UNC Baseball Recruiting Thread

[TommyAshley]

Transfer Portal Commitments

Owen Hull INF/OF 6-4, 215 George Mason
Colin Hynek C 6-1, 202 Georgia State
Michael Maginnis OF 6-1, 211 Georgia State
Erik Paulsen 1B 6-3 217 Stony Brook
Jake Schaffner SS 6-2, 175 North Dakota State
Macon Winslow C 6-0, 200 Duke

JuCo Commitments

Cooper Nicholson INF 5-11, 195 Iowa Central

High School Commitments

Class of 2025
Jake Cackovic RHP 6-7 215 Holly Springs (N.C.) High
Caden Glauber RHP 6-4 210 Fort Mill (S.C.) Catawba Ridge
Talan Holiday RHP 6-2 190 Pembroke Pines (Fla.) American Heritage
Tyler Howe OF 5-11 185 Huntersville (N.C.) Hopewell
Justin Mabe RHP 6-3 185 Lexington (N.C.) North Davidson
Matt McKnight 3B 6-4 195 Charlotte (N.C.) Catholic
Jadyn Nunez OF 6-1 185 Miami (Fla.) Doral Academy
Jackson Rose LHP 6-3 205 Woodstock (Ga.) Etowah
AJ Terry SS 6-0 185 Randolph (N.J.) High
Madrid Tucker SS 6-0 165 Lehigh Acres (Fla.) Fort Myers (on football scholarship)

Class of 2026
Harrison Ailshie OF 6-1 185 Salisbury (N.C.) East Rowan
Rhett Britt - RHP 6-4 191 Hampstead (N.C.) Topsail
Mandela Browman OF 5-10, 165 Charlottesville (Va.) Miller School
Casey Cuddyer IF 6-1, 150 Chesepeake (Va.) Great Bridge
Sean Hurley RHP 6-5 190 Cohoes (N.Y.) Shaker
Aaron Jaquez RHP 6-4 205 Peyton (Colo.) Falcon
Joseph Lawson C 6-2 200 Ft Myers (Fla.) Bishop Verot
Carson Michael C 5-9 160 Lexington (N.C.) West Davidson
William Myhand OF 6-0 185 Hoschton (Ga.) Mill Creek
Amos Rich RHP 6-2 185 Waynesville (N.C.) Tuscola
Nick Rumbley RHP 6-6 210 Reidsville (N.C.) Rockingham Co.
Kerrick Shannon LHP 6-1 180 Yardley (Pa.) The Hun
Cameron Tarkenton RHP 6-1 170 Raleigh (N.C.) Gibbons

 

[Southern01]

Lots of posts on this thread from 247 that I will miss.

 

[Coby_goat_white]

Did we end up losing any transfer commits or HS commits in the draft?

 

[goheels1117]

Did we end up losing any transfer commits or HS commits in the draft?

One transfer, a relief pitcher from UNC-W.

No high school guys.

 

[sweetcaroline1874]

I know a very good 2027 LHP from Boston who is really hoping to hear from Coach. He was invited to a camp at UNC this summer, but he couldn’t make it because he was with his travel club at a tournament. His dad texted me last night with a new video of him. He’s really good, so I hope Coach reaches out.

 

[NMB HEEL]

Sawyer Smith class of 26 is no longer a UNC commit.

 

[TommyAshley]

Sawyer Smith class of 26 is no longer a UNC commit.

Indeed

 

[sweetcaroline1874]

Indeed

Tommy, in your opinion, are decommits like this typically the player just deciding to look elsewhere, or could it be more of Coach Forbes seeing what we have and not thinking said player would be a good fit anymore. I just wonder how much NIL could be a factor at this point.

 

[Anon1755293409]

Tommy, in your opinion, are decommits like this typically the player just deciding to look elsewhere, or could it be more of Coach Forbes seeing what we have and not thinking said player would be a good fit anymore. I just wonder how much NIL could be a factor at this point.

No information here just a guess that with the portal and roster limitations he wants a better chance to play early?

 

[TommyAshley]

Tommy, in your opinion, are decommits like this typically the player just deciding to look elsewhere, or could it be more of Coach Forbes seeing what we have and not thinking said player would be a good fit anymore. I just wonder how much NIL could be a factor at this point.

I would say decommits come in all shapes and sizes. Many reasons for both sides of the equation.

A lot of kids commit super early and never develop beyond that. Some blow up and want to look elsewhere for personal reasons.

 

[TarHeelWes]

He has fallen down the rankings in SC and I haven’t heard anything about him across the state since he committed. He flashed early but, don’t think it has held over time. Probably a combination of him making a smart choice and some honesty from our coaching staff