I'm changing the forum name to 2008 now that school is here for 2007 students.

Remember to "Please do not post commitments or any information that is not 1st hand knowledge". Early signing will be here before we know it. Good luck to all.

alex meyer, 6'7" rhp from indiana has committed to the university of kentucky.

Congrats to Alex and the Wildcats as well. The Indiana Bulls are a fantastic team. We had a classic this summer with you guys at East Cobb. The Dirtbags vs Bulls was a great game. Alex was terrific and it was a fun match up. My son was the catcher for the Dirtbags. Your players were a classy group of young men that play the game the right way.

Thanks coach. You are dead-on, that was some real baseball played that day at East Cobb. What a lineup you guys had this summer, no holes to be found! Good luck next year.

Congrats to Alex and the Meyer family. I had the opportunity to see Alex at ALFAC this summer.

UK is getting a good one!

Daniel Hultzen -- UVA
LJ Hoes - NC
Matt Mack - Radford
Paul DeVito - Radford
Scott Silverstein --- UVA
Hugh Adams - Florida Gulf Coast

Here is a list of D/FW area commitments as of 11/6/07:

Player Name---Pos---HS---Select Team---College Commitment---Perfect Game National Rank

Ryan Akins---MIF---Flower Mound HS---Dallas Tigers---Kansas State---473

Alex Baker---RHP---McKinney HS---Air Force

Carson Blair---3B---Liberty Christian HS---Texas Blackhawks---Tulane---495

Boomer Collins---RHP/IF---Waxahachie HS---DBAT---Nebraska---611

Jeff Emens---IF/RHP---Plano East HS---DBAT---Missouri

James Foster---OF/IF/LHP---Trinity Christian Academy---DBAT---Wofford College

Trey Frazier---1B/LHP---Prestonwood Christian HS---Dallas Mustangs---Dallas Baptist University

Seth Gardner---OF---Highland Park HS---McKinney Marshals---Arkansas---586

Ben Grisz---RHP---St. Marks HS---Dallas Giants---Duke---100

Joey Hainesfurther---SS/C/RHP---Highland Park HS---Dallas Mustangs---Baylor---224

Jordan Imhoff---OF---Arlington Martin HS---Arlington A's---Oklahoma---429

Walker Kelly---LHP---Ft. Worth Arlington Heights HS---Midland Braves---TCU---31

Travis Jones---RHP---Highland Park HS---Dallas Giants---New Mexico State University

Kale Kiser---2B/OF---Plano West HS---DBAT---Nebraska---729

Matt Lackie---RHP---McKinney North HS---DBAT---Louisiana Lafayette---214

Andy Lalumandier---C---McKinney HS---Air Force---854

Brandon Loy---SS---Rowlett HS---DBAT---Texas---196

Jerod McKinney---OF/C---Hughes Springs HS---DBAT---Arkansas---69

Jacob Mizzell---Arlington Martin HS---Louisiana Monroe

Kaleb Merck---RHP/3B---Keller HS---Dallas Mustangs---TCU---170

Ben Mrachek---IF---San Antonio Reagan HS---Dallas Baptist University---737

Miles Mulkey---RHP/IF---Denton HS---Texas State

Teddy Nowell---LHP/1B---Mesquite Poteet HS---DBAT---Oklahoma---385

Jonathan Perlman---MIF---Highland Park HS---Dallas Giants---Arkansas

Curtis Peterson---RHP---Denton Ryan HS---Dallas Panthers/Wizards---Nebraska---339

Alexander Robinson---OF---Dallas First Baptist HS---Dallas Panthers/Wizards---Notre Dame---242

Bryant Rutledge---LHP---Frisco HS---Dallas Diamond Jaxx---Texas State---749

Caleb Spengler---MIF---McKinney HS---Air Force

Jordan Swaggerty---RHP/C---Prestonwood Christian HS---Dallas Tigers---Arizona State---50

Nico Taylor---1B---McKinney North HS---Dallas Mustangs---Arizona

Matt Thompson---RHP---Arlington Grace Prep HS---DBAT---TCU

Hamilton Wise---OF---St. Marks HS---DBAT---Northwestern

David Wright---C/3B---FW Country Day HS---Dallas Panthers/Wizards---TCU---179

Daniel Marrs, James River, Wake Forest
Austin Stadler, James River, Wake Forest
Chad O'Connor, Western Branch, UVA
Will Roberts, Maggie Walker, UVA
John Austin Hicks, Goochland, UVA
Danny Hultzen, St. Alban's, UVA
Justin Thompson, Tunstall, UVA
LJ Hoes Saint Johns, NC
Scott Silverstein, UVA
Carl Travers, Riverdale Radford
Matt Mac, Saint Johns, Radford
Shane Halley, Lake Braddock, UVA
Peter Verdin, Pope Paul VI, U. Georgia
Levi Hyams, Colonial Forge, U. Georgia
Brett Bowers, Pope Paul VI, East Carolina
Phillip Clark, Collegiate, East Carolina
Taylor Buran, Benedictine, Maryland
Zack Hegelson, Hidden Valley, Maryland
Cole Shain, Broad Run, William & Mary
Tadd Bower, Cosby, William & Mary
Matthew Snyder, Westfield, Ole Miss
Michael Snyder, Westfield, Ole Miss
Daniel Bowman, Turner Ashby, Coastal Carolina
Dustin Galbraith, Douglas Freeman, West Virginia
Ronnie Shaban, Cosby, VA Tech
Jonathan Watson, LC Bird, Longwood
Will Lamb, Seaford, Clemson
Gary Ward, Hickory, Miami
Andrew Deal, LC Bird, VMI
Jackie Bradley, Prince George, South Carolina
Kyle Long, St. Anne's-Belfield, Florida State

Travis Jones - RHP - Highland Park HS - Dallas Giants - New Mexico State.

Jared Rogers RHP Duncanville,TX High School 2006, Navarro JC 2008, signed with Rice University for Fall 2008.

St. Johns College High School, Washington, DC has Nine (9) Division 1 Signings

Player School
Hugh Adams Florida Atlantic University
Cory Beahm University of Hartford
Jeff Flax LaSalle University
LJ Hoes University of North Carolina (Rawlings Second Team All-American
Michael Loeb Davidson College
Matt Mack Radford University
Craig Miller LaSalle University
Nick Routt Mississippi State University
Scott Silverstein University of Virginia (Aflac All-American)

Hey hey Congrats Hintite! Sent you a pm!

Bo Coffman, OF, Harmony HS 2006, Grayson College 2008, signed with Stephen F Austin State University for fall 2008!

Congrats to Bo and his wonderful family!

Check out this site for the Natiowide list of 2008 college signees

roundthird.blogspot.com

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Originally posted by Baseball85:
Check out this site for the Natiowide list of 2008 college signees

roundthird.blogspot.com

Nice find, Baseball85! Thanks and welcome to HSBBW.

Ian McNichol, from Herndon (VA) and the Production Center (Woodbridge) Iron, signed a Letter of Intent to play catcher for Frederick Community College.

Brian Murphy, pitcher/of, San Clemente High School, Ca. '08, committed to UC Irvine for the '09 season.

Vince Gonzales SS, Mission Viejo HS,Ca. '08, Long Beach State for '09season.

Brett Marshall '08 grad
Glendale High School
Midwest Nationals
Springfield, MO
6'1" 195 Catcher
Committed to Missouri State

Ian will make a great addition to the Frederick Community College baseball squad. His athleticism and hard nosed approach should take him far and get him lots of playing time up there.

Thanks; Ian is very excited about the opportunity.

http://virginiapreps.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=778721

The Herndon team has struggled a bit in the Concorde more recently and, though there have been some bright spots, it has been real hard to stay positive. With some up and coming underclassmen, who knows what can happen this year? That's the great thing about spring training, isn't it? Hope springs eternal.

Your PM about Tony Starinieri? Yup, he also signed with FCC (to compete for a spot in the middle infield). To this minute, I don't know what to make of that whole situation. The kid has played crazy good baseball all summer and fall (middle infielder with great hands and a very solid bat) for the three years we have known him, but can't seem to get a break and grab a starting spot on his own HS team??? Go figure; the young man is a designated runner on his HS team but will be competing for an infield spot on a nationally ranked (currently 7th, I think) JuCo.

I guess the lesson I get from that whole situation is that if you work hard and produce, someone will eventually notice. I am reminded of Michael Jordan's "struggles" as a high school ballplayer; I hope this is just the kind of "hiccup" that will keep him hungry and progressing long after the "superstars" have fallen off. Good for him for sticking with it.