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Posted on 6/8/14 at 1:08 pm to CayceCock13
Posted on 6/8/14 at 1:08 pm to CayceCock13
Looks like after the draft our class is really going to stay intact, I suspect none of them are going pro which is really nice to see.
Junior Harding however is very unlikely to be in a South Carolina uniform next year, mainly due to academics it looks like. We won't know for sure until late June or early July however.
Junior Harding however is very unlikely to be in a South Carolina uniform next year, mainly due to academics it looks like. We won't know for sure until late June or early July however.
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Posted on 6/16/14 at 8:12 pm to CayceCock13
247 Bolt
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South Carolina landed its fifth commitment in the 2016 baseball recruiting class as Carlos Cortes (Ovieda, Fla./Lake Howell) made his verbal pledge. An infielder with a shot to play at second base or third base, Cortes is part of the Orlando Scorpions showcase program.
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Cortes is a left-handed hitter and pitcher. The plan right now is to use him as either a second or third baseman. Likely a second baseman. For those astute baseball minds, you're probably wondering how a left-handed pitcher also plays in the infield. Well, he can throw with either arm. When he plays the infield, he throws right-handed. He also plays some as an outfielder and has been used as a catcher before, too. To say Cortes is versatile is an understatement.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 11:34 am to CayceCock13
Updated OP with everything, sorry for the slack lately. 
Posted on 9/1/14 at 9:15 pm to CayceCock13
Will be doing some OP updating over the next few days to add the '17 class and just add a link to the '14 class like the '13 class. Will also update any info regarding the '15 & '16 classes as well.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 12:43 pm to CayceCock13
Updated OP with all recruits in 15 class that signed this week. Also updated their rankings, the ones that I could find.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 8:02 pm to CayceCock13
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Hard Commits
LT Tolbert: 247 - Wren - (Piedmont, SC) - SS/6-3/170 - #77 Overall Prospect & #12 SS
Tyler Romanik: 247 - Blythewood - (Blythewood, SC) - C/6-2/200 - #70 Catcher
Kyle Anderson: 247 - Evans - (Evans, GA) - SP/6-0/175 - #347 Overall Prospect
Danny Blair: 247 - Gilman - (Baltimore, MD) - CF/5-11/185 - #23 OF & #117 Overall Prospect
Harrison Smith: 247 - Wando - (Mount Pleasant, SC) - SP/5-10/170
Logan Allen: 247 - IMG Academy - (Fletcher, NC) - SP/6-2/190 - #74 Overall Prospect, #2 Overall in NC
Nick Neidert: 247 - Peachtree Ridge - (Suwanee, GA) - SP/5-11/165 - #14 Overall Prospect
Chris Cullen: 247 - West Forsyth - (Cumming, GA) - C/6-5/195 - #185 Overall Prospect
TJ Hopkins: 247 - Summerville - (Summerville, SC) - RF/6-0/175 - #483 Overall Prospect & #7 Overall in SC
Cody Morris: 247 - Reservoir - (Fulton, MD) - SP/6-4/185 - #68 Overall Prospect
Adam Hill: 247 - TL Hanna - (Anderson, SC) - SP/6-5/190 - #8 Overall in SC
Hank Nichols: 247 - JL Mann - (Greenville, SC) - SP/6-5/190 - #197 LHP
Caleb Whitenton: 247 - Gainesville - (Gainesville, GA) - 1B/6-2/230
We have some amazing recruits coming in, #7 class according to Perfect Game.
From what I read. Nick is going to go Pro. His stock is so high right now he'll probably get drafted in the first 2 rounds. I'm not counting on him coming here.
A lot of the other guys are highly rated, but maybe won't be drafted at the level they think they can obtain with 3 years of development at SC, so we should get several of the other highly ranked pitchers. If Allen and Morris come to SC, we are in really good shape. Romanik may be drafted high enough that he goes, but we need depth at C, so hopefully it works out for everyone.
Posted on 2/2/15 at 10:36 pm to CayceCock13
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South Carolina received a commitment from class of 2018 catcher Charles Welch (St. Petersburg, Fla./Northside Christian) recently becoming the first member of that class. Welch was at the pitcher/catcher camp in January and was impressive to the coaching staff. He was offered shortly after the camp and it didn’t take long for him to commit. He stands 6-foot, 175 pounds and is a right-handed hitter.
Posted on 5/4/15 at 2:09 pm to CayceCock13
Dom Thompson-Williams has committed to South Carolina according to John Whittle of TBS, huge pickup.
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@Dtrain0021
Every since I can remember I've been dreaming about this. SEC baseball .. Here I come #Gamecocks
This post was edited on 5/4/15 at 2:14 pm
Posted on 12/17/15 at 3:45 pm to CayceCock13
A look at the baseball impact McIlwain will make, excited to see him out on the diamond as well. LINK /
Reportedly passed up at least 2 million as well, pretty sure that's the most by any recruit that came to play at USC. Shatters Wil Crowe's 1.2 million.
Reportedly passed up at least 2 million as well, pretty sure that's the most by any recruit that came to play at USC. Shatters Wil Crowe's 1.2 million.
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One of the elite athletes in the nation, Brandon McIlwain is a potential game changing talent at both the collegiate, and eventually the professional level. McIlwain shows true 60 power potential from the right side, generating excellent extension and natural lift in his stroke.
A plus runner capable of posting 6.5 60 yard dash times, McIlwain could have potentially gone off the board in the first 50 picks in the 2016 June draft... he could have been a very real candidate to go off the board in the first 25 picks, given his combination of speed and power. McIlwain has also shown that he handles advanced pitching very well, and could adapt very quickly at the collegiate level. His feel for hitting is the thing that scouts consistently bring up when it comes to this explosive young talent.
Though nothing is certain in college, McIlwain clearly has the tools to be an instant impact guy on both on the gridiron and baseball team.
This post was edited on 12/17/15 at 8:23 pm
Posted on 1/13/16 at 3:51 pm to CayceCock13
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-- South Carolina is having a pitchers/catchers camp this weekend. Class of 2018 catcher commitment Charlie Welch will be in attendance to work with the coaching staff. There’s a chance there could be some prospects identified, especially on the mound, this weekend. At this camp last year, South Carolina took three commitments.
-- One player to keep an eye on at the camp is class of 2018 right-handed pitcher Casey Maniglia (Solon, Ohio/Solon), who is ranked No. 150 in the country in his class. South Carolina is supposedly his dream school, so if he performs well enough to get an offer, it may just be a matter of time before he commits.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 12:36 pm to CayceCock13
Any idea which of these guys we need to worry about signing with MLB?
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