Prep Baseball Report

2020 Recruiting Class Breakdown: Indiana State


Phil Wade
Indiana Executive Director

The NCAA's early signing period is wrapping up this week. In the coming days we are recapping the 2020 high school recruiting classes for each D1 school in Indiana with in-state recruits. Here we look at Indiana State.

Total Recruits: 8

Total In-State Recruits: 6

Top 100 Players (IN): 5

"We are very excited about the potential of our '20 class. It is our most athletic class in some time and we are anxious to get them in here and go to work!"  - Mitch Hannahs (Head Coach, Indiana State)

The Sycamores landed  two top 15 players in Indiana in outfielder Tyler Nelson (Chesterton HS) and right-handed pitcher Cole Gilley (Columbus East HS). As coach Hannahs mentioned above, this class is athletic. Nelson is the epitome of athletic at 6-foot, 170 pounds. He's ran a top 60 time at 6.40 and shows tons of twitch throughout his game. Gilley, a 6-foot-1, 205 pound righty who runs his fastball into the low 90's, is the ace of Columbus East's pitching staff in the spring and the starting quarterback for the Olympians in the fall. Last year as a Junior he helped lead Columbus East to a 4A State Runner-Up finish in baseball and led the Olympians to the Class 5A semi-state on the gridiron. Jackson Taylor (Yorktown HS) played for Team Indiana at the 2018 PBR Future Games along with Gilley and Nelson. Taylor is a 5-foot-10, 155 pound left-handed hitting middle-infielder with athletic defensive actions and speed (6.82-60). Outfielder Parker Stinson (Yorktown HS) is a 5-foot-11, 170 pound left-handed hitter with athleticism in the box and speed (6.98-60). Max Meyer (Floyd Central HS) has projectable athleticism at 6-foot-1, 160 pounds with arm strength (91 mph from the OF). Outfielder Daunte Majors (Peru HS) adds more speed to class with a top 60 at 6.58.

In-State recruits

NAME  STATE RANK SCHOOL  CLASS  POS.  COMMITMENT 
Tyler Nelson         13 Chesterton 2020 OF Indiana State
Cole Gilley         15 Columbus East 2020 RHP Indiana State
Jackson Taylor         36 Yorktown 2020 SS Indiana State
Parker Stinson         69 Yorktown 2020 OF Indiana State
Max Meyer         81 Floyd central 2020 OF Indiana State
Daunte Majors        122 Peru 2020 OF Indiana State

Head of the class

Tyler Nelson

Class of 2020 / OF

Player Information

  • Graduating Class: 2020
  • Primary Position: OF
    Secondary Position: RHP
  • High School: Chesterton
    State: IN
  • Summer Team: Morris Chiefs 2020
  • Height: 6-1
    Weight: 170lbs
  • Bat/Throw: R/R

Statistics

Position
6.40
60-yard
87
OF Velo
89
Exit Velo
Position
60-yard
6.55
OF Velo
87
Exit Velo
86

Scouting Report

7/09/19

Positional Profile: OF 
Body: 6-foot-0, 170-pounds. Athletic build, quick twitch athlete.
Defense: Actions play through the baseball, clean transfers, feet work with shuffle through the baseball. 
Arm: RH. OF - 87 mph. Loose arm action, high 3/4 slot, and played accurate, occasional carry.
Hit: RHH. Slight open stance, balance through contact, smooth loading action, short stride. Line drive contact, mostly middle of the field approach, occasional hard pull side contact.
Power: 86 mph exit velocity from the tee. 
Run: 6.55 runner in the 60. Plus runner.


Videos

(7/9/19)


Out of State recruits

NAME  STATE RANK SCHOOL  CLASS  POS.  COMMITMENT 
Joseph Hurth         19 Hopkins (MN) 2020 RHP Indiana State
Sloan Ulrich         73 Solon (OH) 2020 LHP Indiana State


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