ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Mount Vernon High School baseball staff held its 1^st annual baseball showcase, June 9^th and 10^th, 2012.  The showcase has already earned a reputation of exposing the high school student-athlete to college coaches.  Senior and Junior attendees have been contacted by college coaches as the result of the showcase from D2, D3 and Junior Colleges.  The Mount Vernon staff will continue the showcase each summer, inviting 221 colleges from six states.

The 2012 event hosted players from Northern Virginia and was scouted by colleges from Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia.  Three players ran under 7.0 seconds in the 60-yard dash. 3 catchers were under a 2.2 pop time, and 5 pitchers threw 80 mph or better.

Below are the top five results in the 60-yard dash, pop times and pitching velocities:

60-yard Dash

6.10 – Andre Suggs – Junior (2013) – T.C. Williams High School

6.11 – Robert Banks – Junior (2013) – Hayfield Secondary

6.98 – Matthew Stevens – Junior (2013) – Annandale High School

7.03 – Kekoa Yamaguchi – Junior (2013) – Marshall High School

7.04 – Ryan Fowler – Freshman (2015) – Mount Vernon High School

Top Catcher Pop Times

2.07 – Matthew Stevens – Junior (2013) Annandale High School

2.14 – Talon Young – Junior (2013) Woodbridge High School

2.20 – Jeremy Larkey – Junior (2013) Mount Vernon High School

2.31 – Stephen Sudik – Sophomore (2014) Hayfield Secondary

Top Pitching Velocities

83 mph – Cameron Lundmark – Senior (2012) Hayfield Secondary

83 mph – Paul McClure – Junior (2013) West Potomac High School

81 mph – David Lehner II – Senior (2012) Mount Vernon High School

80 mph – Jeremy Larkey – Junior (2013) Mount Vernon High School

80 mph – Cayman Hatton – Junior (2013) Edison High School