Unsigned 2018 BA 500 Players Headed To College
Image credit: Carter Stewart, who was selected eighth overall in the 2018 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves, puts his name on the draft board during the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft at Studio 42 at the MLB Network on Monday, June 4, 2018 in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
The signing deadline for the draft passed last Friday and we now officially can see which top high school players are headed to college in the 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 rank.
Georgia prep righthander Carter Stewart, who was No. 9 on the BA 500, was the highest ranked player not to sign. He was drafted eighth overall by the Braves, but after a post-draft physical revealed an injury they were not able to come to an agreement. He is committed to Mississippi State and while there are rumblings that he may look at the option of going to junior college, which would allow him next year to reenter the draft, nothing has been decided.
If Stewart does end up in Starkville, he will join two-way standout J.T. Ginn (No. 39) as the headliners in what would be one of Mississippi State’s best recruiting classes ever. Ginn also was drafted in the first round but turned down the opportunity to sign with the Dodgers to uphold his commitment to Mississippi State.
For the third straight year, the top position player not to sign is a Florida prep infielder. Nander De Sedas (No. 28) is this year’s Sunshine State shortstop that turned down pro ball to play at college, following the same path as Drew Mendoza (Florida State) and Brady McConnell (Florida). De Sedas will now join Mendoza in Tallahassee, where they will be expected to form an exciting left side of the infield.
Louisiana State leads all schools with eight players from the BA 500 in its incoming freshman class. Florida State, Louisville, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt all bring in six.
Overall, 133 high school players in the BA 500 did not sign pro contracts, three less than last year. Of those players, 44 are committed to schools in the Southeastern Conference, accounting for 33 percent of the unsigned BA 500 recruits. Atlantic Coast Conference schools will take in 31 unsigned BA 500 recruits, and the Pac-12 Conference will get 20.
| Unsigned BA 500 Players Headed To College | ||
| Rank | Name, pos. | Commitment |
| 9 | Carter Stewart, RHP | Mississippi State |
| 13 | Kumar Rocker, RHP | Vanderbilt |
| 28 | Nander De Sedas, SS | Florida State |
| 37 | Cole Wilcox, RHP | Georgia |
| 39 | J.T. Ginn, RHP/DH | Mississippi State |
| 61 | Matt McLain, SS | UCLA |
| 65 | Austin Becker, RHP | Vanderbilt |
| 70 | Elijah Cabell, OF | Florida State |
| 71 | Brett Hansen, LHP | Vanderbilt |
| 79 | Slade Cecconi, RHP | Miami |
| 84 | Gunnar Hoglund, RHP | Mississippi |
| 86 | Jaden Hill, RHP | Louisiana State |
| 92 | Chandler Champlain, RHP | Southern California |
| 107 | Jonathan Childress, RHP | Texas A&M |
| 109 | Landon Marceaux, RHP | Louisiana State |
| 112 | Luke Bartnicki, LHP | Georgia Tech |
| 114 | Kameron Ojeda Guangorena, C | Cal State Fullerton |
| 115 | Kerry Wright, RHP | Louisville |
| 133 | J.P. Gates, LHP/1B | Miami |
| 137 | Kendrick Calilao, OF | Florida |
| 138 | Max Marusak, OF | Texas Tech |
| 141 | Garrett Wade, LHP | Auburn |
| 147 | Cory Acton, INF | Florida |
| 155 | Jacob Campbell, C | Illinois |
| 157 | Brandon Neeck, LHP | Virginia |
| 162 | Owen Sharts, RHP | Nevada |
| 179 | Brett Finnel, RHP | UC Santa Barbara |
| 183 | Will Ripoll, RHP | Louisiana State |
| 188 | Tyler Ras, RHP/OF | Alabama |
| 195 | C.J. Willis, C | Louisiana State |
| 196 | Adrian Del Castillo, C | Miami |
| 199 | Carter Lohman, LHP | Louisville |
| 201 | Steve Hajjar, LHP | Michigan |
| 203 | Garrett McDaniels, LHP | Coastal Carolina |
| 205 | Kaleb Hill, LHP | Mississippi |
| 206 | Austin Wells, C | Arizona |
| 209 | Sean Burke, RHP | Maryland |
| 210 | Ethan Smith, RHP | Vanderbilt |
| 215 | Justin Wrobleski, LHP | Clemson |
| 220 | Bryce Reagan, SS | Texas |
| 221 | Seth Halvorsen, RHP/OF | Missouri |
| 224 | Kyle Hess, OF | Pittsburgh |
| 225 | Cole Henry, RHP | Louisiana State |
| 229 | Cooper Stinson, RHP | Duke |
| 235 | Ryan Cusick, RHP | Wake Forest |
| 237 | Jacen Roberson, OF | Cal State Bakersfield |
| 239 | Ty Madden, RHP | Texas |
| 241 | Kyle Luckham, RHP | Cal State Fullerton |
| 244 | Mason Montgomery, LHP | Texas Tech |
| 247 | Joseph Menefee, LHP | Texas A&M |
| 249 | Dexter Jordan, OF/3B | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 250 | Nick Pogue, RHP | Florida |
| 255 | Adam Hackenberg, C | Clemson |
| 257 | Christopher Williams, OF/LHP | Florida International |
| 259 | Matheu Nelson, C | Florida State |
| 260 | Brandon Dieter, SS/RHP | Stanford |
| 262 | Ethan Reed, RHP | Southern California |
| 265 | Brandon Schrepf, OF/RHP | South Florida |
| 267 | Vinny Tosti, OF | Oregon |
| 268 | Brandon Birdsell, RHP | Texas A&M |
| 272 | Jared Poland, INF/RHP | Louisville |
| 275 | Cristian Sanchez, RHP | Virginia |
| 280 | Chance Huff, RHP | Vanderbilt |
| 281 | Mitchell Parker, LHP | San Jacinto (Texas) JC |
| 284 | Tyler O’Clair, RHP/1B | Alabama-Birmingham |
| 287 | Aidan Maldonado, RHP | Illinois |
| 289 | Chase Costello, RHP | Louisiana State |
| 303 | David Luethje, RHP | Florida |
| 304 | Franco Aleman, RHP | Florida International |
| 306 | Henry Davis, C | Louisville |
| 308 | Mason Ronan, LHP | Pittsburgh |
| 309 | Nate Lamb, LHP/OF | Clemson |
| 315 | Sean Mullen, RHP | UCLA |
| 316 | Bryce Collins, RHP | Arizona |
| 320 | Jacob Pfennings, RHP/1B | Oregon State |
| 323 | Eric Cerantola, RHP | Mississippi State |
| 325 | John Malcom, 1B | Vanderbilt |
| 327 | Aaron Eden, RHP | San Diego State |
| 331 | Patrick Winkel, C/3B | Connecticut |
| 333 | Zack Gelof, SS/RHP | Virginia |
| 338 | Trevor Cadd, OF | Cal State Fullerton |
| 340 | Tim Borden, SS | Louisville |
| 341 | Carter Raffield, RHP | Clemson |
| 342 | Basiel Williams, OF | Mississippi State |
| 343 | Matt Rudis, RHP | Texas Christian |
| 345 | Grant Holman, RHP | California |
| 349 | Miko Rodriguez, OF | Texas A&M |
| 354 | Hunter Watson, SS | Texas A&M |
| 356 | Emilio Rosas, SS | Southern California |
| 357 | Jack Neely, RHP | Texas |
| 362 | Ryan Holgate, OF | Arizona |
| 363 | Jake Moberg, SS | UCLA |
| 364 | Ben Harris, LHP/OF | Virginia |
| 366 | Hueston Morrill, SS | Oklahoma State |
| 370 | Nick Nastrini, RHP | UCLA |
| 373 | Erik Tolman, LHP | Arizona State |
| 374 | Mason Pelio, RHP/OF | Boston College |
| 377 | Jarrett Ford, SS | Florida International |
| 379 | Alec Sanchez, OF | Florida State |
| 380 | Isaiah Byars, SS | Alabama |
| 382 | Preston Hartsell, OF | Southern California |
| 383 | Josiah Sightler, LHP | South Carolina |
| 384 | Denzel Clarke, OF | Cal State Northridge |
| 386 | Cade Hungate, 3B/RHP | Florida State |
| 390 | Robby Martin, OF | Florida State |
| 394 | Jack Perkins, RHP | Louisville |
| 395 | Stephen Pelli, RHP | North Carolina |
| 397 | Blake Burzell, RHP | Arizona State |
| 398 | Austin Knight, SS | Tennessee |
| 412 | T.J. Reeves, OF | Alabama |
| 413 | David Erickson, RHP/3B | Liberty |
| 429 | Connor Pavolony, C | Tennessee |
| 440 | Ben Abram, RHP | Oklahoma |
| 446 | Brandon Davis, SS | Tennessee |
| 447 | Clay Owens, C | Southern California |
| 450 | Ryan Bliss, SS | Auburn |
| 451 | Zach Young, RHP | South Alabama |
| 456 | J.T. Schwartz, SS | UCLA |
| 458 | Spencer Schwellenbach, RHP/SS | Nebraska |
| 464 | Nick Schmidt, RHP | Missouri State |
| 465 | Giovanni DiGiacomo, OF | Louisiana State |
| 466 | Jacob Young, OF | Florida |
| 476 | Cole Ayers, RHP | Kentucky |
| 478 | Mason Bryant, RHP | Texas |
| 479 | Davis Sharpe, RHP/3B | Clemson |
| 480 | Christopher Weber, LHP | Texas A&M |
| 484 | Jake Miller, RHP | San Diego |
| 485 | Johnny Cuevas, 3B/RHP | JC of Southern Nevada |
| 486 | Brady Allen, OF/LHP | South Carolina |
| 487 | Coy Cobb, RHP | Texas |
| 490 | Drew Bianco, 3B | Louisiana State |
| 495 | Dallas Duarte, C | Hawaii |
| 498 | Tony Bullard, RHP/3B | Arizona |
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