There were MANY more Washington kids than this on the PG All American lists. Basically, if you are a nationally-ranked player (down through High Follow, which will garner an Honorable Mention), you are on an All American list. For the Class of 2015, through the ranked kids and High Follows, that is 57 kids. I believe the Underclass list is only Juniors; in Washington, that's another 35 kids.
I follow high-end players pretty closely, and don't always agree with the PG rankings (top 500 are usually always the right kids, if not always in the same order I would rank them; below that, the Top 1000 versus High Follow can be fairly interchangeable, and there are some kids who are High Follows that wouldn't be for me, and some Follows that I would put over a few High Follows), but I recognize how difficult and subjective putting these lists together can be, particularly from a national perspective. IMO, with all due deference to Baseball Northwest (who as others have noted here, is getting later and later with their lists each year), Perfect Game does the best job of anybody who is attempting this. BBNW's lists are a little less comprehensive, and I would have the same quibble (usually most of the right kids, not always in the right order, but mostly), and they're coming out now so late as to be mostly irrelevant by the time they are out.
I don't mean that to sound as disrespectful as maybe it does. Whether you make a PG list, or a BBNW list, that is quite an honor and accomplishment, and certainly should help build a resumé. I would encourage players who want to make one of these lists to seek out opportunities with BBNW, and with Perfect Game. IMO, the best opportunities with Perfect Game come when you go with the most talented team, and in the NW that has been BY FAR Mike Brooks' Team Northwest. Virtually ALL of the kids on the PG All American lists are there because they played for Team Northwest in PG events that Team NW did very well in. If you want to get noticed, and you have the ability to compete with players at the highest level for the necessary playing time, play for a team like Team NW that will be playing deep into the Championship Round. Going with your local club is almost never going to cut it. The best part is (unlike BBNW, who has only recently decided to start taking teams to PG events, or local club teams), Team NW is making every effort to make at least the 18u teams cost as little as possible (sometimes just the cost of the plane ticket) to attend. Elite players should ABSOLUTELY be seeking out opportunities with Team NW, and should JUMP at the chance to participate if given the opportunity.
