Union County high school pitcher ranked in top 10 nationally

By Langston Wertz Jr.

Updated July 23, 2018 5:20 PM

Porter Ridge High pitcher/infielder Brennan Malone watches his RBI-single against Independence High on Monday, April 30, 2018. Malone is one of the nation's top ranked pitchers. David T. Foster III dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com

Former Indian Trail Porter Ridge pitcher Brennan Malone is ranked in the top of all high school baseball players in the class of 2019.

Malone is ranked No. 8 overall and No. 3 among pitchers in the class by Perfect Game. Malone announced in early July that he would spend his senior season at IMG Academy in Florida.

Malone, 6-foot-5 and 210 pounds, is a two-time Perfect Game first team All-American. Last season, Malone was named pitcher of the year in the Southwestern 4A conference. HIs fastball, according to Perfect Game, has reached 96 mph.

Last season, Malone had a 1.36 ERA with 76 strikeouts in 51.1 innings pitched. Malone committed to North Carolina in the fall of 2016.

Brennan Malone has some of the best stuff I've seen in a prep arm in quite some time. Was also a well-spoken kid with sights set on a successful baseball career. https://t.co/ZIFjQTzxBx https://t.co/vT5ZurbziR
— Nate Schweers (@NateSchweers) July 18, 2018

This story was originally published July 23, 2018 at 5:01 PM.

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