2018 Recruiting Class Breakdown: Florida Gulf Coast University
November 21, 2017
With the early signing period coming to an end on November 15th, we will now take a look at the 2018 recruiting classes for each Division I college in Florida. Today we take a look at Florida Gulf Coast University high school and junior college signees.
A talented group of high school players lead the way for the 2018 class. There are some players with a lot of present tools as well as upside in the future. I would expect to potentially see them add a junior college player or two in the future to build on a strong year last season and a regional appearance.
NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS. | COMMITMENT |
Brendan Bell | FL | Park Vista Community | 2018 | RHP | Florida Gulf Coast |
Nic Nolan | FL | Niceville | 2018 | SS | Florida Gulf Coast |
Chris Seymour | FL | Park Vista | 2018 | OF | Florida Gulf Coast |
Levi Shuck | FL | Canterbury | 2018 | RHP | Florida Gulf Coast |
Brandt Sundean | FL | George Jenkins | 2018 | LHP | Florida Gulf Coast |
Jalen Townsend | FL | Lake Highland Prep | 2018 | OF | Florida Gulf Coast |
We will take a look at who we believe to be the players who will make the biggest impact, if they make it to campus:
Brendan Bell
Class of 2018 / RHP
Player Information
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Graduating Class: 2018
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Primary Position: RHPSecondary Position: 3B
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High School: Park Vista CommunityState: FL
- Summer Team: Elite Squad Prime 17u
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Height: 5-11Weight: 175lbs
- Bat/Throw: R/R
Statistics
Videos
(5/20/17)
Pitching (9/17/16)
Player News
- Preseason Power25 Countdown: #15 Park Vista - Jan 15, 2018
- Florida Diamond Club Team Breakdown: South (Rockies) - Oct 17, 2017
- FL 2017 ProCase: 2018 Graduates Breakdown - May 31, 2017
- PBR ProCase: Full Statistical Breakdown - May 22, 2017
- PBR Florida ProCase Event Preview - May 19, 2017
- PBR ProCase Player Spotlight: 2018 RHP/3B Brendan Bell - May 17, 2017
- Florida Recruit Tracker: Rising 2018s - Dec 13, 2016
- Elite Squad Prospect Camp Standouts - Nov 3, 2016
- 2016 Underclass Games: Pitcher Analysis - Sep 25, 2016
- 2016 Underclass Games: Standouts - Sep 21, 2016
- 2016 Underclass Games: Top Statistical Peformances - Sep 20, 2016
- Underclass Stock Report - Jul 26, 2016
- Florida Top Prospect Games: Infield Analysis - Jul 1, 2016
- Florida Top Prospect Games: Pitcher Analysis - Jun 29, 2016
- PBR Top Prospect Games: Top Statistical Performances - Jun 23, 2016
Nic Nolan
Class of 2018 / SS
Player Information
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Graduating Class: 2018
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Primary Position: SSSecondary Position: 2B
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High School: NicevilleState: FL
- Summer Team: Orlando Scorpions
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Height:Weight: lbs
- Bat/Throw: R/R
Statistics
Scouting Report
10/15/17- Florida Gulf Coast recruit. Average athletic middle infielder with solid defensive action. Offensively, there is some steepness in the path, but the hands work well. 4.3 home to first.
Brandt Sundean
Class of 2018 / LHP
Player Information
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Graduating Class: 2018
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Primary Position: LHPSecondary Position: 1B
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High School: George JenkinsState: FL
- Summer Team: FTB 55 Elite
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Height: 6-4Weight: 210lbs
- Bat/Throw: L/L
Statistics
Scouting Report
7/26/17- Committed to Florida Gulf Coast University.
7/1/16- Uncommitted. 6-foot-4, 200 pounds, is already a big, strong kid and still has room to grow and fill out. Sundean showed a fastball that ranged from 84-88 mph with a good downhill action. Sundean also showed a breaking ball at 63-64 mph and a changeup at 77-78 mph. Sundean passes the eye test and has a clean easy arm action. Although he does not show consistent offspeed stuff, there is the makings of a good slider as he continues to log innings and get a better feel for his body. Sundean will be a very interesting one to follow and should make another jump as he continues to log innings.
Videos
(8/4/16)
Player News
- PBR Florida Preseason Classic 2018 Standouts - Feb 19, 2018
- PBR Florida Preseason Classic Day 2 - Feb 17, 2018
- PBR Florida Preseason Classic Preview - Feb 12, 2018
- Field Set For 2018 NHSI - Jan 30, 2018
- Preseason Power25 Countdown: #5 George Jenkins - Jan 29, 2018
- FL Insider: Sundean Leads Eagles to 3-1 Win - Mar 1, 2017
- Preseason Top 25 Preview: No. 10 George Jenkins - Feb 8, 2017
- Florida Recruit Tracker: Rising 2018s - Dec 13, 2016
- Florida Summer Scout Blog - Oct 1, 2016
- PBR Future Games Player Spotlight: 2018 LHP Brandt Sundean - Aug 15, 2016
- PBR Future Games Recap - Aug 8, 2016
- PBR Future Games Spotlight: 2018 LHP Brandt Sundean - Aug 1, 2016
- Lakeland/Winter Haven Standouts - Jul 2, 2016
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Scouting Report
10/15/17- Florida Gulf Coast recruit. Fastball mostly sat 87-89 mph, touching 90 a couple times with life. Also mixed in a 76-79 mph slider and an 81-82 mph changeup. He has a lot of moving parts and late separation leads to spraying the fastball. The arm is lively and can see him making some jumps in the future. The curveball really plays and shows flashes of being a plus pitch. It has tight spin and depth and will be interesting to see if everything starts to come together with more innings.
05/20/17 - FGCU recruit. Bell has a high waist and long arms. He has made a jump in velocity this spring and was 88-90 touching 91 on the day. He tended to rush down the mound and loose his front side, leading to an inconsistent release point which led to trouble throwing strikes. He also flashed a near plus slider at times when he got extension at 80-81 mph. He will log a good amount of innings this summer and as he learns to gather over the runner, stay strong with his front side and get consistent extension he should see an increase in both command and velocity.
05/02/17- Committed to Florida Gulf Coast University.
9/17/16- The 5-foot-10, 170 pound 3B/RHP took two solid rounds of batting practice. The right handed hitter showed a level swing with a good path through the zone. He showed an ability to find the barrel, even though the swing would get long at times. As he continues to learn how to be consistently short to the ball, he should have a chance to hit for gap-to-gap power. Defensively, he shows average actions and good hands with enough arm strength to stay at third. The right handed pitcher showed a quick arm from a 3/4 slot. There was effort in the throwing action, but the fastball ranged from 82-86 mph with some arm side run. A weak front side limited a bit of the velocity potential currently, but as that gets strong the velocity will jump. He still needs to improve his offspeed as he did not show a feel for the slider or changeup currently. Overall he is athletic with a quick arm and potential both in offensively and on the mound.
6/22/16- The 5-foot-10 170-pounder showed slightly above average range as well as a strong arm across the infield topping out at 87 mph. At the plate, Bell stands tall in the box and does not yet use his lower half consistently. Bell’s hands work quickly and directly to the baseball creating line drives in the gaps during batting practice. On the mound, Bell uses his lower half well, staying in line with the plate and shows a quick arm with the fastball ranging from 83-86 mph. Bell worked down in the zone with the fastball as well as mixed in a 73-74 mph slider with some late action.