Out with 2006 and in with 2007........

Should we post verbal commitments that we have first hand knowledge of? Or, should we just wait for November and the signing day?

Four of the boys who play summer ball with me have already verballed, and a couple more are considering offers. Should I wait to list those who've given their verbal?

catcherdad,
Verbal is fine if its 1st hand knowledge. I like for the player to tell the other schools that he was considering before I would post any information.

Congrats to your players!

Okay then....

Brent Hottman, C, Oak Ridge HS, Sacramento State

Thain Simon, RHP, Jesuit HS, Santa Clara University

Scotty Walker, LHP, Del Oro HS, University of California - Davis

Tyler Waldron, RHP, Golden Sierra HS, University of the Pacific

All are from the Sacramento area.

"Dirtbags" 2007 commitments

UNC
Zeke Blanton
Ben Bunting
Greg Holt
Patrick Johnson
Ryan Leach

Clemson
John Hinson
Justin Poovey
Trent Rothlin

NC State
Seth Simmons
Vance Williams
Quincy Lattimore

Wake Forest
David Mailman

East Carolina
Brad Mincey

UNC-W
Tyler Smith
Cody Stanley

UNC-G
Wes McBride

More coming soon!

Va. Tech
Brian Jordan

Some Northern California Verbals:

Jake Adkins - LHP - Las Lomas HS - Gonzaga
Kyle Adkins - LHP - Las Lomas HS - Gonzaga
Daniel Alcaire - SS - Salesian HS - Saint Mary's
Gabe Arcoleo - 1B - Salinas HS - UNLV
Grant Bauer - 3B - Bellarmine Prep - UC Davis
Kyle Blair - RHP - Los Gatos HS - San Diego
Sean Burns - RHP - Clayton Valley HS - San Francisco
Mark Canha - OF - Bellarmine Prep - California
Matt Chavez - IF/OF - Burlingame HS - San Francisco
Ryan Fischer - RHP - Lodi HS - Pacific
Jake Floethe - 1B/RHP - Acalanes HS - Fresno State
Bricklin Foley - RHP - Archbishop Mitty HS - Santa Clara
Erik Goeddel - RHP - Bellarmine Prep - UCLA
Tyler Hess - P/C - De La Salle HS - Pepperdine
Nick Hom - INF - De La Salle HS - San Diego
Brent Hottman - C - Oakridge HS - Sacramento State
Eric Johnson - 1B/3B - Bellarmine Prep - UC Davis
Justin Kuks - RHP - West HS (Tracy) - Saint Mary's
Kyle Lawton - RHP/OF - Deer Valley HS - Saint Mary's
Taylor Lee - OF - Miramonte HS - UC Riverside
Ryan Lipkin - C - Solano College - San Francisco
Chris LoPiccolo - OF/3B - Monterey HS - UC Santa Barbara
Nick Ousman - RHP - Campolindo HS - San Diego
Trevor Paine - C/P - Jesuit HS - Sacramento State
Joey Parsons - RHP - Carmel HS - Hawaii
Ryan Perry - INF - Sacramento CC - San Francisco
Dayne Quist - LHP - Santa Cruz HS - UC Davis
Taylor Reid - RHP - De La Salle HS - Saint Mary's
Zach Samuels - RHP - Leigh HS, DeAnza College - UC Santa Barbara
Alex Schmarzo - RHP - Palo Alto HS - Saint Mary's
Thain Simon - RHP - Jesuit HS - Santa Clara
David Small - LHP - Benicia HS - Saint Mary's
Kyle Tachibana - RHP/UTL - Los Altos HS - Saint Mary's
Dwight Tanaka - MIF - De Anza HS - California
Jared Wagner - RHP - De La Salle HS - UC Santa Barbara
Tyler Waldron - RHP - Golden Sierra HS - Pacific
Scotty Walker - LHP - Del Oro HS - UC Davis
Thomas Whitsett - RHP - Willows HS - UNLV

Madison Bumgarner South Caldwell- UNC
Justin Poovey South Caldwell- Clemson
Justin Jackson T.C. Robeson-Arizona State
Sam Runion-A.C. Reynolds- Tennessee

Joe Frabasile INF Fordham Prep, NY
Has committed to UNC-Greensboro

Curtis Casali C New Caanan HS, CT
Has Committed to Vanderbilt

These players have been part of the Clippers program in the past.

From the South Troy Dodgers:

Greg Holle OF/P Christian Brothers
Has committed to TCU

Ben Henderson 1b/OF
Has committed to Jacksonville University

Congratulations to all of these fine young men and their families....

Another EDH Vipers player commited about a week ago. Congratulations to Jake Morton, RHP from Jesuit High School in Sacramento on commiting to UC Irvine.

Drew Storen, Rhp/inf from Brownsburg, IN committed to Stanford University.

the following are commitment that i have heard
or been notified of.
rick porcelo-unc
matt harvey-unc
bryan dupra-n.d.
curt casalli-vandy
joey manning-vandy
anthony ranaudo-Lsu
d.j.laMahieu-Lsu
greg sherry-n.d.
joe pavone-u conn.
joe frabasille-unc greensboro

the following are probable

= = Edited by moderator
- Removed list of "probables" due to concern expressed by a member. As noted in the first post above, we should only post commitments about which we have first hand knowledge. Listing the schools which have been in contact with each player and then guessing which one he will end up at can be intriguing. But in some cases this information will be inaccurate, and also it can influence decisions of others in some cases. = =

The World Yacht Clippers are pleased to announce the verbal committment of

TOM LUCIANO OF Pound Ridge, NY

To DUKE UNIVERSITY

Congratulations to Tom and his family, great kid and wonderful family....

Seth Blair, P/SS Rock Falls, IL
Has verbally committed to Arizona State University

Congrats to Seth and his family... Awesome people.. Stage one done...

Kevin Smith (3B) from San Antonio Christian has committed to Furman University. Congrats to Kevin and his family!

The World Yacht Clippers are pleased to announce the verbal committment of:

MATT TOMSHAW LHP KINGSTON, NY

To JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY

Congratulations to Matt and his family. Tough competitor.

Another of the World Yacht Clippers has made his decision:

SEAN LUCAS LHP Beacon, NY

Verbally committed to the Uiversty of Virginia

Sean was a virtual unknown until the PG Northeast Showcase and a summer with the Clippers.....Congratulations also to Coach Bob Atwell from Beacon HS....

the east coast grays are proud to announce the following commitments

brian dupra - notre dame
matt harvey - UNC
brett harman - maryland
tony balisteri - virginia tech
ryan mosher - st bonaventure
mike weingarten - st bonaventure
joe pavone - uconn

the grays also recently finished 7th at the wwba underclass championships in ft myers.

for more info visit www.eastcoastgrays.org or email at ecgraysbaseball@aim.com

Updated Northern California list

Jake Adkins - LHP - Las Lomas HS - Gonzaga
Kyle Adkins - LHP - Las Lomas HS - Gonzaga
Daniel Alcaire - SS - Salesian HS - Saint Mary's
Nick Andrews - C - De La Salle HS - Hawaii
Gabe Arcoleo - 1B - Salinas HS - UNLV
Zach Babbitt - 2B - Albany HS - San Diego State
Grant Bauer - 3B - Bellarmine Prep - UC Davis
Stephen Bautista - RHP - Cosumnes River College - Nevada
David Berner - LHP - West Valley College (Santa Clara HS) - San Jose State
Kyle Blair - RHP - Los Gatos HS - San Diego
Sean Burns - RHP - Clayton Valley HS - San Francisco
Mark Canha - OF - Bellarmine Prep - California
Nathan Carter - SS - De La Salle - Air Force
Matt Chavez - IF/OF - Burlingame HS - San Francisco
Noble Enriquez – 2B – Palma HS – San Diego
Ryan Fischer - RHP - Lodi HS - Pacific
Jake Floethe - 1B/RHP - Acalanes HS - Fresno State
Bricklin Foley - RHP - Archbishop Mitty HS - Santa Clara
David Freitas - C/1B - Elk Grove HS - Loyola Marymount
Erik Goeddel - RHP - Bellarmine Prep - UCLA
Brian Guinn - SS - Berkeley HS - California
Aaron Headrick - INF - Cupertino HS - Santa Clara
Tyler Hess - P/C - De La Salle HS - Pepperdine
Nick Hom - INF - De La Salle HS - San Diego
Brent Hottman - C - Oakridge HS - Sacramento State
Eric Johnson - 1B/3B - Bellarmine Prep - UC Davis
Justin Kuks - RHP - West HS (Tracy) - Saint Mary's
Kyle Lawton - RHP/OF - Deer Valley HS - Saint Mary's
Taylor Lee - OF - Miramonte HS - UC Riverside
Ryan Lipkin - C - Solano College - San Francisco
Chris LoPiccolo - OF/3B - Monterey HS - UC Santa Barbara
Garrett Luippold - LHP - Reno HS - San Francisco
Cody Martin - RHP/1B - Dos Palos HS - Gonzaga
Braxton Miller - C - West HS - Nevada
Kevin Miller - RHP - Valley Christian HS - California
Jake Morton - RHP - Jesuit HS - UC Irvine
Nick Ousman - RHP - Campolindo HS - San Diego
Trevor Paine - C/P - Jesuit HS - Sacramento State
Joey Parsons - RHP - Carmel HS - Hawaii
David Polhemus - INF - St. Ignatius Prep - Cornell
Tillman Pugh - OF - De La Salle HS - Arizona State
Dayne Quist - LHP - Santa Cruz HS - UC Davis
Taylor Reid - RHP - De La Salle HS - Saint Mary's
Zach Samuels - RHP - DeAnza College (Leigh HS) - UC Santa Barbara
Alex Schmarzo - RHP - Palo Alto HS - Saint Mary's
Thain Simon - RHP - Jesuit HS - Santa Clara
Josh Slaats - RHP - California HS - Hawaii
David Small - LHP - Benicia HS - Saint Mary's
Kyle Tachibana - RHP/UTL - Los Altos HS - Saint Mary's
Dwight Tanaka - MIF - De Anza HS - California
Cory Vaughn - OF - Jesuit HS - San Diego State
Jared Wagner - RHP - De La Salle HS - UC Santa Barbara
Tyler Waldron - RHP - Golden Sierra HS - Pacific
Scotty Walker - LHP - Del Oro HS - UC Davis
Joey Wallace - 3B - Acalanes HS - Nevada
James Warren - 3B - Carmel HS - Jacksonville
Aaron Westlake - 1B - Shasta HS - Vanderbilt
Thomas Whitsett - RHP - Willows HS - UNLV

Just read in the local paper that
RHP Hugh Henry from Mt Vernon HS, NY

Has committed to the University of Pittsburgh. Here is the link and nice story.

Congratulations to Hugh and his HS Coach and friend of mine, Joe Mazzella.
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID...MsJMQY61uFK5cJ5RE%3D

Congrats to Hugh Henry---we were proud to once again have him pitching for us in Jupiter this year

Best of luck in the future

I spoke to Hugh about his committment on Thursday and he was very excited to be finally committed. Pitt seemed to be his first choice all along. Congrats, Hugh.

Congratulations to Hugh Henry . Great young man and an outstanding pitcher. (one of the best I saw in Jupiter , velocity and control)
Joe Jordano is lucky to get him!
Much Luck in the future Hugh!

TRHit- you have a PM

jordano was my old college coach before he got the job at pitt.... he works extremely well with his players and is completely dedicated to them both on and off the field... good luck hugh

Congratulations to Hugh. My son played with Hugh this past summer for the New York Nine and with College Select. Outstanding pitcher. Best of luck to Hugh.

From the little town of Griffith, IN and members of the Hammond Chiefs summer program...3B Ryan Bridges to Purdue University and RHP Matt Kuna to the University of Toledo

The day is finally here. Josh Wilson from small town Canton, Texas signs with Div I Dallas Baptist University. Alot of sweat and tears went into this day but it was all worth it. Now I can give a big ole "WHEWWW"

GO PATRIOTS!

We are pleased to announce that our son, Jonathan Jones, a/k/a JJ, 6'4" RHP from Collierville High School and Dulins Dodgers has signed with the University of Memphis, of Conference USA.

GO TIGERS!!!!!!

Thanks to all HSBB websters for the helpful information regarding the recruiting process. Thanks to any past, present and future coaches and teammates reading this post for your support as well. Thanks to our GA friends, we miss you, J'boro HS, Georgia Swamp Dragons and OTC Bearcats.

TPM: Maybe you can teach us some "generic" Tiger Cheers!

Also signing this week are:

CHS/DD teammate Drew Pomeranz, LHP, Collierville, TN (Collierville HS) Ole Miss
GA teammate Carson Schilling, C, Macon, GA UGA
GA teammate Isaiah Froneberger, RHP/OF, Forest Park, (Forest Park HS) UGA
DD teammate Michael Park, RHP, Memphis, TN (MUS) Ole Miss
DD teammate Josh Liles, OF, Jackson, TN (USJ) University of TN
DD teammate Blake Forsythe,C, Lakeland, TN (Christian Brothers HS) University of TN
DD teammate Robbie Graham, OF, Cordova, TN (Cordova HS) U of Memphis
DD teammate Adam McClain, IF, Collierville, TN (Houston HS) U of Memphis

SL,
Congratulations!

1234 1234 C L E M S OOOOOOOOO N, Fight Tigers, Fight Tigers, Fight, Fight Fight! Only one I know!

Then there is the famous Hold that Tiger Rag Song!

MAybe Fungo has some, his son was a Tiger at Auburn!

Catchersdad too, he's a Tiger Paw Dad!

As they say in the Carolina upstate
Woooooooooo HOOOOOOOOOOO!

TPM,

Thanks! I will have to ask my uncle and brother-in-law about tiger cheers too as they are Clemson Alumni! Our family is a real ZOO with Tigers, Panthers, Gators and Dawgs. Some are always Fighting Irish, others 'Noles and Canes. Game days are a real hoot with all the "brotherly" love expressed towards each other. Especially since our college teams often play directly against each other. Have you checked your 07 schedule. Memphis plays Clemson! Tiger v Tiger

I think, if memory serves, FUNGO is not only an Auburn Tiger Fan but his son also played for Dulins Dodgers.?

Son of a gun..I mean Tiger, you know the schedule better than ME!
Avatar bet?

Still Learning,
Thanks for all the info and congrats to the West TN players. Dulins does a great job in that area to help the players.

The Buckeye Scout's unofficial list of Ohio's Class of 2007 Early Signees of the NLI.

AKRON
C Dan Burant (Brecksville-Broadview Hts)
LHP Scott Foster (Green)
OF/LHP Andrew Turocy (Canfield)

ASHLAND
SS Kyle Rish (Brecksville-Broadview Hts)

BOWLING GREEN
3B/RHP Clay Duncan (Norwalk)
OF/LHP Patrick Martin (Oregon Clay)
RHP Brooks Mohr (Elida)
C/OF Ryan Schlater (St Paris Graham)
RHP Brennen Smith (Sandusky Perkins)
RHP Charles Wooten (Woodmore)

CINCINNATI
RHP Lou Coppola (Poland Seminary)
SS Chris Dixon (Cinti Princeton)
RHP Nick Johnson (Delphos St Johns)

DAYTON
RHP/SS Tim Lynn (Canton Central Catholic)

KENT STATE
RHP Justin Gill (Canton South)
LHP Kyle Hallock (Sandusky Perkins)
OF Ben Klafczynski (Medina Highland)
OF Joe Koch (Austintown Fitch)
LHP Cory Martin (Stow)

MIAMI
LHP Sam Dawes (Princeton)
OF/LHP Adam Eaton (Kenton Ridge)
SS/OF Jon Edgington (Wyoming)
SS Brad Gschwind (Lakota West)
SS Johnny Hornke (Hudson)
LHP Tyler Melling (Bellefontaine)
1B Corey Sayers (Hudson)
OF/1B Kyle Weldon (Mason)

OHIO STATE
C Daniel Burkhart (Cinti Moeller)
3B/1B Ryan Meade (Lewis Center Olentangy)
RHP Alex Wimmers (Cinti Moeller)

OHIO U
OF Adam Gecewich (Strongsville)
SS Zack Keen (Beavercreek)
1B Robert Maddox (VASJ)
3B/RHP Boomer Moulton (Toledo Start)
C Trace Voshell (Clermont Northeastern)

TOLEDO
OF Jason Edwards (Trenton Edgewood)
INF Jared Hoying (Fort Loramie)
OF Dan Sherwood (Walsh Jesuit)
RHP Matt Suschak (Brecksville-Broadview Hts)
C Jimmy Vahalik (Cols DeSales)
RHP Matt Zahel (Castalia Margaretta)

WRIGHT STATE
OF Ryan Ashe (Huber Hts Wayne)
C/2B Kyle Mossbarger (Urbana)
RHP Lee Valencheck (Barberton)
RHP Michael Woytek (Dublin Scioto)

XAVIER
INF Phil Bauer (Fairfield)
LHP/1B Ben Thomas (Westerville Central)

YOUNGSTOWN STATE
LHP Cody Dearth (Bellevue)
C Eric Doyle (Centerburg)
LHP Matt Tucker (Westerville North)

OUT OF STATE COMMITS
RHP/OF A.J. Achter (Oregon Clay): MICHIGAN STATE
INF Tom Belza (Cinti Moeller): OKLAHOMA STATE
C/RHP Tyler Burgoon (Defiance): MICHIGAN
SS/RHP Derek Dietrich (St Ignatius): GEORGIATECH
SS Justin Ellis (Pickerington North): WVU
RHP Shane Farrell (St Ignatius): MARSHALL
RHP Matt Fryer (Reynoldsburg): WVU
RHP Jordan Goldschmidt (Fort Loramie): EMU
LHP Michael Jefferson (Clermont NE): LA TECH
OF/RHP Ben Jurevicius (St Ignatius): MARSHALL
OF/RHP Ian Kadish (Cinti Wyoming): MARSHALL
RHP Jordan Kegler (Hilliard Darby): KANSAS STATE
3B/C Jason King (Dublin Jerome): KANSAS STATE
RHP Scott Moviel (Lakewood St Edwards): NC STATE
C Ed Rohan (Yotown Ursuline): WINTHROP
RHP Dane Swinehart (Lancaster): BELMONT
RHP Ben Trimbur (Gahanna Lincoln): BUTLER
RHP/3B Kolbrin Vitek (Bryan): BALL STATE

the east coast grays are happy to announce that cassidy mcdaniel (va) has committed to radford university

H Vol,

Thanks! Jonathan enjoyed his season with Dulins, the coaches and teammates.

I seem to recall some fancy Knox Star busses pulling into the ballparks around the southside of ATL (Jonesboro, Riverdale, Stockbridge...) many moons ago before East Cobb took off. Might that have been you at times?

TPM,

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For a list of the current 2007 commits go to pgcrosschecker.com

Oregon State just signed (9) players: Tim Alderson, Brandon Hayes, Garrett Nash, Isaac Oakley, Joshua Osich, Travis Mattair, Brad Reid, Tanner Robles, and Chris Vitus.

Andrew Thomas and Nate Theunissen from Mt. Pleasant High School have signed with Central Michigan University. Congratulations guys!