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Signing Period - Division 1 Recruiting Class Breakdown


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Signing Period - Division 1 Recruiting Class Breakdown

The NCAA signing period is from November 9th-16th. With the start of the signing period upon us, we look to break down each individual Division I commitment from in-state prospects, where they are headed and what tools they will bring with them.

* Schools are listed in alphabetical order
** Total Commits is reflective of commitments in the PBR Database

Boston College Eagles

  • Total Commits: 7
  • # Top 100 Players Ranked (State): 6
  • # Nationally Ranked Players: 0
  • Immediate Impact Player: Tony Humphrey
  • Sleeper of the Class: Adam Magpoc

Snapshot

 

Brown Bears

  • Total Commits: 6
  • # Top 100 Players Ranked (State): 3
  • # Nationally Ranked Players: 0
  • Immediate Impact Player: Miles Newsome
  • Sleeper of the Class: Ryan Oshinskie

Snapshot

  • Brandon Chang- Solid catch and throw guy, can play all over, super utility.
  • Andrew Hanlon- Offensive catcher, chance to hit with power, good arm behind the plate.
  • Miles Newsome- Big time athlete, advanced tool set, impact player.
  • Ryan Oshinskie- Right-handed pitcher, young eclectic arm, look for big things.
  • Brendan Chanley-  Long and projectible arm from right-side serious chance to throw with velocity.
  • Grant Werdesheim- Middle infielder with good actions, can play all 3 spots, handles the bat.

 

Bryant Bulldogs

  • Total Commits: 7
  • # Top 100 Players Ranked (State): 4
  • # Nationally Ranked Players: 1
  • Immediate Impact Player: Sean Zaslaw
  • Sleeper of the Class: Shea Grady

Snapshot

  • Evan Blake- Right-handed hitter, who can really swing, chance to be an extra base machine.
  • Sean Zaslaw- Right-handed pitcher, plus fastball, weekend starter down the road.
  • Shea Grady- Slick fielding middle infielder.
  • Trey Deitlebaum- Stock right-handed pitcher, good slider, will add depth to bullpen.
  • Josh Murphy- Quick arm Left-handed pitcher, major feel, will cause havoc.
  • Billy Mulholland- Potential two-way player, with plus arm strength.
  • Charlie Saul- Physical right-handed hitter, power potential.

 

Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils

  • Total Commits: 8
  • # Top 100 Players Ranked (State): 2
  • # Nationally Ranked Players: 0
  • Immediate Impact Player: Gabe Pitts
  • Sleeper of the Class: Sam Hutchinson

Snapshot

  • Gabe Pitts- Super athletic, plus runner at a legit 6.5, game will erupt at some point.
  • Brandon O’Neil- Offensive player, power to the gaps, can really hit.
  • Randy Guzman- Right-handed pitcher, with projection , live arm, with a good slider.
  • Sam Hutchinson- A physical two-way player, good runner, throws it well from OF, just starting to pitch, mid 80’s fastball with a ton more in there.
  • Bryson Plante- Left-handed pitcher, ¾ slot, whippy arm, extremely hard to barrel up.
  • Owen Arias- Solid catch and throw guy, can control the running game, handles the bat.
  • Eli Athanas- Right-handed hitter, controls the barrel, can play multiple spots, a baseball player.
  • Matt Graziose- Can really swing, pop to all fields, middle of the order type hitter, can play both 1st and 3rd.

 

Connecticut Huskies

  • Total Commits: 13
  • # Top 100 Players Ranked (State): 12
  • # Nationally Ranked Players: 1
  • Immediate Impact Player: Tommy Turner
  • Sleeper of the Class: Charlie West

Snapshot

  • Kyle Peters- Quick arm RHP, electric stuff
  • Ben Schild- Power arm from the right-side
  • Thomas Galusha- Big Bodied durable right-hander, plus stuff
  • Tyler Minick- Good athlete, pop in bat, with good actions
  • Giovanni Conte- Up tempo delivery, pounds the zone, upper 80’s fastball
  • Sean Finn- Two-way guy, above average tools, power threat at the plate
  • Charlie West- Left-hander with plus command and feel, runs the fastball in the mid 80’s
  • Devin Wolff- Right-hander, shows to have a power arm, fastball 88-91 mph
  • Brett Davino- Left-handed hitter, sprays it all over the field, offensive second baseman.
  • Tommy Turner- Right-handed pitcher 90-93 mph fastball, with plus stuff.
  • Frankie Spirito- Right-hander, sinker slider guy with heavy action.
  • Mike Oates- Right-hander, quick arm, baseball jumps out of his hand.
  • Rob Rispoli- Twitchy middle infielder, plus actions.

 

Dartmouth Big Green

  • Total Commits: 6
  • # Top 100 Players Ranked (State): 3
  • # Nationally Ranked Players: 0
  • Immediate Impact Player: Ethan Brown
  • Sleeper of the Class: Camden Rush

Snapshot

  • AJ Demastrie- Right-handed hitting catcher who swings the bat.
  • Marco Dumsky- Big and durable right-handed arm.
  • Nate Isler- Long and lean right-hander with leverage.
  • Ethan Brown- Physical right-handed hitting corner infielder.
  • Chris Miller- Athletic player.
  • Camden Rush- Excellent skill set on the field.

 

Fairfield Stags

  • Total Commits: 8
  • # Top 100 Players Ranked: 1
  • # Nationally Ranked Players: 0
  • Immediate Impact Player: Matt Rinaldi
  • Sleeper of the Class: Ben Alekson

Snapshot

  • Ben Alekson- Right-handed pitcher, quick arm, up to 90 mph, big time potential.
  • Aidan Baglino- Advanced catch and throw guy, good arm strength.
  • Jimmy Mulvaney- A right-handed pitcher, working from a lower side arm slot, tons of run and sink.
  • Ryan Maiorano- Right-handed pitcher who pounds the zone.
  • Matt Rinaldi- Super slick, smooth middle infielder, pat plays as well.
  • Matt Lussier- A left-handed banger, plus po form left-side, look for him to hit.
  • Andy Granatell- Right-handed hitter, contact guy, good runner, can play all 3 spots in the infield.
  • Matt Kalfas- Left-handed pitcher, stuff is advanced, pounds the strike zone.

 

Harvard Crimson

  • Total Commits: 7
  • # Top 100 Players Ranked: 3
  • # Nationally Ranked Players: 0
  • Immediate Impact Player: Andrew Abler
  • Sleeper of the Class: Tyler Shulman

Snapshot

 

Holy Cross Crusaders

  • Total Commits: 13
  • # Top 100 Players Ranked (State): 3
  • # Nationally Ranked Players: 0
  • Immediate Impact Player: Braden Connors
  • Sleeper of the Class: Lion Gardiner

Snapshot

 

Maine Black Bears

  • Total Commits: 15
  • # Top 100 Players Ranked (State): 1
  • # Nationally Ranked Players: 0
  • Immediate Impact Player: Johnathan Gonzalez
  • Sleeper of the Class: Nick Ayres

Snapshot

 

Massachusetts-Amherst Minutemen

  • Total Commits: 11
  • # Top 100 Players Ranked (State): 5
  • # Nationally Ranked Players: 0
  • Immediate Impact Player: Dylan Vigue
  • Sleeper of the Class: Will Gallagher

Snapshot

 

Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks

  • Total Commits: 11
  • # Top 100 Players Ranked (State): 1
  • # Nationally Ranked Players: 0
  • Immediate Impact Player: Sean O’Leary
  • Sleeper of the Class: Scott Brown

Snapshot

 

Merrimack Warriors

  • Total Commits: 13
  • # Top 100 Players Ranked (State): 1
  • # Nationally Ranked Players: 0
  • Immediate Impact Player: Brian Downing
  • Sleeper of the Class: Andrew Heffernan

Snapshot

 

Northeastern Huskies

  • Total Commits: 11
  • # Top 100 Players Ranked (State): 7
  • # Nationally Ranked Players: 1
  • Immediate Impact Player: Jack Cropper
  • Sleeper of the Class: Matthew Thorsen

Snapshot

 

Quinnipiac Bobcats

Snapshot

  • Nic Frink- Physical RHH catcher, plus pull side pop, real good arm behind the plate.
  • Ray McNaught- Right-handed pitch with eclectic stuff, fastball up to 88-89 mph.
  • Spencer Chard- A twitchy athlete, can play all over.
  • Kyle Garbowski- Potential two-way, quick arm off the bump, left-handed hitter.
  • James Fahan- RHP, big bodied, power arm, fastball up to 88 mph with heavy action. 
  • Andrew Hearn- Left-handed hitter, power potential, super smooth swing.

 

Rhode Island Rams

  • Total Commits: 10
  • # Top 100 Players Ranked (State): 4
  • # Nationally Ranked Players: 0
  • Immediate Impact Player: Reece Moroney
  • Sleeper of the Class: Josh Kopetski

Snapshot

  • AJ Jones- Right-handed pitcher, projectible arm, real good stuff.
  • Josh Kopetski- Clean arm left-handed pitcher, look for a huge jump in velocity.
  • Frank Kula- Left-handed hitter, twitchy actions super athletic, looks to be able to swing it.
  • Derek Maceda- An athletic left-handed hitter, toolsey type athlete.
  • Ethan Mahan- Left-handed pitcher, mid to upper 80’s, harder slider, should see work immediately.
  • Reece Moroney- Big time athlete, can swing it from the right-side, good all around tools.
  • Zach Morris- Right-handed pitcher, live arm, can mix, shows a good slider, will add depth to staff.
  • Scott Penney- Left-handed hitter, swings it with easy, finds barrels.
  • Joseph Sabbath- Physical right-handed pitcher, with tons of projection, live arm.
  • Sebastian Velasquez- Two-way player, strong arm, look for him to make an impact.

 

Sacred Heart Pioneers

  • Total Commits: 10
  • # Top 100 Players Ranked (State): 4
  • # Nationally Ranked Players: 0
  • Immediate Impact Player: Steak Neuman
  • Sleeper of the Class: Charlie Tallman

Snapshot

  • Elijah Foster- Super athletic, bat plays.
  • Spencer Nicely- Right-handed pitcher, 3 pitch guy, fastball in the upper 80s.
  • Charlie Tallman- Smooth middle infielder, with pop in his hands. 
  • Ronan Donahue- Can play all over, twitchy athlete.
  • Gavin Donahue- Right-handed hitter, swings it real well, advanced approach.
  • Peter Link- Right-handed hitter, potential to hit and hit with power.
  • Steak Neuman- Plus tools behind the plate, can control the running game.
  • Drew Martin- Left-handed hitter, with an advanced approach.

 

Stonehill Skyhawks

  • Total Commits: 12
  • # Top 100 Players Ranked (State): 5
  • # Nationally Ranked Players: 0
  • Immediate Impact Player: Aiden Sengenberger
  • Sleeper of the Class: Nathan Kearney

Snapshot

 

Yale Bulldogs

  • Total Commits: 7
  • # Top 100 Players Ranked (State): 2
  • # Nationally Ranked Players: 0
  • Immediate Impact Player: Ben Winslow
  • Sleeper of the Class: Garrett Larsen

Snapshot

  • Teo Spadaccini- Projectable right-handed pitcher.
  • Chris DiPrima- Big Athlete, potential to be a two-way guy, upper 80’s off mound.
  • Colin Sloan- Bat plays, chance to hit and hit with power.
  • Chace Chaplin- Serious chance to be a two-way, power threat, and a backend bullpen arm.
  • Garrett Larsen- Smooth, middle infielder, good actions, good arm, can handle the bat.
  • Ben Winslow- Big arm from the right-side, mixes three pitchers, chance to be a weekend guy.
  • Kaiden Dossa- A good athlete, runs well, bat has a chance to really play.

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