2016 High School All-America Teams
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One strength of this year’s draft class was high school pitching, and that strength is reflected in this year’s High School All-America teams. Seven All-America pitchers were top 50 draft picks, including first-teamers Riley Pint (No. 4, Rockies), Braxton Garrett (No. 7, Marlins), Forrest Whitley (No. 17, Astros) and Joey Wentz (No. 40, Braves).
Before the season, the Southern California outfield tandem of Blake Rutherford and Mickey Moniak drew recollections of the 2013 Georgia pair of Clint Frazier and Austin Meadows. Frazier was the 2013 High School Player of The Year, and Meadows was a second-team All-American. This year, Rutherford and Moniak are both first-team All-Americans.
These teams were compiled by Baseball America staff, with consideration given to player’s statistical performance and level of competition. Recommendations from high school coaches and professional scouts were also heavily considered.
This year’s All-Americans come from 15 states. California produced the highest number of All-Americans, with five players coming from the Golden State. Georgia ranked second with four.
High School All-America Teams | ||||||||||||
First Team | ||||||||||||
Pos. | Name | High School | Yr. | AVG | AB | R | H | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | Drafted |
C | Payton Henry | Pleasant Grove (Utah) HS | Sr. | .519 | 52 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 1 | Brewers (6) |
1B | Spencer Brickhouse | Bunn (N.C.) HS | Sr. | .516 | 64 | 39 | 33 | 2 | 13 | 38 | 12 | Undrafted |
MIF | Bo Bichette | Lakewood HS, St. Petersburg, Fla. | Sr. | .576 | 66 | 47 | 38 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 21 | Blue Jays (2) |
MIF | Gavin Lux | Indian Trail HS, Kenosha, Wis. | Sr. | .524 | 82 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 23 | Dodgers (1) |
3B | Josh Lowe | Pope HS, Marietta, Ga. | Sr. | .383 | 94 | 53 | 36 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 13 | Rays (1) |
OF | Blake Rutherford | Chaminade College Prep, Canoga Park, Calif. | Sr. | .577 | 78 | 34 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | Yankees (1) |
OF | Mickey Moniak | La Costa Canyon HS, Carlsbad, Calif. | Sr. | .476 | 105 | 40 | 50 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 11 | Phillies (1) |
OF | Taylor Trammell | Mount Paran Christian School, Kennesaw, Ga. | Sr. | .514 | 72 | 45 | 37 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 29 | Reds (1s) |
UT | Kyle Muller | Dallas Jesuit Prep | Sr. | .390 | 146 | 41 | 57 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 20 | Braves (2) |
Pos. | Name | High School | Yr. | W | L | ERA | G | IP | H | BB | SO | Drafted |
RHP | Gianluca Dalatri | Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, N.J. | Sr. | 9 | 0 | 0.42 | 10 | 67 | 27 | 4 | 121 | Rockies (40) |
LHP | Braxton Garrett | Florence (Ala.) HS | Sr. | 6 | 2 | 0.54 | 12 | 65 | 31 | 15 | 131 | Marlins (1) |
RHP | Riley Pint | St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Overland Park, Kan. | Sr. | 7 | 1 | 0.43 | — | 49 | 21 | 25 | 87 | Rockies (1) |
LHP | Joey Wentz | Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan. | Sr. | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | 51 | 7 | 12 | 104 | Braves (1s) |
RHP | Forrest Whitley | Alamo Heights HS, San Antonio | Sr. | 10 | 1 | 0.28 | 12 | 75 | 23 | 16 | 137 | Astros (1) |
UT | Kyle Muller | Dallas Jesuit Prep | Sr. | 9 | 0 | 0.25 | — | 83 | 29 | 19 | 142 | Braves (2) |
Second Team | ||||||||||||
Pos. | Name | High School | Yr. | AVG | AB | R | H | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | Drafted |
C | Thomas Dillard | Oxford (Miss.) HS | Sr. | .438 | 96 | 31 | 42 | 4 | 16 | 49 | 0 | Undrafted |
1B | Christian Jones | Federal Way (Wash.) HS | Sr. | .431 | 72 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 12 | Red Sox (31) |
MIF | Tyler Fitzgerald | Rochester (Ill.) HS | Sr. | .500 | 94 | 54 | 47 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 41 | Red Sox (30) |
MIF | Nolan Jones | Holy Ghost Prep, Bensalem, Pa. | Sr. | .630 | 46 | 28 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 19 | Indians (2) |
3B | Colton Welker | Douglas HS, Parkland, Fla. | Sr. | .500 | 86 | 33 | 43 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 10 | Rockies (4) |
OF | Akil Baddoo | Salem HS, Conyers, Ga. | Sr. | .429 | 77 | — | 33 | 8 | 1 | — | 30 | Twins (2s) |
OF | Will Benson | The Westminster Schools, Atlanta | Sr. | .454 | 97 | 50 | 44 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 11 | Indians (1) |
OF | Alex Kirilloff | Plum HS, Pittsburgh | Sr. | .519 | 79 | 36 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 28 | — | Twins (1) |
UT | Grant Gambrell | Buchanan HS, Clovis, Calif. | Sr. | .363 | 102 | 21 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 0 | Undrafted |
Pos. | Name | High School | Yr. | W | L | ERA | G | IP | H | BB | SO | Drafted |
RHP | Ian Anderson | Shenendehowa HS, Clifton Park, N.Y. | Sr. | 4 | 1 | 0.60 | 7 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 47 | Braves (1) |
RHP | Kevin Gowdy | Santa Barbara (Calif.) HS | Sr. | 5 | 1 | 1.09 | 10 | 64 | 42 | 6 | 104 | Phillies (2) |
LHP | Jason Groome | Barnegat (N.J.) HS | Sr. | 2 | 3 | 0.77 | — | 40 | 15 | 14 | 90 | Red Sox (1) |
RHP | Jared Horn | Vintage HS, Napa, Calif. | Sr. | 9 | 2 | 0.67 | 13 | 74 | 34 | 17 | 124 | Brewers (20) |
LHP | Ryan Rolison | University School, Jackson, Tenn. | Sr. | 9 | 0 | 0.12 | 9 | 58 | 10 | 14 | 108 | Padres (37) |
UT | Grant Gambrell | Buchanan HS, Clovis, Calif. | Sr. | 12 | 0 | 0.69 | 13 | 71 | 28 | 17 | 72 | Undrafted |
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