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Top 20 Stories of 2018: No. 1 FL JUCO Top 50


Phil Kerber
PBR Florida/JUCO Wire

Over the next few weeks we we will be counting down the 2018 caldendar year with a look at the top 20 viewed stories of 2018. After combing through our google analytics, we have compiled a list of the twenty most visited stories, by you, the readers, in 2018.

We finsh our countdown with the most viewed story of 2018, the Florida Junior College top 50 prospect list.



This Fall, PBR Florida put Junior College baseball at the forefront of their coverage. From the JUCO Twin Classic to the West Florida JUCO Bonanza to Sophomore All-Star Weekend and everything inbetween, PBR Florida was there. All of our notes and video can be found here, in the Florida JUCO Scout Blog.

No stoned was left unturned in this process. Videos, notes and reports were collected and compiled throughout the fall season. Of the 50 prospects listed here, all 50 were seen at least one time this fall, with many receiving multiple views. 

Last week, the Hotlist provided a sneak peek into the top 10 Junior College prospects nationally. It should come as no surprise that the top 5 here are reflective of that list. Northwest Florida State RHP Thomas Farr (South Carolina commit) holds the No. 1 spot. Farr has been up to 96 this fall and showed a three-pitch feel. Coming in at No. 2 is the athletic RHP Hunter Perdue (Florida State) out of State College of Florida. Perdue continues to trend up, running his fastball up to 95, and has made great strides in improving his mechanics over the past year. Rounding out the top 3 is another big right-handed arm, Pensacola State's Chad Bryant. Bryant has a strong, stocky frame at 6-foot, 200-pounds, utilizing it well while topping out at 96. 

*It should be noted, RHP Carter Stewart has been omitted from the list. At the time of writing, Stewart had not yet registered for classes at Eastern Florida State.

Top 50 FL JUCO Prospects

Rank Prospect Class Position Junior College Commitment
1 Thomas Farr SO RHP NW Florida State South Carolina 
2 Hunter Perdue SO RHP State College of Florida Florida State 
3 Chad Bryant SO RHP Pensacola State  
4 Ivan Johnson SO SS/3B Chipola South Carolina 
5 Haden Erbe r-SO  RHP Seminole State West Virginia 
6 Orlando Ribalta SO  RHP Miami-Dade  
7 Hunter Milam FR LHP Gulf Coast State  
8 Spencer Bodanza SO  LHP Hillsborough Miami (FL) 
9 Donovan Benoit SO  RHP Santa Fe  
10 Conor Angel SO  RHP NW Florida State Louisiana-Lafayette 
11 Jarrod Cande SO OF/RHP Santa Fe  
12 Jake Randa SO OF/1B NW Florida State Mississippi State 
13 KC Simonich SO OF NW Florida State New Orleans 
14 Billy McKay SO RHP Polk State Central Florida
15 Josh Crouch SO C/UTL State College of Florida Central Florida 
16 Brett Wisely SO UTL Gulf Coast State South Florida
17 Mitch Myers SO RHP Florida Southwestern Pittsburgh 
18 DJ Wilkinson SO  RHP Pensacola State Troy 
19 Ryan Gusto SO  RHP Florida Southwestern Western Kentucky 
20 Mason Doolittle SO C/1B Palm Beach State Appalachian State 
21 Nick Davila SO RHP Hillsborough South Florida 
22 Nick Long SO RHP State College of Florida  
23 Eddy Arteaga SO C/OF Broward College  
24 Ray de Los Santos SO  RHP Eastern Florida State  
25 Tommy Green SO  RHP Palm Beach State  
26 Chris Holcomb SO LHP State College of Florida Tulane
27 David Mata SO  RHP College of Central Florida  
28 Louis Davenport SO  RHP Seminole State Eastern Kentucky
29 Garrett Blaylock SO  3B St. John's River State Georgia 
30 Logan Lacey SO  RHP/INF Tallahassee   
31 Rob Adams r-FR  LHP Santa Fe  
32 Kaden Polcovich SO  2B NW Florida State Oklahoma State 
33 Joshua Rivera SO SS Chipola  
34 Riley Wash SO  C St. John's River State  
35 Jacob Sweeney FR LHP Pensacola State  
36 Shane Shifflet SO  INF State College of Florida  
37 Jack Guzek r-FR RHP Gulf Coast State Iowa 
38 Connor Churchill SO  RHP Santa Fe South Florida
39 Blake Baker SO  RHP Miami-Dade  
40 Bryce Hulett SO LHP/1B State College of Florida  
41 Tim Dixon SO OF Seminole State Arkansas Little-Rock 
42 Kenny Rodriguez SO  OF Seminole State Arkansas Little-Rock 
43 Jose Cadenas SO  OF Hillsborough  
44 Luis Guerrero SO  OF Miami-Dade  
45 Yordy Cabrera FR  RHP Palm Beach State  
46 Quinton Martinez SO  LHP St. Petersburg  
47 Andrew Moore FR RHP Chipola  
48 Ricky Presno SO  3B College of Central Florida  
49 Brandon Knarr SO  LHP College of Central Florida Tampa  
50 Jack Nagy SO  INF Daytona State  


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