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Summer Collegiate  | Rankings | 9/21/2017

NECBL top prospects

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2017 Summer Collegiate Top Prospect Index

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Year Established: 1993
States Represented:  Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
No. of Teams: 13
Regular Season Champion (best overall record): Ocean State Waves (31-13)
Postseason Champion:  Valley Blue Sox (31-18)
No. 1 Prospect, 2016: Tommy Doyle, rhp, Keene Swamp Bats (Virginia)
First 2016 Player Selected, 2017 Draft: Tommy Doyle, rhp, Keene Swamp Bats (Virginia; Rockies/2nd round)

 

Player of the Year: Tommy Jew, of, Mystic (UC Santa Barbara)
Pitcher of the Year: Blake Whitney, rhp, North Adams (USC-Upstate)

 

Valley’s championship run this summer marks their first time taking the title in the club’s history, sweeping regular season powerhouse Ocean State in what was a best-of-three series. After taking the lead in the game one, the Blue Sox had to wait nearly a full day to resume play as mother nature opened up and put game one into a delay.

 

Taking the game from Ocean State’s field and moving it to Holyoke, Massachusetts as Valley was set to host game two, the Blue Sox fans were in for a treat as the hometown nine did their job to claim the championship on their home turf. Local native Michael Wroth and fan favorite Niko Hulsizer helped catapult the offense while Andrew Schultz and Dazon Cole both pumped mid-90s fastballs in relief, doing their part to close the books on Valley’s first ever claim on the Fay Vincent SR Cup with a 6-3 victory.

 

The talent continues to shine through the NECBL whether it’s toolsed up outfielders in league MVP Tommy Jew, Newport’s Kameron Misner, the aforementioned Hulsizer and slick-fielding shortstop Jimmy Titus of Ocean State. Dominant arms such as North Adam’s Blake Whitney (league’s Most Valuable Pitcher) and Valley’s bullpen combo of Tyler Smith and Dazon Cole – who helped shorten games in a hurry – also point to the league's talent depth. 

 

The underclass talent was one again noteworthy as well, with several players not only putting up big numbers but having an everyday impact in their lineup while other draft-eligible players from mid-majors schools were able to solidify themselves on scout’s radar throughout the summer.



Top 20 Prospects


Rk. Player POS. B-T HT WT Hometown ST 2018 School YR Class Last Drafted
1 Kameron Misner OF L-L 6-4 220 Poplar Bluff MO Missouri SO 2019 Royals '16 (33)
2 Dazon Cole RHP R-R 5-10 182 Pontiac MI Central Michigan JR 2018 Braves '14 (29)
3 Tommy Jew OF R-R 6-0 180 San Ramon CA UC Santa Barbara SO 2019 Never drafted
4 Niko Hulsizer OF R-R 6-2 215 Mohnton PA Morehead State JR 2018 Never drafted
5 Jimmy Titus SS R-R 6-1 195 Stafford CT Bryant SO 2019 Never drafted
6 Bobby Nicholson RHP R-R 6-3 215 Charlottesville VA Virginia SO 2019 Never drafted
7 Tim Elliott RHP R-R 6-1 175 Loganville GA Georgia SO 2019 Never drafted
8 Andrew Daschbach OF R-R 6-3 220 Atherton CA Southern California SO 2019 Rays '16 (40)
9 Gavin Hollowell RHP R-R 6-7 197 Skillman NY St. John's SO 2019 Never drafted
10 Blake Whitney RHP R-R 6-3 185 Sharpsburg GA USC-Upstate SR 2018 Never drafted
11 Hernen Sardinas OF/1B L-L 6-1 220 Miami FL Maine SO 2019 Never drafted
12 Colby Maiola OF L-R 6-3 195 North Reading MA UMass-Lowell SR 2018 Never drafted
13 Nick Mascelli SS R-R 5-7 175 Clifton NJ Wagner SR 2018 Never drafted
14 Nate Eikhoff 3B R-R 6-0 190 Bristow VA Virginia JR 2018 Never drafted
15 Kyle Mora RHP R-R 6-2 185 Los Alamitos CA UCLA SO 2019 Never drafted
16 JC Flowers OF R-R 6-2 185 Orange Park FL Florida State SO 2019 Reds '16 (18)
17 Giovanni Dingcong OF R-R 6-2 230 Brooklyn NY St. Thomas Aquinas SR 2018 Never drafted
18 Tyler Smith RHP R-R 6-0 235 Trafford PA Canisius SR 2018 Never drafted
19 Anthony Godino OF R-R 6-0 180 Thornwood NY Wagner SR 2018 Never drafted
20 Cam Alldred LHP B-L 6-4 195 Batavia OH Cincinnati JR 2018 Never drafted


Top 10 Prospect Reports


1. Kameron Misner, of, Newport (Missouri/SO in 2018)
Coming out of Poplar Bluff High School in 2016 Misner was ranked No. 270 by Perfect Game and ultimately heard his name called by the Kansas City Royals in the 33rd round following his senior year. The Tigers coaching staff was glad he turned down the opportunity to play professional baseball out of high school as he hit .282-7-34 with 12 doubles as a freshman before heading to Newport for the summer. With the Gulls Misner put his vast array of tools and overall physicality on display, helping to tab him as the top prospect on this list while also earning the league’s Rookie of the Year award. Hitting out of the leadoff position for most of the summer, the lefthanded swinging, 6-foot-4, 220-pound Misner put together a season to remember and one you don’t typically see from a player just off his first collegiate season. Not only did Misner lead the entire league in hitting with a .378 average over 135 regular season at-bats, but he saw an improvement in his overall approach at the plate as he walked seven more times than he struck out in the NECBL compared to his 2-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio this past spring in Columbia. His overall swing mechanics are advanced as described by opposing coaches with the type of bat speed that matches his physicality and power at the plate which plays to all fields. He’s a threat on the bases and has the type of speed to beat out a ground ball in the infield, along with an above average arm in the outfield, allowing him to play any of the three positions. It was a banner year for Misner in Newport and Missouri fans are hoping he can replicate the success again this upcoming season.

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