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Barkman is committed to OU but the Nicaraguan southpaw Otto Solorzano is a Junior this year and I haven’t seen that he has committed to play anywhere so maybe he will want to stay close to his family in Northeast Ohio.

https://news.scorebooklive.com/ohio/2023/06/04/ohsaa-2023-baseball-playoff-brackets-scores-matchups-game-times-for-state-tournament Ohio HS state finals are Saturday at Canal Park. Waynedale (Apple Creek - near Wooster) won a title last year and is back, playing their Div. III semifinal Friday at 4:00, which I understand can be streamed. Some potential backyard talent for the Zips(?)

So this settles it. 12-0. See y'all in the Playoff.

Waynedale was in my high school's conference (Wayne County League). They've always been good at baseball, just not on this level!!!

So hyped for this season!!!

If I felt anyone else beyond you took the job of evaluating MAC talent so seriously and with such incredible attention to detail, I’d reverse my stance on the relevance of star ratings given to MAC-level players. Great job, and awesome work! Your post will definitely be my reference over the first few 2023 games as I try to figure out who’s who.

MACC isn’t out of the realm of possibility, but I doubt we are at that point. We aren’t elite on either side of line of scrimmage (OL & DL). Certainly headed in the right direction, but not there yet. We’ll probably drop a game or two we shouldn’t as the team learns how to win consistently. I think overall we rival any other MAC team in terms of overall talent in JoeMo’s second year. Most pundits consider Ohio, EMU, and Toledo as the top dogs this season. 247 gives easy access, which I appreciate, but some omissions immediately jump out. 1 - Ahmad Rabah is a transfer, not an HS prospect, and doesn’t have a rating. He’s a 3 star transfer on Rivals. 2 - Transfer Terence Thomas is not listed. 3 - Transfer Judah Tallandier is not listed. 4 - Transfer Terray Jones is not listed and is a 3 star on Rivals. 5 - Transfer Ben Frank is not listed. 6 - Joshua Bowen and Maurice Long are no longer in this class. 7 - David Jester and Clarence Nunnally are signed. 8 - Paul Davis is a 3 star on Rivals and is not listed. 9 - Delvin Morris is not listed. 10 - Gage Summers is not listed. 11 - Antonio Smith is not listed. 12 - LaJoshua Jackson is not listed. 13 - Dante Jackson is not listed. 14 - Transfer Lama Lavea is not listed. 15 - Tyler Carter is not listed. 16 - Transfer Drake Anderson is not listed. 17 - Transfer Keon Kindred is a 3 star on Rivals and is not listed. 18 - Transfer Joshua Blanchard is not listed. 19 - Transfer Shammond Cooper is not listed. 20 - Transfer Phaizon Wilson is not listed. 21 - Transfer Jacob Newell is not listed. 22 - Transfer AJ George is not listed. Im probably missing some more, but that’s certainly enough for now. Needless to say, the 247 rankings aren’t quite accurate.

Pleasant surprise this evening and excellent addition…