Cole Young Named Underclassmen Preseason All-American
North Allegheny sophomore shortstop Cole Young has been named to the Rawlings-Perfect Game Underclassmen Preseason All-American Team. Following a fantastic freshman season with the Tigers in 2019, Young received second-team Preseason All-American accolades and first-team All-American honors in the Atlantic Region for the 2020 campaign.
Also, North Allegheny sophomore catcher Aaron Posey was tabbed Atlantic Region honorable mention.
Rawlings and Perfect Game announced its list today, which annually recognizes the top underclass high school baseball athletes in the U.S. (Class of 2021, 2022, 2023). For the entire list of All-Americans, click here.
As a freshman, Young led North Allegheny in batting average (.414), on-base percentage (.500) and RBI (26). Young also led the Tigers with three home runs and provided stellar play defensively, earning all-star laurels from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Trib HSSN. Young was the first freshman to ever be named to the PG’s All-Area all-star team. Young is verbally committed to Duke University.
In eight games as a freshman, Posey hit .263 (5 for 19), a home run and seven RBI.
North Allegheny went 19-7 last season and advanced to the WPIAL and PIAA final four.