2010 Player Commitments

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Evan Houde RHP/OF, Brooke Point, to Frederick CC

Logan Walker MIF, Matoaca, Bowling Green State U

Matt Ward P/1B,Eastern View,University of Charleston

Conner Kaufman RHP, LC Byrd, Cornell

Danny Mooney RHP, Cosby, Davidson

Austin Chrismon RHP, Menchville, East Carolina

Will Conerly C, Lee Davis, East Carolina

Adam Tiller C, Greenbrier Christian, Gardner Webb

Eric Heilligenstadt LHP, Jeff. Forest, Gardner Webb

Owen Beightol RHP, Deep Run, George Washington

Taylor Lambke Util, Stone Bridge, George Washington

Logan Harris C, Briar Woods, Greensboro College

Brandon Valentine C/1B, Bishop Sullivan, Greensboro

Ryan Dilinger RHP, North Stafford, King College(Tn)

Grayson Bailey 1B/OF, Loiusburg

Danny Grauer C/Util, Hickory, Louisburg

Cameron Tubbs 3B, Massoponax, Louisburg

Rob Ferrara C, Marist

Austin Kilbourne OF, Matoaca, Maryland

Brandon Scott MIF, Eastern View, Mt Saint Mary's

Nick Walker MIF/RHP, Osbourne Park, Mt Saint Mary's

Bobby Wahl RHP, West Springfield, Mississippi

Christian MacDonald LHP, Greenbrier Christian, UNC-W

Matt Kilby OF/P, TC Williams, Naval Acamedy

Sean Fitzgerald RHP, Mc Lean, Notre Dame

Kyle Toomey MIF, Woodbridge, Pennsylvania

Alec Keller, Freeman, Princeton

Zach Bach SS, Cox, Shelton State

Patrick Harrington Util, Kellam, South Carolina

Erik Payne Util, Mills Godwin, South Carolina

Alex Famuda OF, North Stafford, St. Peters(NJ)

Michael Bill OF, North Stafford, Tusculum(Tn)

Nate Connaughton RHP, North Stafford, Tusculum

Charlie Morgan C, West Springfield, Wake Forest

Ryan McBroom 1B/LHP, Courtland, West Virginia

Bryant Hines C, Liberty(Bealeton), Davis and Elkins

Jeb Early 3B, Liberty(Bealeton), Davis and Elkins


Commitments to In-State

Kyle Hensaw, New Kent, Bridgewater College

Charles O'Neil RHP, Mtn View, Christopher Newport

Nick Santalucia LHP, Clover Hill, CNU

Adam Posey , Poquson, Eastern Mennonite

Brandon Lindsey RHP, Matoaca, George Mason

Kevin Carroll, Goochland, Hampden Sydney

Kyle McKay Util, Cosby, Hampden Sydney

Dalton Renick MIF/RHP, Deep Run, Hampden Sydney

Chris King MIF, Dinwiddee, Liberty

Scott Burkett C/1B, Jamestown, Longwood

Brian McBride C, Brentsville, Longwood

Cory Ramsey, Matoaca, Longwood

Mike Mansfield RHP, Henrico, Lynchburg

Sam Scherzer, Pohatan, Lynchburg

Conner Brown MIF, Godwin, James Madison

Trent Cundiff RHP/Util, Northside, James Madison

Michael Howerton MIF, Matoaca, James Madison

Ryan Kilmon 1B, Kellam, James Madison

Brian Sagedy P, Mary Washington

Justin Bhatti RHP, Hylton, Norfolk State

Cameron Day OF, Norfolk State

Jeff DiFulgo RHP, Kellam, Norfolk State

Jason Elinton, Warwick, Norfolk State

Chase Kyriaicou OF/P, Norfolk State

Joey Burney CIF, Gloucester, Old Dominion

Cody Cox RHP, Grassfield, Old Dominion

Ben Verlander RHP, Goochland, Old Dominion

Michael Costello RHP, Stonewall Jackson, Radford

Tyler Costello RHP, Paul VI, Radford

Cam Hodge SS, Hidden Valley, Radford

Blake Sipe LHP, Fort Defiance, Radford

Adam Forrer MIF, TC Williams, Richmond

Eric Mayers C/OF, Hanover, Richmond

Nick Polous MIF, Douglas Freeman, Richmond

Jake Joyce RHP, Bassett, Va Tech

Chad Pinder MIF, Poquoson, Va Tech

Chris Ayers C, Manchester, VCU

Joey Cujos MIF, Manchester, VCU

Bill Cullen OF/LHP, Thomas Dale, VCU

Ryan Morrison RHP, Manchester, VCU

Landon Prentiss RHP/Util, Henrico, VCU

Ryan Ashooh LHP, Centreville, Virginia

Kyle Crockett LHP, Poquoson, Virginia

Derek Justice OF/LHP, Orange, Virginia

Mitchell Shifflett OF, Cosby, Virginia

Austin Young 1B/RHP, Atlee, Virginia

Conner Bach P/OF, Centreville, VMI

Conner Bradley 1B/RHP, Trinity Epis., VMI

Rian Ellis RHP/Util, Grassfield, VMI

Berkley Hawkins C/ MIF, Trinity Epis., VMI

Campbell Henkel LHP, St. Christopher, VMI

Chris Russo MIF, McLean, VMI

Jordan Tarsovich MIF, Trinity Epis., VMI

Matt Winn, Tucker, VMI

Eric Mehiel MIF, Liberty(Bealton), UVA-Wise

Bobby Donze 1B, Grafton, William & Mary

Matt Houston RHP/Util, Spotsylvania, William & Mary

Ryan Lindemuth SS, Lake Braddock, William & Mary

Devin White C, Osbourne Park, William & Mary

Ryan Walker OF, Liberty(Bealeton), UVA Wise

Eric Mehiel MIF, Liberty(Bealeton), UVA Wise


A big congratulations to these young men for achieving their dream of playing at the next level!

I'll continue to add on this list as everyone posts other commits.

Ryan Ashooh is from Centreville, not Westfield.

Thanks Mustang.

Seems like a strong year for pitching prospects coming out of VA this year. Could be wrong, but Wahl from West Springfield, Ashooh from Centreville, Crockett from Poquoson, and Fitzgerald from McLean all look to be high impact Freshman in 2011 for some very strong college programs. Those are the only ones Ive seen and there are surely others from around the state. Maybe that is a normal amount of that caliber of pitching during a given year, but it just seems like this 2010 group is really good.

I also wouldnt be too surprised at all if Wahl is a 1st or 2nd round pick this spring and never makes it to Ole Miss.

Ben Verlander, Goochland HS to ODU!

Thanks Va Preps,
I had heard about Ben but didn't have a conformation.

Congratulations to Conner Bradley. The RHP & firstbaseman from Trinity is heading to Lexington and will play for Coach Ike at VMI.

Danny Mooney RHP from Cosby chooses Davidson. Way to go Danny!

From Vapreps.com, Connor Bach LHP/1B/OF from Centreville verbally commits to VMI.

Congrats to Charlie O'Neill, RHP from Mountain View High School on his verbal commitment to Christopher Newport University.

Way to go Charlie.

Another RBrave announcement. Rian Ellis commits to VMI.

Congrats to Rian! He is a great kid.

Agree redbrid5 Rian is a great kid and we all wish him well at VMI.

Nick Walker, MIF/RHP, Osborn Park to Mt. Saint Mary's

Brian McBride, C, Brentsville to Longwood

Congratulations on playing at the next level to:

Ryan Kilmon,1B,Kellam commits to James Madison University

Jeff DiFulgo,RHP,Kellam commits to Norfolk State University

Dustin Sparks, RHP/OF, Riverbend to the Naval Academy

VMI picks up two Northern Region kids in recent days:

Connor Bach - Centreville (P/OF)
Chris Russo - McLean (SS/2B)

Congrats to both!!

Brandon Lindsey, RHP, Matoaca, committs to George Mason.

Andy Runion OF/LHP, Prince George commits to Longwood.

Cory Ramsey Matoaca: Longwood University

Congratulations to Brian Bashara of Maury High School who has committed to play for Old Dominion University. Good luck Brian, your hard work paid off.

Excellent addition to the ODU roster! Looking forward to watching Brian play at the Bud.

Logan Walker (Matoaca and Richmond Braves National '10) committed to Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Great player and great kid! Congratulations Logan!!!!

Congrats LOGAN!or I should say congrats Bowling Green SU.They are getting a good one and one of the toughest kids there is!The best thing about Logan-He is a great kid!

Congrats Walker Family!

Congrats Nomad and Brian......Brian is a great kid. Hope to see him patroling that MIF at Lynnhaven this coming summer.

Congrats to Eastern View's Matt Ward who signs with Univ. of Charleston. Well deserved.

Congrats to Logan Walker!
Now it's time to relax and enjoy your senior year. You too Mark & Jen

Taylor Lambke, Stone Bridge, RHP/Utility to George Washington
Ryan Dolinger, North Stafford, RHP to King College (TN)
Michael Bill, North Stafford, OF to Tusculum (TN)

Lot's of hard work to secure these offers...

Congratulations to every young man mentioned!!!

Tusculum -- talk about SUPER facilities, very nice...

Good luck to all of you....

Jordan Tarsovich (Trinity Episcopal ’10) committed to play baseball at VMI. Jordan played middle infield and hit lead off for the Braves. He was one of two original Braves players (Jordan & Eric) having invested over 6 years with the Braves organization (2003-2004) and playing under both Coach Roberts and Coach Mayers. He was an original member and started at second base for the Braves National 10’s Championship team. Best of luck to Jordan and Go Keydets! Way to go Jay Tar

Nate Connaughton, North Stafford, RHP, Tusculum (TN)
Brandon Scott, Eastern View, MIF, Mount St. Mary's (MD)

That has to be at least 20 signees for the Mid-Atlantic Mets this year.

Dan Gitzen has built a top notch program in a short period of time. Way to go Dan!

Also .....I heard a rumor for 2010 that the Mets are merging with the Red Sox fall team and Allen Haines? Any truth to this? If so, good luck with the new franchise.

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Originally posted by 3up-3down:
That has to be at least 20 signees for the Mid-Atlantic Mets this year.

Dan Gitzen has built a top notch program in a short period of time. Way to go Dan!

Also .....I heard a rumor for 2010 that the Mets are merging with the Red Sox fall team and Allen Haines? Any truth to this? If so, good luck with the new franchise.

The rumor is true. Dan Gitzen has done a great job with the Mets and now they have become the summer program for the Red Sox. Read about the merger and other Red Sox news at www.midatlanticredsox.net

From the Mid Atlantic Red Sox website -

"Thanks to the players and coaches who have participated in the program during the last eleven years, the Mid-Atlantic Red Sox team has established itself as one of the elite showcase teams on the East Coast. The program takes great pride in providing opportunities, and assisting young men in fulfilling their academic and athletic goals of becoming student-athletes on the collegiate level. All 265 former Mid-Atlantic Red Sox players have continued their careers playing collegiate or professional baseball.

To build on the tremendous success of past Mid-Atlantic Red Sox teams, give more opportunity for exposure, and to establish the Red Sox as an elite showcase program on the national level it was clear that the Red Sox needed to add opportunities in the summer as well as in the fall. With this in mind, the Mid-Atlantic Red Sox are excited to announce the merger with the Mid-Atlantic Mets. The Mets summer showcase organization will be adopted by the Red Sox and now go under one name – The Mid-Atlantic Red Sox.

Allen Haines will continue to serve as General Manager and will oversee both summer and fall teams. The fall showcase team will be managed by Eric Haines, while the summer team will be run by Dan Gitzen. Plans are being made to add an underclassmen fall showcase team and teams that will compete in the World Wood Bat Championships in Florida. Be looking for more information as those plans get finalized."

3up-3down & E24;

Thank you for your compliments. It is very humbling for persons to recognize your hard work, but it as we all know it's the kids that you have in your organization that really makes it shine. Yes, I am merging with the Red Sox for a number of reasons, but none more prominent then the strong relationship that I have with Allen Haines and his son Eric and their commitment to excellence. We look forward to all of the new opportunities that are coming and thank all of those parents and players that have helped the Mets gain whatever positive feedback given to them over the past 2 1/2 years. Without you it could not be done! Here is the complete list of kids from the summer 2009 Mets program that have verbally committed or signed an NLI to play baseball at the next level. We wish them the best of luck!!

Will Bouey
2011
Maryland

KJ Hockaday
2011
Maryland

Brandon Scott
2010
Mount St. Mary's

Michael Draper
2010
Towson

Nate Connaughton
2010
Tusculum

Ryan Dolinger
2010
King College

Michael Bill
2010
Tusculum

Taylor Lambke
2010
George Washington

Tommy Cunningham
2010
Indiana

Will Norrell
2010
UMES

Brandon Lindsey
2010
George Mason

Dustin Sparks
2010
The Naval Academy

Brian McBride
2010
Longwood

Nick Walker
2010
Mt. St. Mary's

Ryan Welling
2010
La Salle

Troy Marrow
2010
NC Central

Collin Mills
2010
WVU

Blaise Fernandez
2010
George Mason

Bradley Markey
2010
Georgia Tech

Michael Mayers
2010
Ole Miss

Michael Douglas
2010
Pittsburgh

Michael Howerton
2010
JMU

Derek Justice
2010
Virginia

Adam Tiller
2010
Gardner-Webb

Michael Costello
2010
Radford

Kyle Toomey
2010
UPenn

Dan Gitzen
dgitzen@midatlanticredsox.net
www.midatlanticredsox.net

I did not see Eric McGee on this list. Maybe I missed his name. If not, is he committed to play in college? If so, what college? I was told third hand that he was going to play at Penn State. Apparently that is not true--at least not yet.

Rhobbs;

Eric has a couple of very good opportunities he is sorting through right now. Unfortunately nothing is official as of yet but he has some VERY good opportunities in front of him.

Adam Forrer, MIF, T.C. Williams HS - University of Richmond

Congrats to Adam! He's a great kid.