Welcome to 1016sports' 2019-20 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 33 baseball programs in the two regions, plus the addition of Wolfe County and the subtraction of Silver Grove (which closed). 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, diminish 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”
Seth Adams (Montgomery County, SR, 3B/P)
Landon Bowling (Mason County, SR, P/C/OF)
Cameron Brady (Bourbon County, SR, C)
Brady Brooks (Campbell County, SR, P/UT)
Trevor Callahan (West Carter, JR, P/SS)
Gunner Cole (Harrison County, SO, 2B/OF)
Brycen Collins (Bourbon County, SR, P/1B)
Wyatt Cooper (Robertson County, SR, 1B)
Dalton Davenport (Nicholas County, JR, P/SS)
Nathan Davis (Bath County, SR, P/SS)
Brandon Dyer (Montgomery County, JR, P/UT)
Nick Eastham (Rowan County, SR, C/P/UT)
Seth Gregg (Pendleton County, SR, C/P)
Jacob Heighton (Raceland, JR, C/IF/P)
Tyler Jacobs (Montgomery County, SR, CF/P)
Nathan Jefferson (Bracken County, JR, C/IF/P)
Isaac Jenkins (Russell, SR, P/OF)
Cameron Marushi (Ashland Blazer, SR, C)
Seth Mills (Raceland, SR, SS/3B/P)
Mason Moore (Rowan County, JR, P/UT)
Sam O’Keefe (Lewis County, SR, 1B/P)
Morgan Planck (Nicholas County, SR, 3B/P)
Devon Stevens (Rowan County, SR, IF)
Trace Tackett (West Carter, SR, 1B/OF/P)
Austin Watkins (Boyd County, SR, SS)
Ben Wilburn (West Carter, SR, C/P/IF)
“1016sports’ 10 Future Stars”
None selected
The lists include players from the 33 baseball programs in the two regions, plus the addition of Wolfe County and the subtraction of Silver Grove (which closed). 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, diminish 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”
Seth Adams (Montgomery County, SR, 3B/P)
Landon Bowling (Mason County, SR, P/C/OF)
Cameron Brady (Bourbon County, SR, C)
Brady Brooks (Campbell County, SR, P/UT)
Trevor Callahan (West Carter, JR, P/SS)
Gunner Cole (Harrison County, SO, 2B/OF)
Brycen Collins (Bourbon County, SR, P/1B)
Wyatt Cooper (Robertson County, SR, 1B)
Dalton Davenport (Nicholas County, JR, P/SS)
Nathan Davis (Bath County, SR, P/SS)
Brandon Dyer (Montgomery County, JR, P/UT)
Nick Eastham (Rowan County, SR, C/P/UT)
Seth Gregg (Pendleton County, SR, C/P)
Jacob Heighton (Raceland, JR, C/IF/P)
Tyler Jacobs (Montgomery County, SR, CF/P)
Nathan Jefferson (Bracken County, JR, C/IF/P)
Isaac Jenkins (Russell, SR, P/OF)
Cameron Marushi (Ashland Blazer, SR, C)
Seth Mills (Raceland, SR, SS/3B/P)
Mason Moore (Rowan County, JR, P/UT)
Sam O’Keefe (Lewis County, SR, 1B/P)
Morgan Planck (Nicholas County, SR, 3B/P)
Devon Stevens (Rowan County, SR, IF)
Trace Tackett (West Carter, SR, 1B/OF/P)
Austin Watkins (Boyd County, SR, SS)
Ben Wilburn (West Carter, SR, C/P/IF)
“1016sports’ 10 Future Stars”
None selected