Prep Baseball Report

2018 Recruiting Class Breakdown: Florida Gulf Coast University


Doug Freeman
Florida Scouting Director

 

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

  • Graduating Class: 2018
  • Primary Position: RHP
    Secondary Position: 3B
  • High School: Park Vista Community
    State: FL
  • Summer Team: Elite Squad Prime 17u
  • Height: 5-11
    Weight: 175lbs
  • Bat/Throw: R/R

Statistics

Pitching
91
Max FB
88 - 90
FB
80 - 81
SL
Position
87
INF Velo
83
Exit Velo

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.






Nic Nolan

Class of 2018 / SS

Player Information

  • Graduating Class: 2018
  • Primary Position: SS
    Secondary Position: 2B
  • High School: Niceville
    State: FL
  • Summer Team: Orlando Scorpions
  • Height:
    Weight: lbs
  • Bat/Throw: R/R

Statistics

Position
6.94
60-yard
4.10
H-1st

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

  • Graduating Class: 2018
  • Primary Position: LHP
    Secondary Position: 1B
  • High School: George Jenkins
    State: FL
  • Summer Team: FTB 55 Elite
  • Height: 6-4
    Weight: 210lbs
  • Bat/Throw: L/L

Statistics

Pitching
88
Max FB
84 - 88
FB
63 - 64
CB
77 - 78
CH

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.




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