3/28/2016 3:54:18 PM
After capturing the weekend series at Boshamer Stadium against a top-ten ranked club in the University of North Carolina, the good news continued to roll in for Coach Danny Hall and staff as they picked up a big in-state commit. Big is a fitting adjective to describe 2017 lefthander Brant Hurter as he’s listed at 6-foot-6 and possesses the type of strength on his frame to endure a starting role at the next level.
Still projectable moving forward, Hurter’s fastball already bumps into the upper-80s with a long and loose arm action but with the deception and ability to hide the ball in the back, it gets on top of hitters quickly. A member of the 6-4-3 organization, Hurter is extremely athletic and coordinated for his size and with that he’s able to pound the strike zone with a full array of offerings. A quick look at his Perfect Game profile reveals what type of summer Hurter put together as he was named to seven All-Tournament teams out of the eight that he participated in. Like the fastball, he shows strong command of both his breaking ball and changeup, manipulating the strike zone while working ahead in counts.
Hurter’s commit is the tenth for the Yellow Jackets in their 2017 class and as they have in the past, it has a very Georgia-centric feel as all ten hail from the Peach State.
Making noise since the 2016 collegiate season opened up, the Ole Miss Rebels made their latest noise by committing their first 2019, infielder Zack Smith out of Winder-Barrow High School in Winder, Georgia. Joining the likes of juniors Beau Hanna (Kennesaw State) and Patrick DeMarco (Vanderbilt) in the Winder Barrow lineup, Smith is their latest high level commit and would that could be quite good for Ole Miss.
Listed at 6-foot, 175-pounds, Smith already sports advanced physicality that plays well into his lefthanded swing yet he still projects very well given his age. A corner infielder with actions that play there for the next level, Smith’s bat is a tool that intrigues as he can already hit for both average a power. Playing for Team Elite again this summer, the pipeline continues to run from Georgia to Swayze Stadium in Oxford as 2016 RHP Will Ethridge as well as 2017 bats Tyler Keenan and Golston Gillipsie have all committed to the Rebels.