Who are some of best seniors still not comitted to play in college?
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Dustin Gunn #12 Nottoway High School, Nottoway VA
Josh Worthley, OF/RHP, Kellam HS
Ryan Galvin, LHP, Kellam HS
Tyler Tharp, 1B/OF, Kempsville HS, VA Beach, VA
Robert Banks, the center fielder for Hayfield High School in Northern Virginia should be on this list. He has an excellent combination of speed and power, with a good eye at the plate.
Keith Roberts SS/Util Clover Hill. very polished hitter who can handle the upper level pitchers - is already 4-7 this spring off of elite arms (Luke Bolka and Jack Roberts) with a 3B and 2 doubles.
Jake Brown LHP Matoaca - younger brother of Georgetown Soph Will Brown - 6'5" and pounds the zone with 3 pitches - projectable and finally getting a chance to perform after playing a support role for a previously senior heavy Matoaca team.
Both are DI players.
Quentin Rodney SS Liberty (Bealeton) HS All State Soph, All Region Jr, Tre Porter Sherando beat him out in the voting (close), Played Richmond Baseball Academy Elite this past summer/fall. 4 K's all last spring, pitched around a lot. .492 BA 2012, 2 HR so far this year in 5 games played. East Cobb All Tourney Team. D-1 Player for sure.
Talking about a pure hitter.. the son of Lancers head coach Ricky Saunders, Andrew Saunders (IF) of Manchester High school. This kid got some nice quick hand. He really improved his fielding skills this year too. He looks like he can be a nice pick.
Hayden Lee, MIF Douglas Freeman. 2012 First Team All Colonial District. DSF Team MVP in 2011 and 2012 (despite several other players being D-1 commits). High Baseball IQ, great glove, good bat, gammer. .474 BA through first 9 games
I have heard about Quentin, his stats are impressive. That said I find it odd he has not signed. Have any schools offered?
CV,
I read the article, big goal the young man has set. The question now is has he passed on college offers? If that is the case it would be the first time I ever heard of someone doing so. Typically players (particularly those with mlb abilities) have multiple D1 offers. They typically sign a NLI in their jr hs year. If drafted (and they like where they have been drafted) they head off to the minors. If they don't they head of to the school they selected.
Telling, that his current high school coach says the best thing he can do is go to college first and get his education. Reading his stats and skill set, not like he is going to be drafted anywhere near the first 10 rounds is he? Seems like I am missing something here. Nothing wrong with playing minor league baseball for ten years, if that's what you love. Just hope the kid takes whatever educational opportunities someone is willing to give him.
PO31,
I agree and would add why put all your eggs in one basket. There are a lot of good college programs in D1 & D2. Now that I think about it there are a lot of juco's with great programs (ie: Louisburg CC in NC).
Perhaps academics aren't his cup of tea? I wish the best for him and hope it works out.
BB2012
Perhaps. All I was saying is it is odd for a player who some claim has a shot at the draft not to have offers from anyone (D1, D2, D3, NAIA or JUCO). That said even if academics "are not his thing" is it wise to put all you eggs in one basket. What if he does not get drafted? If he gets drafted in the second half you basically get a plane ticket and sandwich so that's not going to provide any security. What if he does get drafted but baseball does not pan out, what does he have to fall back on? Even if academics are not his thing they will provide opportunities should baseball not work out (lets face it the likely hood of making the show are very small).
I wonder who is advising this player. No decent advisor/agent would tell him to not take any college offer. I am going to assume he doesn't have one, and if he was as good as the scout says he is they would be knocking at his door.
Even a commit to a JUCO is better than nothing. Although there is really very little to negotiate due to new draft rules, he will not get much of a signing bonus, which he will need. If he thinks that by turning up a college offer says" hey teams I want to get drafted" they already know that and they will draft him and give him nothing. I wonder if this former ML scout is giving him the wrong impression. It's ok to focus on the draft, but doing well or even average in school is better than just comcentrating on getting drafted.
His coach has got it right, wish he would listen to him.
I often wonder if these kids really really understand the game at the pro level.
TPM,
Agreed. Might be safe to assume the bright lights are blurring some folks vision.
007,
No one signs a Letter of Intent their junior year. LOI's are signed in a student-athlete's senior year. I believe you were referring to committing to a school in one's junior year.
Not to burst anyone's bubble but there are plenty of kids who throw 91 across the IF and hit HRs. I'd like to know who is advising Rodney.
Redbird,
You are correct, my bad (I did mean commit to a school).
disregard my note on Keith Roberts. He committed to Longwood today.
Congrats to Keith and the Roberts Family!!!
Disregard my note on Jake Brown as well. Jake Committed to be the cornerstone recruit in Frank Leoni's very first recruiting class at Marymount University.
Great get for Frank and the Saints.
Congrats to the Brown famliy as they get to head to the greater DC area to catch Jake as well as their oldest son Will (a soph at Georgetown).
If Rodney is that good, which his numbers would indicate he is, he should have signed a NLI in November. Maybe he has dropped the ball on his academics and does not meet NCAA requirements! Still other options out there JUCO?
Take your coaches advice..."Go to College"