2026 PF Flyers (17U)
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This team began playing together in the fall of 2019 when the boys were going into their 12U season. Since 2019 the team has a combined record of 209 wins, 48 losses and 8 ties. The team has competed against some of the best teams from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, New York, Colorado, and Canada.
Since 2020, the team has won 24 tournament championships. Some of the highlights are championship wins in the Southwest Ohio League Championship (12U), Perfect Game World Series Championship (13U), Ripken Pigeon Forge Fall Championship (13U), Shipyard South Carolina Fall Wood Bat Championship (14U), Ohio State Championship (14U), CABA Wood Bat World Series (14U), PBR Ohio Valley Showdown (14U), PBR Cincy Flames Summer Classic (14U), also as a 14U team the team won a 15U Game Day USA Super Regional and the 15/16U 2022 Cincinnati City Wood Bat Championship. At 15U the team won the PBR Ohio Summer Championship, Pastime All Prospect Elite Championship, Best of Ohio Wood Bat State Championship, Best of Ohio Battle on Turf. The team has defeated multiple nationally ranked teams and tied the No. 1 ranked team in the country, Canes National, 1-1 at the PBR National Championships at LakePoint 2023. In 2023, that Canes National team won the PG WWBA and PBR National Championship.
In 2023, nine of 14 players made their high school varsity teams, and eight of those nine were freshmen. Four of those players earned all-conference honors as freshmen, and five players from the team were recognized by their high school for their academic achievements. Additionally, seven players were selected as members of the USA Baseball NTIS Midwest Team. In the fall of 2023, eight of our 18 players were ranked in the PBR Top 100 by their respective states, Ohio and Kentucky.
In their 16U season (2023-2024) the team went 32-7-3 winning three tournament championships to include the Grand Park Oktoberfest, MPL Qualifier and PG Ohio Valley Showdown. They also played up in the 18U CABA Wood Bat World Series and made it to the Final Four. In the Invite Only Division of the Amateur Baseball Championship (ABC) they were 6-2-1, and went 4-0-1 in the 16U MPL.
In 2024, seven players earned post season honors after their high school varsity season, and five players were recognized by their high school for their academic achievements. Additionally, five players were selected as members of the USA Baseball NTIS Midwest Team, and 13 of our 18 players were ranked by PBR in their respective states, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.
Over the past six years, the team has been consistently ranked by Travel Baseball Rankings in the Top 50 Nationally, Top 5 in Ohio, and has been ranked #1 in Ohio numerous times.
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Brandon Edwards
Head Coach
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Brad Schmittou
Assistant Coach
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Matt Conn
Assistant Coach
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#2 Cooper Moore
C / 2B / OF
6’ / 145 lbs / 3.7 GPA
Badin HS c/o 2026
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#3 Tyler Schumacher
SS / 3B / 2B / OF / RHP
5’ 11” / 181 lbs / 4.1 GPA
Campbell County HS c/o 2026
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#4 Rhys Canan
RHP
6’ 1” / 190 lbs / 4.72 GPA
Walnut Hills HS c/o 2026
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#5 Camden Tiemeier
C / 3B / 2B / RHP
5’ 11” / 175 lbs / 5.7 GPA
Campbell County HS c/o 2026
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#6 Jake Gaerke
RHP
6’ 5” / 225 lbs / 4.5 GPA
Archbishop Moeller HS c/o 2026
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#7 Ian Sukup
3B / 1B / 2B / RHP
6’ 1” / 205 lbs / 3.5 GPA
Little Miami HS c/o 2026
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#8 Hunter Kelly
RHP
5’ 11” / 160 lbs / 3.5 GPA
Clermont Norheastern HS c/o 2026
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#9 Chris Yates
LHP
5’ 11” / 175 lbs
Lebanon HS c/o 2026
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#11 Cooper Heimbach
RHP
6’ / 165 lbs
Wheelersburg HS c/o 2026
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#12 Tommy Tahat
LHP
5’ 8” / 165 lbs / 4.0 GPA
West Clermont HS c/o 2025
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#17 Lucas Basta
CF / SS / 3B / C / RHP
5’ 10” / 170 lbs / 3.5 GPA
Little Miami HS c/o 2026
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#19 Xander Ervick
RHP
6’ 4” / 180 lbs
West Clermont HS c/o 2025
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#20 Carson Smith
C / 1B / 3B / RHP
6’ 1” / 165 lbs / 3.8 GPA
Elder HS c/o 2026
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#22 Cameron Conn
2B / SS / 3B / OF
5’ 10” / 165 lbs / 3.5 GPA
Wheelersburg HS c/o 2027
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#23 David Kittrell
OF / RHP
5’ 10” / 170 lbs / 3.6 GPA
Milford HS c/o 2026
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#24 Dane Dudley
OF / 1B / LHP
5’ 11” / 165 lbs / 3.59 GPA
Batesville HS c/o 2026
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#25 Luke Applegate
OF / RHP
5’ 10” / 180 lbs / 4.0 GPA
Manchester HS c/o 2026
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#27 Brayden Schmittou
SS / 3B / 2B / OF / RHP
5’ 11” / 160 lbs / 4.29 GPA
Batavia HS c/o 2026