Inside the Numbers: Indiana's 2019 Early Signing Period
December 6, 2018
The early signing period has concluded for the 2019 class, a class in which we have seen most of these players since the start of their freshman year. The 2019 class currently has 57 Division I commits. As of right now there are 20 Division II commits.
Today we will breakdown Division I and Division II commits from the state of Indiana.
Power 5 Conferences: (17 Total)
Big 10 - 12
SEC - 2
Big 12 - 0
ACC - 2
Pac 12 - 1
Other Division I Conferences: (40 Total)
Big East - 11
MAC - 8
Ohio Valley - 7
Missouri Valley - 6
Horizon - 2
American – 1
Atlantic 10 - 1
Atlantic Sun - 1
Big South – 1
Patriot – 1
Southwestern - 1
D1 IN STATE: 27
D1 OUT OF STATE: 30
When breaking down the commitments by state, Indiana schools led the way by a large margin with 27, but 10 other states went into Indiana for players. Here is a look at the geographic breakdown of early D1 commits.
Indiana - 27
Ohio - 9
Kentucky - 7
Tennessee - 4
Illinois - 3
South Carolina - 2
Arizona - 1
Louisiana - 1
Maryland - 1
Michigan - 1
Missouri - 1
DIVISION I
NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POSITION | COMMITMENT | CONFERENCE |
Avery Short | IN | Southport | 2019 | LHP | Louisville | ACC |
Blake Sarjent | IN | McCutcheon | 2019 | RHP | Butler | Big East |
Brandon Tyler | IN | Hammond | 2019 | RHP | Grambling State | South Western |
Brodey Heaton | IN | Castle | 2019 | 1B | Belmont | Ohio Valley |
Cade Fitzpatrick | IN | Franklin Central | 2019 | C | Ball State | MAC |
Cameron Dennie | IN | Plymouth | 2019 | RHP | Arizona State | PAC 12 |
Carson Husmann | IN | South Central | 2019 | OF | Bradley | Missouri Valley |
Clay Holzworth | IN | Noblesville | 2019 | RHP | Butler | Big East |
Cooper Williams | IN | Heritage Christian | 2019 | RHP | Xavier | Big East |
Cory Bosecker | IN | Evansville Central | 2019 | LHP | Butler | Big East |
Damon Gladney | IN | Illiana Christian | 2019 | SS | Eastern Kentucky | Ohio Valley |
Drew Buhr | IN | Austin | 2019 | SS | St. Louis | Atlantic 10 |
Dustin Sprong | IN | Indian Creek | 2019 | RHP | Xavier | Big East |
Dylan Steele | IN | Bloomington North | 2019 | RHP | Indiana | BIG 10 |
Ethan Vecrumba | IN | Edgewood | 2019 | OF | Indiana | BIG 10 |
Garrett Manous | IN | Munster | 2019 | OF | Indiana | BIG 10 |
Hayden Berg | IN | Penn | 2019 | RHP | Western Michigan | MAC |
Jack Firestone | IN | Zionsville | 2019 | OF | Purdue | BIG 10 |
Jack Walker | IN | New Palestine | 2019 | LHP | Indiana | BIG 10 |
Jackson Adams | IN | Carmel | 2019 | 1B | Butler | Big East |
Jake Lautenschlager | IN | West Vigo | 2019 | RHP | Purdue | BIG 10 |
Jakob Meyer | IN | Columbus North | 2019 | RHP | Evansville | Missouri Valley |
Jalen Cardinal | IN | Vincennes Lincoln | 2019 | LHP | Eastern Illinois | Ohio Valley |
Jared Greene | IN | Carmel | 2019 | OF | Butler | Big East |
JJ Woolwine | IN | Fishers | 2019 | OF | Miami (OH) | MAC |
Jo Wilkinson | IN | Providence | 2019 | RHP | Indiana | BIG 10 |
Joe Rotkis | IN | SB St. Joseph | 2019 | RHP | Morehead State | Ohio Valley |
Jon Vore | IN | Fishers | 2019 | RHP | Butler | Big East |
Jonah Wichman | IN | Columbus East | 2019 | SS | USC-Upstate | Atlantic Sun |
Julian Greenwell | IN | Columbus East | 2019 | OF | Wright State | Horizon |
Kiel Brenczewski | IN | Fishers | 2019 | C | Navy | Patriot |
Kyle Pepiot | IN | Westfield | 2019 | OF | Butler | Big East |
Kyle Schmack | IN | South Central (Union Mills) | 2019 | 3B | Valparaiso | Missouri Valley |
Luke Helton | IN | Whiteland | 2019 | RHP | Morehead State | Ohio Valley |
Maguire Ayres | IN | Scecina Memorial | 2019 | RHP | Ball State | MAC |
Marek Bauner | IN | Crown Point | 2019 | RHP | Tennessee-Martin | Ohio Valley |
Mason Diaz | IN | Wheeler | 2019 | C | Northern Kentucky | Horizon |
Mason McLeod | IN | Greensburg | 2019 | C | Xavier | Big East |
Michael Dillon | IN | Hamilton Southeastern | 2019 | RHP | Xavier | Big East |
Michael Doolin | IN | Andrean | 2019 | RHP | Vanderbilt | SEC |
Michael Lindauer | IN | Evansville Memorial | 2019 | SS | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley |
Nolan Tucker | IN | Hanover Central | 2019 | SS | Valparaiso | Missouri Valley |
Owen Walbaum | IN | West Lafayette | 2019 | C | Purdue | BIG 10 |
Parker Maddox | IN | Columbus North | 2019 | RHP | Ohio | MAC |
Peyton Schofield | IN | Cathedral | 2019 | LHP | Charleston Southern | Big South |
Reece Rodabaugh | IN | Lewis Cass | 2019 | RHP | Purdue | BIG 10 |
Reese Sharp | IN | Noblesville | 2019 | RHP | Indiana | BIG 10 |
Ryan Fender | IN | Crown Point | 2019 | RHP | Murray State | Ohio Valley |
Sam Fulton | IN | Hamilton Heights | 2019 | RHP | Tennessee | SEC |
Seth Wilson | IN | Monroe Central | 2019 | SS | Ball State | MAC |
Shane Harris | IN | North Posey | 2019 | RHP | Louisville | ACC |
Trevor Ankney | IN | Indian Creek | 2019 | RHP | Purdue | BIG 10 |
Tyler Schweitzer | IN | Hamilton Southeastern | 2019 | LHP | Ball State | MAC |
Wyatt Geesaman | IN | Jay County | 2019 | RHP | Cincinnati | American |
Xavier Haendiges | IN | Salem | 2019 | SS | Ohio | MAC |
Zach Daugherty | IN | Huntington North | 2019 | SS | Purdue | BIG 10 |
Zach Lane | IN | Lawrence Central | 2019 | SS | Indiana State | Missouri Valley |
A few Division II programs from outside states made their way into Indiana. Eight of the 20 DII commits are leaving the state.
DII IN STATE: 12
DII OUT OF STATE: 8
Kentucky - 2
Tennessee - 2
West Virginia - 2
Florida - 1
Illinois - 1
DIVISION II
NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POSITION | COMMITMENT | CONFERENCE |
Adam Spalding | IN | Floyd Central | 2019 | RHP | Bellarmine University | GLVC |
Alex Archuleta | IN | Evansville North | 2019 | SS | Southern Indiana | GLVC |
Blake Ciuffetelli | IN | Castle | 2019 | LHP | Southern Indiana | GLVC |
Brock Boynton | IN | Penn | 2019 | OF | Quincy University | GLVC |
Cade Nelis | IN | Noblesville | 2019 | 3B | Eckerd College | SUNSHINE STATE |
Cameron Ginter | IN | Cascade | 2019 | RHP | Indianapolis | GLVC |
Christian Graf | IN | Providence | 2019 | RHP | Lincoln Memorial | SOUTH ATLANTIC |
Connor Ayers | IN | McCutcheon | 2019 | LHP | Charleston (WV) | MOUNTAIN EAST |
Denton Shepler | IN | Union County | 2019 | C | Indianapolis | GLVC |
Drew Taylor | IN | Jeffersonville | 2019 | OF | Southern Indiana | GLVC |
Isaac Housman | IN | Reitz Memorial | 2019 | RHP | Southern Indiana | GLVC |
Jeffrey Bryant | IN | Speedway | 2019 | LHP | Indianapolis | GLVC |
Joel Holtcamp | IN | Andrean | 2019 | RHP | Lee University | GULF SOUTH |
Payton Hall | IN | Benton Central | 2019 | OF | Southern Indiana | GLVC |
Peyton Young | IN | Western Boone | 2019 | LHP | Southern Indiana | GLVC |
Sean Swenson | IN | Brebeuf Jesuit | 2019 | 3B | Charleston (WV) | MONTAIN EAST |
Steven Molinet | IN | Tecumseh | 2019 | OF | Southern Indiana | GLVC |
Steven Thom | IN | New Albany | 2019 | LHP | Bellarmine University | GLVC |
Tyler Kapust | IN | Silver Creek | 2019 | C | Southern Indiana | GLVC |
Tyler Wheeler | IN | Silver Creek | 2019 | 3B | Southern Indiana | GLVC |
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