Class of 2008 Commitments So Far -- VA kids

I'm not sure, but I think Farrar is a Richmond area player. I could be wrong. As to his college commitment, I have no clue about that part

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.

I did a quick search for Farrar, and it looks like the baseball playing Ryan Farrar goes to Atlee in the Richmond area:

CAPITAL DISTRICT

First team: Ryan Farrar, Atlee

So, I don't know what this means about which one might have committed to UVA.

Also, these Snyder twins from Westfield....younger brothers of O's 2005 first rounder Brandon?

yes, Matt and Mike Snyder are younger brothers of Brandon Snyder, and sons of former major leaguer Brian Snyder. Mike is right handed hitting 3B, Matt is left handed hitting 1B. While not at Brandon's level (yet), both are excellent players with tremendous upside.

I have heard by word of mouth that Gary Ward of Hickory (chesapeake) has committed to U of Miami....not sure if thats the case though

Gary Ward received more than a 50% scholarship to Miami (FL).

Brett Bowers, Pope Paul VI, East Carolina University

My bad, I got my wires crossed on names. I meant to say Shane Halley of Lake Braddock, and VaPreps confirms he has committed to UVA as well as those noted above.

Ryan Farrar may wind up there some day, too! But he's not a 2008.

Sorry guys, I didn't know there was another Ryan Farrar out there.

Hi guys! Told by the parents that Andrew Deal of L.C. Byrd gave verbal to VMI.

JH

quote:

Originally posted by j2h6:
Keith Werman, Oakton, UVA

Kyle's little brother? It's good having Kyle back at UVA coaching.

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

GT, This thread is about commitments.

Taylor Buran of Benedictine committed to Maryland.

Armor, was to go on another thread. Posted here by mistake.

Cole Shain, Broad Run, committed to William & Mary.
Justin Thompson, Tunstall, committed to UVA.
Will Lamb, Seaford, committed to Clemson.

ive heard phillip clark from norfolk collegiate has committed to east carolina

A new military family has moved in to our great state of Virginia and they have an '08 player by the name of Levi Hyams. It appears he'll be playing for Colonial Forge HS in Stafford and he's verbally committed to the University of Georgia.

New commits:

Zack Hegelson, Hidden Valley, to U. of Maryland
Daniel Bowman, Turner Ashby, to Coastal Carolina
Dustin Galbraith, Douglas Freeman, to West Va. U.

Reported, not yet confirmed:

Ronnie Shaban, Cosby, to Va. Tech
Tadd Bower, Cosby, to Wm. & Mary

quote:

Originally posted by Midlo Dad:
Reported, not yet confirmed:

Ronnie Shaban, Cosby, to Va. Tech
Tadd Bower, Cosby, to Wm. & Mary

What position does Bower play? I only saw Cosby once, and the only players I remember specifically were the two Shabans and Lowery

Big first baseman.

I have just heard that the Snyder Twins from Westfield High School, both Matt and Michael have accepted scholarship offers to play ball in the SEC. The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) have picked up two great kids !

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

Jonathan Watson, LC Bird, Longwood

For those of us who may be interested in how a class is shaping up position-wise can someone enlighten us as to what primary positions these young men play?

Thanks....

quote:

Originally posted by j2h6:
Jonathan Watson, LC Bird, Longwood

WATSON IS TO LONGWOOD, BUT HE'S CLASS OF '07

Snyders to Ole Miss? Where did you hear that?

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 !

Bower is 1B, not C.

Shaban can play 2B, SS and 3B, also will pitch at Tech I'm sure.

Deal and Galbraith are RHP's.

Has Hudgins from Douglas Freeman committed? I think I've mentioned before how much he and his teammate Galbraith remind me of each other

Last I heard he was still sorting out suitors.

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!)

quote:

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.

Just saw where Bristow has transferred from Auburn to East Carolina -- reported on Baseball America.

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.

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!

Congrats to Jake Lowery, RHP/C/OF, Cosby HS, James Madison

and congratst to Chris Hardee on his choice -

congrats indeed, Chris Hardee, P, Manchester HS, verbally committed to Old Dominion

revised list as of today 8/28/07.....

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, 1B, Cosby, William & Mary
Matthew Snyder, 1B, Westfield, Ole Miss
Michael Snyder, 3B/RHP, Westfield, Ole Miss
Daniel Bowman, Turner Ashby, Coastal Carolina
Dustin Galbraith, RHP, Douglas Freeman, West Virginia
Ronnie Shaban, MIF, Cosby, VA Tech
Will Lamb, LHP/OF, Seaford, Clemson
Gary Ward, LHP/1B, Hickory, Miami
Andrew Deal, RHP, LC Bird, VMI
Jackie Bradley, OF, Prince George, South Carolina
Kyle Long, LHP/1B, St. Anne's-Belfield, Florida State
Chris Hardee, RHP, Manchester HS, Old Dominion
Jake Lowery, RHP/C/OF, Cosby HS, James Madison

Maybe Chris can help ODU with that football team they're trying to start up, too. He's a heckuva QB!

For those keeping track, that's 4 pitchers in the Dominion District committed to Division I schools so far ...

It's going to be a tough spring for our area hitters!

it's now official.....congrats to Keith Werman, MIF/C, Oakton HS, verbally committed to UVA !

Werman really knows how to play ball. Hey to you guys who keep coming up with these kids committing everywhere, where do you hear this news? Do you just have the inside sources of people?

Posted on VirginiaPreps.com:

Mikey O'Brien, Hidden Valley, to Winthrop (RHP/SS)
Brett Mollenhauer, recent transfer to Hidden Valley, to Radford (SS)


My purpose in starting this thread was to get info from all over posted in one place so that we could all know all that we all know, so to speak.

Some of the info here is found on VirginiaPreps.com. Other of it comes from different people knowing different players and their families.

Does Werman still throw with either hand? The first time I saw him play he pitched left handed and played short stop right handed in the same Babe Ruth playoff game.

Congrats to him.

O'Brien to Winthrop? His minor shoulder issues this spring must have scared off the ACC teams. That's a huge haul for the Eagles.

...just heard that Jesse Beal, RHP/1B, from South County HS has verbally committed to the University of Maryland....congrats !

JT, Winthrop outranks several ACC teams.

latest update.....

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
Keith Werman, MIF/C, Oakton HS, 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 Helgeson, 1B/DH, Hidden Valley, Maryland
Jesse Beal, RHP/1B, South County HS, Maryland
Cole Shain, LHP/1B, Broad Run, William & Mary
Tadd Bower, 1B, Cosby, William & Mary
Matthew Snyder, 1B, Westfield, Ole Miss
Michael Snyder, 3B/RHP, Westfield, Ole Miss
Daniel Bowman, Turner Ashby, Coastal Carolina
Dustin Galbraith, RHP, Douglas Freeman, West Virginia
Ronnie Shaban, MIF, Cosby, VA Tech
Will Lamb, LHP/OF, Seaford, Clemson
Gary Ward, LHP/1B, Hickory, Miami
Andrew Deal, RHP, LC Bird, VMI
Jackie Bradley, OF, Prince George, South Carolina
Kyle Long, LHP/1B, St. Anne's-Belfield, Florida State
Chris Hardee, RHP, Manchester HS, Old Dominion
Jake Lowery, RHP/C/OF, Cosby HS, James Madison
Mickey O’Brien, RHP/SS, Hidden Valley HS, Winthrop
Brett Mollenhauer, SS, Hidden Valley HS, Radford

quote:

Originally posted by Midlo Dad:
JT, Winthrop outranks several ACC teams.

Trust me, I am well aware of that, since I work at Liberty Univ...it still surprises me and I am happy for the Eagles and the Big South.

JT, didn't mean it as a slam. Just pointing out that I don't think going to Winthrop as opposed to the ACC counts as a come-down. I'm not that familiar with the program at Winthrop, but they must have a history of recruiting successes to be where they are.

Another point that should be noted -- following up on Armyofone's comments back a bit -- is that while all of the boys above have committed, not all of them are getting baseball money. Some received admissions consideration only, for example. I don't want to get into who got what, because that's not something that should be talked about on the world wide web. But a kid who's wondering why everyone but him is getting scholarship money should understand the realities and remain patient through the coming school year.

Jamie Blackwell, Forest Park SS, to UNC-Charlotte.

up to date list as of 8/31/07...

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
Keith Werman, MIF/C, Oakton HS, 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, 1B/DH, Hidden Valley, Maryland
Jesse Beal, RHP/1B, South County HS, Maryland
Cole Shain, LHP/1B, Broad Run, William & Mary
Tadd Bower, 1B, Cosby, William & Mary
Matthew Snyder, 1B, Westfield, Ole Miss
Michael Snyder, 3B/RHP, Westfield, Ole Miss
Daniel Bowman, Turner Ashby, Coastal Carolina
Dustin Galbraith, RHP, Douglas Freeman, West Virginia
Ronnie Shaban, MIF, Cosby, VA Tech
Will Lamb, LHP/OF, Seaford, Clemson
Gary Ward, LHP/1B, Hickory, Miami
Andrew Deal, RHP, LC Bird, VMI
Jackie Bradley, OF, Prince George, South Carolina
Kyle Long, LHP/1B, St. Anne's-Belfield, Florida State
Chris Hardee, RHP, Manchester HS, Old Dominion
Jake Lowery, RHP/C/OF, Cosby HS, James Madison
Mickey O’Brien, RHP/SS, Hidden Valley HS, Winthrop
Brett Mollenhauer, SS, Hidden Valley HS, Radford
Andrew Thomas, C, St. Albans, Furman
Jamie Blackwell, MIF/3B, Forest Park HS, UNC – Charlotte

Patrick Somers, Chantilly High School LHP/1B, has verbally committed to East Carolina University.

Congrats to Patrick and his family.....very exciting news !

...just a comment....any one else surprised by how few VA Tech recruits are on this list thus far. I know they wanted several players who are on this list but with alot of talent still out there....I'm just a little surprised.

Here's an update !...


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
Keith Werman, MIF/C, Oakton HS, UVA
Levi Hyams, 3B/MIF/OF, Colonial Forge, Georgia
Peter Verdin, OF/RHP, Pope Paul VI, Georgia
Brett Bowers, 3B/MIF, Pope Paul VI, East Carolina
Phillip Clark, SS/OF, Collegiate, East Carolina
Patrick Somers, LHP, Chantilly HS, East Carolina
Taylor Buran, RHP, Benedictine, Maryland
Zack Hegelson, 1B/DH, Hidden Valley, Maryland
Jesse Beal, RHP/1B, South County HS, Maryland
Cole Shain, LHP/1B, Broad Run, William & Mary
Tadd Bower, 1B, Cosby, William & Mary
Matthew Snyder, 1B, Westfield, Ole Miss
Michael Snyder, 3B/RHP, Westfield, Ole Miss
Daniel Bowman, Turner Ashby, Coastal Carolina
Dustin Galbraith, RHP, Douglas Freeman, West Virginia
Ronnie Shaban, MIF, Cosby, VA Tech
Will Lamb, LHP/OF, Seaford, Clemson
Gary Ward, LHP/1B, Hickory, Miami
Andrew Deal, RHP, LC Bird, VMI
Jackie Bradley, OF, Prince George, South Carolina
Kyle Long, LHP/1B, St. Anne's-Belfield, Florida State
Chris Hardee, RHP, Manchester HS, Old Dominion
Jake Lowery, RHP/C/OF, Cosby HS, James Madison
Mickey O’Brien, RHP/SS, Hidden Valley HS, Winthrop
Brett Mollenhauer, SS, Hidden Valley HS, Radford
Andrew Thomas, C, St. Albans, Furman
Jamie Blackwell, MIF/3B, Forest Park HS, UNC – Charlotte

Interesting question about Virginia Tech. I would also be interested in any insights people may have.

I have heard from several sources that Va Tech recruited a unusually large number of players for THIS year. With the new rules, roster limits I wouldn't be surprised if Va Tech recruits an unusually low # of players from the class of 08.

I know VT has some offers out there - they missed on a few already - I think the above comment is correct they have limited money to offer this year and are being very selective. On a couple of the kids that they 'missed' on they could not offer the same amount of $ that the schools that eventually landed the prospects did

I agree with the things said as to why VT might not be getting many kids this year.

Additionally, I know they have shown an exemplary committment to many kids they recruit by keeping them for the entire time they are at VT (as long as they make the grades) some programs "run off' kids to get better kids.

When Coach hartman was there they did not do this. it would appear that the new coach isn't either but we'll wait and see until rosters are posted.

I think they only have 6 rising seniors vs. 11 lost seniors (why they had a big fresh class). So they may only have a few spots.

here's to them keeping their word to the young men they recruit.

I understand that Tech has attempted to recruit a number of in-state '08 prospects as walk-ons, some who have many substantial offers and other options. I will be interested to see their recruiting class this year.......

I don't know what financial terms have been offered to anyone by Tech, whether they landed them or not.

I do know that Tech pushed hard with a lot of kids listed above who for whatever reasons went elsewhere. You would probably get as many different reasons as you would get kids. In my own son's case, there was nothing negative about Tech, he just loved Wake, that's all. I think folks can read too much negative into situations where the negatives aren't really there.

I also know that there's a lot of time left, and Ronnie Shaban is a good start on anyone's recruiting class. Frankly I wish Wake had gotten him and I'm not looking forward to facing him (except that I like to see a talented kid like that perform, it's just plain fun). If I were a Hokie fan, I would not despair just yet. Progress is being made. It's just that it's a tough conference for trying to climb over folks in the standings. But hey, UVA did it, so it can be done.

FWIW, I could list you a dozen elite players who are still in play. And those are just the ones I know. Give it some time and we'll see how it all shakes out.

I think it's quiet period 1 - 14 September?

With apologies, I had to delete one report above, found out it was bad info. If you notice something missing it is intentional; please don't spread my mistake around if you remember it or have a copy of it, thanks!

Quiet Period is September 1-13. Only restriction is that coaches must make in-perons contacts on THEIR campus only during this time. They can still call or email recruits during quiet period, though.

I would like to say this about Va Tech's coaches. Coach Hughes and Gambino are first class guys. Some of the best people I met during my sons recruiting. Honest , upfront , and down right down to earth folks. Passionate about the university and their desire to bring a winning program to the Va Tech campus. They will get it done. They have some very good players coming in already. If my son had ended up at Va Tech I would have been very happy for him to play under those guys watch. Gracious folks and first class all the way.

Brooks Martin, OF, Deep Run, to VMI

Midlo, is the O'Brien kid the same one who was at the UNC winter camp last year? If so, I thought his name was Mikey, not Mickey. He is listed on the Carolina Cubs showcase roster. Do you know if he is playing with them? Thanks.

NDA catcher Chris Forsten committed to William & Mary.

It IS the same kid...MIKEY O'Brien.

The list continues to grow.....congratulations to those below:

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
Keith Werman, MIF/C, Oakton HS, UVA
Jared King, MIF, Pulaski County HS, UVA
Levi Hyams, 3B/MIF/OF, Colonial Forge, Georgia
Peter Verdin, OF/RHP, Pope Paul VI, Georgia
Brett Bowers, 3B/MIF, Pope Paul VI, East Carolina
Phillip Clark, SS/OF, Collegiate, East Carolina
Patrick Somers, LHP, Chantilly HS, East Carolina
Taylor Buran, RHP, Benedictine, Maryland
Zack Hegelson, 1B/DH, Hidden Valley, Maryland
Jesse Beal, RHP/1B, South County HS, Maryland
Cole Shain, LHP/1B, Broad Run, William & Mary
Tadd Bower, 1B, Cosby HS, William & Mary
Chris Forsten, C, Notre Dame Academy, William & Mary
Matthew Snyder, 1B, Westfield, Ole Miss
Michael Snyder, 3B/RHP, Westfield, Ole Miss
Daniel Bowman, Turner Ashby, Coastal Carolina
Dustin Galbraith, RHP, Douglas Freeman, West Virginia
Ronnie Shaban, MIF, Cosby, VA Tech
Will Lamb, LHP/OF, Seaford, Clemson
Gary Ward, LHP/1B, Hickory, Miami
Andrew Deal, RHP, LC Bird, VMI
Brooks Martin, OF, Deep Run HS, VMI
Jackie Bradley, OF, Prince George, South Carolina
Kyle Long, LHP/1B, St. Anne's-Belfield, Florida State
Chris Hardee, RHP, Manchester HS, Old Dominion
Jake Lowery, RHP/C/OF, Cosby HS, James Madison
Mickey O’Brien, RHP/SS, Hidden Valley HS, Winthrop
Brett Mollenhauer, SS, Hidden Valley HS, Radford
Andrew Thomas, C, St. Albans, Furman
Jamie Blackwell, MIF/3B, Forest Park HS, UNC – Charlotte

First posted on Virginiapreps.com, congratulations to George Piccirilli, C/RHP, Osbourn Park High School has accepted a scholarship offer to play baseball at VMI.

man, the list continues to grow... how many have backed out and verbeled to another program, anyone???

Haven't heard of any and don't expect any. Didn't happen last year that I know of, either. I don't think this happens much nationally, even though it is permissible.

No decision made, but a name not mentioned on here before, Daniel Hawkins of Central (Woodstock), has several D-I offers and likely more coming. He's a 6'4" RHP, pitched in Commonwealth Games for North squad, currently playing for the Oriolelanders in the fall, has hit 92-93 in several different settings.

Yes Virginia, there is baseball in the Valley!

Denbigh High School product Chris McDougal made a verbal commitment to Liberty University and Head Coach Jim Toman last monthg.

McDougal also plays for Canes Coach Jeff Petty who stated "Chris is one of the most valuable players on our team. He can do so many things well. He swings the bat with some authority, and is an excellent infielder in addition to that he does a great job behind the plate, and can flash upper 80 mph on his fastball from the bump with a good feel for a change up. He is an excellent player, and person. Great fit! Congrats Chris!

Congratulations to Hickory OF/P Brett Harris who committed to ODU this past week. Interest in Brett had come from Radford, Norfolk State, JMU and ODU. Brett is an extremly hard worker and we are all very proud of him.

L.C. Bird twin MIF/RHP's Joshua and Jacob Karr have committed to Wingate.

Congratulations to Alfred Rodriguez MIF (Oakton HS) who last night verbally committed to a scholarship offer to play ball in the ACC at the University of Maryland.

VirginiaPreps.com is now reporting that Chantilly LHP Patrick Somers has committed to East Carolina.

Congratulations to Paul VI's Matt Murakami, MIF, who yesterday verbally committed to a scholarship offer from the University of Maryland. This is the 3rd player from Paul VI to verbally commit early to a D-1 program.

I heard this past weekend that Ryan Crosby from Notre Dame Academy has verbally committed to a scholarship offer from Virginia Commonwealth University(VCU)....congratulations.

Also congratulations goes out to Collin Flaherty from James Madison HS who recently verbally committed to a scholarship offer from VMI....congrats !

If I've left anyone off this list, please update us with your status !

Virginia Commitments for the Class of 2008

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
Keith Werman, MIF/C, Oakton HS, UVA
Jared King, MIF, Pulaski County HS, UVA
Levi Hyams, 3B/MIF/OF, Colonial Forge, Georgia
Peter Verdin, OF/RHP, Pope Paul VI, Georgia
Brett Bowers, 3B/MIF, Pope Paul VI, East Carolina
Phillip Clark, SS/OF, Collegiate, East Carolina
Patrick Somers, LHP, Chantilly HS, East Carolina
Taylor Buran, RHP, Benedictine, Maryland
Zack Hegelson, 1B/DH, Hidden Valley, Maryland
Jesse Beal, RHP/1B, South County HS, Maryland
Alfred Rodriguez, MIF, Oakton HS, Maryland
Matt Murakami, MIF, Pope Paul VI, Maryland
Cole Shain, LHP/1B, Broad Run, William & Mary
Tadd Bower, 1B, Cosby HS, William & Mary
Chris Yates, RHP, Chantilly HS, William & Mary
Chris Forsten, C, Notre Dame Academy, William & Mary
Matthew Snyder, 1B, Westfield, Ole Miss
Michael Snyder, 3B/RHP, Westfield, Ole Miss
Andrew Deal, RHP, LC Bird, VMI
Brooks Martin, OF, Deep Run HS, VMI
Collin Flaherty, C/3B, James Madison HS, VMI
George Piccirilli, RHP/C, Osbourn Park HS, VMI
Brett Harris, OF/P, Hickory HS, Old Dominion
Chris Hardee, RHP, Manchester HS, Old Dominion
Kenny Stoneback, SS/OF, Colonial Heights HS, ODU
Joshua Karr, MIF/RHP, LC Bird HS, Wingate
Jacob Karr, MIF/RHP, LC Bird HS, Wingate
Daniel Bowman, Turner Ashby, Coastal Carolina
Dustin Galbraith, RHP, Douglas Freeman, West Virginia
Ronnie Shaban, MIF, Cosby, VA Tech
Will Lamb, LHP/OF, Seaford, Clemson
Gary Ward, LHP/1B, Hickory, Miami
Jackie Bradley, OF, Prince George, South Carolina
Kyle Long, LHP/1B, St. Anne's-Belfield, Florida State
Jake Lowery, RHP/C/OF, Cosby HS, James Madison
Mickey O’Brien, RHP/SS, Hidden Valley HS, Winthrop
Brett Mollenhauer, SS, Hidden Valley HS, Radford
Andrew Thomas, C, St. Albans, Furman
Jamie Blackwell, MIF/3B, Forest Park HS, UNC – Charlotte
Chris McDougal, C/MIF/RHP, Denbigh HS, Liberty University
Cody Brown, SS/RHP, Tabb HS, High Point University
Seth Cutler-Voltz, P, Henrico HS, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
Josh Alford, SS,Trinity Episcopal,VCU
Ryan Crosby, RHP/3B, Notre Dame Academy, VCU

Congrats to teammates Hunter Parrish and Phil McCarthy from Great Bridge HS. They both have verbally committed to scholarship offers from Old Dominion University.

Josh Alford, SS at Trinity Episcopal in Richmond, has committed to VCU.

Charles "Buddy" Fields, SS/OF/P, Stonewall Jackson, Mount Saint Mary's

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Midlo,

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....first reported on virginiapreps.com, congratulations to the following players on their early verbal commitments.....I wish them all the best at the next level.....


Cody Brown, SS/RHP, Tabb HS, High Point University

Chris Yates, RHP, Chantilly HS, William & Mary

Seth Cutler-Voltz, P, Henrico HS, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Kenny Stoneback, SS/OF, Colonial Heights HS, Old Dominion University. Congratulations Kenny!

as first reported on virginiapreps.com website, congratulations to the following virginia '08's on their verbal commitments:

Taylor Perkins, RHP, Dinwiddie HS, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
Kevin Wager, 3B/OF/P, Oakton HS, Villanova University
Adam McConnell, SS, Tabb HS, University of Richmond
Alan Watts, RHP, Lord Botetourt HS, VMI
Josh Holskey, 1B/OF, Lord Botetourt HS, Campbell University

Ryan Mallory, Midlothian High School 1B, University of Richmond.

Jacob Morely, OF/Utility, WT Woodson HS, VMI

congrats Jacob !

Adam Lopez, Stafford High Schhol, VMI.

Will Hudgins, RHP from Douglas Freeman in the Richmond area, has committed to Notre Dame!