JUCO Kickoff Tournament - Powered by PBR
January 14, 2019
Prep Baseball Report Florida is excited to announce that it has partnered with St. Petersburg College to provide coverage and support to the long running JUCO Kickoff Classic at Jack Russell Stadium in Clearwater, FL, taking place January 25-27. This round robin event features seven Junior Colleges from all parts of Florida: St. Petersburg College, Indian River, Miami-Dade, Chipola, State College of Florida, College of Central Florida, South Florida State.
The schedule for the event is as follows:
Friday, January 25th
12:00 PM - St. Petersburg College vs. Indian River5:00 PM - Miami Dade vs. Chipola
Saturday, January 26th
10:00 AM - Miami Dade vs. St. Petersburg College1:00 PM - Chipola vs. South Florida State
4:00 PM - College of Central Florida vs. Indian River
Sunday, January 27th
10:00 AM - Miami Dade vs. St. Petersburg College1:00 PM - Chipola vs. State College of Florida
This event will feature some of the top JUCO prospects in not only Florida, but the entire country. 16 of the Top 50 prospects in Florida will be in attendance, including: No. 2 RHP Hunter Perdue (State College of Florida; Florida State signee), No. 4 INF Ivan Johnson (Chipola; South Carolina signee), No. 6 RHP Orlando Ribalta (Miami Dade; uncommitted), No. 15 C/UTL Josh Crouch (State College of Florida; Central Florida signee), No. 22 RHP Nick Long (State College of Florida; uncommitted), No. 26 LHP Chris Holcomb (State College of Florida; Tulane signee), No. 27 David Mata (College of Central Florida; uncommitted), No. 33 SS Joshua Rivera (Chipola; uncommitted), No. 36 INF Shane Shifflett (State College of Florida; uncommitted), No. 39 RHP Blake Baker (Miami Dade; uncommitted), No. 40 LHP/1B Bryce Hulett (State College of Florida; uncommitted), No. 44 OF Luis Guerrero (Miami Dade; uncommitted), No. 46 LHP Quinton Martinez (St. Petersburg; Appalachian State signee), No. 47 RHP Andrew Moore (Chipola; uncommitted), No. 48 3B Ricky Presno (College of Central Florida; North Florida signee), and No. 49 LHP Brandon Knarr (College of Central Florida; Tampa signee).
In the days leading up to the event, be on the lookout for team-specific previews.