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How 'bout we clue everyone in on what each of us know. Here are those I know of:

Daniel Marrs, James River, Wake Forest
Austin Stadler, James River, Wake Forest
Jackie Bradley, Prince George, South Carolina
Chad O'Connor, Western Branch, UVA
Will Roberts, Maggie Walker, UVA
John Austin Hicks, Goochland, UVA
Danny Hultzen, St. Alban's, UVA
Kyle Long, St. Anne's-Belfield, Florida State
Peter Verdin, Pope Paul VI, U. Georgia

I think I also read of a NoVa kid -- Ryan Farrar? -- who may also have committed to UVA, but I'm not sure about that one.
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You were right about Ryan Farrar being a Nova guy, he goes to Centreville with me... but he doesn't even play Baseball, he plays basketball I don't know if he commited to UVA for Bball though. On another note the Snyder twins from Westfield might be going to North Carolina (If they don't get drafted first). Also Colin Flaherty from Madison is getting looks from Auburn, Florida State, and Miami to name a few.
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Current PG Virginia 08 list, state ranking first, national ranking second.

01 / 6 Kyle Long - St. Anne's
02 / 21 Daniel Marrs - James River
03 / 98 Luke Erickson - St. Christopher
04 / 102 Peter Verdin - PVI
05 / 121 Taylor Buran - Benedictine
06 / 127 Austin Stadler - James River
07 / 186 Alfred Rodriguez - Oakton
08 / 196 Chad O'Connor - Western Branch
09 / 207 Will Roberts - Governer's School
10 / 289 Chris Forsten - NDA
11 / 345 Adam McConnell - Tabb
12 / 351 Jake Lowery - Midlothian
13 / 366 Jamie Blackwell - Forest Park
14 / 368 Matthew Snyder - Westfield
15 / 377 Ryan Crosby - NDA
here is the updated list as I've read thus far:

Daniel Marrs, James River, Wake Forest
Austin Stadler, James River, Wake Forest
Jackie Bradley, Prince George, South Carolina
Chad O'Connor, Western Branch, UVA
Will Roberts, Maggie Walker, UVA
John Austin Hicks, Goochland, UVA
Danny Hultzen, St. Alban's, UVA
Kyle Long, St. Anne's-Belfield, Florida State
Peter Verdin, Pope Paul VI, U. Georgia
Brett Bowers, Pope Paul VI, East Carolina
Gary Ward, Hickory, Miami
Shane Halley, Lake Braddock, UVA
Andrew Deal, LC Bird, VMI
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here is a revised list of those committed thus far from the Class of 2008......

Daniel Marrs, James River, Wake Forest
Austin Stadler, James River, Wake Forest
Jackie Bradley, Prince George, South Carolina
Chad O'Connor, Western Branch, UVA
Will Roberts, Maggie Walker, UVA
John Austin Hicks, Goochland, UVA
Danny Hultzen, St. Alban's, UVA
Justin Thompson, Tunstall, UVA
Shane Halley, Lake Braddock, UVA
Kyle Long, St. Anne's-Belfield, Florida State
Peter Verdin, Pope Paul VI, U. Georgia
Levi Hyams, Colonial Forge, U. Georgia
Brett Bowers, Pope Paul VI, East Carolina
Phillip Clark, Collegiate, East Carolina
Gary Ward, Hickory, Miami
Andrew Deal, LC Bird, VMI
Taylor Buran, Benedictine, Maryland
Zack Hegelson, Hidden Valley, Maryland
Cole Shain, Broad Run, William & Mary
Tadd Bower, Cosby, William & Mary
Will Lamb, Seaford, Clemson
Matthew Snyder, Westfield, Ole Miss
Michael Snyder, Westfield, Ole Miss
Daniel Bowman, Turner Ashby, Coastal Carolina
Dustin Galbraith, Douglas Freeman, West Virginia
Ronnie Shaban, Cosby, VA Tech
I added in positions of those I knew.....but others will have to double check and make additions or subtractions.....

Daniel Marrs, RHP, James River, Wake Forest
Austin Stadler, LHP/1B, James River, Wake Forest
Chad O'Connor, RHP, Western Branch, UVA
Will Roberts, RHP, Maggie Walker, UVA
John Austin Hicks, C, Goochland, UVA
Danny Hultzen, RHP/1B, St. Alban's, UVA
Justin Thompson, RHP, Tunstall, UVA
Shane Halley, RHP/OF, Lake Braddock, UVA
Peter Verdin, OF/RHP, Pope Paul VI, U. Georgia
Levi Hyams, 3B/MIF/OF, Colonial Forge, U. Georgia
Brett Bowers, 3B/MIF, Pope Paul VI, East Carolina
Phillip Clark, SS/OF, Collegiate, East Carolina
Taylor Buran, RHP, Benedictine, Maryland
Zack Hegelson, , Hidden Valley, Maryland
Cole Shain, LHP/1B, Broad Run, William & Mary
Tadd Bower, C, Cosby, William & Mary
Matthew Snyder, 1B, Westfield, Ole Miss
Michael Snyder, 3B/RHP, Westfield, Ole Miss
Daniel Bowman, Turner Ashby, Coastal Carolina
Dustin Galbraith, Douglas Freeman, West Virginia
Ronnie Shaban, MIF, Cosby, VA Tech
Will Lamb, Seaford, Clemson
Gary Ward, LHP/1B, Hickory, Miami
Andrew Deal, LC Bird, VMI
Jackie Bradley, OF, Prince George, South Carolina
Kyle Long, LHP/1B, St. Anne's-Belfield, Florida State

I'd use their first position listed as their primary position !
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Originally posted by Bear:
Of the five HS top rounders in the 08 amateur draft in the 'enlarged; Greater Wash-DC-MD-VA Metro, two are from 'area' that being Richmond and Charlottsville. With that said, neither will set foot on campus and will sign prior to Aug 14, 2008 (and for a whole lot of dollars!)


A lot can happen in the next year, so I don't think I would make absolute statements regarding these players a year in advance. Both have scholarships to ACC schools with strong academic and baseball programs, so both guys have options. Remember, nobody thought Justin Bristow would ever see a college campus either.
Will Bristow have to sit out a year due to the transfer?

Just a note about all the "commitments" from Virginia....I think it is important to realize that there are many top Virginia players out there that are receiving offers but not acting on them at this early in the process. My son, as well as I, look on this site and others to see who has made a verbal commitment recently. Truth is he is as antsy as the rest of those seeking to play at the next level, but when he reads headlines like "MANY TOP VIRGINA PLAYERS MAKE COMMITTMENTS" it misleads him and other to think that he might be missing the boat somewhere. In fact there are hundreds of players in Virginia that will eventually sign to play at D1,2,3,NAIA, or other programs. I don't think that the number of players announced on this board or others constitute "MANY" it doesn't even hit the mark of a few. There is still a lot of time left in this process.

As my son and I have felt in the past and continue to feel today, is that waiting for the right offer may mean waiting till late October or even next baseball season. In my opinion, and this is certainly not the case for all, is that some of the verbals are being done out of haste in order to satisfy or alley their fears that they might not get a better offer or opportunity elsewhere. Bristow going to East Carolina...might...be an example of that haste, but that could be a stretch as his situation coming out of high school with the pro-draft in the mix makes it different.

What I mean to say is that it's nice to hear of the players making it to the next level as that has certainly been the goal of many of them and of course is the goal of my son. This is just a reminder to the one's that haven't received the offers yet or that have received offers but not acted to not worry. If you look back at the past 5 years of top players, they "all”, or at least 95% of them have eventually signed somewhere.
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Good points all.

As for Bristow, the change in the transfer rule takes effect in 2008, so he can play right away at ECU.

I don't take the reports of early commitments as anything other than folks sharing the excitement for the players involved, including sons, sons of friends, teammates, kids we may have coached in Little League or played against, etc. Obviously my own son is on the lists above, but I know nearly all of the kids listed one way or the other, and I'm happy for each and every one of them.

I definitely agree that kids should not be discouraged for themselves just because they see others committing early.

In particular, early commits tend to be pitchers, so players who don't pitch shouldn't be comparing their situation to the pitchers. To a great extent that's an "apples and oranges" thing.

Every year there are kids who don't get deals done until just WEEKS before school starts! I wouldn't say you should wait that long on purpose, but the point is, there's still a lot of road ahead.

I look forward to the day when you get to share the good news that we all know is coming, too!

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