The time has arrived when various news services begin rating the incoming class of college freshman baseball talent . We start with Perfect Game’s college newcomers to watch in both the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)…
| MEAC | ||||
| Rank | Name | College | City | ST |
| 1 | Ryan Sonnier | Florida A&M | Lawrenceville | GA |
| 2 | Hector Andrades | Bethune-Cookman | Bayamon | PR |
| 3 | Wilberto Febles | Bethune-Cookman | Miami | FL |
| 4 | Matt Parsons | North Carolina A&T | Simpsonville | SC |
| 5 | Luis Rodriguez-Gallo | Bethune-Cookman | Miami | FL |
| 6 | Irvin Escobar | Bethune-Cookman | Barceloneta | PR |
| 7 | Xavier Meachem | North Carolina A&T | Winterville | NC |
| 8 | Carlos Nolasco | Bethune-Cookman | Miami | FL |
| 9 | Bryan Pina | Bethune-Cookman | Miami | FL |
| SWAC | ||||
| Rank | Name | College | City | ST |
| 1 | Abner Benitez | Alabama State | Miami | FL |
| 2 | Joseph Eichelberger | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | McDonough | GA |
| 3 | Dale Francis | Alabama State | Fort Pierce | FL |
| 4 | David Valoy Jr | Grambling State | Arlington | TX |
| 5 | Agnel Miranda | Alabama State | Cayey | PR |
| 6 | Christian Davis | Southern | Conyers | GA |
| 7 | Jaelen Williams | Jackson State | Fontana | CA |
| 8 | D’Mtrice Booth, Jr | Southern | Hattiesburg | MS |
| 9 | John Dominguez Jr | Mississippi Valley State | Punta Gorda | FL |
| 10 | Jerry Burkett II | Southern | Hattiesburg | MS |
| 11 | Darrien McDowell | Alabama State | Cantonment | FL |
| 12 | Kerrigan Edmonds | Alabama State | Trussville | AL |
| 13 | Matthew Boult | Grambling State | Houston | TX |
Visit Perfect Game’s website here for rankings within the remaining NCAA Division I conferences.
Nick Luckett at Southern University can easily be a 2 position player with his defense and pitching. He will excel for Southern University. His basketball skills is nothing to reckon with either. Followed his career at Kingwood High School in Texas. Small stature player with a big arm.
I expect Brayden Johnson to do well. I seen how quick that bat is. Watched him face high level pitching this fall. He don’t swing at no bad pitch either
Keep an eye on Bryan Pina. Saw him pitch several times in Miami, starting to develop his mound presence, fastball potential to reach low 90s.