Top 10 Stories of 2015: No. 4 2016 Recruiting Class

December 28, 2015

By Matt Huck
Area Scout

Over the next few weeks in addition to highlighting the Top 10 Player Profiles of 2015, we will also highlight the Top 10 Stories in Wisconsin High School Baseball during 2015.

2016 was another banner year for recruiting around the state of Wisconsin. The Class of 2016 had 38 Division I commits in the early signing period including eight players heading to the Big 10, and two each heading to the ACC, SEC, and Pac 12. In recent years we’ve seen many players heading to big time programs around the country and not just sticking in the Midwest. The class of 2016 is one of the deepest in Wisconsin history.

After the initial signing period in ended in November we took an in depth look at the class, and that article can be found HERE. A complete list of Wisconsin 2016 commitments across all levels can be found HERE.

Division I Early Commits

NAME	STATE	SCHOOL	CLASS	POS.	COMMITMENT
Gavin Lux	WI	Indian Trail	2016	SS	Arizona State
Alec Marsh	WI	Reagan College Prep	2016	RHP	Arizona State
Ben Rortvedt	WI	Verona Area	2016	C	Arkansas
Ryan Selner	WI	Milwaukee Lutheran	2016	RHP	Austin Peay
Jim Jarecki	WI	Marquette University	2016	RHP	Bradley
Zach Gilles	WI	McDonnell Central	2016	OF	Central Michigan
Grant Frazer	WI	Oconto	2016	SS	Central Michigan
Henry Eilen	WI	Eau Claire Memorial	2016	OF	Dartmouth
Jeff Steuck	WI	Kenosha Tremper	2016	1B	Dayton
Jake Sperry	WI	Chippewa Falls	2016	SS	Evansville
Adam Lukas	WI	Grafton	2016	RHP	Evansville
Nathan Brown	WI	Arrowhead	2016	RHP	Florida
Keaton Knueppel	WI	Verona Area	2016	LHP	Gonzaga
Taylor Borchers	WI	Appleton North	2016	RHP	Gonzaga
Ryan Schmitt	WI	Arrowhead	2016	RHP	Illinois
Cyrillo Watson	WI	South Milwaukee	2016	OF	Illinois
Ty Weber	WI	Menomonee Falls	2016	RHP	Illinois
Matt Hamilton	WI	Oak Creek	2016	RHP	Illinois State
Jordan Krueger	WI	Mukwonago	2016	LHP	Illinois-Chicago
Jack Eagan	WI	Wautoma	2016	LHP	Indiana
Adam LaRock	WI	Eau Claire North	2016	SS	Iowa
Jack Kinzer	WI	Port Washington	2016	C	Iowa
TD Walker	WI	Milwaukee Lutheran	2016	OF	Jacksonville
Ben Carew	WI	Kimberly	2016	OF	Kent State
Justin Lavey	WI	Tremper	2016	3B	Louisville
Matt McCarty	WI	South Milwaukee	2016	RHP	Louisville
Takoda Metoxen	WI	Franklin	2016	RHP	Memphis
Dominic Clementi	WI	Arrowhead	2016	OF	Michigan
Joe Acker	WI	Marquette University	2016	OF	Nebraska
Jacob DeLabio	WI	Tremper	2016	RHP	Northern Illinois
Keith Kutzler	WI	Tremper	2016	RHP	Saint Louis
Justin Stollberg	WI	Brookfield Central	2016	LHP	Saint Louis
Jackson Hoang	WI	Pewaukee	2016	OF	Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Aaron Goecks	WI	Brookfield Academy	2016	OF	Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Austin Emanuel	WI	Mukwonago	2016	C	Western Illinois
Nick Winter	WI	Milwaukee Lutheran	2016	LHP	Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Matt DeYoung	WI	Xavier	2016	1B	Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Drake Durham	WI	New Richmond	2016	LHP	Witchita State