Wisconsin 2019 Signing Period: JUCO

JUCO Commits

Name	School	Pos.	Commitment	Conference
Trevor Adams	Baraboo	OF	Anoka-Ramsey CC	MCAC
Brody Alexander	Kaukauna	RHP	Lake County CC	Illinois Skyway
Jacob Arndt	Oconomowoc	RHP	Madison JC	North Central
Miguel Baez	Milwaukee School of Language	OF	Rock Valley JC	North Central
Masen Beatty	Pewaukee	C	Rock Valley JC	North Central
Benjamin Bergeron	Waterford	C	Lake County CC	Illinois Skyway
Jackson Bishop	Whitnall	LHP	McHenry County JC	Illinois Skyway
Zachary Braunschweig	Slinger	2B	Lake County JC	Illinois Skyway
Nick Brazelton	Oconomowoc	RHP/SS	Triton JC	North Central
Max Bruff	Indian Trail	OF/C	McHenry County JC	Illinois Skyway
Sam Cincotta	Jefferson	RHP	Southeastern CC	ICCAC
Colton Clark	Oshkosh West	RHP/INF	Lake County CC	Illinois Skyway
Eli Davila	Oshkosh North	C	Heartland CC	MWAC
Chase Dornfeld	Appleton West	RHP	Iowa Lakes CC	ICCAC
Hunter Durbin	Slinger	LHP	Oakton CC	Illinois Skyway
Reese Dutton	Tremper	SS	Heartland CC	MWAC
Nathan Ebersole	Whitefish Bay	SS	Madison JC	North Central
Maguire Fitzgerald	Fennimore	3B	Madison JC	North Central
Reese Gaber	Stevens Point	LHP	Rock Valley JC	North Central
Noah Glidden	Nicolet Union	SS	Iowa Western CC	ICCAC
Luke Hansel	Union Grove	RHP	Madison JC	North Central
Jack Haufle	Oregon	OF	Southeastern CC	ICCAC
DJ Hess	Germantown	RHP	Lake County CC	Illinois Skyway
Jake Hesseling	Janesville Craig	SS	Lake County CC	Illinois Skyway
Carter Highline	Bay Port	RHP	Heartland CC	MWAC
Ryan Hubley	Marquette University	LHP/1B	Madison JC	North Central
Kyle Huckstorf	Waterford	OF	Iowa Western CC	ICCAC
Colin Kalinowski	Oak Creek	C	McHenry County JC	Illinois Skyway
Collin Kovnesky	Mukwonago	OF/LHP	Lake County CC	Illinois Skyway
Chance Larson	Elkhorn	OF	McHenry County CC	Illinois Skyway
Kameron Laskowski	Sussex Hamilton	C	Madison JC	North Central
Riley LeTourneau	Brookfield East	RHP	Madison JC	North Central
Logan Mantz	Slinger	SS	Madison JC	North Central
Bryce Miller	Green Bay Preble	2B/RHP	Rock Valley JC	North Central
Christian Montano	Racine Horlick	OF/INF	Prairie State JC	Illinois Skyway
Adrian Montilva	Madison East	LHP	Madison JC	North Central
Jacob Neese	Sheboygan North	3B	Parkland JC	MWAC
Jake Nelson	Altoona	SS	Madison JC	North Central
Gabe O'Brien	Eau Claire North	OF	Madison JC	North Central
Hunter Olson	Oconomowoc	C	McHenry County JC	Illinois Skyway
Corbin Ovist	Beloit Memorial	SS	Rock Valley JC	North Central
Sam Pederson	Verona	RHP/OF	McHenry County JC	Illinois Skyway
Jordan Purdy	Kimberly	RHP	Lake County JC	Illinois Skyway
Alex Redman	Marquette University	LHP	Madison JC	North Central
Alex Salerno	Westosha Central	OF/RHP	Heartland CC	MWAC
Michael Schroer	Bradford	C	Anoka-Ramsey CC	MCAC
Jett Thielke	Bay Port	SS	Madison JC	North Central
Hruz Wagner	Slinger	RHP	McHenry County JC	Illinois Skyway
Nevin Wall	Holmen	RHP	McHenry County JC	Illinois Skyway
Trevor Wanek	Fennimore	SS	Phoenix JC	ACCAC
Jacob Wilde	Waukesha West	LHP	Madison JC	North Central

 

MADISON JC

With only one D-I program in the state, Madison Area Technical College doesn’t have a lot of in-state competition for Wisconsin’s top recruits. Really, regardless of division or level, one of the top 2019 recruiting classes in the state belongs to the WolfPack. Madison JC is bringing in a total of 14 prospects and 12 of them can be found ranked on Wisconsin’s Class of 2019 Rankings. The appeal of attending Madison for a year or two while learning and developing under the expertise of Head Coach Mike Davenport is certainly appealing, and it’s apparent in the talent of its incoming 2019 class.

All 12 of the ranked recruits are on the state’s top 100 board and seven are top-50 prospects. Riley LeTourneau (Brookfield East) represents the top-ranked prospect headed to Madison next fall. The big and broad 6-foot-4 righty is a top-five prospect at his position and is within the state’s best 20 seniors. LeTourneau works in rhythm and makes it look easy, he’s also capable of running it up into the upper 80s. It’ll be interesting to see how much further LeTourneau can progress once he gets to campus.

Just a few spots beneath LeTourneau is fellow righty Luke Hansel (Union Grove). He stands in the mound at a solid and strong 5-foot-11, helping him touch 88 mph. He’s also demonstrated real feel for his curveball and it’s clearly a go-to for him and his an advanced pitch at this stage.

Two southpaws, Adrian Montilva (Madison East) and Jacob Wilde (Waukesha West), should also be able to contribute early to the WolfPack. Montilva is an athletic 5-foot-9 who has the innate pitchability to thrive at the next level – not to mention his ability to top 87 mph with feel over a sharp breaking ball. Wilde has a projectable 6-foot-3 frame who’s been up to 84 mph in the past and can pound the zone.

The top-ranked position players in Madison’s 2019 recruiting class are OF Gabe O’Brien (Eau Claire North) and 2B/3B Logan Mantz (Slinger). O’Brien, who just debuted on the 2019 rankings in the most recent update, is a left-handed hitter with bat speed and pop. We’ve seen a lot of Mantz this summer and he continued to demonstrate his feel for the barrel event after event. He’s a solid, strong build who plays light on his feet and has arm strength.

From Sussex Hamilton, Kameron Laskowski might wind up being the backstop receiving the aforementioned arms. He has above-average athleticism for his position who has strong hands and works the middle of the field.

Lastly, we’ll mention the highly projectable Jacob Arndt (Oconomowoc). The lanky righty put together one of the best outings at Senior Games in September, touching 87 mph with occasional life through the strike zone. Better feel for his offspeed could push Arndt to actualize his ceiling and he is perfectly equipped to do so during his time Madison.

NORTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY

Madison competed against Rock Valley and Triton JUCOs in the N4C for its own state’s recruits. Both Rock Valley and Triton are based in Illinois, but managed to snag a few recruits from the Badger State themselves.

Oconomowoc righty Nick Brazelton is the lone Triton JC commit. The No. 70-ranked prospect in Wisconsin has two-way traits but has looked best on the mound in our looks. Brazelton has a loose and quick arm and has topped out at 86 mph in the past. He generates above-average action on his curve and change, too.

Headed to Rock Valley JC in the fall of 2019: OF Miguel Baez (Milwaukee School of Languages), C Masen Beatty (Pewaukee), 2B Bryce Miller (Green Bay Preble), and INF Corbin Ovist (Beloit Memorial). Of the trio, Baez is the top recruit, ranked No. 100 in the state’s 2019 class. He has the raw toolset that could be effectively sharpened in Rockford, Ill., next fall.

Illinois Skyway

The Illinois Skyway conference is bringing in a haul of 18 players from the Wisconsin 2019 class. Of the eight total schools in the ISCC, half of them will be enrolling recruits from the Badger State. Lake County CC and McHenry County JC will bring in eight players apiece, while Oakton CC and Prairie State JC each signed one, respectively.

McHenry County JC may claim the most impressive haul of players in the state, behind only Madison JC. They will look to top their impressive season last year (16-4) in which they finished second in conference play to Elgin CC. Colin Kalinowski (Oak Creek), ranked No. 49 in the state, headlines their intake as a left-handed bat at a prime position behind the dish. He has an athletic build, a short stroke at the plate that produces line drive contact, and has feel for his position defensively. Hunter Olson (Oconomowoc) is another backstop headed to McHenry and he will look to add positional competition with Kalinowski. A duo of outfielders will don the Scots jersey come next fall in Chance Larson (Elkhorn) and Max Bruff (Indian Trail), both housed inside the state’s top-100 ranks. Larson is a long and lengthy right-handed bat who swings with aggressive intent looking to drive the ball to the pull side. He also runs a 7.07 60-yard dash, laser-timed. Bruff on the other hand is a strong, stocky outfielder who has also seen time behind the plate at Indian Trail. Bruff looks to attack the baseball to the pull side, and has strong hands that can back spin the baseball with ease. Another solid runner, at his last PBR event he clocked in at 6.98.

The final four players will all bid for time on the bump next fall at McHenry JC. Nevin Wall (Holmen) and Hruz Wagner (Indian Trail) are two righties who sit their fastball in the mid 80s. Sam Pederson (Verona) is yet another right-handed arm and has a fastball that sits a couple ticks higher that the two names listed just before him. LHP Jackson Bishop (Whitnall) is the lone southpaw headed to play for Head Coach Jared Wacker after his senior campaign. He has a solid frame for a lefty hurler at 6-foot-2, 190-pounds.  

Lake County CC and their skipper Heath Cummings (ninth season) look to add to their roster depth as they finished just under the .500 mark in conference last season at 10-11. They have a bevy of right-handed hurlers headed to campus in Grayslake, Ill., in Jordan Purdy (Kimberly), Brody Alexander (Kaukauna), Colton Clark (Oshkosh West), and D.J. Hess (Germantown). Coach Cummings was able to snag a player within the state’s top-150 ranks in Purdy, who stands at No. 126. He will also bring in a pair of ranked position players in INF Jake Hesseling (No. 102; Janesville Craig) and OF Collin Kovnesky (No. 105; Mukwonago). Hesseling has a projectable body type, natural actions in the infield dirt, and produces line-drive contact from the right side of the plate. Kovnesky is a fleet-footed outfielder who recently ran a 6.91 60-yard dash and possesses a loose arm action with accuracy from the outfield grass.

Catcher Benjamin Bergeron (Waterford) and infielder Zachary Braunschweig (Slinger) were the last two names on the board for the Lake County Lancers and each will look to get into the lineup next fall.

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