2016 High School All-America Teams

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