Been very busy at the PGF Nationals the last two weeks, but have accumulated a ton of verbals and other recruiting news.

Time to get them up and honored!

Here are the latest commitments, which will be included in the next Master Verbal List which will be updated tomorrow.

 

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*** Ryan Taylor, whose DeMarini Zephyrs won its first game in bracket play yesterday, a 6-1 win over the St. Louis Esprit, says that infielder Kendyll Bailey has committed to Missouri.

“Kendyll is 2017 middle infielder,” Ryan told me this week, “and is a very special player, she was highly recruited by several SEC and Pac-12 schools.  She found a great place to call home—Grain Valley is about an hour and a half from Columbia and her family will be able to watch her games.  Not a bad distance for her travel ball coach to watch either!”

“KB had a breakout year, hitting with more power than ever.  Jumping up from 14U to the Gold level she had a steep learning curve, but bought into the system and worked her tail off.  She’s batting over .400 for the summer with six homers with one being off Taran Alvelo (Beverly Bandits, 2015, Washington), one of the best pitchers in the country.”

“Kendyll hit over .750 in Boulder using her excellent athletic ability to control the right side of the infield.  She’s going to be one of the top kids in the 2017 class and I can’t wait for her to make and impact at Missouri.”

 

*** Fun note from Karter Williams, a 2016 middle infield/outfielder with the So Cal A’s-Myers/McNee team:

“I promised that I would let you know when I made a decision on committing and I have decided to commit to UC Riverside!  I am so excited!!

I wanted a school that really wanted me and one that I could help build the program.  Coach Garza, Coach Ortega & Coach Cox are so passionate and so committed.  Everyone is saying, “you can go anywhere you want,” well, UC Riverside is the big stage for me and I can’t wait to get there!!

By the way, my team the So Cal Athletics 16U Myers/McNee won the National Championship this past Friday.  Unfortunately, I was unable to play in the championship game because I twisted my knee in the game against The Blaze from Texas.  Anyway, I was in the dugout cheering as loudly as possible and WE WON!”

 

*** Coach Dana Boehmer of the Illinois Sluggers writes to say that 2014 infielder Ashlyn Worcester of the 18u Sluggers has verbally committed to Florida Southern College.

 

*** Dylinn Stancil, a 2016 shortstop/third baseman for the OC United team, says she has committed to Ole Miss. Dylinn is from Temecula, Calif.

 

*** Congrats to Regan Nash, a 2015 outfielder with the KC Monarchs who is committed to Missouri.

She won the 100 meter dash at the  Class 2 Missouri State High School Track and Field championships this spring.

 

*** Huge thanks to a parent on the American Pastime 18 Gold team which sent eight more players headed to the next level (all are verbals unless indicated as a signing):

1) Sydnie Trostle
2016 Middle Infielder
Cal Baptist University

2) Ashley Coleman
2015 P/1st
Cal Baptist University

3) Melissa Garcia
2015 1st/Utility
UMass

4) Brooke Mann
2015 C/3rd
Wisconsin

5) Selina Sherlin
2014 1st/3rd
Signed with Biola

6) Amanda LaBeske
2015 SS/3rd
Sonoma State

7) Rachel Minogue
2015 1st/2nd
Eastern Kentucky

8) Kiana Moreno
2014 2nd/Utility
Signed with Drexel

 

*** Thanks to a Brown Univ. fan who sent these 2014’s coming in shortly:

— Annie McGregor

Hometown: Carlsbad, Calif.
High School: La Costa Canyon
Club Team: San Diego Rebels
Position: 1B/3B

— Grayson Metzger

Hometown: Severna Park, Md.
High School: Severna Park
Club Team: North Jersey Rocks Gold
Position: INF/OF

— Katie Orona

Hometown: Pueblo, Colo.
High School: Pueblo East
Club Team: Colorado Styxx
Position: P

— Yeram Park

Hometown: Arcadia, Calif.
High School: Arcadia
Club Team: SoCal Pumas
Position: OF

— Emily Springfield

Hometown: Oceanside, Calif.
High School: La Jolla Country Day School
Position: C/INF

 

*** Many, MANY more verbals!

— OF Isabell Alexander (2016, Boston Univ.)… plays for Mizuno Hawks-Judge
— SS/OF Kelly Amen (2015, Georgetown)… plays for Jersey Inferno
— C/IF Sammy Anderson (2015, Butler)… plays for Iowa Blitz
— OF Bailee Baldwin (2015, Texas-San Antonio)… plays for Firecrackers-DFW
— P Hannah Bandimore (2015, Utah Valley)… plays for Firecrackers-Blanco
— P Morgan Bruce (2016, Ole Miss)… plays for NC Lady Lightning
— IF Angela Buccilli (2015, Coastal Carolina)… plays for Y Synergy
— SS Allee Bunker (2018, Oregon)… plays for Firecrackers-Lutterloh
— 1B/OF Danielle Calloway (2017, Longwood)… plays for Aftershock Fastpitch
— 3B/1B Sarah Cwiertnia (2015, Penn)… plays for California Cruisers-Siever
— P/UT Taylor Dockins (2017, Cal St. Fullerton)… plays for Firecrackers-Brashear
— P Jordan Dail (2017, Virginia Tech)… plays for Charlotte Starz
— P/1B Katie Duncan (2015, Harvard)… plays for Rock Gold
— IF Jessica England (2015, Penn)… plays for Gators Gold
— OF Alexis Freeman (2015, UNC Wilmington)… plays for Carolina Wildcats
— SS/P Kaitlyn Felder (2016, Henderson State)… plays for Arkansas Pride
— 3B/1B Cheyenne Fultz (2015, Lousiana Monroe)… plays for Firecrackers-DFW
— P/1B Lindsey Hughes (2015, Stonybrook)… plays for California Thunder
— P Whitney Jones (2015, Rutgers)… plays for OC Batbusters-Gonzalez
— P/OF Katy Kaminski (2015, Louisiana Monroe)… plays for Firecrackers-DFW
— C/OF Hannah Kelly (2016, Florida Gulf Coast)… plays for Lady Gators-Jackson
— C Sarah Kosmata (2016, Tulsa)… plays for California Comets
— C/SS Danielle Litwin (2015, Rhode Island)… plays for Rock Gold
— OF/UT Kristan Lizardi (2015, Kennesaw State)… plays for Georgia Elite
— SS/UT Heather Mills (2016, Mississippi State)… plays for Firecrackers-DFW
— SS Sydney Rasmussen (2015, Sacramento State)… plays for Cal Lite
— OF/1B Lizzie Ryan (2015, Alabama Birmingham)… plays for Germantown Red Devils
— P Taylor Saxon (2015, Tennessee Martin)… plays for Georgia Force-Dingler
— IF/OF Megan Shaw (2015, Louisiana Monroe)… plays for Firecrackers-DFW
— 2B Zoe Shaw (2015, UCLA)… plays for So Cal Choppers
— SS Christina Skrabek (2016, Ohio University)… plays Ohio Outlaws
— OF Gabby Slade (2015, Rhode Island)… plays for Rock Gold
— IF/OF Hope Smith (2015, Auburn)… plays for Angels Gold
— P Autumn Storms (2016, Arkansas)… plays for OC Batbusters-Smith
— C/3B Sarah Van Schaik (2015, Ole Miss)… plays for Birmingham Thunderbolts-Horton
— IF Claire Swedberg (2018, Penn State)… Illinois Chill
— IF/OF Kelly Welsh (2015, Wisconsin)… plays for Beverly Bandits
— P Morgan White (2016, Florida Gulf Coast)… plays for Wagners-Van Atta
— 1B/OF Meghan Wilkinson (UNC Greensboro)… plays for Carolina Wildcats
— P Mary Williams (2015, East Carolina)… plays for Carolina Wildcats
— C Kassidy Wood (2016, Radford)… plays for NC Challengers