There are a few things i need to address about this ranking before you attack,criticise, ect. Frist, this is not a Draft Board/Draft Prospect Ranking, now of course the better the stats and the season are sure that can impact where someone might fall. But this is not solely a draft prospect ranking rather a ranking of who has had the best first half. Second, i do realize that a lot of teams have not played as many games as others. Some schools in the midwest and north east have not played as many games do to the weather that has been affecting the country and tried to account for that as best I could. Third, if I missed the position or commit please let me know and I will make sure that I fix it. With all this being said let’s dive into the Top 100 NJCAA First Halfs. All Stat from 3/15/19.
We are just about half way through the season, a lot of teams are still just starting due to weather but that does not mean that guys have not put up good numbers and had great first halfs. This list is made up of 71 Division 1, 22 Division 2, and 7 Division 3 players spanning 69 schools across the country. Breaking it down even further it is made up of 52 Position players and 48 Pitchers.
*All (1st,2nd,3rd) are compared to the rest of the Top 100.
Dan Pruitt SO 1B-Western Oklahoma State #1 Overall
Pruitt comes in at the top spot on the list. Through his 19 games this season he put together one of the most impressive season so far. He currently is hitting .600 which is the second highest on this list. Hes talled 15 doubles(1st), 2 triples, 8 home runs (4th), 38 RBI (2nd), a .649 OBP (3rd), and a 1.262 SLG % (1st). To go with his impressive offensive numbers he is solid in the field and has made 1 error over 108 chances putting him at a .991 fielding %.
Jackson Rutledge SO RHP-San Jac #2 Overall/#1 Overall D1
Coming into the season Rutledge was one of the most sought after pitchers across the country at any level. Being ranking in the top of many different draft and prospect rankings; and all for good reason. Rutledge is currently 4-0 on the season pitching 35 innings so far. He has tallied 64 strikeouts (1st) with a 16.46 K/9 (7th). He also has been almost impossible to score on this season with a .51 ERA (2)
James Nix FR OF-Central Florida #5 Overall/#1 D1 Position Player
Nix has been one of the key factors to the Central Florida success this season. Over the course of the season he has accounted for 72 runs that the Patriots have scored, 48 runs (1st) and 24 RBI. He has hit .475 this season with 7 doubles, 3 triples (8th), and 5 home runs. The outfielder is also perfect in the field going 43/43 in fielding chances so far this season.
Rank | Name | POS | Year | School | Div | Commit |
1 | Dan Pruitt | 1B/RHP | SO | Western Oklahoma State | 2 | |
2 | Jackson Rutledge | RHP | SO | San Jacinto-North | 1 | Kentucky |
3 | Lucas Knowles | P | SO | Central Arizona | 1 | Kentucky |
4 | Chris Koeiman | RHP | SO | Arizona Western | 1 | |
5 | James Nix | OF | FR | Central Florida | 1 | |
6 | Skyler McPhee | INF/OF | SO | Georgia Highlands | 1 | |
7 | Brett Wisely | P | SO | Gulf Coast State | 1 | South Florida |
8 | Nicholas DeNecola | C/1B | SO | Paris | 1 | Oklahoma State |
9 | Carter Robinson | P | SO | Mesa | 2 | |
10 | Liam Hicks | C | SO | Mineral Area | 1 | Arkansas State |
11 | Andruw McKenzie | INF | SO | Fort Scott | 1 | |
12 | Carlos Tavera | RHP | SO | Weatherford | 1 | |
13 | Trey Ziegenbein | P | FR | Johnson County | 1 | Lipscomb |
14 | Dylan Tackman | OF | SO | Vernon | 1 | |
15 | Joey Santos | LHP | SO | Paul D. Camp Community College | 2 | |
16 | Tyler Finke | FR | Snead State | 1 | ||
17 | Caleb Feuerstake | OF | SO | Mineral Area | 1 | Southeast Missouri |
18 | Hampton Hall | OF | SO | Fort Scott | 1 | |
19 | Robert Gonzalez | LHP | SO | Arizona Western | 1 | Tennessee Wesleyan |
20 | Kole Kaler | INF | SO | South Mountain | 1 | Hawaii |
21 | Houston Wright | SO | Spartanburg Methodist | 1 | ||
22 | Jake Rodgers | P | SO | Cochise | 1 | |
23 | Corey Stone | LHP | SO | Walters State | 1 | |
24 | Chad Dallas | RHP | FR | Panola | 1 | |
25 | Kyle Amendt | RHP | FR | Southeastern | 2 | |
26 | Mitchell Parker | LHP | FR | San Jacinto-North | 1 | |
27 | Shawn Ross | SS | SO | Clarendon | 1 | |
28 | Austin Buley | RHP | FR | Central Florida | 1 | |
29 | Bradley Hanner | RHP | SO | Patrick Henry | 2 | |
30 | Corey Ireson | RHP | SO | State College of Florida | 1 | |
31 | Dane Acker | RHP | SO | San Jacinto-North | 1 | Oklahoma |
32 | Francisco Machibroda | RHP | FR | Central Florida | 1 | |
33 | Jackson Tate | OF | SO | Lawson State | 1 | |
34 | Adam Rellihan | INF | SO | Fort Scott | 1 | |
35 | Nathan Collins | INF | SO | Vernon | 1 | |
36 | Robbie Scott | INF | SO | Lake-Sumter State | 1 | |
37 | Hunter Combs | C | SO | John A. Logan | 1 | Indiana |
38 | Jacob Kush | FR | Northwest Florida State | 1 | ||
39 | Austin Bryan | LHP | SO | Pima | 1 | |
40 | Justin Farmer | OF | SO | Wallace-Dothan | 1 | |
41 | Junior Pimentel | RHP | SO | Western Oklahoma State | 1 | |
42 | Oraj Anu | OF | SO | Wallace-Dothan | 2 | Kentucky |
43 | Billy McKay | RHP | SO | Polk State | 1 | Central Florida |
44 | Tyler Shoulders | RHP | SO | Coastal Bend | 3 | |
45 | Jake Hamilton | P | SO | Rose State | 1 | |
46 | Justin Waltmon | P/INF | SO | Hill | 1 | |
47 | Cooper Rawls | P | FR | Tyler | 3 | |
48 | Ross Carver | RHP | SO | Crowder | 1 | |
49 | Jacob Wtzel | OF/P | FR | Frederick | 2 | |
50 | Max McGilvray | P | FR | Mineral Area | 1 | |
51 | Cade Povich | LHP | FR | South Mountain | 1 | |
52 | Joey Pena | INF/C | SO | Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa | 2 | |
53 | Kevin Dickey | LHP | SO | Seminole State (OK) | 1 | |
54 | July Sosa | RHP | SO | Monroe College | 1 | |
55 | Dominick Trevion | OF | SO | Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa | 2 | |
56 | Anthony Amicangelo | INF/OF | SO | Johnson County | 1 | Washington State |
57 | Caleb Upshaw | OF | SO | Western Oklahoma State | 2 | |
58 | Dawson Merryman | RHP | FR | Midland | 1 | |
59 | Jarrett McDonald | INF | FR | LSU Eunice | 2 | |
60 | Ben MacNaughton | FR | Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa | 2 | ||
61 | Gabriel Ponce | RHP | SO | Arizona Western | 1 | |
62 | Bobby Nowak | RHP | FR | Kankakee | 2 | |
63 | Edwin Serrano | SO | South Florida State | 1 | ||
64 | Carter Stewart | RHP | FR | Eastern Florida State | 1 | |
65 | Elerie Rivera | INF | SO | Pratt | 1 | |
66 | Kade Phillips | INF | SO | North Lake | 3 | |
67 | Luis Davenport | P | SO | Seminole State (FL) | 1 | Eastern Kentucky |
68 | Ryan Gusto | RHP | SO | Florida SouthWestern State | 1 | Western Kentucky |
69 | Dillon Eatman | INF | SO | North Lake | 3 | |
70 | Tristan Welch | OF | SO | LSU Eunice | 2 | |
71 | Nick Hernandez | C | SO | Southern Nevada | 1 | UT-Permin Basin |
72 | Easton Kirk | C/INF | SO | Wallace State | 1 | |
73 | Priamo Lozada | 1B | FR | Frederick | 2 | |
74 | Gabriel Perez Torres | INF | SO | New Mexico Military | 1 | |
75 | Gerrit Van Zijil | LHP | SO | Alvin | 1 | Texas Tech |
76 | Tyler Stacy | RHP | SO | North Lake | 3 | |
77 | Jake Womack | Connors State | 1 | |||
78 | Jake Randa | OF | SO | Northwest Florida State | 1 | Mississippi State |
79 | Nathin Mortimer | Iowa Central | 2 | |||
80 | Jacob Kelchner | LHP | FR | Northwest Florida State | 1 | |
81 | Brandon Hale | OF | SO | Jones | 2 | |
82 | Jackson Hogg | OF/INF | FR | Dodge City | 1 | |
83 | Javeon Cody | OF | SO | Alvin | 1 | |
84 | Ivan Johnson | SS | SO | Chipola | 1 | South Carolina |
85 | J Castillo | INF/OF | FR | Cedar Valley | 3 | |
86 | Tyler Samaniego | INF/P | SO | Northeast Mississippi | 2 | |
87 | Easton Jones | 1B/OF | SO | Brunswick | 2 | |
88 | Ken Scott | OF | SO | East Central (MS) | 2 | |
89 | Adrian Minjares | INF/C | FR | Bossier Parish | 1 | |
90 | Cameron Foster | RHP | SO | Wharton County | 1 | |
91 | Ryan Magdic | 1B | FR | Cochise | 1 | |
92 | Luis Aviles | C | SO | Wallace-Dothan | 1 | |
93 | Dylan Scaranda | INF | SO | Cumberland County | 3 | |
94 | Drew HIll | RHP | SO | South Mountain | 1 | TCU |
95 | Hayden Erbe | P | SO | Seminole State (FL) | 1 | Tulane |
96 | Aaron Brown | RHP | SO | State College of Florida | 1 | |
97 | Miles Simington | OF | SO | Heartland | 2 | |
98 | Foster Gifford | RHP | SO | South Mountain | 1 | Wichita State |
99 | Sean Bergeron | SO | Angelina | 1 | ||
100 | Dane Dixon | RHP | SO | LSU Eunice | 2 |