Congrats to Colin Fleischer on his commitment to VMI.
I've seen thousands of rounds of BP in the last few years making recruiting videos. I can honestly say that this kids round was one of the few that really made me stop in my tracks! In about 20-25 swings he hit 5 bombs. 2 over right center. 1 dead center. 2 over score board in left. And this was done in the pouring rain!
Coach Ike found himself a good one here.
See him here... http://www.playinschool.com/sw...hings/fleischer.html
Rich
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Craig McLane, OF from Steward School and the Va. Cardinals, committed today to William & Mary!
Craig becomes our sixth committed 2014 Cardinals player, and our second member of that class for the Alma Mater of a Nation's diamond Tribe.
Craig becomes our sixth committed 2014 Cardinals player, and our second member of that class for the Alma Mater of a Nation's diamond Tribe.
Congratulations to Craig and the McLane family!
Tommy Doyle - Flint Hill, NVTBL Stars committed to UVA.
Another EvoCane to the SEC:
Taylor Lane, Great Bridge INF to the Florida Gators!
Taylor Lane, Great Bridge INF to the Florida Gators!
Great job Craig from all of your IYG Spider teammates. Keep working hard
Congratulations to Trevor Denton, the versatile Hanover High School member of the class of 2014, on committing today to Virginia Military Institute!
Trevor had an outstanding fall with the Virginia Cardinals, showing tremendous versatility by pitching, catching and playing 3B and 1B. He closed out his fall by playing for the Virginia team in the Border Battle games earlier this month. He becomes the seventh Cardinals player in the current junior class to have committed to a Division I program already.
Trevor had an outstanding fall with the Virginia Cardinals, showing tremendous versatility by pitching, catching and playing 3B and 1B. He closed out his fall by playing for the Virginia team in the Border Battle games earlier this month. He becomes the seventh Cardinals player in the current junior class to have committed to a Division I program already.
Congratulations to Culver Lamb, Tallwood High School 2014, Old Dominion Hitters Baseball Club. Committed to Coach Ikenberry and VMI.
Congratulations to Alexander Mauricio (Manchester & Swamp Things) for deciding to play in school at Norfolk State!
He will be joining his big brother Jonathan there!
You can see Alexander here... http://www.playinschool.com/sw...hings/amauricio.html
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He will be joining his big brother Jonathan there!
You can see Alexander here... http://www.playinschool.com/sw...hings/amauricio.html
Rich
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Blake Bivens from GW Danville committed recently to Liberty. This kid can play.
http://www.libertyflamesnation...hp-blake-bivens.html
http://www.libertyflamesnation...hp-blake-bivens.html
2014 DeMarini Stars/Forest Park HS MIF Brian Mims commits to UNC Wilmington.
2014 DeMarini Stars/Riverdale Baptist Catcher Andrew Sharpe commits to James Madison.
Congratulation to the players and their families.
2014 DeMarini Stars/Riverdale Baptist Catcher Andrew Sharpe commits to James Madison.
Congratulation to the players and their families.
Congrats to Andrew and Brian! Both great kids and excellent players.
Seems like there have been a lot of 2014 commitments that slipped past us this summer. I'll try to update the list a little at a time.
But here is 1...
Drew Scott (Deep Run & RBA West) committed to Yale. See him here...
More to follow...
Rich
www.PlayInSchool.com/bus_tour <---- updated for 2014 w/ VA & NC trips
Lane Ward, King George RHP, committed to Norfolk State some time ago. Lane played for RBA South over the summer with some work with the Virginia Cardinals.
See Lane here...
Jacob Jaye - Millbrooke HS & Richmond Braves committed to VMI.
See him...
3 more VMI commits from the 2014 class...
Matt Dunlevy, St Christophers
Joe Williams, Battlefield...
Kyle Staats, Forest Park...
Rich
Does anyone know where Hunter Davis of Princess Anne High is going to college?
Is it just me, or does it seem to you guys that we have fewer seniors with commitments than at this point in recent years?
Yeah!!!! And not based on this thread. Just the general gossip and drift. It seems that the timetable has slowed up this year. Anybody got some hard info?
Originally Posted by Midlo Dad:
Is it just me, or does it seem to you guys that we have fewer seniors with commitments than at this point in recent years?
Many of you are much closer to this issue than me, but the talent pool over the last few years has been very strong. It could be that once you get past the top tier players the talent pool has dropped.
Originally Posted by Midlo Dad:
Is it just me, or does it seem to you guys that we have fewer seniors with commitments than at this point in recent years?
I thought this, too, until I counted. Note: there is no one central place to find all the early committments. Many have not been reported.
For 2013s:
First reported committment on the hsbaseballweb July 3, 2011
Last reported commentment on the hsbaseballweb July 6, 2013
33 committments as of 8/30/12 (VaPreps said they "had almost 50" by that time)
96 total reported committments - hsbaseballweb
97 total reported committments - Perfect Game
For 2014s
First reported committment on the hsbaseballweb February 23, 2012
Last reported commentment on the hsbaseballweb ?????
32 committments as of 9/9/13 - hsbaseballweb (one decommitted)
48 committments as of 9/9/13 - Perfect Game
(VaPreps hasn't updated since last fall)
For 2015s
First reported committment on the hsbaseballweb July 8, 2012
14 committments as of 9/9/13 - hsbaseballweb
12 committments as of 9/9/13 - Perfect Game
And after all the hashtagging, I may have miscounted!
(edited to add 2015 info)
As good as Perfect Game is, not everyone updates their profiles. I know of one Virginia player that hasn't updated his committment (but announced on the hsbaseballweb), and I know of another that has updated, but hasn't been reported on this site.
Updated EvoCanes 2014 commits from VA:
Chase Pinder - Poquoson - Clemson
Jack Owens- Lake Braddock - ECU
Charlie Cody - Great Bridge - Virginia
Hunter Taylor - Nandua - South Carolina
Taylor Lane - IMG Academy - Florida
Jack Gerstenmaier - Freeman - Virginia
Blake Bivens - GW Danville - Liberty
Derek Casey - Hanover - Virginia
Hunter Williams - Cosby - UNC
Jason Morgan - Chancellor - UNC
Joey Sullivan - McLean - Va Tech
Zach York - Hickory - Radford
Nate Matheson - Kecoughtan - Old Dominion
Chris Lohr - Robinson - W&M
Christian Lowry - Hickory - Virginia
Tucker McCoy - Spotswood - JMU
Ryan Hall - Cosby - W&M
Trevor Riggs - Nansemond River - Radford
Justin Hayes - Western Branch - Old Dominion
Craig McLane - Steward - W&M
Here are Demarini Stars 2014 commits (think some may be missing)
Brian Mims - UNC Wilmington, Forest Park INF
Tommy Doyle – Virginia, Flint Hill P
Charlie Fletcher - William & Mary P
Austin Magestro - UNC Wilmington, Hylton P
Jake McSteen – Nebraska, McLean P
Nick Feight - UNC Wilmington, Battlefield C
Nick Fuhrmann - St Joseph's, Heritage INF
Nick Wells - College of Charleston, Battlefield P
Devon Perez – ODU, Stone Bridge P
Riley Cummins – Virginia, McLean P
Steven Kraft - Western Kentucky, Battlefield SS
Joe Williams – VMI, Battlefield P
Michael Smith - George Mason Univ, South County SS
Zack Hopeck - Coastal Carolina, Heritage P
Kyle Staats – VMI, Forest Park P
David Slupek - George Mason Univ, Mt. View 1B
Kyle Wrighte, William & Mary, Freedom-South Riding SS
Bird,
Taylor Lane, IMG Academy ? Please help me out with this one fella ? Very interesting...
Also, Can you give scouting report of Nate Matheson, ODU ?
BBallFan2012,
Can you please give scouting report of Devon Perez as well ? Thanks to both of you !
Taylor Lane transferred down to IMG Academy in Florida.
Matheson is a 6'2"LHP, 83-85.
If a player leaves a program, joins another program, and is subsequently married up with his future college by the new program, I don't know that it's appropriate for the first program to claim credit for the commitment.
Likewise, if a player commits while with one program, and later leaves that program to pitch on occasion with another program, I don't know that it's appropriate for the second program to claim credit for the commitment.
Otherwise we're going to have certain players being claimed by multiple organizations.
Midlo,
I presume that was directed at me. We take no credit for kids getting a scholarship - we don't "claim" anyone. We simply announce that they played for us.
Culled from the Virginia Cardinals website:
(Casey and McLane committed while playing for the Cardinals and also played for the Canes at some point in their HS careers)
Tyler Fitzgerald, OF, Cosby HS - Virginia Tech
Harry Lee Watson, OF, James RIver HS - Virginia Tech
Derek Casey, RHP, Hanover HS - University of Virginia
Cullen Large, SS, James River HS, College of William and Mary
Craig McLane, OF, Steward, College of William and Mary
Brad McKay, IF, Cosby HS, James Madison University
Lane Ward, RHP, Norfolk State University
Culled from the Richmond Braves website (in several different places):
Zach Clinton, 2B/RHP, Liberty Christian HS, Liberty
Brett Langhorne, MIF, Lee Davis HS, Tennessee
Liam Lowery, OF/RHP, Jamestown HS, Naval Academy
Hayden Spalding, MIF, South Hampton HS, Naval Academy
Kyle Wrighte, MIF, South Riding, College of William and Mary
Robert White, RHP/C, Indian River, College of William and Mary
Matt Dunlevy, OF/MIF, St. Christopher's, VMI
Ryne Caudle, RHP, Hylton, Young Harris
Tyler Johnson, RHP, Trinity Episcopal, South Carolina
Devon Fisher, C, Western Branch, UVA
Who cares who they were with - or who they are with now? Let's celebrate these kids are playing at the next level. Nobody in my opinion should be taking "credit". Let's give all the credit to the kid.
Originally Posted by BBALLFAN2012:
Who cares who they were with - or who they are with now?
On the other hand, keep publishing this information. It helps players/families in their decisions as to where they should aspire to play their Summer/Fall ball. This info is a part of the data used to make intelligent decisions regarding a key component of the recruiting strategy.
This says that 3 of those guys ARE IYG Spiders?
Originally Posted by keewart:
Culled from the Virginia Cardinals website:
(Casey and McLane committed while playing for the Cardinals and also played for the Canes at some point in their HS careers)
Tyler Fitzgerald, OF, Cosby HS - Virginia Tech
Harry Lee Watson, OF, James RIver HS - Virginia Tech
Derek Casey, RHP, Hanover HS - University of Virginia
Cullen Large, SS, James River HS, College of William and Mary
Craig McLane, OF, Steward, College of William and Mary
Brad McKay, IF, Cosby HS, James Madison University
Lane Ward, RHP, Norfolk State University
Originally Posted by pitchout31:
This says that 3 of those guys ARE IYG Spiders?
Originally Posted by keewart:
Culled from the Virginia Cardinals website:
(Casey and McLane committed while playing for the Cardinals and also played for the Canes at some point in their HS careers)
Tyler Fitzgerald, OF, Cosby HS - Virginia Tech
Harry Lee Watson, OF, James RIver HS - Virginia Tech
Derek Casey, RHP, Hanover HS - University of Virginia
Cullen Large, SS, James River HS, College of William and Mary
Craig McLane, OF, Steward, College of William and Mary
Brad McKay, IF, Cosby HS, James Madison University
Lane Ward, RHP, Norfolk State University
Fitzgerald, Watson, Large, and McLane played for the Spiders while 13u, 14u, and/or 15u.
Gentlemen, we must remember that success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan.
Kyle McPherson - INF Western Branch - switched his commitment to JMU.
Chas Hinkle, 2-014 C from Great Bridge HS and the Va. Cardinals, has committed to play for Coach Frank Leoni at Marymount University.