Welcome to 1016sports' 2016 preseason "To Watch" List for baseball players in the 10th and 16th Regions. Below are individuals who were named to one of two lists: "The Terrific 26 to Watch" or "10 Future Stars". Both were determined by input from coaches, various organizations, last year's stats and team results, as well as my own observations.
The lists include players from the 34 baseball programs in the two regions (plus the addition of Wolfe County). They are not ranked, merely listed in alphabetical order. The list is simply an opportunity to showcase some of the top talent and up-and-coming talent throughout Northeastern Kentucky.
All players were eligible for the "Terrific 26". The "10 Future Stars" were limited to those who are sophomores or younger, played little last year and are either expected to play a big role this year or could have a breakout season. Previous years' "Future Stars" were not considered as repeat candidates.
As always, there were more deserving candidates than spots. Dozens of individuals were nominated or considered, but cutoffs were made at 26 and 10. Simply because someone was not included does not mean that individual is not one of the top players in the area. The lists were not meant to demean or discredit players who were not selected, nor were they done to put undo pressure on those who were chosen.
Remember, the lists are done purely for fun. No other organization collectively highlights individuals and teams from these regions.
Below are the respective lists.
“1016sports’ Terrific 26 to Watch”
Mitchel Adams (Scott, JR, CF)
Peyton Brown (West Carter, SR, SS/OF/P)
Nathan Davis (Bath County, SO, P/SS)
Evan Dickison (Ashland Blazer, JR, IF/P)
Cameron Dove (George Rogers Clark, SR, SS)
Kyle Gammon (Greenup County, SR, 2B/P)
Justin Fairchild (Raceland, SR, IF/P)
Phillip Fryer (Boyd County, JR, P)
Isaac Fryman (Nicholas County, JR, SS)
Matthew Gagliano (Rowan County, JR, OF/P)
A.J. Hacker (Rowan County, JR, 1B/P)
Gage Hughes (Greenup County, SR, SS)
J.T. Johnson (Greenup County, SR, IF/P)
Hunter Lacks (Raceland, JR, OF)
Ryan Lambert (Greenup County, SR, 3B/P)
B.B. Layne (Boyd County, JR, OF)
Jaeden Layne (Russell, SR, P/OF)
Jeremy Moran (Bourbon County, SR, 2B)
Luke Muth (Harrison County, JR, 3B/P)
Luke Oehrle (Campbell County, SR, IF/P)
Braxton Ratliff (Ashland Blazer, JR, SS/P)
Aschten Saunders (Nicholas County, SR, IF/P)
Ryan Smiley (Harrison County, SR, P/1B)
Jake Ware (George Rogers Clark, SR, P/3B/OF)
Tyler Walton (George Rogers Clark, SR, 1B/P/OF)
Paul Wise (Montgomery County, SR, P/SS/OF)
“1016sports’ 10 Future Stars”
TBA
The lists include players from the 34 baseball programs in the two regions (plus the addition of Wolfe County). They are not ranked, merely listed in alphabetical order. The list is simply an opportunity to showcase some of the top talent and up-and-coming talent throughout Northeastern Kentucky.
All players were eligible for the "Terrific 26". The "10 Future Stars" were limited to those who are sophomores or younger, played little last year and are either expected to play a big role this year or could have a breakout season. Previous years' "Future Stars" were not considered as repeat candidates.
As always, there were more deserving candidates than spots. Dozens of individuals were nominated or considered, but cutoffs were made at 26 and 10. Simply because someone was not included does not mean that individual is not one of the top players in the area. The lists were not meant to demean or discredit players who were not selected, nor were they done to put undo pressure on those who were chosen.
Remember, the lists are done purely for fun. No other organization collectively highlights individuals and teams from these regions.
Below are the respective lists.
“1016sports’ Terrific 26 to Watch”
Mitchel Adams (Scott, JR, CF)
Peyton Brown (West Carter, SR, SS/OF/P)
Nathan Davis (Bath County, SO, P/SS)
Evan Dickison (Ashland Blazer, JR, IF/P)
Cameron Dove (George Rogers Clark, SR, SS)
Kyle Gammon (Greenup County, SR, 2B/P)
Justin Fairchild (Raceland, SR, IF/P)
Phillip Fryer (Boyd County, JR, P)
Isaac Fryman (Nicholas County, JR, SS)
Matthew Gagliano (Rowan County, JR, OF/P)
A.J. Hacker (Rowan County, JR, 1B/P)
Gage Hughes (Greenup County, SR, SS)
J.T. Johnson (Greenup County, SR, IF/P)
Hunter Lacks (Raceland, JR, OF)
Ryan Lambert (Greenup County, SR, 3B/P)
B.B. Layne (Boyd County, JR, OF)
Jaeden Layne (Russell, SR, P/OF)
Jeremy Moran (Bourbon County, SR, 2B)
Luke Muth (Harrison County, JR, 3B/P)
Luke Oehrle (Campbell County, SR, IF/P)
Braxton Ratliff (Ashland Blazer, JR, SS/P)
Aschten Saunders (Nicholas County, SR, IF/P)
Ryan Smiley (Harrison County, SR, P/1B)
Jake Ware (George Rogers Clark, SR, P/3B/OF)
Tyler Walton (George Rogers Clark, SR, 1B/P/OF)
Paul Wise (Montgomery County, SR, P/SS/OF)
“1016sports’ 10 Future Stars”
TBA