boomstick 1,315 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Here's an early look at the 2019 recruiting class. The class is currently ranked 18th by Perfect Game, but there are only two teams ranked ahead of us with fewer commitments. By average player score, we are 13th. We might add 1-2 over the summer and fall, and I'm sure there will be a JUCO or two added by the time these guys enroll next fall. Edit: Added an updated list of players that Auburn has announced as signed with the program. Not on this list is Johnny Ceccoli. He was originally a 2020 recruit who reclassified to the 2019 class. He's a 1B from Texas. That makes 16 in this class, not including an JUCOs we might add (although I doubt we do given the numbers). Nat Rank Name Drafted/Signed Pos Ht Wt B T High School Hometown St 28 Gunnar Henderson SS 6-3 195 L R John T Morgan Academy Selma AL 31 Hayden Mullins LHP 6-0 190 L L Hendersonville Gallatin TN 104 Nathaniel LaRue C 6-3 203 R R Mcgill-Toolen Catholic Mobile AL 142 Mason Barnett RHP 6-1 205 R R Cartersville White GA 152 Travis Odom SS 6-2 185 R R Christ Presbyterian Academy Franklin TN 168 Ramsey David RHP 6-3 180 R R Buford Dacula GA 216 Ryan Dyal C 5-11 190 L R East Coweta Senoia GA 454 Mason Greer 2B 6-1 185 S R Colleyville Heritage Colleyville TX 458 Trace Bright RHP 6-4 195 R R Trinity Presbyterian Sch Inc Montgomery AL 466 David Ducote SS 6-1 185 R R John T Morgan Academy Selma AL 468 Blake Burkhalter RHP 6-0 180 R R Northview Dothan AL 500 Landon Cato 3B 6-3 215 R R Oak Mountain Birmingham AL 500 Brayton Brown SS 5-10 178 R R John T Morgan Academy Selma AL 500 Austin Turner OF 5-11 170 L L Buford Buford GA 500 Sebastian Thomas RHP 6-5 240 R R Marist Brookhaven GA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
around4ever 4,139 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Not a bad list. I would like to see another LHP on there. But with on 11.7 schollys we won't see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomstick 1,315 Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 14 minutes ago, around4ever said: Not a bad list. I would like to see another LHP on there. But with on 11.7 schollys we won't see it. Never hurts to have several, but we added 5 or 6 in this 2018 class. Probably looking to balance it out a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomstick 1,315 Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 Henderson is playing 2B for one of the USA Baseball U18 teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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augolf1716 21,096 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Two from Buford High Ga. my old stomping ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBwins 10,064 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Love switch hitters. Rare nowadays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Nice to see some more heft coming in.....some good sized young men who probably are not through growing and might end up as tall and heavy as the stats on the list posted above show them to be..... Game seems to be in a bit of a transition again since the more lively bat/ball combination has made the HR more of a factor …..and small ball is not as popular, especially with some folks on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,546 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 3 hours ago, AU64 said: …..and small ball is not as popular, especially with some folks on this forum. I've noticed, as this NCAA tournament progresses and the weaker teams go away, the sacrifice attempts are also going away. Think there might be some connection there? For instance, in tonight's game there were two very good teams playing and I saw zero sacrifice attempts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomstick 1,315 Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 Add this 2019 signee to the commit list. He’s a corner infielder with a lot of pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomstick 1,315 Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 And add this player too. Looks to be a utility guy who can play multiple positions including catcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomstick 1,315 Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 This class's signing day is coming up on November 14th. The class is currently ranked 10th by Perfect Game and has 3 PG Top 100 commits. Hayden Mullins has made the biggest jump. He’s currently their #25 overall prospect for the 2019 HS class. Nate LaRue is also now in the top 100 along with Gunnar Henderson. This is a really strong signing class, and if we can get the top 4-5 guys in this class to campus next fall, we’re going to be really happy about that IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustache eagle 2,388 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Always want a good class but not toooooooooo good and lose em to the mlb seems we’ve bucked that trend a little the last few years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomstick 1,315 Posted November 2, 2018 Author Share Posted November 2, 2018 6 hours ago, mustache eagle said: Always want a good class but not toooooooooo good and lose em to the mlb seems we’ve bucked that trend a little the last few years? Yeah, Butch has done a fantastic job of signing highly ranked classes while also getting the top end of the class on campus, especially highly ranked HS players. The only players that I can remember the last 2-3 years that we’re highly touted commits that didn’t get to campus we’re both JUCO guys who were top 3 round picks the last two years (Blake Rivera this year and LHP Evan “Something” last year). Guys like Davis Daniel, Tanner Burns, and Garrett Wade have all passed on good money to come play for him. That’s a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustache eagle 2,388 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 ... and it’s paying off for a lot of them. Not to mention the college experience and education. Someone like Greg Olson can’t “finish “ his degree at auburn if he didn’t start it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerman1186 537 Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 When will the new signees be announced???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbiscuit 278 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 On 11/1/2018 at 9:50 PM, boomstick said: Yeah, Butch has done a fantastic job of signing highly ranked classes while also getting the top end of the class on campus, especially highly ranked HS players. The only players that I can remember the last 2-3 years that we’re highly touted commits that didn’t get to campus we’re both JUCO guys who were top 3 round picks the last two years (Blake Rivera this year and LHP Evan “Something” last year). Guys like Davis Daniel, Tanner Burns, and Garrett Wade have all passed on good money to come play for him. That’s a big deal. Was Alex Speas a Butch recruit? And Ricky De La Torre(6th round Twins pick in 2017) is the only other high school guy I can think of that Butch has lost to the draft since he's been here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerOfDixieland 3,225 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Speas was committed to MSU and Butch brought him over. He was never going to make it on any college campus...was touching 96 in high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbiscuit 278 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 On 11/1/2018 at 9:50 PM, boomstick said: Yeah, Butch has done a fantastic job of signing highly ranked classes while also getting the top end of the class on campus, especially highly ranked HS players. The only players that I can remember the last 2-3 years that we’re highly touted commits that didn’t get to campus we’re both JUCO guys who were top 3 round picks the last two years (Blake Rivera this year and LHP Evan “Something” last year). Guys like Davis Daniel, Tanner Burns, and Garrett Wade have all passed on good money to come play for him. That’s a big deal. Also, Josh Anthony was supposed to sign with the Braves, but then the Braves ran out of money to sign him, so he came here. He was supposed to be another top JUCO guy Butch was supposed to lose. I'm glad we got Josh, but I wish things turned out differently for him at least collegiately. He had a 6 figure draft bonus ready to sign, only to get it taken away from him as well. Just wished he had an opportunity in the pros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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