter.com/a7dinkp1aQ
2027 C/OF Aiden Cooke @AidenCooke2027 | @T3_Warhawks 16U
— Prep Baseball Ohio Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseOHScout) July 4, 2025
Cooke gets his team out of the inning with a perfect throw to get the runner at third#MidAmerica25 #pb36 pic.twitter.com/YOf8ed7MBp