Missouri Recruiting Notebook
November 15, 2013
Shon Plack
Missouri Scouting Director
Missouri seniors have been making their college decisions this week. Here's a look at where they are going:
Peter Williams, (Lafayette, 2014) is a 5-foot-10, 185-pound OF that signed with Southeast Missouri. He is a versatile sub-7 runner with a solid arm. Williams was clocked at 84 mph from the outfield last February while showing a loose, balanced left-handed swing at the plate. On the mound, his fastball sat 81-82 mph with a 65-67 mph curveball and 71-74 mph changeup. He batted .366 with a .471 on-base percentage and tallied six doubles, two triples, one homer and 15 runs for the Lancers a season ago.
Nick Oliff (Lafayette, 2014) is a 6-foot-1, 170-pound SS/2B that signed with Missouri S&T. Oliff posted a .297 average with a .324 slugging percentage in 2012. He had one double and 16 RBI. Oliff has a strong arm from the infield posting a velocity of 87 mph and has fluid footwork as well as reliable hands.
Aaron Cantrell (Houston, 2014) 6-foot-3, 170-pound RHP/OF and has committed to Crowder. Cantrell has a fastball in the low-80's as well as good command of a curveball and changeup. Cantrell batted .341, with 13 runs, seven stolen bases and eight RBI last season for the Tigers.
Prodigy Baseball Academy had a quartet of seniors from Park Hill High School in the Kansas City northland decide on colleges. Caleb Sneed, a 6-foot RHP has committed to Southwest Baptist. Connor Bosworth, a 5-foot-11, 175-pound RHP has signed with NCAA Division II power, Central Missouri. Ricky Trammel, a 6-foot-4, 185-pound 3B/1B and Johnny Balsamo, a 5-foot-11 160-pound OF have both committed to Dodge City.
Dodge City also snagged Park Hill South senior, Cory Land, a 5-foot-10 180-pound OF/RHP as well as Liberty North senior, Andrew Vogelbaugh, a 6-foot 180-pound 1B/RHP. Land and Vogelbaugh also played for Prodigy last summer.
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