Prep Baseball Report

PBR Week in Review


Chris Jelinek

A look back at what happened at the Prep Baseball Report the week of November 13-19th. David Seifert announced as Director of College Scouting. An updated JUCO Wire with highlights from signing week. Nathan Rode breaks down some of the top senior pitchers he enjoyed watching this past fall. A new Recruiting Essentials takes a look the latest commitment trends.Tip of the Week from eCoach, updated state rankings, and much more.


DAVID SEIFERT NAMED DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE SCOUTING
Sean Duncan
President

At the state, regional and national levels, the Prep Baseball Report has more full-time, boots-on-the-ground scouts than any organization in the country. And since its inception in 2005, Prep Baseball Report’s scouting staff has focused solely on high school prospects.

Now, Prep Baseball Report is taking its comprehensive scouting infrastructure and teaming it with D1Baseball.com - the industry’s leader in college baseball coverage - to provide unparalleled coast-to-coast prospect and draft coverage.

Prep Baseball Report is excited to announce the addition of David Seifert - a long-time professional scout who also had successful stints as a head coach at the Division I and Junior College levels - as the Director of College Scouting.

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JUCO WIRE: NEWS AND NOTES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
Matt Huck
Midwest Area Scout/JUCO Wire Editor

The JUCO Wire is a new weekly feature that will continue to build on the Prep Baseball Report’s unparalleled coverage of amateur baseball across the country. The JUCO Wire will provide updated information on junior college transfers, players moving on, who’s hot, and any other relevant news from around the country.

SIGNING WEEK HIGHLIGHTS

The early signing period wrapped up yesterday (Nov 8- Nov 15) and all NCAA Division I and Division II scholarship athletes were able to officially sign their National Letter of Intent. Today we take a look at some of the individual team highlights from the early signing period with links to tweets from the schools.  

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SHOWCASE CIRCUIT: FAVORITE SENIOR PITCHERS
Nathan Rode
National Supervisor

If there is an offseason in baseball, it’s right about now. To fill the void, we’re taking a look back at the showcase season—the summer and fall—and highlighting some favorite prospects. These aren’t necessarily the top prospects in order, rather the players I most enjoyed watching as a crisscrossed the country. We started with the standout hitters and continue with the pitchers.

Slade Cecconi, RHP, Trinity Prep, FL
Cecconi has a projectable frame with broad shoulders at 6-foot-4, 195 pounds. He pitches with a methodical, easy delivery and sits 91-94, running his fastball up to 97 at times and getting some sink to it. He comes through a high-3/4 slot with a loose, quick arm. His breaking ball has been inconsistent at times, but it flashes two-plane break and tight spin. He also mixes in a changeup at 84. Cecconi is committed to Miami.

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COMMITMENT TRENDS II
Brandon Hall
North Carolina Director of Scouting

At the end of August, we took a look at the 2018, 2019, and 2020 classes and their commitments, as compared to the class of 2017.  We saw several trends in each class, in several different regions.  With the early signing period upon us, we will take our second look at the commitment trends across the country.

In 2017, over 5,000 players were tracked in PBR regions having committed to play baseball at the next level.  While this case study does not hit many of the requirements for an official scientific study, we are able to see how the upcoming high school graduating classes are trending when compared to the 2017 class.  As Prep Baseball Report has continued to expand, we are tracking more areas and more players in 2018, than ever before.  For the purpose of this case study, we have continued to just track states with stats from the 2017 graduating class.

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2019S ON THE RISE
Nathan Rode and PBR Staff

An update to the 2019 Overall Rankings is coming soon. To whet your appetite, The Hotlist looks at juniors on the rise.

Sean Barnard, RHP, Hudson HS, WI

Barnard burst onto the scene at the PBR Fall Championship where he say an easy 84-87 mph, touching 88, from a 3/4 slot. His outing caught the attention of several college in attendance, including Iowa, to which he committed about a month after the event. At 6-foot-3, 170 pounds, Barnard’s ability to pepper the bottom of the zone and induce groundball contact, mixed with two average to better secondary offerings, makes him a potential top 15 prospect in the state.

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MID-ATLANTIC FALL STANDOUTS
Shooter Hunt
National Crosschecker

This week, On the Hunt, dives into some of the top uncommitted players in the Mid-Atlantic region including Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Included in the list of seven players are several potential two-way players at the next level, some long and athletic right-handed arms, and an athletic outfielder from the 2019 & 2020 classes.

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More Headlines..

Showcase Circuit: Others To Watch
Nathan Rode looks at some prospects to keep an eye on

Chris Burke Tip of the Week
Chris Burke explains one of the hot topics around hitting right now, Creating Backspin...

NC Insider: Updated Class of 2018 Rankings
Updated state rankings for NC climb to the Top 300. White, Adams, Jarvis, and Kerry solidify the top four but there are three new entries to the top 10. More than 50 new players added to the rankings.

Texas Class of 2019 Updated Rankings
Bobby Witt Jr. remains at No. 1 in Texas, with Matt Thompson at No. 2

Illinois Underclass Showcase: Top Overall Prospects
A look at the top 2020 and 2021 prospects from the Underclass Showcase

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