Verbals: 11-19-10 from Prospect Wire : - Many of you are familiar with NCAA rules regarding verbal commitments. For those of you who aren't, here is a quick breakdown because it is important to note. Up until July 1st of the summer leading up to your senior year of high school, a college coach can not call you. However, you can call him. Letters and emails can also be exchanged. Through these basic communications, colleges are locking up verbal commitments from players as early as their sophomore years. The most important summer for a high school baseball player going through the recruiting process used to be the summer after his junior year - as a rising senior. While for some players this is still true, the high end division-1 prospects continue to verbally commit to school during their junior years or as rising juniors.
Matty Ott – 11-19-10 from: - http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2010/11/19/top-100-countdown-60-matty-ott-lsu - As a freshman for the LSU Tigers in 2009, he served as the team’s closer as he helped win the 2009 National Championship for the Tigers by closing out Game 1 of the Championship Series against Texas. He ended up appearing in 37 games as he went 4-2 including 16 saves and a 2.68 ERA. Batters struggled throughout the season with him as they hit .237 off of him and he struck out 69 batters while walking only six on the year. He picked up numerous awards including: NCBWA Second-Team All-American, Third-Team All-American (ABCA, Collegiate Baseball), First-Team Freshman All-American (Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, Rivals.com), 2009 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Finalist, SEC Co-Freshman of the Year, First-Team All-SEC, SEC All-Freshman Team, ABCA All-South Region First Team, LSWA Louisiana Freshman of the Year, and First-Team All-Louisiana
RHP: Evan Beal, Robert DeCosmo, Taylor Guerrieri, Alex Satterfield, Joel Seddon
LHP: Andrew Faulkner
Infielders: Connor Bright, T J Costen, Austin Gambrell, Mikal Hill, Kyle Martin, Joey Pankake, Alex Pridemore
Outfielders: Shon Carson, Seth Constable, Reid Moman
Catchers: Grayson Greiner
31. ZACH CONE, of, Cotuit Kettleers (Georgia/JR in 2011) Has all physical tools in 6-3/210 frame, better approach/arm/defender/base stealer than 2009, but serious questions whether he’ll hit
32. ZACH WILSON, of, Wareham Gatemen (Arizona State/JR in 2011) Had big summer in 3-hole for Gatemen (.294-5-15); solid plate coverage, + idea; drives balls to all fields; needs to lock in a position
33. KYLE McMYNE, rhp, Bourne Braves (Villanova/JR in 2011) Struggled to keep pace on best staff in league (1-1, 6.46), but very strong frame, FB in 92-95 range; needs to locate pitches better
34. DREW GAGNON, rhp, Brewster White Caps (Long Beach State/JR in 2011) Solid 3-pitch stuff (89-92 FB, CH, hybrid breaking ball), but advanced pitchability credited for solid summer (5-1, 2.10, 39 IP/43 SO)
35. CHRISTIAN JONES, lhp, Falmouth Commodores (Oregon/JR in 2011) Competitive lefty positioned himself for breakout 2011 with 3-3, 2.36 season; generates ++ sink on 88-91 FB, has + breaking ball
36. RYAN WRIGHT, 3b/2b, Bourne Braves (Louisville/JR in 2011) Solid, steady player with ++ approach, though may lack power for corner; quickness in middle; hit .239-0-12 before join Team USA
37. BRIAN HUMPHRIES, of, Chatham Anglers (Pepperdine/JR in 2011) Impressed scouts with flat swing, solid approach to hitting (.253-1-12); lacks raw speed, but has instincts, gets excellent jumps in CF
38. NICK MARONDE, lhp, Falmouth Commodores (Florida/JR in 2011) Finally hit stride as go-to guy in Falmouth pen (2-0, 2.29); developed command of running 92-95 FB, but secondary pitches just OK
39. STEPHEN PEREZ, ss, Chatham Anglers (Miami/SO in 2011) Hit .162-0-0, had 9 E at SS, but switch-hitter with pop, ++ speed, has it all in field, just needs time; tore thumb ligament diving for ball
40. JAMES McCANN, c, Cotuit Kettleers (Arkansas/JR in 2011) Sound mechanically in every aspect of game defensively; hit just .105-1-6 in 76 AB, has raw power but needs to shorten swing
41 Joseph Paylor OF So. R-R 5-11 170 NE Oklahoma A&M Dallas TX Phillies '07 (38)
42 Tommy Nance RHP So. R-R 6-4 200 Cypress (Calif.) Long Beach CA Never drafted
43 Tyler Bernard SS Fr. R-R 6-2 180 Palomar (Calif.) Valley Center AZ Athletics '09 (20) Virginia Tech 9/17/1991
44 Nick Lee LHP/OF So. L-L 6-1 190 Weatherford (Texas) San Antonio TX Nationals '10 (38) 1/13/1991
45 Adrian Sampson RHP Fr. R-R 6-2 180 Bellevue (Wash.) Sammamish WA Never drafted
46 Garrett Bush RHP/C So. R-R 6-5 185 Seminole (Fla.) Jacksonville FL Orioles '09 (15) 10/11/1990
47 Kylin Turnbull RHP So. R-R 6-5 185 Santa Barbara (Calif.) Hillsboro OR White Sox '10 (30) 9/19/1989
48 Nathan Goro 3B So. R-R 6-1 Jefferson (Mo.) St. Louis MO Tigers '09 (46) Oral Roberts 11/30/1990
49 Shane Henderson RHP Fr. R-R 6-7 240 Grayson County (Texas) Flower Mound TX Dodgers '10 (20) 5/26/1992
50 Kyle Bilbrey SS So. R-R 5-10 175 Salt Lake East Bountiful UT Never drafted Arizona State 7/12/1990
Austin Maddox: - 11-2-10 from: - http://milbprospects.blogspot.com/2010/11/top-25-under-25now-and-in-2015.html - 11. Austin Maddox, C/1B/3B, University of Florida - Where he came from: Maddox was a 37th round pick in 2009 and will be a 1st rounder in 2012. Why he’s here: Maddox has great power and will have to move to 1B down the line, but he will have the power for it. Maddox hit 17 HR's in his freshman season and that is just scrapping the surface. Maddox will not blow anyone away with his defensive prowess, but he hits the ball hard every time he hits it. Where he’s headed: Maddox will debut in 2015 and will hit for power right away. He will strike out a lot and won't walk enough for some but he could be an elite hitting 1B for a long time.
Cohl Walla: - 11-12-10 from: - http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2010/11/12/top-100-countdown-66-cohl-walla-texas - College Baseball Daily continues our countdown to the start of the 2011 College Baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1. We continue the countdown today at number 66 with Texas sophomore outfielder Cohl Walla. The Austin TX native attended Lake Travis High School where he was a four year varsity letter winner while being a two-time captain. As a senior, he batted .435 with eight home runs as he went on to be named to the Third Team Class 4A All-State by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association and the Texas Sports Writers Association and District 25-4A Most Valuable Player. The Washington Nationals drafted Walla in the 43rd round of the 2009 MLB Draft but were not able to come to an agreement. Cohl stayed close to home as he continued his baseball career with the hometown Texas Longhorns. He had an immediate impact into the everyday lineup by playing in 62 games (52 starts) as he hit .316 with eight homers and 40 RBI. He was named Honorable Mention All-Big 12 at the end of the 2010 season. He played in 31 games this summer with the Brewster Whitecaps in the Cape Cod Baseball League. He finished the summer with a .259 average while driving in seven runs in the premier college baseball summer league.
Gerrit Cole: - 11-11-10 from: - http://xmlbscout.angelfire.com/ - #2 - RHP Gerrit Cole UCLA 6'3 1/2 220 - power armed rhp with solid above ave fb that will reach 97-98 on occ, pitches at 92-94 consistently with run and sink on his fb, best when down in zone using the L on a hitter, hard slider 81-85 breaks properly sometimes too big, must stay within himself and not rush which can cause him to get his elbow down in position from his 3/4 arm slot. Could be in the ML quickly either as a closer or as a 2-3 man in the rotation. Still some roughness to iron out, but plenty of upside left in the tank with pro instruction.
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