Recruiting - Class of 2024

[MikeKennedyRulZ]

Figured I would kick off the recruiting thread for 2024.

Shox pick up a nice commitment from Devin Wassmann (Outfielder/LHP) out of Platte City Missouri. 6'1" 205 LB lefty who is rated a 9 by Perfect Game (Potential top 10 round pick and/or highest level college prospect).

https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/...aspx?ID=537785

[Wuzee]

#4 player in the Kansas class of 2024 verbals. 3B/RHP. PG8

Listed as 3B primary position, but his fastball is already touching 91 as a HS soph, so stay tuned on that one.

https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/...aspx?ID=546275

[Shockm]

#4 player in the Kansas class of 2024 verbals. 3B/RHP. PG8

Listed as 3B primary position, but his fastball is already touching 91 as a HS soph, so stay tuned on that one.

https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/...aspx?ID=546275

Impressive commitments from our backyard.

Neis is ranked by PG as the #4 ranked baseball player in 2024. Does anyone know who are #1, #2, and #3?

[Shocker1976]

Impressive commitments from our backyard.

Neis is ranked by PG as the #4 ranked baseball player in 2024. Does anyone know who are #1, #2, and #3?

Can you provide a link to Blake's #4 National ranking? The attached link for PG reveals their Top Ten 2024 recruits and Blake is not listed.

[Shocker1976]

Blake ranked #5 in Kansas overall and #1 at 3rd base

[Shockm]

Can you provide a link to Blake's #4 National ranking? The attached link for PG reveals their Top Ten 2024 recruits and Blake is not listed.

Post #2 from Wuzee above was my link (only one post above mine which was #3). I don't have any premium access to state or national rankings. Wuzee knows more than you, I, or probably anyone on here when it comes to Shocker baseball. I guess that I was expecting that all of the posts would be read, and therefore, I didn't state that Kansas was the ranking, but should have.

"#4 player in the Kansas class of 2024 verbals. 3B/RHP. PG8

Listed as 3B primary position, but his fastball is already touching 91 as a HS soph, so stay tuned on that one."

Note I was just curious who were the Top 3 in Wuzee's ranking. PBR is very close to the other ranking, and already seems to be out of date, because they list Blake Neis as having a FB in the mid 80's, and either Wuzee or PG (maybe both) list him as having a FB at 91.

[Shocker1976]

Post #2 from Wuzee above was my link (only one post above mine which was #3). I don't have any premium access to state or national rankings. Wuzee knows more than you, I, or probably anyone on here when it comes to Shocker baseball. I guess that I was expecting that all of the posts would be read, and therefore, I didn't state that Kansas was the ranking, but should have.

"#4 player in the Kansas class of 2024 verbals. 3B/RHP. PG8

Listed as 3B primary position, but his fastball is already touching 91 as a HS soph, so stay tuned on that one."

Note I was just curious who were the Top 3 in Wuzee's ranking. PBR is very close to the other ranking, and already seems to be out of date, because they list Blake Neis as having a FB in the mid 80's, and either Wuzee or PG (maybe both) list him as having a FB at 91.

Apologies, my mistake I misread your post; as you post these rankings change frequently so I thought I was behind the curve. The link I provided shows the Top ranked players in Kansas -


1. BLAKE O'BRIEN OF / RHP / ST. THOMAS AQUINAS, KS

2. CAMERON CARTER OF / LHP / OLATHE WEST, KS

3. GRIFFIN ALLEN RHP / OF / BLUE VALLEY NORTH, KS

4. BROOKS JONES LHP / OF / LAWRENCE, KS

[1972Shocker]

KungWu can you make this one a sticky. You can probably un-stick the Recruiting Class of 2021. I'll let you make that call.

[Wuzee]

Apologies, my mistake I misread your post; as you post these rankings change frequently so I thought I was behind the curve. The link I provided shows the Top ranked players in Kansas -


1. BLAKE O'BRIEN OF / RHP / ST. THOMAS AQUINAS, KS

2. CAMERON CARTER OF / LHP / OLATHE WEST, KS

3. GRIFFIN ALLEN RHP / OF / BLUE VALLEY NORTH, KS

4. BROOKS JONES LHP / OF / LAWRENCE, KS

Not that it really matters, but in a Sept. 27, 2021 PBR post, Neis was listed as #4. PBR isn't necessarily all that consistent when updating lists around their website, though, so either ranking is possible, and more a feel-good thing than tangible info anyway.

https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/n...024-1758306249. (The image below is toward the bottom of the page.)

neis.jpg

[ShockTalk]

So, is high school baseball not played anywhere in Kansas but in a small area of the northeast?

[Shockm]

If Neis can throw a 91 MPH FB already, I like him. At 6'1, 200+ lbs, (I saw it somewhere even though PG only has him at 190) and 15 years old, he probably has a high ceiling.

[WuDrWu]

Recruiting continues to go very, very well.

[JayPak]

So, is high school baseball not played anywhere in Kansas but in a small area of the northeast?

Looks like it's played across a wider area than that.

[ShockTalk]

Looks like it's played across a wider area than that.

I was being facetious (but maybe you knew that). I made the remark because all the PBR top 10 came from that area and I was "surprised" that no player from southeast Kansas (or any where else in Kansas) made the list.

[pogo]

I was being facetious (but maybe you knew that). I made the remark because all the PBR top 10 came from that area and I was "surprised" that no player from southeast Kansas (or any where else in Kansas) made the list.

I think someone else kind of noted that the Wichita area that used to produce some nice local talent has kind of fallen behind lately. It is puzzling.