Baseball: Several locals shine at East Cobb

As the summer baseball showcase circuit rolls on, Tampa Bay players keep collecting accolades. Here are the locals that made the all-tournament team, which was selected by Perfect Game, from the 2012 WWBA (World Wood Bat Association) 17u National Championship, held at the East Cobb Complex in Marietta, Ga. The showcase, one of the largest of the summer, ran from July 6-13. 

Hitters (class of 2013 unless noted; College commitment in parenthesis):

Pete Alonso, Plant (Florida)

Chase Turner, Steinbrenner 

Austin Sweat, Dunedin

Pitchers:

John Suskauer, Plant (North Florida)

Quinn Cockrell, Plant 

Chaz Fowler, Durant

Tyler Danish, Durant (Florida)

Ethan Lichtenberg, Tarpon Springs

Cody Crouse, Bloomingdale (Florida International)

Logan Crouse, Bloomingdale (2015)

PJ DeJesus, Mitchell  

Alex McGathey, Seminole (North Florida)

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Players in post

• Pete Alonso
• Quinn Cockrell
• Cody Crouse
• Logan Crouse
• Tyler Danish
• Chaz Fowler
• Ethan Lichtenberg
• Alex McGathey
• John Suskauer
• Austin Sweat
• Chase Turner

Teams in post

• Bloomingdale High School
• Dunedin High School
• Durant High School
• Mitchell High School
• Palm Harbor University High School
• Plant High School
• Seminole High School
• Steinbrenner High School
• Tarpon Springs High School