UConn Baseball Recruiting and Commitment Thread

[BaseballDog]

RHP from UConn Avery Point. In HS was the Shoreline Conference pitcher of the year at Coginchaug

 

[dbmill]

RHP from UConn Avery Point. In HS was the Shoreline Conference pitcher of the year at Coginchaug

It has been a few years since UConn Storrs got a transfer from Avery Point. Nice to see it happen again. Used to be quite a pipeline.

 

[dbmill]

It has been a few years since UConn Storrs got a transfer from Avery Point. Nice to see it happen again. Used to be quite a pipeline.

Just did some checking. It seems that the last Avery Point transfer who played at UConn was outfielder Michael Chiovitti during the 2019-2020 seasons. Prior to that, it always seemed that UConn would have Avery Point player(s) pretty much every season.

Probably the Avery Point pipeline to Storrs died out as UConn recruiting started getting more talented recruits when the new baseball facilities opened and as UConn gradually got to be a bigger name in the sport of college baseball.

 

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[dbmill]

 

[kris1]

WNEPBL Championship Game:
Salisbury 9, Canterbury 1
Salisbury’s Thomas Galusha (RHP) was dominant. The UConn commit allowed just four hits and one earned run, with 15 punchies, in the complete game victory.

 

[dbmill]

 

[CtBaseball]

Overall, how do we feel about our recruits for next year? Hard to tell I know but any general thoughts? Especially people in the know? @dbmill etc

 

[dbmill]

Overall, how do we feel about our recruits for next year? Hard to tell I know but any general thoughts? Especially people in the know? @dbmill etc

Looking at the player ratings and comments by recruiting websites such as perfectgame.org, I'm inclined to say the overall quality of players coming into the program in future seasons does seem to be rising from past seasons. Also, UConn baseball currently has 4 transfers (3 JUCO's and 1 D3) coming in next season who have been mentioned on this recruiting thread. I would expect the number of transfers coming into the program will rise by the time UConn fall ball starts up in September, just have to find out who these transfer players are.

 

[kris1]

 

[uconnbaseball]

6 rated player in Massachusetts. Rated a 9 on PG so he could be another mlb pluck with a big senior year.

We seem to have a preference for a smaller class of big fish (with transfers plugging in holes) instead of larger classes of under the radar gems. Edsall would be appalled.

 

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[BaseballDog]

Ryan Birchard is a JUCO RHP.

I am told Birchard is no longer committed UConn. I have not seen this reported here.

 

[navery12]

Class of 2023 Kingswood Oxford School - RHP

Devin Wolff

www.prepbaseballreport.com

 

[dbmill]

I am told Birchard is no longer committed UConn. I have not seen this reported here.

Well, you usually have good information on hand, so you very well may have the most up to date info on Ryan Birchard on this matter.

There have been times in the past where I go on the internet and look to see if players who have committed to UConn baseball are still committed. I don't do it constantly, but on occasion I get the urge to check on this sort of thing with certain players. I just did a quick search online, and I did not find any new information on Ryan Birchard and whether his commitment to UConn baseball still holds.

There is still old info that suggests that Birchard is still committed to UConn, but it could be that these sites don't have the most up to date info on this matter.

Prepbaseballreport.com and Perfectgame.org both still list Birchard as a UConn recruit. These websites are always right, as sometimes it takes quite a while for these websites to update info on recruits who have change their mind.

A player search of the Cape Cod League shows Birchard as playing for Brewster this summer, and they still list Birchard as being committed to UConn. This very well could be old info that has not yet been updated.

 

[dbmill]

I am told Birchard is no longer committed UConn. I have not seen this reported here.

Well, I looked a little more, and found this article that reports that Ryan Birchard is not joining UConn baseball this fall. This article was published last week.

Ryan Birchard’s NCCC success leads to choice between D-I scholarship or MLB draft

SANBORN — Ryan Birchard has made plenty of decisions over the course of his career. Yet, it hasn’t always been as easy as deciding how to strike out an opposing

www.niagara-gazette.com

<After decommitting from UConn earlier this month, Birchard must balance within the next couple weeks the pros and cons between pursuing Division I baseball next spring or entering the MLB draft on July 9, a childhood dream.>

 

[dbmill]

With the UConn baseball season now over, figure it is good time to provide the annual current summery of recruits who have been reported in this thread as having committed to UConn baseball. In the past, summer and fall have been a time when many such commitments are reported. There will probably be a number of transfers who will join UConn baseball for fall ball this September in addition to the recruits already listed.


High school Class of 2023

Anthony Belisario - OF
Michael Oates - C/OF
Brett Davino - SS
Robert Rispoli - SS/2B/OF
Tyler Minick - SS/RHP
Sean Finn - SS/RHP

Kyle Peters - RHP/Inf
Ben Schild - RHP
Tommy Turner - RHP
Thomas Galusha - RHP
Giovannni Conte - RHP
Charlie West - LHP
Devin Wolff - RHP
Frank Spirito - RHP

Zavien Watson - 1B/3B - JUCO Transfer from Grossmont College
Caleb Shpur - OF - Grad Transfer from Endicott College

Alex Mach - RHP - JUCO Transfer from Avery Point


High school Class of 2024

Gabriel Tirado - C
Jack LaRose - SS
Connor Lane - C/1B/3B
Cole Taylor - 3B/RHP

Joey Tonnotti - RHP/OF
Cayden Suchy - LHP/OF
Mavrick Rizy - RHP
Drew Smith - RHP


High school Class of 2025

Logan Charboneau - 1B
Matthew McDowell - SS
Camden Righi - C
Henry Jackson - SS


High school Class of 2026

Vincent Lombardo - OF
Amato Civitello - SS/RHP

Shaun Flannery - RHP

 

[dbmill]

 

[dbmill]

Gabe Van Emon looks like a Grad Transfer, a LHP from Endicott College, a D3 school. He was a starting pitcher for Endicott last season.

Gabe Van Emon

Gabe Van Emon

www.ecgulls.com

 

[dbmill]

Gabe Van Emon looks like a Grad Transfer, a LHP from Endicott College, a D3 school. He was a starting pitcher for Endicott last season.

Gabe Van Emon

Gabe Van Emon

www.ecgulls.com

Van Emon, Haley Headline ABCA & D3baseball.com All-Region Honorees

BEVERLY, Mass. — Eight members of the No. 4/8 nationally ranked Endicott baseball team have earned postseason honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and D3baseball.com.

www.ecgulls.com

 

[dbmill]

 

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[PASTE04038!]

He might not make it to Storrs.

 

[dbmill]

He might not make it to Storrs.

True, but right now he is still listed as a UConn baseball recruit.