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Perfect Game ranks 6 Canucks among top recruits in Pac-12, 14 ffreshmen in all

Vauxhall Jets RHP Anson McGorman (Parksville, BC) is Perfect Game’s top Canuck recruit in Pac-12.

September 30, 2022

By Bob Elliott

Canadian Baseball Network

Way back in the old days, the top states interested in recruiting Canadians were those that shared the same border with Canada.

Going west to east most players went to Washington, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, New York and Maine.

When the Perfect Game Scouting Service listed its top recruits by conference, the leader was the Pac-12 ... with seven. And only one player crossed the border from his province to the adjacent US state ... Okotoks Dawgs’ RHP Boston Warkentin (Ladner, BC) is attending the University of Washington Huskies. PG has him rated 61st among the top recruits.

Three players are with the Utah Utes with Vauxhall Jets RHP Anson McGorman (Parksville, BC), White Rock Tritons RHP Chase Marshall (Surrey, BC), who is 89th and former FieldHouse Pirate C Cameron Gurney (Scotland Ont.) listed 113th.

Former Toronto Met RHP Turner Spoljaric (Lisle Ont.), with the University of Oregon Ducks, is listed at No. 31, Former Okotoks Dawgs OF Max Hartman (Okotoks, Alta.) is off to the Washington State Cougars.

The highest ranked Canucks are former London Badgers RHP Carson Lumley (London Ont.) who is a Bowling Green State Falcon and listed 18th in the Mid-American Conference.

Next best are RHP Zakery Szabo (Whitby Ont.) headed to the Troy Trojans and is listed as 20th best in the Sun Belt Conference and Utah’s McGorman.

Top Recruits By Conference ,,,,

Big Ten Conference

Rank Name College Position City State/Province

1. Devin Taylor Indiana OF Cincinnati OHA

23. Caleb Clark Nebraska LHP Orillia Ont.

80. Hugh Pinkney Rutgers C Etobicoke, Ont.

Big 12 Conference

Rank Name College Position City State/Province

1. Anthony Silva TCU SS San Antonio TX

73. Owen Millar Kansas RHP Burlington Ont.

110. Louka Daoust West Virginia 2B Repentigny Que.

116. Sam White West Virginia 3B Aurora Ont.

Mid-American Conference

Rank Name College Position City State/Province

1. Ripken Reese Kent State SS Ellicott City MD

London Badgers RHP Carson Lumley (London, Ont.) is with the Bowling Green Falcons.

18. Carson Lumley Bowling Green State RHP London Ont.


Missouri Valley Conference

Rank Name College Position City State/Province

1. Zack Stewart Missouri State 3B Lebanon MO

31. Taeg Gollert Missouri State 2B Toronto Ont.


Pac-12 Conference

Rank Name College Position City State/Province

1. Gavin Turley Oregon State OF Chandler AZ

20. Anson McGorman Utah RHP Parksville BC

31. Turner Spoljaric Oregon RHP Lisle Ont.

61. Boston Warkentin Washington RHP Ladner BC

89. Chase Marshall Utah RHP Surrey BC

100. Max Hartman Washington State OF Okotoks Alta.

FieldHouse Pirates C Cameron Gurney (Scotland, Ont.) is with the Uth Utes,

113. Cameron Gurney Utah C Scotland Ont.




Sun Belt Conference

Rank Name College Position City State/Province

1. Levi Huesman Coastal Carolina LHP Hanover VA

20. Zakery Szabo Troy RHP Whitby Ont.