UConn Baseball Recruiting and Commitment Thread

[UCCornelius]

Recently read somewhere (though I cannot find it now), and heard from a New Canaan contact that Robbie Jones a 2018 1B/OF recruit (graduating HS in 2017) has committed to UConn.

 

[dbmill]

Here's a summary of UConn recruits that have been announced on this thread. One guy I don't have listed is Robbie Jones, who I haven't found any confirmation for.


2017 season

Chris Winkel – 1B
Anthony Prato – SS
Zach Ardito – SS
Conor Moriarty – SS/OF
Josh Loeffler – OF
Anthony Nucerino – OF
Benjamin Maycock - OF
Kenny Bergmann – C

Mason Feole – LHP
Nick Chiseri – LHP
Michael Schwartz – LHP
Dillon Stimpson – RHP

2018 season

Christian Fedko - 3B/SS
Luke Broadhurst - SS

2019 season

Patrick Winkel - C

Michael Burrows - RHP

 

[dbmill]

During the WHUS broadcast of today's series finally against Central Florida, Chris Jones said that he thinks UConn baseball has another California transfer coming into the Husky program for next year. He did not provide a name.

 

[UCCornelius]

Prep Baseball Report is showing the following as new UConn commits for 2018 (they will graduate HS in 2017):
Konnor Ash - 6'0 185 RHP Illinois (fastball 87-89)
Jarrod Melle - 6'4" 220, RHP Michigan (fastball 85-88)

 

[dbmill]

Prep Baseball Report is showing the following as new UConn commits for 2018 (they will graduate HS in 2017):
Konnor Ash - 6'0 185 RHP Illinois (fastball 87-89)
Jarrod Melle - 6'4" 220, RHP Michigan (fastball 85-88)

Perfectgame.org has a Preseason HS Underclassmen All American Team. Konnor Ash is listed as a High Honorable Mention.

2016 Preseason Underclass All Americans Teams | Perfect Game USA

 

[Stainmaster]

Perfectgame.org has a Preseason HS Underclassmen All American Team. Konnor Ash is listed as a High Honorable Mention.

2016 Preseason Underclass All Americans Teams | Perfect Game USA

PG also lists him as boasting a 3.9 GPA. Looks like we're getting a well-rounded kid.

 

[UCCornelius]

Burrows, Broadhurst, Fedko and Winkel are also all High Honorable Mention Pre-Season Perfect Game Underclass All Americans.

 

[UCCornelius]

Prep Baseball Report showing another commitment for 2018 (will graduate HS in 2017):
Joe Simeone, 6'3" 200 RHP Groton/Dunstable MA (fastball 88-91)

 

[dbmill]

Prep Baseball Report showing another commitment for 2018 (will graduate HS in 2017):
Joe Simeone, 6'3" 200 RHP Groton/Dunstable MA (fastball 88-91)

Burrows, Broadhurst, Fedko and Winkel are also all High Honorable Mention Pre-Season Perfect Game Underclass All Americans.

Simeone is also listed as a Perfect Game High Honorable Mention Pre-Season Perfect Game Underclass All American.

 

[dbmill]

Zach Ardito had previously been listed in this thread as committing to UConn. That is no longer the case. He has signed to play with the University of Hartford next season.

Zachary Ardito ‘16 Signs to Play Baseball at University of Hartford

 

[dbmill]

Chris Winkel is not the only UConn recruit for next season who has caught the collective eyes of mlb scouts. LHP Mason Feole is gaining attention from them as well.

MLB Draft: Buzz abound for Prout (R.I.) ace Mason Feole

 

[UCCornelius]

If Winkel is drafted is will likely be very late. Game on CPTV Sports last night indicated that he has missed the entire season due to a broken hand and has not had any at bats since the fall.

 

[huskymedic]

LHP Mason Feole is gaining attention from them as well.

MLB Draft: Buzz abound for Prout (R.I.) ace Mason Feole

BillKoch25 11:50am via Mobile Web (M5)
Prout LHP Mason Feole (@mfeole246) named state baseball Gatorade Player of the Year. UConn commit, likely MLB Draft pick in June.

 

[kris1]

If Winkel is drafted is will likely be very late. Game on CPTV Sports last night indicated that he has missed the entire season due to a broken hand and has not had any at bats since the fall.

Amity routs ND-West Haven, 17-0, to win SCC Championship.

In the fifth, Amity senior first baseman Chris Winkel stepped to the plate for his first at-bat in about two months, after having a bone removed from his hand in the offseason, and fisted a single to right field.

“It was good to get him in there,” Coppola said. “If he stays healthy, which I think he will, he’ll be playing full-time from this point on.”

 

[uconnbaseball]

Worrying about your recruits signing with a major league team out of high school is a good problem to have...right?

 

[dbmill]

I just started checking summer ball rosters for UConn player assignments. The Bristol Blues of the Futures League list a UConn pitcher named Jacob Wallace. That was news to me. Turns out he is a senior right hand pitcher from Methuen, MA, who will be joining the Huskies next season.

Wallace returns to put Rangers on his back

 

[Stainmaster]

2016 State Draft Report: New York - BaseballAmerica.com

Anthony Prato and Mike Schwartz listed as "other prospects of note" for NY state.

 

[dbmill]

2016 State Draft Report: Rhode Island - BaseballAmerica.com

Mason Feole comes in at No. 5 and is listed as "other prospects of note" in Rhode Island.

 

[dbmill]

2016 State Draft Report: Connecticut - BaseballAmerica.com

1. Anthony Kay National Rank 35
4. Chris Winkel National Rank 342

Other Prospects of note in Connecticut:

9. Pat Ruotolo
14. Bobby Melley
21. Joe DeRoche-Duffin
23. Devin Over

 

[huskymedic]

UConnBaseball 2:48pm via Twitter Web Client
Congrats to Matt, who is set to join the#UConn program next season #HookC

MLB Draft TrackerVerified account‏@MLBDraftTracker
24 (709): @Braves select Mission Col CF Matt Hearn. http://m.mlb.com/draft/tracker#!ft=team&fv=atl… #MLBDraft

 

[dbmill]

UConnBaseball 2:48pm via Twitter Web Client
Congrats to Matt, who is set to join the#UConn program next season #HookC

MLB Draft TrackerVerified account‏@MLBDraftTracker
24 (709): @Braves select Mission Col CF Matt Hearn. http://m.mlb.com/draft/tracker#!ft=team&fv=atl… #MLBDraft

Chris Jones during one late baseball broadcast had mentioned that he thought UConn had a California transfer coming into the UConn baseball program. I would think we have found our man on this one.

No mention that I have seen of any of the UConn high school recruits getting picked in the draft.

 

[UCCornelius]

PBR New England‏@PBRNewEngland 13h13 hours ago
2017 INF @HagueAndy of @amityathletics has committed to UCONN, congrats! #ctbase

 

[huskymedic]

PBR New England‏@PBRNewEngland 13h13 hours ago
2017 INF @HagueAndy of @amityathletics has committed to UCONN, congrats! #ctbase

Gotta love that Amity/Sal Coppola pipeline... Andy's brother Teddy was a pitcher on the team as well.

 

[huskyblooz]

Amity should've been nationally ranked. There are atleast 7 D-1 players on the roster.

 

[dbmill]

Gotta love that Amity/Sal Coppola pipeline... Andy's brother Teddy was a pitcher on the team as well.

It's looking like a pretty good pipeline indeed. Vinny Siena and Sam Nepiarsky have already played for UConn, with Andy Hague and the two Winkel brothers still to come. Given how good the Amity baseball program is, it wouldn't surprise me if there were other Huskies with the Amity connection that I missed.