Noah Skirrow (Stoney Brook, Ont.) hit 91 mph making the all-tourney team ...

By Bob Elliott
Canadian Baseball Network
Noah Skirrow takes his full arsenal with him to the mound.

Skirrow (Stoney Creek, Ont.) has a cannon attached to his right shoulder, better known as his right arm, his pitching smarts, his glove and his Jake Arrieta-like beard.

The general rule among scouts is that in case of the tie they’ll take the clean-shaven fuzzy-cheeked stud against the same talent with a full beard.

However, scouts love Skirrow’s right arm which was clocked at 91 mph at the 88-team Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association World Championship in Jupiter, Fla.

Pitching for Tri-State Arsenal Prime, Skirrow made the all-tournament team, one of nine Canadian pitchers to do so. The former Ontario Blue Jay made two appearances for the New Jersey-based Tri-State Arsenal working nine scoreless innings allowing eight hits and a walk, while striking out 14.

Danny Berg (Saskatoon, Sask.) of the DBacks Langley Blaze was one of six position players to make the all-tourney team hitting .409.

Skirrow has committed to pitch next fall for the Liberty University Flames. At a Perfect Game scouting showcase two years ago threw two complete games pitching for the Ontario Blue Jays. He earned a selection to the tournament all-star team.

A Cardinal Newman student, he is Tournament 12 veteran.

On the Perfect Game scene besides the all-tourney honors this year he earned All American Preseason Underclass High Honorable Mention, PG Preseason Underclassmen Teams honors and all-tournament honors at WWBA National championship and the 17U BCS Finals. He was ranked 387th on the top 500 high schoolers.

In 2015 he ranked second at the Northeast Top Prospect Showcase, he was fifth with Exit Velocity at the Pitcher Catcher Indoor Showcase, was first with the Top 10 Zepp Time to Impact at the National Underclass West Showcase. Plus he earned all-tourney honors at the WWBA World Championship and make the Top Prospect List at the North East Top Showcase.

And in 2014, he warned All Tournament Team honors at the WWBA National Championship.

Berg will play for the Langley Blaze next spring after playing with the Saskatoon Giants.

Inside Pitch Academy Prospects’ Morgan Reiter brought Berg to the Perfect Game/EvoShield Upperclass National Championship in Peoria, Az. in 2014 where he earned a spot on the Rawlings prospect list.

Besides being on the all-tourney team, he had the top 10 Zepp Time to Impact at the 2015 National Underclass West Showcase and was fifth in the Top 10 Exit Velocity at the 2015 Pitcher Catcher Indoor Showcase.

Rashad Collymore (Mississauga, Ont.), Cooper Davis (Mississauga, Ont.), Noah Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.), Alex Jones (Bowmanville, Ont.), Harley Gollert (Toronto, Ont.), Stephen Kinal (Terra Cotta, Ont.), Adam Hill (Mississauga, Ont.), Lukas Barry (Mississauga, Ont.) and Nate Holmes (Mississauga, Ont.) all of the Ontario Blue Jays made the all-tourney team.

Others to earn honors were Landon Leach (Pickering, Ont.) of the Toronto Mets, Clayton Keyes (Calgary, Alta.) of the Okotoks Dawgs and Rhys Cratty (Langley, BC) of the Langley Blaze

Bearded Noah Skirrow (Stoney Creek, Ont.) ...

All-Tournament Team
• Hitters had to bat at least .300 with four hits or more to qualify unless they stood out in at least one statistical category other than average.

• Pitchers had to have pitched at least four innings total and three innings per appearance to qualify, unless they stood out in at least one statistical category other than ERA. Not all pitchers who pitched 4 innings total or had 3 innings per appearance made the team.

Danny Berg (Saskatoon, Sask.) of the Saskatoon Giants and the Langley Blaze ...

Hitters:
First Name Last Name Team Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SB AVG OBP SLG
Danny Berg DBacks Langley Blaze 23 22 9 2 1 0 4 7 0 1 .409 .435 .591
Rashad Collymore Ontario Blue Jays 15 14 5 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .357 .400 .500
Cooper Davis Ontario Blue Jays 14 12 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 .333 .429 .333
Clayton Keyes DBacks Langley Blaze 23 19 6 0 1 0 3 5 2 6 .316 .435 .421
Rhys Cratty DBacks Langley Blaze 20 16 5 1 1 0 3 3 3 3 .313 .400 .500
Noah Naylor Ontario Blue Jays 16 14 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .286 .375 .357

Pitchers

First Name Last Name Team Name GP IP H ER BB SO ERA W L SV
Noah Skirrow Tri-State Arsenal Prime 2 9.0 8 0 1 14 0.00 1
Landon Leach Toronto Blue Jays Scout Team 1 3.2 3 0 3 7 0.00
Alex Jones Ontario Blue Jays 1 6.0 1 0 1 6 0.00 1 0 0
Harley Gollert Ontario Blue Jays 1 5.0 4 0 2 4 0.00 1 0 0
Stephen Kinal Canada PG Gold 1 7.0 3 0 1 7 0.00 0 0 0

Devin Green Ontario Blue Jays 1 7 5 1 1 10 1.00 0 1 0
Adam Hill Canada PG Gold 1 5.0 3 2 1 2 2.80 0 0 0
Lukas Barry Ontario Blue Jays 2 6.2 4 3 4 4 3.15 0 0 0
Nate Holmes Ontario Blue Jays 2 4.33 6 2 2 6 3.23 0 1 0

OF Clayton Keyes (Calgary, Alta.) Okotoks Dawgs ...

Hits
Rk. Name Team Hits
1, Jacob Brown Dirtbags 12
3. Danny Berg DBacks Langley Blaze 9

Runs Scored
Rk. Name Team Runs
1. Jacob Brown Dirtbags 9
3. Danny Berg DBacks Langley Blaze 7

Stolen Bases
Rk. Name Team SB
1, Clayton Keyes DBacks Langley Blaze 6

Strikeouts
Rk. Name Team K
1. Noah Skirrow Tri-State Arsenal Prime 14
9. Devin Green Ontario Blue Jays 10

Innings Pitched
Rk. Name Team IP
1, Angel Zarate Dirtbags 12
5. Noah Skirrow Tri-State Arsenal Prime 9
9. Michael Stovman DBacks Langley Blaze 7.2

Batting Average Against
(minimum 5 innings)
Rk. Name Team BAA
1. Cole Godkin Houston Heat .000
4. Alex Jones Ontario Blue Jays .048

WHIP
Rk. Name Team WHIP
1. Bret Neilan Central Florida Gators 0.188
7. Alex Jones Ontario Blue Jays 0.333

Jupiter all-tourney team: Berg, Collymore, Leach, Skirrow updated