The state of Michigan is home to six D1 baseball programs and a lot of talented young players. The early sign period which ended Nov. 21 produced 24 in-state D1 commitments. This is an exciting time of year when the hard work pays off for athletes and coaches alike. 

The first class we will break down is one of the larger, Michigan State University who under Head Coach Jake Boss Jr. (5^th year) and Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator Graham Sikes (3^rd year) signed 6 in-state recruits. 

The MSU pitching staff will receive a boost in 2013 with the addition of talented right handed arms like: Walter Borkovich, Jake Lowery, Dakota Mekkes, and Andrew Sabrosky. All four of these young men have great arms with projectable frames. Lowery a two time captain at Hartland HS has amassed 259 strikeouts in 190 innings. Sabrosky is a local talent having prepped at nearby Holt HS in the greater Lansing area and will join his former teamate and recent Royals draft pick, Justin Alleman. Borkovich (Traverse City West HS) pitches to contact and will fit well in the Boss/Van Ameyde system of pitching a defense. Mekkes (Jenison HS) has plenty of upside and has exploded onto the scene recently with his fastball climbing to 90mph most recently.  

Positionally the Spartans picked up two good athletes. Seth Johnson (Gobles HS) is an athletic left handed bat that earned 1^st team All-State honors for Gobles HS belting 7 home runs last year. Connor Mohr (Farmington HS) is a 6-0 200 lb outfielder that runs well and brings plenty of energy to the field. In addition to his speed Mohr is a tough nosed football player who brings the same mentality to the baseball field. 

Michigan State University

Walter Borkovich RHP-6-5-185(Traverse City, Mich. / Traverse City West Senior HS)
PBR State Rank: 27

Seth Johnson IF/OF –5-9-175(Gobles, Mich. / Gobles HS)
PBR State Rank: 26

Jake Lowery RHP-6-3-195 (Highland, Mich. / Hartland HS)
PBR State Rank: 4
Overall Rank: 33

Dakota Mekkes RHP-6-6-225 (Jenison, Mich. / Jenison HS)
PBR State Rank: 14
Overall Rank: 102

Connor Mohr OF-6-0- 205 (Farmington, Mich. / Farmington HS)
PBR State Rank: 21

Andrew Sabrosky RHP/OF- 6-2-190(Holt, Mich. / Holt HS)
PBR State Rank: 6
Overall Rank: 53