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UConn Baseball Recruiting and Commitment Thread
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Calvin Ziegler's twitter account is now has him listed as a 2021 high school grad. Perfectgame.com and Prepbaseballreport.com are also now listing that way as well. So it looks like UConn has lost another top pitching recruit for the coming season.
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At this point, both PrepBaseball Report and PerfectGame are listing Calvin Ziegler as a UConn commit. Still, it is something to be concerned about.
I is indeed very concerning. I think he may have taken down the post saying that he committed to the program. Still has retweeted the stuff saying that he is a UConn commit but it is definitely up in the air. Don’t want to lose him
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His commitment is still there (2/8/19)....
... if people are whispering that he is projected to be a first round draft pick, unfortunately there isn’t anything UConn can do (other than the usual Penders pro/con presentation).
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Unfortunately, Ziegler is not coming. He is on Both the Nottheast Area Code and East Coast Pro rosters this year which is a clear indication he is not honoring his commitment to UConn.
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Happens all the time to big time programs. Big name programs like USC have been decimated because they have lost too many commits to the MLB draft with no real fallbacks. That's why it is important to get the Winkel's and Crawford's of the world and mix them in with blue collar talent.
Really hoping at least one of Siravo or Ziegler come - maybe both. Nothing in MLB can replicate the excitement of a College World Series appearance.
I would think there is still a chance Calvin Ziegler might arrive in Storrs, as you never know how the MLB draft will shake out. As for Adrian Siravo, with him going the JUCO route, I can't see that happening at this point.
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| 9 | Potential top 10 round pick and/or highest level college prospect |
Not sure how this staff makes recruiting so easy but I'll take it.
Edit: Poached him from Stetson, a good Floridian program he committed to in 8th grade. Keep these kids coming Penders!
Prepbaseballreport has this in the comments section of their profile on Ryan Daniels:
>7/28/20
6-foot, 175-pound left-handed hitting middle infielder. He ran a 6.72 sixty at the event. The approach in the infield is solid as the hands work and the feet remain active throughout the fielding of the baseball. He threw 83 mph across the diamond during the infield portion of the workout. The pivot was handled easily as he has a good feel on turning the double play. The athleticism is solid and he moves very well left to right. The bat has an exit velocity of 95 mph. The setup is is narrow and slightly open to start. The bottom half pick up and put down is simple. The hands work freely to the ball as the swing is flat and compact to contact. He showed well in both batting practice and in game play.
Exit Velocity- 95 mph
INF Velocity- 83 mph
2/09/20
New England Procase
5-foot-11, 175-pound, average athletic frame. Put together well for a younger player, hands and wrists have strength to them. A left-handed hitting middle infielder, top tool is the ability to swing the bat. The approach is advanced, all fields approach with enough juice to go pull side. The stance is balanced, feet are even at the shoulders, hands are loose and relaxed, set above the shoulders. The path is level to up, hard contact to all fields, had a tee exit velocity of 83 mph and ran a 7.15 sixty-yard. Defensively, little wasted movement with quick feet in the transfer, threw 78 mph across the diamond, with average arm strength. The hands work, and can turn it from either side of the bag. Projects for me of an offensive second baseman at the higher levels.
Tee Exit Velocity: 83 mph
Arm Velocity: 78 mph
Sixty-Yard: 7.15<
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>7/28/20
6-foot, 175-pound left-handed hitting middle infielder. He ran a 6.72 sixty at the event. The approach in the infield is solid as the hands work and the feet remain active throughout the fielding of the baseball. He threw 83 mph across the diamond during the infield portion of the workout. The pivot was handled easily as he has a good feel on turning the double play. The athleticism is solid and he moves very well left to right. The bat has an exit velocity of 95 mph. The setup is is narrow and slightly open to start. The bottom half pick up and put down is simple. The hands work freely to the ball as the swing is flat and compact to contact. He showed well in both batting practice and in game play.
Exit Velocity- 95 mph
INF Velocity- 83 mph
2/09/20
New England Procase
5-foot-11, 175-pound, average athletic frame. Put together well for a younger player, hands and wrists have strength to them. A left-handed hitting middle infielder, top tool is the ability to swing the bat. The approach is advanced, all fields approach with enough juice to go pull side. The stance is balanced, feet are even at the shoulders, hands are loose and relaxed, set above the shoulders. The path is level to up, hard contact to all fields, had a tee exit velocity of 83 mph and ran a 7.15 sixty-yard. Defensively, little wasted movement with quick feet in the transfer, threw 78 mph across the diamond, with average arm strength. The hands work, and can turn it from either side of the bag. Projects for me of an offensive second baseman at the higher levels.
Tee Exit Velocity: 83 mph
Arm Velocity: 78 mph
Sixty-Yard: 7.15<
Ryan Daniels
A Bristol Press article on Ryan Daniels that's over a year old. Among other things talks about his initial commitment to Stetson.
The Bristol Press - Daniels poised to be elite star for St. Paul baseball
WOLCOTT - Ryan Daniels stood inches outside the batterâs box as Wolcott ace pitcher Jack Drewry st...
www.bristolpress.com
PerfectGame.com has Ryan Daniels ranked at 279 for the high school class of 2022. Levi McAllister is ranked at 426. Niko Brini comes in at 500, which for Perfect Game seems to fall in the 500 to 1000 range. That is a nice start for UConn baseball recruiting efforts for the high school class of 2022.
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Follow-up story: Kron '22 Makes It Official - Xavier High School
>>Kron has been recruited in both sports. He says as of now he will only play baseball but has left the door open to trying to play both baseball and football at UConn.<<
Baseball gonna have a good intramural flag team w/ him and Billings
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Can’t link at work but prep’s description makes this sound like another blue chip prospect
From PrepBaseballReport.com and their profile page on Drew Kron. Usually the reports on a player are several month's or a couple year's old. For Drew Kron, we got reports that are rather fresh:
>8/02/20
Future Games
6-foot-1, 175-pound right-handed hitting outfielder. He had a monster 3 days at the event. He is a very skilled player, as there is not much he cant do on the field. He ran a 6.76 sixty on the laser at the event. The approach in the outfield is aggressive, athletic and online. He can play all 3 spots and play them all very well. He threw 78 mph during the outfield portion of the workout. The bat has an exit velocity of 97 mph. The setup is wide in base and he steps into the swing as the ball approaches the hitting zone. The hands are very clean and quick. The path is flat to slightly uphill at contact. He homered twice in the last game of the weekend and made a couple legit rundowns in centerfield. He is a high level prospect for me.
Exit Velocity- 97 mph
OF Velocity- 78 mph
7/01/20
6-foot-1, 175-pound, longer, wiry strong athletic frame. A plus athlete, showing good strength throughout. A right-handed hitting outfielder, at the plate, the feet are even at shoulder width. The hands are held higher, path is level to up, finishing higher. With approach middle to pull side. Creates backspin to the baseball, stays behind the ball at contact. Shows gap power, exit velocity was clocked at 88 mph. Put together good at bats during game play. Runs well, clocked at 6.86 sixty-yard dash. Defensively, shows an above average arm, clocked at 81 mph can track the baseball very well, projects out as a corner outfielder at the higher level. Big athlete, real good follow.
2/09/20
New England Procase
6-foot-1, 170-pound, longer, lean athletic frame, rounded shoulders, showing good strength. A right-handed hitting outfielder, at the plate, quiet stance, even feet, higher hand set. The lower half is under control, small pick up and put down. The swing works with minimal effort through the zone, a level path, middle to a pull approach. The tee exit velocity was clocked at 85 mph, ran a 7.18 sixty-yard dash. Defensively, the approach is under control, quick shuffle for the transfer, getting rid of the baseball. Threw 78 mph from a 3/4 slot. An athlete, look for the game to takeoff.
Tee Exit Velocity: 85 mph
Arm Velocity: 78 mph
Sixty-Yard Dash: 7.18<
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>8/02/20
Future Games
6-foot-1, 175-pound right-handed hitting outfielder. He had a monster 3 days at the event. He is a very skilled player, as there is not much he cant do on the field. He ran a 6.76 sixty on the laser at the event. The approach in the outfield is aggressive, athletic and online. He can play all 3 spots and play them all very well. He threw 78 mph during the outfield portion of the workout. The bat has an exit velocity of 97 mph. The setup is wide in base and he steps into the swing as the ball approaches the hitting zone. The hands are very clean and quick. The path is flat to slightly uphill at contact. He homered twice in the last game of the weekend and made a couple legit rundowns in centerfield. He is a high level prospect for me.
Exit Velocity- 97 mph
OF Velocity- 78 mph
7/01/20
6-foot-1, 175-pound, longer, wiry strong athletic frame. A plus athlete, showing good strength throughout. A right-handed hitting outfielder, at the plate, the feet are even at shoulder width. The hands are held higher, path is level to up, finishing higher. With approach middle to pull side. Creates backspin to the baseball, stays behind the ball at contact. Shows gap power, exit velocity was clocked at 88 mph. Put together good at bats during game play. Runs well, clocked at 6.86 sixty-yard dash. Defensively, shows an above average arm, clocked at 81 mph can track the baseball very well, projects out as a corner outfielder at the higher level. Big athlete, real good follow.
2/09/20
New England Procase
6-foot-1, 170-pound, longer, lean athletic frame, rounded shoulders, showing good strength. A right-handed hitting outfielder, at the plate, quiet stance, even feet, higher hand set. The lower half is under control, small pick up and put down. The swing works with minimal effort through the zone, a level path, middle to a pull approach. The tee exit velocity was clocked at 85 mph, ran a 7.18 sixty-yard dash. Defensively, the approach is under control, quick shuffle for the transfer, getting rid of the baseball. Threw 78 mph from a 3/4 slot. An athlete, look for the game to takeoff.
Tee Exit Velocity: 85 mph
Arm Velocity: 78 mph
Sixty-Yard Dash: 7.18<
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Amity CF, Julian Stevens, just verballed to Missouri.
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Damn, can’t have the entire state apparently. Stevens isn’t top 500 on PG but like Daniels and Kron is considered a top player.
I wonder why Missouri? They’re seen as one of the weaker SEC programs (although it is a monster conference).
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There's your answer.