2008 Top 100 Prospects College Commitments

By Aaron Fitt and Alan Matthews
November 14, 2007

Wednesday was the start of the early signing period, the first day high school seniors can officially commit to colleges; here's a look at the Baseball America Top 100 prospects for the class of 2007 (as ranked by National Writer Alan Matthews) and where they have committed.

It's difficult to rank early signing classes because historically only about half—at most—of the top 100 high school seniors will bypass the draft and show up at school the next fall. Of the top 100 high school prospects at this time a year ago, 48 showed up on campus, compared with 51 the previous year. Private schools have a much better chance at steering top 100-caliber players through the draft and onto campus. In the class of 2007, 28 players committed to private schools, and 19 of them wound up on campus (about 68 percent); 69 players committed to public schools, but just 28 of them ended up at school (about 41 percent).

The players at the top of this list typically wind up signing professional contracts; last year, 12 of the top 13 prospects ended up in pro ball, and the previous year the top 11 all signed. Of course, the one exception last year was the No. 1 player on the list, Matt Harvey, who went to North Carolina. Coincidentally, the top player on this year's list is also a UNC signee, righthander Tim Melville.

The Tar Heels and Kentucky each have five recruits among the top 100 prospects, trailing only Georgia (seven), Florida and UCLA (six apiece). Two-time defending champion Oregon State, Arizona State, Vanderbilt and Arkansas each have four recruits on the list.

It's worth noting that this list is not official, as most schools are still waiting for national letters of intent to file in. Already we've seen several notable players de-commit from one school and commit to another, including Arizona outfielder Jaff Decker, who opted for Arizona State over UCLA. Since these commitments are unofficial, they are subject to change even during the course of the early signing period.

We'll have much more analysis on the early signing period in the coming weeks as recruiting classes become official.

Rank	Player	Pos.	B-T	Ht.	Wt.	School	Commitment
1	Tim Melville	rhp	R-R	6-4	190	Holt High, Wentzville, Mo.	North Carolina
2	Tim Beckham	ss	R-R	6-1	180	Griffin (Ga.) HS	Southern California
3	Harold Martinez	3b	R-R	6-3	195	Braddock HS, Miami	Miami
4	Eric Hosmer	1b	L-L	6-3	210	American Heritage HS, Plantation, Fla.	Arizona State
5	Alex Meyer	rhp	R-R	6-7	200	Greensburg (Ind.) HS	Kentucky
6	Sonny Gray	rhp	R-R	6-0	185	Smyrna (Tenn.) HS	Vanderbilt
7	Kyle Lobstein	lhp	L-L	6-3	185	Coconino HS, Flagstaff, Ariz.	Arizona
8	Kyle Skipworth	c	L-R	6-3	185	Patriot HS, Riverside, Calif.	Arizona State
9	Gerrit Cole	rhp	R-R	6-2	175	Lutheran HS, Orange, Calif.	UCLA
10	Aaron Hicks	of/rhp	B-R	6-1	165	Wilson HS, Long Beach	Southern California
11	Isaac Galloway	of	R-R	6-2	190	Los Osos HS, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.	San Diego State
12	Jarret Martin	lhp	L-L	6-2	180	Centennial HS, Bakersfield, Calif.	Cal State Fullerton
13	Robbie Grossman	of	B-L	6-0	195	Cy-Fair HS, Cypress, Texas	Texas
14	Adrian Nieto	c	B-R	6-0	195	American Heritage HS, Plantation, Fla.	South Florida
15	Casey Kelly	ss	R-R	6-3	190	Sarasota (Fla.) HS	undecided
16	Ethan Martin	3b	R-R	6-3	185	Stephens County HS, Toccoa, Ga.	Clemson
17	Robbie Ross	lhp	L-L	5-11	180	Lexington (Ky.) Christian Academy	Kentucky
18	Brett DeVall	lhp	L-L	6-4	205	Niceville (Fla.) HS	Georgia
19	Nick Maronde	lhp	B-L	6-3	195	Lexington (Ky.) Catholic HS	Florida
20	Michael Palazzone	rhp	R-R	6-3	190	Lassiter HS, Marietta, Ga.	Georgia
21	Rolando Gomez	2b/ss	L-R	5-9	155	Flanagan HS, Pembroke Pines, Fla.	Miami
22	Anthony Gose	of	L-L	5-11	160	Bellflower (Calif.) HS	Arizona
23	Matt Lollis	rhp	R-R	6-7	210	Rubidoux (Calif.) HS	San Diego State
24	Zack Cox	c/of	L-R	6-0	205	Pleasure Ridge Park HS, Lexington, Ky.	Arkansas
25	Xavier Avery	of	L-L	6-0	160	Cedar Grove HS, Ellenwood, Ga.	Georgia
26	Daniel Webb	rhp	R-R	6-2	205	Heath HS, West Paducah, Ky.	Kentucky
27	Cecil Tanner	rhp	R-R	6-6	190	Ware County HS, Waycross, Ga.	Georgia
28	B.J. Hermsen	rhp	R-R	6-6	230	West Delaware HS, Manchester, Iowa	Oregon State
29	Scott Silverstein	lhp	L-L	6-5	210	St. John's College HS, Washington, D.C.	Virginia
30	Bobby Bundy	rhp	R-R	6-2	205	Sperry (Okla.) HS	Arkansas
31	Tyler Chatwood	of	R-R	6-0	175	East Valley HS, Redlands, Calif.	UCLA
32	Brian Humphries	of	L-R	6-3	170	Granite Hills HS, El Cajon, Calif.	Pepperdine
33	Austin Dicharry	rhp	R-R	6-2	190	Klein-Collins HS, Spring, Texas	Texas
34	Steven Upchurch	rhp	R-R	6-4	180	Faith Academy, Mobile, Ala.	Auburn
35	L.J. Hoes	of	R-R	6-0	175	St. John's College HS, Washington, D.C.	North Carolina
36	Miles Reagan	rhp	R-R	6-2	190	El Capitan HS, Lakeside, Calif.	undecided
37	Destin Hood	of	R-R	6-2	180	Saint Paul's Episcopal HS, Mobile, Ala.	Alabama
38	Andy Burns	3b/2b	R-R	6-1	180	Rocky Mountain HS, Fort Collins, Colo.	Kentucky
39	T.J. House	lhp	R-L	6-2	190	Picayune (Miss.) HS	Tulane
40	Matt Ramsey	c	R-R	5-11	180	Farragut HS, Knoxville	Tennessee
41	Cutter Dykstra	2b/ss	R-R	6-0	175	Westlake HS, Westlake Village, Calif.	UCLA
42	Donn Roach	rhp	R-R	6-1	175	Bishop Gorman HS, Las Vegas	Arizona
43	Mike Montgomery	lhp	L-L	6-4	170	Hart HS, Newhall, Calif.	Cal State Fullerton
44	Zeke Spruill	rhp	R-R	6-3	185	Etowah HS, Woodstock, Ga.	Georgia
45	Tyler Yockey	of	L-L	6-1	196	Acadiana HS, Lafayette, La.	Chipola (Fla.) JC
46	Trey Haley	rhp	R-R	6-4	185	San Augustine (Texas) HS	Rice
47	Conner Mach	2b	R-R	6-1	189	Parkway West HS, Ballwin, Mo.	Missouri
48	Corban Joseph	ss/2b	L-R	6-0	168	Franklin (Tenn.) HS	Kentucky
49	Niko Vasquez	ss	R-R	6-0	175	Durango HS, Las Vegas	Oregon State
50	Ryan Rieger	1b	L-L	6-0	185	Woodcreek HS, Roseville, Calif.	Santa Clara
51	Tyler Massey	1b/of	L-L	6-0	205	Baylor School, Chattanooga, Tenn.	Virginia
52	Garrison Lassiter	ss	L-R	6-2	175	West Forsyth HS, Clemmons, N.C.	North Carolina
53	Mike Tonkin	rhp	R-R	6-6	185	Palmdale (Calif.) HS	Southern California
54	Kyle Long	lhp/1b	L-L	6-7	280	Saint Anne's-Belfield HS, Charlottesville, Va.	Florida State
55	Grayson Garvin	lhp	L-L	6-5	180	Wesleyan School, Norcross, Ga.	Vanderbilt
56	Riccio Torrez	2b	R-R	6-0	190	Brophy Prep, Phoenix	Arizona State
57	Austin Wright	lhp	L-L	6-4	195	Conant HS, Hoffman Estates, Ill.	Arkansas
58	Taylor Jungmann	rhp	R-R	6-5	175	Georgetown (Texas) HS	Texas
59	Bobby Crocker	of/rhp	R-R	6-3	195	Aptos (Calif.) HS	Cal Poly
60	Randal Thorpe	of	R-R	6-0	170	Heritage HS, Collieville, Texas	Texas A&M
61	Jordan Swagerty	rhp	B-R	6-1	175	Prestonwood Christian Academy, Plano, Texas	Arizona State
62	Jordan Cooper	rhp	R-R	6-2	195	Shawnee Heights HS, Tecumseh, Kan.	Wichita State
63	Jason Esposito	3b	R-R	6-2	185	Amity HS, Woodbridge, Conn.	Vanderbilt
64	Mac Williamson	rhp	R-R	6-3	202	Wake-Forest Rolesville HS, Wake Forest, N.C.	Wake Forest
65	Shawn Armstrong	rhp	R-R	6-2	181	West Craven HS, Vanceboro, N.C.	East Carolina
66	Jake Odorizzi	rhp	R-R	6-2	175	Highland (Ill.) HS	Louisville
67	Tyler Thompson	of	R-R	6-0	170	Jupiter (Fla.) HS	Florida
68	Ryan O'Sullivan	rhp/ss	R-R	6-1	170	Valhalla HS, El Cajon, Calif.	San Diego State
69	Chris Amezquita	3b/rhp	R-R	6-1	168	Servite HS, Anaheim	UCLA
70	Jarrod McKinney	of/c	R-R	6-0	205	Hughes Springs (Texas) HS	Arkansas
71	Chase Davidson	1b	L-R	6-5	216	Milton (Ga.) HS	Georgia
72	Jeremy Rathjen	of	R-R	6-4	175	Memorial HS, Houston	Rice
73	Brent Warren	of	L-L	6-2	155	Xavier HS, Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Oregon State
74	J.P. Ramirez	of	L-L	5-11	185	Canyon (Texas) HS	Tulane
75	Anthony DeSclafani	rhp	R-R	6-3	175	Colts Neck (N.J.) HS	Florida
76	Tyler Stovall	lhp/of	L-L	6-2	190	Hokes Bluff (Ala.) HS	Auburn
77	Ben Grisz	rhp	R-R	6-1	210	St. Mark's School, Dallas	Duke
78	D.J. Hicks	1b	L-R	6-5	205	Lake Brantley HS, Altamonte Springs, Fla.	Central Florida
79	Quinton Miller	rhp	R-R	6-2	170	Shawnee HS, Medford, N.J.	North Carolina
80	Matt Marquis	of	R-R	6-2	190	Immaculata HS, Sommerville, N.J.	Vanderbilt
81	Ross Seaton	rhp	L-R	6-4	185	Second Baptist HS, Houston	Tulane
82	Jason Hanson	2b/ss	R-R	6-0	180	Sabino HS, Tucson, Ariz.	Oklahoma State
83	Scott Weismann	rhp	R-R	6-0	172	Acton-Boxborough Regional HS, Acton, Mass.	Clemson
84	Tyler Rahmatulla	ss	R-R	5-10	165	Mater Dei HS, Santa Ana, Calif.	UCLA
85	Jason Knapp	rhp	R-R	6-5	235	North Hunterdon HS, Annandale, N.J.	North Carolina
86	Clark Murphy	1b	L-L	6-3	195	Fallbrook (Calif.) HS	UCLA
87	Tyler Pastornicky	ss	R-R	5-11	165	Pendelton School, Bradenton, Fla.	Florida State
88	Josh Poytress	rhp	R-R	6-0	170	Fowler (Calif.) HS	Fresno State
89	Taylor Hightower	c	R-R	6-1	190	Cartersville (Ga.) HS	Mississippi
90	Brian Litwin	of/3b	R-R	6-2	185	St. Stephens HS, Conover, N.C.	Duke
91	Ricky Oropesa	1b	L-R	6-2	215	Etiwanda (Calif.) HS	Southern California
92	Jarred Cosart	rhp	R-R	6-3	175	Clear Creek HS, League City, Texas	Missouri
93	Ryan Gorton	c/rhp	R-R	6-2	185	Tigard (Ore.) HS	Oregon State
94	Brennan May	of	R-R	6-0	185	Woodward Academy, Atlanta	Georgia
95	Ryan Weber	rhp	R-R	6-0	170	Clearwater (Fla.) Central Catholoic HS	Florida
96	Taylor Featherston	ss	R-R	6-0	175	Taylor HS, Katy, Texas	Texas Christian
97	Anthony Rendon	of	R-R	5-11	160	Lamar HS, Houston	Rice
98	Ben McMahan	c	R-R	6-0	192	Bishop Moore HS, Orlando	Florida
99	Bryce Robinson	lhp	L-L	6-0	170	Kokomo (Ind.) HS	Georgia Tech
100	Greg Larson	rhp	R-R	6-8	205	Lake Brantley HS, Altamonte Springs, Fla.	Florida