Prep Baseball Report

Inside the Numbers: Indiana's 2020 Early Signing Period


Phil Wade
Indiana Executive Director

The early signing period has concluded for the 2020 class, a class in which we have seen most of these players since the start of their freshman year. The 2020 class currently has 59 Division I commits.

To our knowledge there are 13 Division II commits, 22 JUCO commits, 18 Division III commits and 21 NAIA commits.

Below we breakdown the current 2020 commits from the state of Indiana 
 
DIVISION I

Power 5 Conferences: (14 Total)

Big Ten - 9

ACC - 2

SEC - 2

Big 12 - 1

Other Division 1 Conferences (45 Total)

Missouri Valley - 15

MAC - 9

American - 5

Atlantic 10 - 5

Big East - 3

Horizon - 3

Atlantic Sun - 2

Ohio Valley - 2

Ivy - 1

D1 IN STATE: 26

D1 OUT OF STATE: 33

When breaking down the commitments by state Indiana led the way by a large margin with 26, but nine other states went into Indiana for players.  Here is a look at the geographic breakdown of early D1 commits

Indiana - 26

Ohio - 12

Kentucky - 6

Illinois - 5

Michigan - 4

Texas - 2

Alabama - 1

Louisiana - 1

Missouri - 1

New Hampshire - 1

NAME ST SCHOOL CLASS POS COMMITMENT CONFERENCE
Bryce Eblin IN Center Grove 2020 SS Alabama SEC
Aiden Hinds IN Delta 2020 SS Ball State MAC
Ty Johnson IN Lawrence North 2020 RHP Ball State MAC
Sam Klein IN Bloomington North 2020 RHP Ball State MAC
Cody Medley IN New Albany High School 2020 3B Bellarmine University Atlantic Sun
Webster Walls IN Clarksville 2020 SS Bellarmine University Atlantic Sun
Grant Herron IN Center Grove 2020 RHP Bradley Missouri Valley
Cole Graverson IN Hamilton Southeastern 2020 LHP Butler Big East
Gabe Phipps IN Yorktown 2020 RHP Butler Big East
Keenan Taylor IN Guerin Catholic 2020 SS Butler Big East
Aiden Bradbury IN Carmel 2020 RHP Cincinnati American
Kerrington Cross IN Brownsburg 2020 SS Cincinnati American
Jose Guzman Jr. IN Ben Davis 2020 RHP Cincinnati American
Conner Linn IN Western 2020 LHP Cincinnati American
Jacob Young IN Bloomington South 2020 RHP Dallas Baptist Missouri Valley
Shane Bauer IN Brebeuf 2020 RHP Dartmouth Ivy 
Parker Bard IN Westfield 2020 OF Dayton Atlantic 10
Brock Begesha IN Lake Central 2020 RHP Dayton Atlantic 10
Nick Lukac IN Fishers 2020 SS Dayton Atlantic 10
Norbert Steinhardt IN Lawrence Central 2020 OF Dayton Atlantic 10
Max Engelking IN Guerin Catholic 2020 LHP Eastern Illinois Ohio Valley
Gavin Seebold IN Jeffersonville 2020 RHP Eastern Kentucky Ohio Valley
Cory Taylor IN Shelbyville 2020 SS Eastern Michigan MAC
Adam Euler IN F. J. Reitz 2020 OF Evansville Missouri Valley
Simon Scherry IN Heritage Hills 2020 SS Evansville Missouri Valley
Nicholas Smith IN Boonville 2020 RHP Evansville Missouri Valley
Gene Kolarik IN Crown Point 2020 RHP Illinois State Missouri Valley
Jonathan Sabotnik IN Crown Point 2020 OF Illinois State Missouri Valley
Zach Behrmann IN North Central 2020 LHP Indiana Big Ten
Casper Clark IN Columbus North 2020 RHP Indiana Big Ten
Kip Fougerousse IN Linton 2020 3B Indiana Big Ten
Tyler Nelson IN Andrean 2020 SS Indiana Big Ten
Costa Sirounis IN Munster 2020 RHP Indiana Big Ten
Cole Gilley IN Columbus East 2020 RHP Indiana State Missouri Valley
Daunte Majors IN Peru 2020 OF Indiana State Missouri Valley
Max Meyer IN Floyd central 2020 OF Indiana State Missouri Valley
Tyler Nelson IN Chesterton 2020 OF Indiana State Missouri Valley
Parker Stinson IN Yorktown 2020 OF Indiana State Missouri Valley
Jackson Taylor IN Yorktown 2020 SS Indiana State Missouri Valley
Grant Trinkle IN Columbus North 2020 OF Kentucky SEC
Dalton Back IN Columbus East 2020 C Miami (OH) MAC
Easton Good IN Lewis Cass 2020 SS Miami (OH) MAC
Aaron Massie IN F.J. Reitz 2020 RHP Miami (OH) MAC
Patrick Mastrian IN Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 2020 RHP Michigan Big Ten
Christian Williams IN Carmel 2020 C Michigan State Big Ten
Caleb Mealy IN Blackford 2020 C Northern Illinois MAC
Tyson Shaw IN Delta High School 2020 LHP Northern Kentucky Horizon
Brandon Willoughby IN Speedway 2020 SS Northern Kentucky Horizon
Brady Gumpf IN SB St. Joseph 2020 C Notre Dame ACC
Ryan Lynch IN Penn 2020 LHP Notre Dame ACC
Weston Gingerich IN Guerin Catholic 2020 OF Purdue Big Ten
Jake Stadler IN Mt. Vernon 2020 C Purdue Big Ten
Nolan Bowser IN Mt. Vernon 2020 C St. Louis Atlantic 10
Colin Diehm IN Carroll 2020 LHP Texas Tech Big 12
Camryn Szynski IN Penn 2020 3B Tulane American
Kaleb Hannahs IN West Vigo 2020 SS Valparaiso Missouri Valley
Alex Thurston IN Benton Central 2020 SS Valparaiso Missouri Valley
Ryan Watt IN Mishawaka 2020 RHP Western Michigan MAC
Jake Shirk IN Carroll 2020 3B Wright State Horizon


DIVISION II

A few Division II programs from outside the state made their way into Indiana. Eight of the 13 DII commits are leaving the state. 

DII IN STATE: 5

DII OUT OF STATE: 8

Alabama - 1

Michigan - 2

Ohio - 2

IL - 1

KY - 1

WV - 1

NAME ST SCHOOL CLASS POS COMMITMENT CONFERENCE STATE
Matt Hall IN Franklin Central 2020 RHP Ashland GLIAC OH
Corey Jeanor IN Franklin Central 2020 SS Ashland GLIAC OH
Cody Li IN Carmel High School 2020 OF Charleston (WV) Mountain East WV
Evan Fauquher IN Yorktown 2020 SS Hillsdale College G-MAC MI
Daly Skees IN Floyd Central 2020 RHP Hillsdale College G-MAC MI
Brady Mundell IN Greenfield Central 2020 RHP Indianapolis GLVC IN
Brandon Stidham IN Whiteland Community High School 2020 LHP Indianapolis GLVC IN
Cooper Biven IN New Albany 2020 2B Kentucky Wesleyan College G-MAC KY
Trey Johnson IN Hauser 2020 1B Purdue-Northwest GLIAC IN
Tanner Dreher IN Covington 2020 C Quincy University GLVC IL
Brayden DeMier IN Bloomington South 2020 RHP Southern Indiana GLVC IN
Josh Ham IN Martinsville 2020 1B Southern Indiana GLVC IN
Kaden Hill IN Zionsville 2020 RHP Montevallo Gulf South AL


JUCO COMMITS

All 22 junior college commits are heading out of state. Out of the 22, six are heading to a program that was ranked in the final regular season PBR JUCO Top 25 DI poll: 

No. 1 Wabash Valley (IL) - 2

No. 3 John A Logan (IL) - 3 

No. 21 Florence-Darlington (SC) - 1

Five prospects will be attending a school ranked in the final regular season Top 20 DII rankings

No. 4 Sinclair (OH) - 1

No. 9 Parkland (IL) - 2

No. 18 Kankakee (IL) - 2

JUCO OUT OF STATE: 22

Illinois - 17

Arizona - 1

Michigan - 1

North Carolina - 1

Ohio - 1

South Carolina - 1

NAME ST SCHOOL CLASS POS COMMITMENT STATE
Michael Herrold IN Bishop Dwenger 2020 OF Chandler-Gilbert CC AZ
Mason Thomas IN Fishers 2020 LHP Fayetteville Tech CC NC
Tyler Nemtuda IN Portage 2020 LHP Florence-Darlington JC SC
Ethan Bates IN Frankton 2020 LHP Frontier CC IL
Riley Mertl IN Westfield 2020 RHP Frontier CC IL
Kyren Power IN Avon 2020 1B Heartland CC IL
Joel Archer IN Floyd Central 2020 1B John A. Logan JC IL
Joseph Humphrey IN Lewis Cass 2020 C John A. Logan JC IL
Ben Thompson IN John Adams 2020 RHP John A. Logan JC IL
Eric Fettinger IN Fishers 2020 RHP John Wood CC IL
Tyler Jakob IN Mississinewa 2020 OF Kankakee CC IL
Cooper Noel IN Monrovia 2020 SS Kankakee CC IL
Carter Woody IN Wawasee 2020 RHP Kellogg CC MI
Andrew Coughlan IN Mooresville 2020 SS Lincoln Trail JC IL
Derrick Dawson IN Mishawaka 2020 C Lincoln Trail JC IL
Adam Hutchison IN Greenfield Central 2020 1B Lincoln Trail JC IL
Drew Dillon IN Center Grove 2020 1B Olney Central JC IL
Kaid Muth IN Fishers 2020 C Parkland JC IL
Matt Rafferty IN Guerin Catholic 2020 C Parkland JC IL
Matthew Meyer IN Westfield 2020 RHP Sinclair CC OH
Cooper Miles IN Noblesville 2020 SS Wabash Valley JC IL
Zach Westphal IN Chesterton 2020 RHP Wabash Valley JC IL


DIVISION III

The majority of the current division three commits will be attending a school in Indiana. 

DIII IN STATE: 11

DIII OUT OF STATE: 7

Ohio - 3

Illinois - 2

Kentucky - 1

Minnesota - 1

NAME ST SCHOOL CLASS POS COMMITMENT STATE
Travis Bevington IN Brownsburg 2020 1B Anderson University (IN) IN
Jed Downham IN Bishop Dwenger 2020 C Anderson University (IN) IN
Connor Gordon IN Carmel 2020 SS Anderson University (IN) IN
Logan Wagner IN Marion 2020 SS Anderson University (IN) IN
Gabe Crowe IN Richmond 2020 SS Baldwin Wallace OH
Benjamin Collins IN Chesterton 2020 LHP Concordia (IL) IL
Elijah Hickman IN Rensselaer Central 2020 OF Concordia (IL) IL
Billy McNamara IN Yorktown 2020 1B Defiance College OH
Adam Taylor IN Center Grove 2020 C Franklin College IN
Noah Arbuckle IN Jay County 2020 RHP Hanover College IN
Alex Christie IN Center Grove 2020 3B Hanover College IN
Louie Falcone IN Seton Catholic 2020 LHP Hanover College IN
Jordan Parker IN Evansville North 2020 LHP Hanover College IN
Wyatt Prather IN Bishop Chatard 2020 OF Hanover College IN
Jimmy Wolff IN Center Grove 2020 3B Saint Mary's - MN MN
Dylan Gray IN Hamilton Southeastern 2020 RHP Spalding University KY
Nick Logan IN Northridge 2020 1B Wabash College IN
Parker Gryskevich IN Brownsburg 2020 C Wittenberg University OH

 

NAIA

Many of the current NAIA commits are staying in Indiana.

NAIA IN STATE: 18

NAIA OUT OF STATE: 3

Illinois - 1

Kentucky - 1

Michigan - 1

NAME ST SCHOOL CLASS POS COMMITMENT STATE
Cameron Crick IN Greenwood 2020 OF Asbury University KY
Austin Carr IN Franklin Central 2020 3B Grace College IN
Evan Etchison IN Daleville 2020 RHP Grace College IN
Evan Tremain IN Bishop Chatard 2020 3B Grace College IN
Dalton Turner IN Heritage Christian 2020 OF Grace College IN
Cameron Woehnker IN North Side 2020 SS Grace College IN
Nathan Musselman IN North Miami 2020 RHP Indiana Tech IN
Tyler Stahl IN DeKalb 2020 OF Indiana Tech IN
Colton Thorpe IN Twin Lakes 2020 3B Indiana Tech IN
Jackson Williams IN McCutcheon 2020 OF Indiana Tech IN
Zach Zaborowski IN Westfield 2020 RHP Indiana Tech IN
Braden Feltner IN Plainfield 2020 RHP Indiana Wesleyan IN
Logan House IN Norwell 2020 RHP Indiana Wesleyan IN
Brennan Morehead IN Alexandria Monroe 2020 RHP Indiana Wesleyan IN
Eddie Spoelman IN Illiana Christian 2020 RHP Indiana Wesleyan IN
Cooper Gean IN John Glenn 2020 2B IU Southeast IN
Cade Reynolds IN Greensburg 2020 RHP IU Southeast IN
Logan Brown IN Center Grove High School 2020 3B Judson University (IL) IL
Brennan Moran IN Covenant Christian 2020 SS Spring Arbor University MI
Sam Bass IN Greenwood 2020 2B Taylor University IN
Camden Knepp IN Northridge 2020 OF Taylor University IN