By Sean Duncan
Executive Director

One of the top Class of 2014 prospects in the country, OF/LHP Darius Day from Simeon HS (IL), finally named his school Monday night, selecting the University of Arizona.

The 6-foot, 190-pound Day is the No. 2 ranked 2014 prospect in Illinois and No. 8 overall in the Prep Baseball Report coverage area. The two-way standout said he chose the defending national champion Wildcats over NC State, Michigan, Missouri and Indiana.

“I really liked the coaching staff,” said Day after his announcement dinner  Monday night. “I liked everything about it, and I really liked the atmosphere.

“It was definitely a tough decision. My eyes were wide open to everything. I never thought I’d be able to choose between so many good schools.”

The fact that Day had the nation’s top programs courting his services is no surprise. Ever since he was in seventh grade he had been earmarked as big prospect in the making.

Three weeks ago Day earned top prospect honors at the Prep Baseball Report Preseason All-State Showcase after he ran a 6.68 60, was clocked at 91 mph from the outfield and showed a polished left-handed swing. On the mound he was equally as impressive, sitting 86-88 mph with his fastball to go along with command of his curveball and changeup.

Day marks the second 2014 top 10 recruit Arizona has landed in the region, joining left-handed hitting 1B/3B J.J. Matijevic (Norwin HS, PA).

“This has been a blessing,” Day said. “I still have go out, go hard and stay humble.”

A quick look at the PBR overall top 10 rankings and who's going where:

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Commitment
1	Cameron Varga	OH	Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy	2014	RHP	North Carolina
2	Alex Lange	MO	Lee's Summit West	2014	RHP	LSU
3	Zack Shannon	OH	Moeller	2014	1B	Ohio State
4	Jonah Patten	IN	Norwell	2014	RHP	Arkansas
5	Brad Bass	IL	Lincoln-Way Central	2014	RHP	Notre Dame
6	J.J. Matijevic	PA	Norwin	2014	1B	Arizona
7	Liam Sabino	PA	Blair Academy	2014	SS	Vanderbilt
8	Darius Day	IL	Simeon	2014	OF	Arizona
9	Matt Ruppenthal	MI	Brother Rice	2014	RHP	Vanderbilt
10	Jake Godfrey	IL	Providence Catholic	2014	RHP	Notre Dame
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