The Year in Review: No. 8 2017, 2018, and 2019 Commitments
December 22, 2016
By: Zac Bottoms
Arkansas Scouting Director
The year of 2016 was a busy year for Prep Baseball Report Arkansas. We hosted 12 showcase events, scouted 3 tournaments during high schools season and 8 during the summer. Our staff saw over 100 games during the high school season. Today we look at the commitments that were made by players in the 2017, 2018, and 2019 classes during 2016.
2017
So far the 2017 class has had 47 players make their college commitments. The state of Arkansas has produced 80-100 collegiate baseball players on a consistent basis. It looks like this spring could be busy with commitments with several players still finding a place to play at the next level.
| Hayden Arnold | Watson Chapel | 2017 | RHP | Arkansas-Little Rock |
| Tajhnick Bishop | Ashdown | 2017 | SS | Louisiana-Monroe |
| Lance Bonvillain | Bryant | 2017 | LHP | Central Arkansas |
| Sam Box | Providence Academy | 2017 | SS | Oklahoma Wesleyan |
| Kinner Brasher | Southside | 2017 | OF | Arkansas-Little Rock |
| Brett Brockington | Cabot | 2017 | RHP | Crowder JC |
| Nick Butler | North Little Rock | 2017 | OF | Eastern Oklahoma State JC |
| Ross Carver | Benton High School | 2017 | RHP | Crowder JC |
| Quinn Cherry | Harrison | 2017 | C | Crowder JC |
| Andrew Cooper | Green Couty Tech | 2017 | C | Williams Baptist |
| Hayes Cox | Fayetteville | 2017 | SS | Arkansas Tech |
| Jaylen Deshazier | Pine Bluff | 2017 | RHP | Arkansas State |
| Logan Easley | Heritage | 2017 | 3B | Wichita State |
| Ryan Flake | Greenbrier | 2017 | SS | Eastern Oklahoma State JC |
| Zac Freeman | North Little Rock | 2017 | SS | Coffeyville CC |
| Chase Freeman | North Little Rock | 2017 | OF | Coffeyville CC |
| Logan Gilbertson | Cabot | 2017 | RHP | Central Arkansas |
| Mathew Goodheart | Magnolia | 2017 | 2B | San Jacinto JC |
| Tyler Gregg | Farmington | 2017 | RHP | Crowder JC |
| Eric Groom | Arkadelphia | 2017 | OF | Henderson State |
| Adrian Hannah | Searcy | 2017 | 3B | Central Arkansas |
| Bryson Haskins | Ashdown | 2017 | 2B | Henderson State |
| Ethan Holmes | Van Buren | 2017 | RHP | Oklahoma Wesleyan |
| Evan Hooper | Cabot | 2017 | OF | Arkansas |
| River Hunt | Sylvan Hills | 2017 | RHP | Three Rivers CC |
| Chase Hutson | Greene County Tech | 2017 | RHP | Williams Baptist |
| Austin Kelly | Bryant | 2017 | RHP | Arkansas |
| Caleb Kimbel | Har-Ber High School | 2017 | OF | Central Arkansas |
| Andrew Lannon | Armorel | 2017 | C | Arkansas State |
| Casey Martin | Lonoke | 2017 | SS | Arkansas |
| Kyle McKeowen | Alma | 2017 | RHP | Ottawa University |
| Hunter Milligan | Greenbrier | 2017 | LHP | Arkansas |
| Pierce Mitchum | Heber Springs | 2017 | OF | Arkansas State |
| Tyler Moreland | Genoa Central | 2017 | RHP | Arkansas State |
| Denver Mullins | Cabot | 2017 | C | Crowder JC |
| David Rainwater | Sheridan | 2017 | RHP | Ouachita Baptist |
| Parker Ribble | Magnolia High School | 2017 | SS | Southern ArkansaS |
| Andrew Roach | Springdale | 2017 | RHP | Cowley County CC |
| Reed Shepherd | North Little Rock | 2017 | 3B | Eastern Oklahoma State JC |
| Andrew Swaim | Ouchita High School | 2017 | RHP | Henderson State |
| Cameron Tissue | Catholic | 2017 | SS | Central Arkansas |
| Cade Tucker | Conway | 2017 | 3B | Eastern Oklahoma State JC |
| Cooper Van Kooten | Greenwood | 2017 | 2B | Arkansas-Little Rock |
| David Vilches | Sheridan | 2017 | 3B | Eastern Oklahoma State JC |
| Paxton Wallace | Greenbrier | 2017 | 3B | Wichita State |
| Korey Wasson | Hot Springs | 2017 | RHP | Arkansas State |
| Nick Whitley | Sheridan high school | 2017 | SS | Henderson State |
Best Available
| Jake East | Bryant | 2017 | SS |
| Jacob Williams | Bentonville | 2017 | RHP |
| Chase Bryan | White Hall | 2017 | OF |
| Caleb Grace | Springdale Har-Ber | 2017 | C |
| Jackson Sloan | Fayetteville | 2017 | RHP |
2018
The 2018 class has 10 players that have made their college commitments. RHP Connor McCullough was the first to commit, pledging to Oklahoma in 2015. Arkansas has committed 6 players from this class early, while Arkansas State, Central Arkansas, Harding, Little Rock, and Mississippi have all committed one player from the class.
| Wade Beasley | Horatio | 2018 | RHP | Arkansas |
| Pate Fullerton | Harding Academy | 2018 | SS | Harding University |
| Hank Hannah | Catholic | 2018 | LHP | Arkansas |
| Evan Hiatt | Catholic | 2018 | LHP | Arkansas |
| Kaleb Hill | Watson Chapel | 2018 | LHP | Mississippi |
| Tyler Johnson | Bentonville | 2018 | 1B | Arkansas |
| Nathan Lyons | Bentonville | 2018 | SS | Arkansas-Little Rock |
| Connor McCullough | Maumelle | 2018 | RHP | Oklahoma |
| Connor Noland | Greenwood | 2018 | RHP | Arkansas |
| Andrew Stanley | Searcy | 2018 | C | Arkansas |
| Gavin Stone | Riverside | 2018 | RHP | Central Arkansas |
| Jordan Wicks | Conway | 2018 | LHP | Arkansas State |
Best Available
| Jaden Hill | Ashdown | 2018 | RHP |
| Jakobi Jackson | Watson Chapel | 2018 | OF |
| Kam'Ron Mays-Hunt | Bentonville | 2018 | SS |
| Will Richardson | Woodlawm | 2018 | RHP |
| Miller Pleimann | Fayetteville | 2018 | RHP |
2019
The 2019 class has 2 players that have committed early in OF/RHP Blake Adams and C Cason Tollett. Both players have committed to Arkansas. Adams and Tollett are both top 100 players in the 2019 PBR Rankings.
| Blake Adams | Harber | 2019 | RHP | Arkansas |
| Cason Tollett | Little Rock Christian | 2019 | C | Arkansas |
Best Available
| Peyton Holt | Greenwood | 2019 | SS |
| Brandon Ulmer | Booneville | 2019 | OF |
| Zach Morris | Cabot | 2019 | LHP |
| Alex Cauley | North Little Rock | 2019 | OF |
| Kirby Jenkins | Harber | 2019 | SS |