Top Five Underclassmen Baseball Players In The OC:

1 Greg Fettes (MH Lamphere) – could be the best catcher in the state right now as a junior and I'm talking offense and defense..u can just start calling the Rams' Juggernaut "Junior G-Man" Rajan Rondo 'cause this 'Cat is bound for Lexington and UofKentucky in 2012!

2 a Mike Mestdagh (Groves) – great athlete, sick versatility ("5…er…6-tool player"), massive growth potential ...committed to MSU

2 b Blaise Salter (OL St. Mary's) – SPECIMEN…enough said! ....committed to MSU

3 Jimmy Pickens (Brother Rice) – hits for power and average and is a master of the "snap-throw out" to first and third in the middle of at-bats.

4 Mitch Kozlowski (MH Lamphere) – as a good of a lead-off hitter and centerfielder than you can find in the whole area

5 Sean Lau (Royal Oak) – best freshman hitting prospect I have ever seen in 20-plus years of watching prep sports

Just Missed The Cut – Brian Portelli/Taylor Drabek (AH Avondale)

Bonus Rankings:

Biggest Surprise Underclassmen of The Season:

Zach Zott (Lake Orion) – my main man, Zach has got that BOOM BOOM POW and his emergence this season as a BALLER and SHOT CALLER for the Dragons has made Burney ver happy!

Top Two Sophomores Baseball Players In The OC:

1 Jason Gamble (WL Northern) –elite soph pitching prospect

2 Brett Sunde (MH Bishop Foley) – Elite soph catching prospect

Honorable Mention: Nick Krajewski (Troy), Danny Zuchowski (MH Bishop Foley), Shane Daykin (WL Central),  Alex Harrison (Troy Athens), Austin Karbowski (WOLL), Chris Poches (Groves), Tom Constand (NDP), Dominic Valente/Nick Chykowski (Royal Oak), Anthony Gonzales (Stoney Creek), Bryan Hittle (Lakeland)

IS IT JUST ME OR DOES THE OC HAVE A TON OF ULTRA-GOOD YOUNGSTERS ON THE PREP DIAMOND SCENE THIS YEAR?