College Prospects
![Dylan Smith](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/052121_MBA_SmithDy_MSU_JH4171.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Dylan Smith posts breakout junior season
Dylan Smith made one start in 17 appearances between his first two years at the University of Alabama. Expectations were ...
![Bryce McGowan](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/McGowan_Pitch2_web_.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Bryce McGowan has improved his skills
Bryce McGowan threw his fastball 86-89 mph as a senior at Cary (N.C.) High in 2018. The right-handed pitcher thrived ...
![Dylan Dodd](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/DoddTTU.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Dylan Dodd has enhanced his draft stock
Dylan Dodd topped out at 86 mph as a senior at Bismarck-Henning (Ill.) High in 2016. His lack of velocity ...
![Dylan Ross](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Er3vUjFXEAAylNd.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Dylan Ross develops into a draft prospect
Dylan Ross threw 91 mph as a senior at Georgia Premier Academy in 2019. He didn’t draw professional interest as ...
![Troy Melton](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210219_baseball_sdsu_v_usd_dtuskan_0087.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Troy Melton started as a walk-on at SDSU
Troy Melton didn't suit up for the varsity baseball team at Canyon High in California until his junior year in ...
![Braden Olthoff](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/DSC_1803.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Braden Olthoff has a strong feel for pitching
Braden Olthoff didn't start pitching until his senior high school baseball season at El Camino High in California. Now four ...
![Seth Stephenson](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Seth-Stephenson-700x461-1.png?fit=300%2C198&ssl=1)
Seth Stephenson has elite speed
Seth Stephenson has elite speed that has caused professional scouts to take notice. He has been clocked running the 60-yard ...
![Gavin Williams](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0376-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Gavin Williams thriving as a starter
Gavin Williams was an intriguing prep pitcher in 2017 out of Cape Fear High in North Carolina. He was a ...
![Michael McGreevy](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Baseball_v_Sta_Clara_McGreevy_007-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C204&ssl=1)
Michael McGreevy rising up draft boards
Michael McGreevy was a two-way player in high school and viewed shortstop as his primary position. His skill set intrigued ...
![Ryan Bliss](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210506-Ryan-Bliss-9-at-bat-baseball-aub-vs-lsu-_SAL1741-edited-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Ryan Bliss has enhanced his skills at Auburn
Ryan Bliss was a well-regarded MLB draft prospect out of the Georgia high school ranks in 2018. However, scouts wondered ...
![Robert Gasser](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Gasser_Robert_Emotion-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Robert Gasser shows improvement this spring
Robert Gasser overpowered hitters in his lone season at Delta College in 2019. The left-handed pitcher posted a 14-0 record ...
![Trey Sweeney](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sweeney_Bellarmine.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Trey Sweeney rising up draft boards
Trey Sweeney did not receive a ton of interest during the college recruiting process out of St. Xavier High in ...
![Matt Mikulski](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/C71M8257-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Matt Mikulski driven to prove doubters wrong
Matt Mikulski felt he was one of the top left-handed pitchers available in the 2020 MLB draft. But he went ...
![Spencer Schwellenbach](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/0.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Spencer Schwellenbach thriving this season
Spencer Schwellenbach has performed well as a two-way player for Nebraska this season. The junior from Saginaw, Michigan, is in ...
![Tyler Black Brewers](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Tyler_Black_Auburn_.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Tyler Black evolves into a top prospect
Tyler Black suffered an ankle injury in his junior year of high school. The injury resulted in the Toronto, Canada ...
![Luke Albright](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/BLU_4565-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Luke Albright focusing on consistency, winning
Luke Albright has thrived throughout his three-year collegiate career at Kent State. The right-handed pitcher primarily served as a reliever ...
![Justice Thompson](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Thompson_Justice_clm_160.jpeg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Justice Thompson has intriguing potential
Justice Thompson showed growth and intriguing potential in his two years at the junior college level in 2019 and 2020 ...
![Joe Rock](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/joe-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Joe Rock has made strides at Ohio
Joe Rock lacked consistency with his control and command in his first season at Ohio University in 2019. The left-handed ...
![McCade Brown](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20201105_BA_Practice_MCM_5094.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
McCade Brown off to a tremendous start
McCade Brown was not a high-rated recruit coming out of Normal West High in Illinois. The right-handed pitcher didn’t commit ...
![Niko Kavadas](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Kavadas5_WF-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Niko Kavadas has high hopes this season
Niko Kavadas recalls attending Notre Dame baseball games and watching former pitchers Jeff Samardzija and Pat Connaughton when he was ...
![Austin Vernon](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Vernon_Delivery_Cropped.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Austin Vernon features intriguing potential
Austin Vernon received just one college baseball offer during the recruiting process in high school. North Carolina Central University in ...
![Zack Gelof](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Gelof_Zack_MR_2.19.211-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Zack Gelof possesses a team-first mindset
Zack Gelof was an intriguing two-way prospect as an infielder and right-handed pitcher out of the Delaware high school ranks ...
![Sean Sullivan](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Sean-Sullivan-35_MBASE-vs-SMC_20191102_13070476_rwe-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Sean Sullivan focusing on a team-first mindset
Sean Sullivan spent about three weeks at Driveline Baseball in Washington during the offseason. The University of California right-handed pitcher ...
![Noah Cardenas](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Cardenas_Noah_1_021420_SC-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Noah Cardenas seeks growth, national title
Noah Cardenas garnered interest from professional scouts in the months leading up to the 2018 MLB draft. Cardenas was known ...
![Jose Torres](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/DSC08336-2-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Jose Torres wants to improve his approach
Jose Torres was a slick-fielding shortstop at Calvert Hall High in Maryland. Professional scouts considered Torres as the top prep ...
![Mason Black](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Mason-Black_2582-1-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C210&ssl=1)
Mason Black develops into a draft prospect
Mason Black didn’t start pitching until his junior year at Valley View High in Pennsylvania. The decision to move from ...
![Sean Burke](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Burke_022320-04-1-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Sean Burke eager to pitch a full season
Sean Burke was a promising pitcher out of high school and had high expectations for his first season at Maryland ...
![Jonathan Childress](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CHILDRESS-1-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C181&ssl=1)
Jonathan Childress hopes to show growth
Jonathan Childress was a top prospect in the 2018 MLB draft as a senior at Forney High in Texas. But ...
![Will Bednar](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/20200307_BB_vs_Quinnipiac_LP_0049_1_.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Will Bednar focusing on team’s success
Will Bednar increased his fastball velocity during his senior season at Mars Area High (Pa.), leading to interest from professional ...
![Christian MacLeod](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/20200215_BB_vs_WrightState_GZ_0877.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Christian MacLeod eager to pitch a full season
Christian MacLeod redshirted his first season at Mississippi State with pneumonia in 2019. However, the left-handed pitcher didn’t show any ...
![Eric Cerantola](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_3971.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Eric Cerantola hopes to take the next step
Eric Cerantola grew up in Oakville, Ontario, with a passion for hockey. He was a skilled forward and even heard ...
![Richard Fitts](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/032619_bsb__wr_885.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Richard Fitts transforms into a draft prospect
Richard Fitts wasn’t a sought-after recruit out of Helena High in Alabama. The right-handed pitcher didn’t receive any scholarship offers ...
![JOHN RHODES](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/200310EKU_28EH.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
John Rhodes bursts onto the scene
John Rhodes will be in a unique position this spring. It's a situation he could have never envisioned when he ...
![Ryan Cusick](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Cusick.Ryan_.UL20.Westerholt-32-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Ryan Cusick focuses on improving his skills
Ryan Cusick was an intriguing prep right-handed pitcher out of the Avon Old Farms School in Connecticut in 2018. Besides ...
![Henry Davis](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Henry-Davis-1-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C219&ssl=1)
Henry Davis is a well-balanced catcher
Henry Davis spent the offseason mostly doing individual work at his family’s home in Bedford, New York, due to the ...
![J.P. Massey](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/J.P.-Massey-Steven-Branscombe-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
JP Massey hopes to have breakout season
JP Massey committed to the University of Minnesota in the fall of his senior year of high school in 2017 ...
![Jordan Wicks](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Wicks-vs-Utah-2.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Jordan Wicks has best changeup in draft class
Jordan Wicks dominated high school hitters throughout his career at Conway High in Arkansas. But the left-handed pitcher’s success at ...
![Max Ferguson](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/285737_20200218_BB_Charlotte_CJ_030-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Max Ferguson has refined his skills
Max Ferguson received little attention from professional scouts leading up to the 2018 MLB draft. The then-senior out of The ...
![Sam Bachman](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Bachman-e1610332608767.jpg?fit=300%2C202&ssl=1)
Sam Bachman shows growth at Miami
Sam Bachman received just two Division I scholarship offers out of Hamilton Southeastern High School in Indiana. The right-handed pitcher ...
![Steven Hajjar](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/BSB20-Pepperdine035-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Steven Hajjar focusing on Michigan’s success
Steven Hajjar had high hopes for his redshirt freshman season last spring after missing his first year at Michigan. He ...
![Jonathan Cannon](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Cannon20pw.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Jonathan Cannon has refined skills at Georgia
Jonathan Cannon had the luxury of learning from Georgia right-handed pitcher Emerson Hancock last season. Cannon, a then-freshman right-hander, was ...
![Cody Morissette](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/021520_NIU_Morissette_001-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Cody Morissette develops into a draft prospect
Cody Morissette had a productive prep career at Exeter High School in New Hampshire. But Morissette wasn’t a highly-regarded prospect ...
![Cade Winquest](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Winquest1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Cade Winquest is an underrated draft prospect
Cade Winquest has made tremendous strides on the mound in his first 2½ years at the University of Texas at ...
![Adrian Del Castillo](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Adrian-Del-Castillo4-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Adrian Del Castillo instructed by Salvy Perez
Adrian Del Castillo had a unique opportunity this offseason that he never envisioned would occur when the college baseball season ...
![Ty Madden](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Madden_Ty_csf_sp2002-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Ty Madden shows growth at Texas
Ty Madden had the luxury of learning from former University of Texas at Austin and major-league right-hander Huston Street last ...
![Christian Franklin](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/25-Christian-Franklin-BSB-2020-5031-scaled-e1606688907547.jpg?fit=300%2C211&ssl=1)
Christian Franklin has five-tool potential
Christian Franklin didn’t play in the summer following his junior season at Rockhurst High School in Missouri in 2017. A ...
![Robby Martin](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/robby_lanese_niagara-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Robby Martin has shown growth at FSU
Robby Martin has had professional baseball aspirations for as long as he can remember. He’s always had a strong passion ...
![Jud Fabian](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/FabianJud_200219_3045_TimCasey-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C196&ssl=1)
Jud Fabian focusing on Florida’s title hopes
Jud Fabian knew early in his Trinity Catholic (Fla.) High School career that he wanted to play baseball at the ...
![Gunnar Hoglund](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/unnamed-2-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C220&ssl=1)
Gunnar Hoglund glad he chose Ole Miss
Gunnar Hoglund was highly sought after coming out of the Florida high school ranks in 2018. The right-handed pitcher drew ...
![Colton Cowser Brewers](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SHSUBsbvStMarys215202004-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C199&ssl=1)
Colton Cowser has refined his skills at SHSU
Colton Cowser wasn’t a highly recruited baseball player out of the Texas high school ranks. He committed to Sam Houston ...
![Hunter Goodman](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/02142020BSBL_XAVR-MS0010-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Hunter Goodman has excelled at Memphis
Hunter Goodman was an under-the-radar prospect as a senior at Arlington High School in Tennessee in 2018. He was lightly ...
![Matt McLain](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/McLain_Matt_3_021420_SC-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Matt McLain living out dream playing at UCLA
Matt McLain was a sought-after prep prospect in the 2018 MLB draft class. The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted the then-Arnold O ...
![Ethan Wilson](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Ethan-Wilson.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Ethan Wilson develops into MLB draft prospect
Ethan Wilson has progressed throughout his first two years at South Alabama. He has gone from receiving little MLB draft ...
![Kumar Rocker](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_1809-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Kumar Rocker: ‘I’ve improved a lot’ at Vandy
Kumar Rocker had high hopes for himself entering his freshman year at Vanderbilt in 2019. But he didn't get off ...
![Alex Binelas](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/unnamed-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Alex Binelas: ‘Wisconsin is a baseball hotbed’
Alex Binelas is the last highly-regarded MLB draft prospects from the state of Wisconsin. The former Oak Creek High School ...
![Jaden Hill](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/5d14cb1bbcccb.image_.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Jaden Hill has ace potential on the mound
Jaden Hill headlined Louisiana State’s top-ranked recruiting class in 2018. Expectations were high for the prized recruit in his freshman ...
![Jack Perkins](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/unnamed-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Jack Perkins shows promising results
Jack Perkins had high expectations for himself when he first stepped foot on Louisville’s campus as a freshman in 2018 ...
![Levi Usher](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/JR_BBC2019_20_WESTERN_MICHIGAN_1_0396-e1600911020215.jpg?fit=300%2C195&ssl=1)
Levi Usher has thrived at the college level
Levi Usher has made tremendous strides on the baseball field over the last two years. He received just two college ...
![Sal Frelick Brewers](https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballprospectjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/021619_JSU_CTodd_Frelick_011.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Sal Frelick has excelled at Boston College
Sal Frelick grew up a Boston College fan, regularly attending football, hockey and baseball games. It’s what led to him ...