BA 500 Players Headed To College
SEE ALSO: Gators, Vandy Have Had Big Hauls
The passing of the draft signing deadline last Friday lays plain the course of the top unsigned prep players, as they will now head to school this fall.
Below is a chart of all the high school players who ranked in the BA 500 who did not sign pro contracts, sorted by their college commitment.
Alabama prep righthander Tanner Burns, who was No. 38 on the BA 500, was the highest-ranked player not to sign. He was drafted in the 37th round by the Yankees, but will instead uphold his commitment to Auburn. Burns reaches 96 mph with his fastball and pairs it with a plus breaking ball. His professional future is on the mound, but he is also a standout hitter and will be a two-way player for the Tigers.
For the second straight year, the top position player not to sign is a Florida prep shortstop. A year after Drew Mendoza opted to turn down pro ball to play at Florida State, Brady McConnell (No. 39) will head to Florida instead of signing. McConnell joins Burns as the only players ranked in the top 50 not to sign this year, and has the tools to step right into the Gators lineup at shortstop.
Vanderbilt leads all schools with 10 players from the BA 500 in its incoming freshman class. Arizona State brings in seven and Florida has six.
Overall, 136 high school players in the BA 500 did not sign pro contracts, nine more than last year. Of those players, 48 are committed to schools in the Southeastern Conference, accounting for 36 percent of the unsigned BA 500 recruits. Atlantic Coast Conference schools will take in 25 unsigned BA 500 recruits, and the Pac-12 Conference will get 21.
| Rank | Name, pos. | Commitment |
| 325 | Sam Praytor, c | Alabama |
| 384 | Blake Paugh, of/1b | Arizona |
| 206 | Alika Williams, ss | Arizona State |
| 241 | Boyd Vander Kooi, rhp | Arizona State |
| 252 | Zach Hogueisson, of | Arizona State |
| 399 | Trevor Hauver, ss | Arizona State |
| 413 | Drew Swift, ss | Arizona State |
| 421 | Adisyn Coffey, ss | Arizona State |
| 436 | Spencer Torkelson, of | Arizona State |
| 73 | Bryce Bonnin, rhp | Arkansas |
| 128 | Cole Turney, of | Arkansas |
| 183 | Jackson Rutledge, rhp | Arkansas |
| 305 | Casey Opitz, c/2b | Arkansas |
| 499 | Hunter Milligan, lhp | Arkansas |
| 38 | Tanner Burns, rhp | Auburn |
| 114 | Steven Williams, c/of | Auburn |
| 439 | Cody Greenhill, rhp | Auburn |
| 451 | Eduoard Julien, 2b | Auburn |
| 461 | Dalton Wingo, of | Central Florida |
| 417 | Austin Bates, c | Chipola (Fla.) JC |
| 139 | Spencer Strider, rhp | Clemson |
| 215 | Kier Meredith, of | Clemson |
| 350 | Sam Weatherly, lhp | Clemson |
| 262 | Zach McCambley, rhp | Coastal Carolina |
| 482 | Tor Sehnert, of | Coastal Carolina |
| 454 | Steve Mann, of | Duke |
| 120 | Gavin Williams, rhp | East Carolina |
| 158 | Spencer Smith, c | East Carolina |
| 39 | Brady McConnell, ss | Florida |
| 88 | Tommy Mace, rhp | Florida |
| 135 | Hunter Ruth, rhp | Florida |
| 173 | Jack Leftwich, rhp | Florida |
| 251 | Jordan Butler, lhp | Florida |
| 307 | Calvin Greenfield, c | Florida |
| 328 | Matt Golda, ss | Florida Atlantic |
| 143 | Logan Allen, lhp | Florida International |
| 264 | Christian Santana, rhp | Florida International |
| 407 | Gabriel Rodriguez, of | Florida International |
| 472 | Oraj Anu, of | Florida International |
| 106 | Shane Drohan, lhp | Florida State |
| 109 | C.J. Van Eyk, rhp | Florida State |
| 310 | Cooper Swanson, ss | Florida State |
| 402 | Reese Albert, of | Florida State |
| 406 | Austin Pollock, lhp | Florida State |
| 164 | Emerson Hancock, rhp | Georgia |
| 473 | Ivan Johnson, ss | Georgia |
| 313 | Oscar Serratos, ss/rhp | Georgia Tech |
| 447 | David Duarte, c | Grand Canyon |
| 468 | D’Mond LaFond, rhp | Houston |
| 231 | Brad Dobzanski, rhp | Kentucky |
| 401 | Ben Jordan, rhp | Kentucky |
| 445 | Kaden Polcovich, ss/2b | Kentucky |
| 486 | Austin Marozas, rhp | Kentucky |
| 82 | Daniel Cabrera, of | Louisiana State |
| 214 | Nick Storz, rhp/1b | Louisiana State |
| 226 | A.J. Labas, rhp | Louisiana State |
| 266 | Hayden Cantrelle, ss | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 372 | Bobby Miller, rhp | Louisville |
| 422 | Reid Detmers, lhp | Louisville |
| 425 | Michael Kirian, lhp | Louisville |
| 270 | Randy Bednar, of | Maryland |
| 76 | Chris McMahon, rhp | Miami |
| 199 | Alex Toral, 1b | Miami |
| 329 | Gabe Rivera, of | Miami |
| 440 | Connor Allen, 1b | Miami |
| 230 | Jesse Franklin, of | Michigan |
| 263 | Jeff Criswell, rhp | Michigan |
| 424 | Danny Zimmerman, 1b | Michigan |
| 428 | Isaiah Paige, rhp | Michigan |
| 209 | Jordan Fowler, lhp | Mississippi |
| 248 | Tim Elko, 1b | Mississippi |
| 221 | Jordan Anderson, of | Mississippi State |
| 470 | Chad Bryant, rhp | Mississippi State |
| 474 | Owen Lovell, of | Mississippi State |
| 190 | Joe Lancellotti, rhp | North Carolina |
| 299 | Patrick Bailey, c | North Carolina State |
| 127 | Seth Lonsway, lhp | Ohio State |
| 295 | Cade Cavalli, rhp | Oklahoma |
| 321 | Tyler Hardman, 3b | Oklahoma |
| 228 | Mitchell Stone, lhp | Oklahoma State |
| 320 | Jonny DeLuca, of | Oregon |
| 216 | Kevin Abel, rhp | Oregon State |
| 488 | Brandon McCabe, rhp | Palm Beach State (Fla.) JC |
| 388 | Adam Kerner, c | San Diego |
| 187 | Daniel Ritcheson, rhp | San Diego State |
| 335 | Casey Schmitt, 3b | San Diego State |
| 327 | Tim Dillard, rhp | San Jacinto (Texas) JC |
| 493 | Braydon Weyer, rhp | Seattle |
| 111 | Noah Campbell, ss | South Carolina |
| 154 | Kyle Jacobsen, of | South Carolina |
| 172 | Carmen Mlodzinski, rhp | South Carolina |
| 201 | Logan Chapman, rhp | South Carolina |
| 418 | Ian Jenkins, of | South Carolina |
| 475 | Graham Hoffman, rhp | South Florida |
| 94 | Kyle Hurt, rhp | Southern California |
| 259 | Ben Ramirez, ss | Southern California |
| 456 | Jamal O’Guinn, ss | Southern California |
| 498 | Alex Cornwell, lhp | Southern California |
| 337 | Carlos Lomeli, rhp | St. Mary’s |
| 236 | Christian Robinson, of | Stanford |
| 288 | Nick Brueser, 1b | Stanford |
| 487 | Zach Daniels, of | Tennessee |
| 222 | Kamron Fields, of | Texas |
| 176 | Asa Lacy, lhp | Texas A&M |
| 239 | Jack Conlon, rhp | Texas A&M |
| 293 | Zach DeLoach, of | Texas A&M |
| 171 | Caleb Sloan, rhp | Texas Christian |
| 455 | Russell Smith, lhp | Texas Christian |
| 415 | Cordell Dunn, c | Texas Tech |
| 404 | Trenton Denholm, rhp | UC Irvine |
| 442 | Cole Percival, rhp | UC Riverside |
| 271 | Jason Willow, 3b | UC Santa Barbara |
| 489 | Ben Fariss, rhp/of | UC Santa Barbara |
| 62 | Garrett Mitchell, of | UCLA |
| 380 | Sam Glick, lhp | UCLA |
| 435 | Chase Farrell, rhp | UCLA |
| 75 | Greg Jones, ss | UNC Wilmington |
| 344 | Nick Jodway, rhp/3b | UNC Wilmington |
| 69 | Jake Eder, lhp | Vanderbilt |
| 134 | Austin Martin, ss | Vanderbilt |
| 167 | Philip Clarke, c | Vanderbilt |
| 213 | Tyler Brown, rhp | Vanderbilt |
| 242 | Jayson Gonzalez, 3b | Vanderbilt |
| 275 | Joe Gobillot, lhp | Vanderbilt |
| 326 | Hugh Fisher, lhp | Vanderbilt |
| 364 | Pat DeMarco, of | Vanderbilt |
| 368 | Cooper Davis, of | Vanderbilt |
| 437 | Mason Hickman, rhp | Vanderbilt |
| 174 | Griff McGarry, rhp | Virginia |
| 212 | Devin Ortiz, ss/rhp | Virginia |
| 224 | Andrew Papantonis, ss | Virginia |
| 267 | Tanner Morris, ss | Virginia |
| 443 | Michael Ludowig, of/lhp | Wake Forest |
| 448 | D.J. Poteet, ss | Wake Forest |
| 412 | Stephen Emanuels, rhp | Washington |
| 311 | Clayton Keyes, of | Washington State |
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