Connor Salerno
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Sep 4, 2026
Carlos CollazoHOST
Him or... him or um let me not let me not butcher the names here i think there's a case for him as a top high school pitcher in the class essentially you saw him in the game i wasn't able to see the actual game this year at under armor i just saw the workout but i was very excited for you to see george ferguson in person jj because the first time i saw him and i believe this is also the case for jacob at the area code games he just really wowed in a, a big way.
Carlos CollazoHOST
Um, and for me, it's between Connor Salerno, the left-handed pitcher of North Carolina and George Ferguson as the top pitcher in the class.
Carlos CollazoHOST
What did you see of him in the game on Sunday?
JJ CooperHOST
It's obviously one inning, right? So it was a good inning.
Carlos CollazoHOST
Um, they seem like premium arms to come out of the pen.
Carlos CollazoHOST
But George Ferguson, Connor Salerno, Ethan Gustas, Sameer Muhammad, Isaac Vidal, if those are the guys who are getting the, the primary bulk innings load, I think Team USA is in great shape.
Carlos CollazoHOST
Um, we'll get into George Ferguson a little bit later, but these are some of the top pitchers in the class.
Carlos CollazoHOST
I'm kind of looking down our list to see the most prominent names at the top of our board who didn't make the final team or maybe weren't even invited to phase one, phase two.
16 MINS LATER
Carlos CollazoHOST
I believe he was the number four or five pitcher overall, right behind Samir Muhammad.
Carlos CollazoHOST
Um, he's definitely gonna be moving up in our next rankings.
Carlos CollazoHOST
I think you could make a case, like if you wanted to say him versus Connor Salerno at that, at this point, like who is the single best high school pitcher in the class, I think George Ferguson has gone out and kind of made his case as that pitcher.
Carlos CollazoHOST
Um, both these two guys are probably gonna have some nitpicking, uh, with their deliveries.
Carlos CollazoHOST
Right.
Carlos CollazoHOST
I think he's a lot closer to Connor Salerno than... like the 50th player overall right now.
Carlos CollazoHOST
And I do have some, I do have some hesitation about like moving high school pitchers up, just given the general movement patterns we've seen of high school arms and college
Ben BadlerHOST
arms.
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Ben BadlerHOST
But yeah, that just speaks to how much more confidence he has in that pitch.
Ben BadlerHOST
And if you wanted to compare him to Connor Salerno, who also had a really good summer, Salerno is left-handed.
Ben BadlerHOST
Salerno is mostly fastball, slider, occasional changeup, whereas Ferguson has a deeper repertoire.
David SeifertHOST
I used pen.
Shooter HuntHOST
[laughs] Um, so the rest of the top 10, Connor Salerno, left-handed pitcher from South Carolina, Sushi Wilson, outfielder, Samir Muhammad, a right-handed pitcher from Florida, Jake Turner, two-way status, uh, from Nevada, and then George Ferguson, a right-hander from Texas.
Shooter HuntHOST
Salerno, I love the high floor, and you got a chance to see him.
Shooter HuntHOST
Moves really well.