As the season goes on, i continue to think of the guys that committed/signed in the early period that never made it to campus because of the draft. He was hired in June of 2011 after the draft, so his 1st class couldn't start signing until November 2011. So i decided to do a little research.
Here are the guys that signed in the early period in Nov 2011 and counts toward the 2012 signing class and where they ended up:
Class was ranked #20 by Baseball America - http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/college/recruiting/2012/2614199.html
Adam Giacalone 1B/RHP 6-2 215 L/R Shawnee, Kansas (Neosho County CC/Shawnee Mission Northwest HS) - Drafted by the Brewers in 2012 draft and never made it to campus
Colton Harris LHP 5-10 165 L/L Dyersburg, Tenn. (Dyer County HS) - ended up tranferring to Jackson State CC and then going on to Bethel
David Houser C 6-2 210 S/R Columbia, S.C. (AC Flora HS) - currently at North Greenville University and hitting .353
Vincent Jackson OF/LHP 6-4 195 L/L McDonough, Ga. (Luella HS) - currently on roster, hitting .319 with 31 RBIs in 2016
Andrew Lee RHP/1B 6-5 195 L/R Morristown, Tenn. (Morristown West HS) - drafted by Nationals in 2015
Drake Owenby LHP 6-2 215 L/L Powell, Tenn. (Powell HS) - drafted by Brewers in 2015
Michael Parrish C 6-1 180 R/R Cordova, Tenn. (Evangelical Christian School) - not on roster anymore, cant find out where he is at
A.J. Simcox INF 6-3 165 R/R Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut HS) - drafted by Tigers in 2015
Taylor Smart INF 5-11 178 R/R Maple Valley, Wash. (Western Nevada College/Tahoma HS) - drafted by Mariners in 2014
Tyler Smith RHP 6-3 202 R/R Sumter, S.C. (USC Sumter/Sumter HS) - drafted by Rangers in 2012 and never made it to campus
Christin Stewart OF/C/1B 6-0 200 L/R Lawrenceville, Ga. (Providence Christian Academy) - drafted by Tigers in 2015
Vance Vizcaino INF 6-3 175 L/R Wake Forest, N.C. (Wakefield HS) - transferred to Stetson and currently hitting.280
*Also keep in mind Mookie Betts had signed his LOI with the Vols but got drafted a week before Serrano took the job. Could you imagine how the line-up would be if he would have made it to campus? Also just imagine some of the hitters that left early would look like with a year under Simcox.
Here are the guys that signed in the early period in Nov 2012 and counts toward the 2013 signing class and where they ended up:
Will Carter RHP 6-3 190 L/R Johnson City, Tenn. (Walters State CC/ETSU/Science Hill HS) - signed with TN but ended up at ETSU and then transferred to Walters St CC and finally ended up at Bama. Drafted by Yankees in 2015
Nathaniel Maggio 1B 6-4 220 L/L Alpharetta, Ga. (Blessed Trinity Catholic HS) - transferred to North Greenville University and currently hitting .349
Bret Marks RHP 6-1 185 R/R Roswell, Ga. (Wallace State CC/Blessed Trinity Catholic HS) - drafted by Yankees 2015
Hunter Martin RHP 6-1 190 R/R Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Blackman HS) - currently on rsoter
Josh Peterson RHP 6-2 195 R/R Elizabethton, Tenn. (Walters State CC/Unaka HS) - was on roster until 2014 and transferred to Milligan for the 2015 season
Andrew Plunkett OF 6-4 200 R/R Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis University School) - transferred after 2015 season
Ralph Ramirez RHP 6-0 170 R/R Torrance, Calif. (El Camino College/Torrance HS) - Never made it to campus, ended up at Cal State LA in stead
Jordan Rodgers INF 6-2 190 R/R Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis University School) - currently on roster hitting .303 with 39 RBIs
Kyle Serrano RHP 6-2 190 R/R Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut HS) - currently on roster - out for year with arm injury
Jammer Strickland OF 6-1 185 R/R Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut HS) - ended up at Cleveland State CC and now playing for ETSU hitting .192
Here are the guys that signed in the early period in Nov 2013 and counts toward the 2014 signing class and where they ended up:
Dominick Cammarata C 6-3 215 R/R Asheville, N.C. (T.C. Roberson) - currently on roster, redshirted last season
Richard Jackson RHP 5-11 200 R/R Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward Academy) - currently on roster, redshirted last season
Steven Kane RHP 6-4 205 R/R Huntington Beach, Calif. (Cypress CC/Sunrise Mountain) - currently on roster, has thrown 21 innings and has 18 Ks so far this season
Brett Langhorne SS 6-2 190 L/R Mechanicsville, Va. (Lee Davis) - currently on roster, only has 7 ABs this season
Brodie Leftridge OF 6-1 165 R/R Highland, Md. (Saint John's Catholic Prep)- currently on roster, only had 11 ABs this season
Zach Reid LHP 5-11 165 R/L Montgomery, Ala. (Trinity Presbyterian School) - currently on roster, 11.2 innings pitched with 12 Ks
Benny Santiago C 5-11 175 L/R Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Coral Springs Academy) - currently on roster, hitting .385 this season up from .132 last year
Aaron Soto LHP 5-10 180 L/L Miami Lakes, Fla. (Archbishop McCarthy) - currently on roster, just got moved into weekend rotation. Thrown 14 innings with 11 Ks
Kevin Steen RHP 6-3 180 R/R Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Oak Ridge) - drafted by the Red Sox in 2014 and never made it to campus
Lane Thomas OF 6-1 175 R/R Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden) - drafted by Blue Jays in 2014 and never made it to campus
Jake Westphal UTL 6-1 195 R/R Sioux City, Iowa (East) - on roster, redshirting the 2016 season
Here are the guys that signed in the early period in Nov 2014 and counts toward the 2015 signing class and where they ended up:
*This class was ranked 12th in the nation by Perfect Game
Max Bartlett SS 6-0 170 L/R Starkville, Miss. (Gulf Coast State College) - currently on roster, starting SS and hitting .208
Chris Betts C 6-1 215 L/R Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Wilson) - drafted by the Rays in 2015, never made it to campus
Trey Cabbage IF 6-4 195 L/R Blaine, Tenn. (Grainger) - drafted by the Twins in 2015, never made it to campus
Garrett Davila LHP 6-2 180 L/L Belmont, N.C. (South Point) - drafted by the Royals in 2015, never made it to campus
Tyler Halas UTL 6-0 185 R/R West Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita of Cascia) - ended up at Palm Beach St, never made it to campus
Alex Harper-Cook LHP 6-2 180 L/L Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville) - currently on roster, thrown 6 innings with 5 Ks. Recently got bumped into a mid-week starter
Bryant Harris OF 6-3 200 R/R Hampton, Ga. (Luella) - currently on roster, has 6 ABs so far this year
Ke'Bryan Hayes IF/RHP 6-1 210 R/R Tomball, Texas (Concordia Lutheran) - drafted by the Pirates in 2015, never made it to campus
Daniel Neal UTL 6-3 195 R/R London, Ky. (South Laurel) - currently on roster, has gotten 32 ABs this season
Will Neely RHP 5-11 165 R/R Knoxville, Tenn. (Hardin Valley) - currently on roster,thrown 14.2 innings so far this season with 10 Ks
Sean Skelly C 5-11 185 R/R Mission Viejo, Calif. (El Toro) - currently on roster, only has 11 ABs this season
Daniel Vasquez RHP/OF 5-10 185 R/R El Cajon, Calif. (Granite Hills) - currently on roster, thrown 19.1 innings with 20 Ks
Here are the guys that signed in the early period in Nov 2011 and counts toward the 2012 signing class and where they ended up:
Class was ranked #20 by Baseball America - http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/college/recruiting/2012/2614199.html
Adam Giacalone 1B/RHP 6-2 215 L/R Shawnee, Kansas (Neosho County CC/Shawnee Mission Northwest HS) - Drafted by the Brewers in 2012 draft and never made it to campus
Colton Harris LHP 5-10 165 L/L Dyersburg, Tenn. (Dyer County HS) - ended up tranferring to Jackson State CC and then going on to Bethel
David Houser C 6-2 210 S/R Columbia, S.C. (AC Flora HS) - currently at North Greenville University and hitting .353
Vincent Jackson OF/LHP 6-4 195 L/L McDonough, Ga. (Luella HS) - currently on roster, hitting .319 with 31 RBIs in 2016
Andrew Lee RHP/1B 6-5 195 L/R Morristown, Tenn. (Morristown West HS) - drafted by Nationals in 2015
Drake Owenby LHP 6-2 215 L/L Powell, Tenn. (Powell HS) - drafted by Brewers in 2015
Michael Parrish C 6-1 180 R/R Cordova, Tenn. (Evangelical Christian School) - not on roster anymore, cant find out where he is at
A.J. Simcox INF 6-3 165 R/R Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut HS) - drafted by Tigers in 2015
Taylor Smart INF 5-11 178 R/R Maple Valley, Wash. (Western Nevada College/Tahoma HS) - drafted by Mariners in 2014
Tyler Smith RHP 6-3 202 R/R Sumter, S.C. (USC Sumter/Sumter HS) - drafted by Rangers in 2012 and never made it to campus
Christin Stewart OF/C/1B 6-0 200 L/R Lawrenceville, Ga. (Providence Christian Academy) - drafted by Tigers in 2015
Vance Vizcaino INF 6-3 175 L/R Wake Forest, N.C. (Wakefield HS) - transferred to Stetson and currently hitting.280
*Also keep in mind Mookie Betts had signed his LOI with the Vols but got drafted a week before Serrano took the job. Could you imagine how the line-up would be if he would have made it to campus? Also just imagine some of the hitters that left early would look like with a year under Simcox.
Here are the guys that signed in the early period in Nov 2012 and counts toward the 2013 signing class and where they ended up:
Will Carter RHP 6-3 190 L/R Johnson City, Tenn. (Walters State CC/ETSU/Science Hill HS) - signed with TN but ended up at ETSU and then transferred to Walters St CC and finally ended up at Bama. Drafted by Yankees in 2015
Nathaniel Maggio 1B 6-4 220 L/L Alpharetta, Ga. (Blessed Trinity Catholic HS) - transferred to North Greenville University and currently hitting .349
Bret Marks RHP 6-1 185 R/R Roswell, Ga. (Wallace State CC/Blessed Trinity Catholic HS) - drafted by Yankees 2015
Hunter Martin RHP 6-1 190 R/R Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Blackman HS) - currently on rsoter
Josh Peterson RHP 6-2 195 R/R Elizabethton, Tenn. (Walters State CC/Unaka HS) - was on roster until 2014 and transferred to Milligan for the 2015 season
Andrew Plunkett OF 6-4 200 R/R Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis University School) - transferred after 2015 season
Ralph Ramirez RHP 6-0 170 R/R Torrance, Calif. (El Camino College/Torrance HS) - Never made it to campus, ended up at Cal State LA in stead
Jordan Rodgers INF 6-2 190 R/R Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis University School) - currently on roster hitting .303 with 39 RBIs
Kyle Serrano RHP 6-2 190 R/R Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut HS) - currently on roster - out for year with arm injury
Jammer Strickland OF 6-1 185 R/R Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut HS) - ended up at Cleveland State CC and now playing for ETSU hitting .192
Here are the guys that signed in the early period in Nov 2013 and counts toward the 2014 signing class and where they ended up:
Dominick Cammarata C 6-3 215 R/R Asheville, N.C. (T.C. Roberson) - currently on roster, redshirted last season
Richard Jackson RHP 5-11 200 R/R Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward Academy) - currently on roster, redshirted last season
Steven Kane RHP 6-4 205 R/R Huntington Beach, Calif. (Cypress CC/Sunrise Mountain) - currently on roster, has thrown 21 innings and has 18 Ks so far this season
Brett Langhorne SS 6-2 190 L/R Mechanicsville, Va. (Lee Davis) - currently on roster, only has 7 ABs this season
Brodie Leftridge OF 6-1 165 R/R Highland, Md. (Saint John's Catholic Prep)- currently on roster, only had 11 ABs this season
Zach Reid LHP 5-11 165 R/L Montgomery, Ala. (Trinity Presbyterian School) - currently on roster, 11.2 innings pitched with 12 Ks
Benny Santiago C 5-11 175 L/R Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Coral Springs Academy) - currently on roster, hitting .385 this season up from .132 last year
Aaron Soto LHP 5-10 180 L/L Miami Lakes, Fla. (Archbishop McCarthy) - currently on roster, just got moved into weekend rotation. Thrown 14 innings with 11 Ks
Kevin Steen RHP 6-3 180 R/R Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Oak Ridge) - drafted by the Red Sox in 2014 and never made it to campus
Lane Thomas OF 6-1 175 R/R Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden) - drafted by Blue Jays in 2014 and never made it to campus
Jake Westphal UTL 6-1 195 R/R Sioux City, Iowa (East) - on roster, redshirting the 2016 season
Here are the guys that signed in the early period in Nov 2014 and counts toward the 2015 signing class and where they ended up:
*This class was ranked 12th in the nation by Perfect Game
Max Bartlett SS 6-0 170 L/R Starkville, Miss. (Gulf Coast State College) - currently on roster, starting SS and hitting .208
Chris Betts C 6-1 215 L/R Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Wilson) - drafted by the Rays in 2015, never made it to campus
Trey Cabbage IF 6-4 195 L/R Blaine, Tenn. (Grainger) - drafted by the Twins in 2015, never made it to campus
Garrett Davila LHP 6-2 180 L/L Belmont, N.C. (South Point) - drafted by the Royals in 2015, never made it to campus
Tyler Halas UTL 6-0 185 R/R West Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita of Cascia) - ended up at Palm Beach St, never made it to campus
Alex Harper-Cook LHP 6-2 180 L/L Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville) - currently on roster, thrown 6 innings with 5 Ks. Recently got bumped into a mid-week starter
Bryant Harris OF 6-3 200 R/R Hampton, Ga. (Luella) - currently on roster, has 6 ABs so far this year
Ke'Bryan Hayes IF/RHP 6-1 210 R/R Tomball, Texas (Concordia Lutheran) - drafted by the Pirates in 2015, never made it to campus
Daniel Neal UTL 6-3 195 R/R London, Ky. (South Laurel) - currently on roster, has gotten 32 ABs this season
Will Neely RHP 5-11 165 R/R Knoxville, Tenn. (Hardin Valley) - currently on roster,thrown 14.2 innings so far this season with 10 Ks
Sean Skelly C 5-11 185 R/R Mission Viejo, Calif. (El Toro) - currently on roster, only has 11 ABs this season
Daniel Vasquez RHP/OF 5-10 185 R/R El Cajon, Calif. (Granite Hills) - currently on roster, thrown 19.1 innings with 20 Ks
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