Verbal Commitments for 2005 Class

Congratulations to John Merritt from Forbush High School on committing to the Bellmonte Abbey - they are getting a very good player, and I know he and his parents, Ed and Beverly are extremely proud, as well they should be. Congratulations JOHN!

 

On the last full day of contact before the "dead" period begins tomorrow, there are some more verbal commitments to announce. There may be a few more that come in this week (The colleges can't contact starting tomorrow, but if an offer has been made, the player may still call back and accept the offer). Written communication is always allowed.

Here is today's announcements:

Aubrey Edens, RHP, DH Conley HS to Appalachian State
David Bunn, C, Wilson Hunt HS to Barton
Josh Cable, C, South Mecklenburg to Belmont-Abbey

Congratuations to all these guys. Appalachian State has built up a great recruiting class.

 

Does anyone know any info. on Bryan Corbett? He is a senior at Alexander Central.

 

aaron bray is an outstanding ball player i have played on his team since i was eleven years old when he started as a catcher. he is an outstanding defender, great range, quick hands and quick feet. he can hit with the best of em consistent and powerful and can lay down a bunt whenever and wherever he wants. congrats and good luck this season give jmac a call when you read this.

 

For most of the 50+ NC guys (I think we've got about 53 listed here), today is one of the most important days in their baseball career. It's NLI day.

Yesterday, most of the colleges/universities that these young men have verbally agreed to attend send out the "NLI: National Letter of Intent" to these young men. At various schools, showcase teams and homes around the state, they are going to sign the letters, committing to represent that school for the next few years.

I'd like to give a summarized list of them again. These are just the ones we know about from NC. If you've played ball long, you've made friends with players from other states and regions. There are many fine (and some great) ball players who haven't decided yet. There isn't a huge hurry to sign. Only about 16% of the NC players who will go on to college will actually sign this fall. That doesn't include the numbers from NAIA or JUCO colleges.

Here are the Names/Schools & Colleges, sorted by College/University

Aubrey Edens ,DH Conley ,RHP to Appalachian State
Ben Billingsly ,Richmond County ,SS to Appalachian State
David Rubenstein ,South Meck ,OF to Appalachian State
Isaac Harrow ,Hickory ,SS/3B to Appalachian State
Jason Rook ,Western Guilford ,RHP to Appalachian State
Nick DeRose ,RJ Reynolds ,IF to Appalachian State
Wes Borden ,South Meck ,2B to Appalachian State

David Bunn ,Wilson Hunt ,C to Barton
Jonathan Nichols ,Smithfield-Selma ,OF to Barton

John Merritt ,Forbush ,RHP to Belmont-Abbey
Josh Cable ,South Meck ,C to Belmont-Abbey

Ryan Hamme ,Ashley ,3B to Campbell
Jacob Allen ,Millbrook ,SS to Campbell

Aaron Bray ,Independence ,2B to Charlotte
Alex Chapman ,Freedom ,IF/OF to Charlotte
Dusty White ,Hopewell ,1B to Charlotte
Sam Pierce ,North Meck ,RHP to Charlotte
Zack Rosenbaum ,North Meck ,RHP to Charlotte

Wes Wrenn ,Wesleyan ,RHP to Citadel

Wil Boyd ,Hickory ,OF to Clemson

David Sappelt ,Graham ,OF to Coastal Carolina

Josh Dowdy ,Wakefield ,RHP to East Carolina
Kyle Mussleman ,Hoggard ,RHP to East Carolina

Dustin Shutltz ,Rockingham ,LPH to Elon
Houston Summers ,NW Guilford ,C to Elon
Steven Hensley ,Owen ,RHP to Elon
Tom Porter ,North Meck ,RHP to Elon

Loyd Justin ,Kerr-Vance ,IF to Gardner-Webb
Matt Rizzuto ,Hoggard ,2B to Gardner-Webb
Andrew Ward ,Concord ,RHP to Gardner-Webb

Alfie Wheeler ,Manteo ,2B to High Point

Drew Martin ,Ashbrook ,3B to NC State
Drew Taylor ,WF-Rolesville ,LHP to NC State
Jeremy Synan ,Northeast Guilford ,SS to NC State

Nick Conaway ,South Stokes ,RHP to Oklahoma

Jonathan Ratledge ,South Meck ,OF to South Carolina

Zac Kennedy ,South Meck OF to UAB

Adam Warren ,New Bern ,RHP to UNC-Chapel Hill
Garrett Gore ,Hoggard ,SS to UNC-Chapel Hill
Matt Cox ,West Brunswick ,LHP to UNC-Chapel Hill
Michael Cavasinni ,North Meck ,OF to UNC-Chapel Hill
Tim Federowicz ,Apex ,C to UNC-Chapel Hill

Greg Martin ,Chapel Hill ,RHP to UNC-Greensboro
Tyler Ballengee ,Cardinal Gibbons ,RHP to UNC-Greensboro

Bradley Holt ,Albemarle ,RHP to UNC-Wilmington
Grayson Evans ,Fuquay-Varina ,OF to UNC-Wilmington
Mark Locklear ,Garner ,OF to UNC-Wilmington
Matt Holt ,Green Hope ,SS to UNC-Wilmington
Steve Halford ,Wakefield ,SS to UNC-Wilmington

Greg Miclat ,JM Robinson ,SS to Virginia
Wes Williams ,TC Roberson ,OF to Virginia

Tyler Leach ,Kings Mountain ,RHP/1B to Virginia Tech

Andy John ,Leesville ,OF/C to Western Carolina
Corey Martin ,Forbush ,RHP to Western Carolina

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

 

Thanks NC Fan, I know that Bryan was working with a scouting service out of Asheville who was trying to help him get into a school. If you hear anything please let me know.:xyzthumbs

 

You got it !!! ... He's one of my favorites to follow and has been on my "A" list for a few years now.

 

Great job NCBBallFan! Your summary above is not only helpful but it points out all the talent that is here in NC. I know that there are a few players out there still narrowing down their choices. :xyzthumbs

 

Zack Quate made it 3 players from Wakefield to commit early accepting an offer from App State. Zack is the 2nd big righty out of Wakefield to sign early. If they get any offense, the East may run through them this year.

 

MVC Conference Pitcher to Wingate...

another committment and signing today...Zak Laws, right-hander from Hibriten out of the Mountain Valley 2A Conference, signed his NLI with Wingate today. Laws also pitched for All-State Region 8 last year and for the State Runner-Up Legion team, Caldwell County Post 29ers. Congrats to Zak and his family...