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“First off, I want to say thank you Mike and Prospect Connect for helping me achieve my lifelong dream of playing college baseball! If there is one thing I’ve learned from the recruiting process over the years, it’s that being a good high school baseball player means nothing unless you get put in front of the right people. I truly thank you guys for seeing talent in me and for making college scholarship opportunities a realistic goal for me. Playing college baseball was by far the best time of my life! Not only were we able to find a Division 1 school for me to play at, but one that was the perfect fit for my personality. I’m a true believer in Prospect Connect because I’ve seen how it has worked first hand, and I would encourage players and their families to team up with them to make some opportunities happen.” – Josh Powers, Stetson University (Division 1)
“Mike, thank you for helping me with my recruiting. I remember when we first met and I was wondering if I’d even be able to play college baseball. You helped guide me through it and I can’t thank you enough for getting my name and information out to the college coaches.” – Bryan Lavastida, University of Alabama (Division 1) and Cleveland Indians (15th round)
“I was the Palm Beach County Player of the Year in 2012 and I hadn’t received a single phone call. I remember you calling me after seeing me at a spring break tournament. You told me you’d get me signed, and you followed through with it. Because of that, thank you.” – James Jean (Seminole State – Flagler College)
“I never actually took the time to thank you for everything that you did for me man. I had nowhere to play out of high school and was so close to just cashing it in! I was so discouraged about not being scouted for my talents and being over looked day after day. Then I got a phone call from you! When you showed me that you recognized my talent and the plan that you had for me, it lit a fire inside of me! I don’t know how you did it but I played 4 years at a D1 school and probably made the best memories of my life all thanks to you! Right now I’m sitting pretty with my business degree and pro workouts on the horizon and I just want to say thank you. Thank you for going above and beyond for me, and not giving up until you found me a place to play (not only a place but a division 1 on a full ride. Thank you man – you helped me be the man I am today!– Josh Johnson, Bethune Cookman University (Division 1)
“Recruiting can be very confusing. It was for my family. We didn’t know what to do or how to do it. No one ever showed us. Thank you for doing that for us and for working hard to find me a place to play. I was a left-handed pitcher who was up to 90 and nothing was happening. I didn’t understand it. You came in and changed that. I had multiple offers to play college baseball and ended up playing professionally because of you. Thank you!” — Al Yevoli, High Point (Division 1) to Chicago Cubs Organization
“I want to take a moment to thank Mike Bakas for what he did for me. I played on a team that went to the Final 4 my senior season and I had nowhere to go. I started working with Mike and he connected me with Stillman right away. He doesn’t just care about how good you are but looks more at who you are as a person and a player, and that was very important to my family and I. Most coaches don’t do that.” – Dakota Todd, Stillman College (Division 2)
“Mike started working with me in the fall of my senior season in high school. I played on his fall team and was very impressed with how many college connections he had. At that time, I had nothing going on with recruiting. Mike kept telling me to stay patient and that it’s a process. I was a first team All-State selection my senior season and graduated high school with nowhere to go. Mike totally changed that for me. I had a handful of college coaches calling me that summer and I ended up signing with St Johns Community College. From there I signed with Georgia Southern, a Division 1 school. I’m still thankful to this day for what he did for me. It’s a big reason why I coach one of his summer teams now. It’s amazing how quickly he can get a kid recruited. I’m glad he did that for me. It changed everything.” – Jesse Piccolo (St Johns Community College – Georgia Southern)
“I appreciate everything you did for me. You believed in me when a lot of people didn’t. Because of you, I started getting calls from college coaches and I was able to play four years before getting drafted.” – Jhalan Jackson (Hillsborough – NY Yankees 7th round pick)
“Thank you for telling the college coaches about Cody. He is going to play for the Patriots and is super excited about getting the chance to play college ball.” – Leslie Rak (mother of Cody Rak)
“I wanted to share our family’s experience with Mike Bakas. Mike saw Andrew at a travel ball tournament during his freshman year and introduced himself to us after the game. We had no idea how he even knew who Andrew was. After we sat down and spoke to Mike about how the whole college baseball recruiting process works, it was clear to us that we needed to get started with it right away! I ran track and my husband played football — both at Division 1 schools — and we still had no idea how to approach the baseball process. Mike was so very helpful. Not only did he get Andrew’s information in front of a lot of college coaches, we felt like the biggest value was just having someone with his experience there to answer any questions we had along the way. Andrew now plays at USF and couldn’t be happier. I encourage families of any young player to sit down with Mike so you can see all the ways he can help you through what can be a crazy process. We can’t thank him enough for everything he did for Andrew.” — Sharon O’Donnell (mother of a Division 1 baseball player)
Major League Baseball:
LHP Al Yevoli (Flagler Palm Coast) — Chicago Cubs
RHP Phil Kish (New Smyrna Beach) — Toronto Blue Jays
RHP Tyler Powell (Spruce Creek) — Toronto Blue Jays, 34th round
RHP Paul Davis (Treasure Coast) — Boston Red Sox, 29th round
3B Dante Bichette (Orangewood Christian) — New York Yankees, 1st round
LHP Austin Gomber (West Orange) — St. Louis Cardinals, 4th round
OF Jhalan Jackson (Lake Region) – New York Yankees, 7th
RHP Corbin Hoffner (Sebring) — Chicago Cubs, 14th round
RHP John Michael Gant (Wiregrass Ranch) — New York Mets, 21st round
SS Angelo Amendolare (New Smyrna Beach) – Chicago Cubs, 27th
C AC Carter (Orangewood) – Colorado Rockies, 49th
OF Jonathan Knight (Sebring) — Philadelphia Phillies, 49th round
OF Donnie Dewees (Crystal River) — Chicago Cubs, 2nd
RHP Marc Brakeman (Shorecrest) – Boston Red Sox, 16th
RHP Chase Ingram (Hillsborough) – New York Mets, 4th
C Danny Hudzina (Martin County) — St Louis Cardinals, 10th
RHP Burris Warner (Auburndale) — Detroit Tigers, 22nd
MIF Bryan Lavastida (Westland Hialeah) — Cleveland Indians, 15th
C Onix Vega (Broward College) — Washington Nationals, 20th
RHP Mason Adams (Okeechobee HS) – Chicago White Sox, 13th
Division 1:
C Brad Hutton (Dr. Phillips) – Georgia Southern
OF Brandon Turner (Deland) — Bethune Cookman
LHP Ryan Sweat (Deltona) – Stetson
C Jesse Piccolo (Flagler) – Georgia Southern
OF Bobby Barrie (Spruce Creek) – Florida Gulf Coast
1B Alex Kush (Satellite) – Florida International Univ
RHP Tyler Moore (Seabreeze) — North Florida
SS Eric Sams (Lake Brantley) — Bethune Cookman
C Dave Johannessen (Melbourne) — Florida Atlantic
LHP Cameron Tewksbury (Okeechobee) — South Carolina
OF Josh Johnson (Wiregrass Ranch) — Bethune Cookman
RHP Josh Powers (New Smyrna Beach) — Stetson
MIF Brady Anderson (Desoto County) — Florida Gulf Coast
OF Jordan Taylor (FPC) — Bethune-Cookman
LHP Jeremy Perron (St Stephens) — Holy Cross
OF Ian Townsend (Hernando) — East Carolina
RHP Josh Thorne (Martin County) — Stetson
RHP Connor O’Brien (Jesuit) — North Carolina State
LHP Ryan Kopenski (Wiregrass Ranch) — Florida A&M
OF Shane Gordon (Rockledge) — Florida A&M
MIF Alec Wong (Rockledge) — Florida A&M
RHP/SS Sterling Koerner (John Carroll) — Florida Gulf Coast
OF Anthony Campanella (Seabreeze) — FAU
MIF Nick Gallo (Palm Beach Gardens) — Oklahoma State
2B Brandon Amendolare (New Smyrna Beach) — Bethune Cookman
RHP Chase Jarrell (Winter Springs) — Florida A&M
MIF Brandon Wilkes (Spruce Creek) — Bethune Cookman
RHP Lance Frye (Jupiter) — Air Force
C Garrett Capman (Deland) – Stetson
2B Brady Van Hook (Deltona Trinity) — Bethune Cookman
RHP Josh Barr (Centennial) — Florida A&M
LHP Matthew Patricio (Western) – LaSalle University
RHP Will Walter (Spruce Creek) — Florida A&M
SS Dennis Filipovski (Seabreeze) — Monmouth University
SS Ian Claudio (Port St Lucie) — Bethune Cookman
RHP Pedro De Los Rios (Gulf) — Florida A&M
1B Christopher Vervoordt (TNXL Academy) — Florida A&M
MIF Trevor Meaney (Flagler Palm Coast) – Savannah State
MIF Jakob Wiire (Titusville) – Florida A&M
1B Jake Johnson (Astronaut) — Bethune Cookman
LHP Brody Maynard (Ponte Vedra) — North Florida
RHP Reece Lisle (Lake Mary Prep) — Stetson
LHP Dylan Dieguez (Satellite HS) – Bethune Cookman
SS Bobby Minotti (New Smyrna Beach) — VMI
RHP Colten Patterson (Seabreeze) — Bethune Cookman
RHP Jason Woodward (Titusville) — Florida Gulf Coast
RHP Austin Amaral (University HS) — Stetson
RHP Chase Toonk (Nease HS) — Jacksonville
IF Derek Bermudez (West Broward HS) – Florida State
LHP A.J. Hillenbrand (Rockledge) – Nova Southeastern
3B Torey Ekey (Merritt Island) – Nova Southeastern
RHP Joey Vitello (Flagler) – Flagler College
RHP Chad Modomo (Winter Park) – West Virginia Weslyan
OF Greg Smith (East Ridge) – Embry Riddle
OF Brinley Griffin (Merritt Island) – Coker College
2B Micah Robinson (Deland) – Lymestone
1B Dusty Maggs (Satellite) – Nova Southeastern
OF Alex Heller (Rockledge) – Newberry
RHP Shawn Ferris (Rockledge) – Tampa
3B Roman Restrepo (Melbourne) — Mars Hill
RHP Andrew Thompson (Deland) — Lymestone
LHP Gerardo Dudamel (Lake Whales) — Florida Tech
RHP Jordan Lindsey (Shorecrest Prep) — Carson-Newman
LHP Steven Fleming (Martin County) — Flagler
1B Spencer Heath (Shorecrest) — Washington & Lee
LHP AJ Smith (MCC) — Florida Southern
RHP Dakota Todd (New Smyrna Beach) — Stillman College
C Troy Hoecker (Suncoast) — Rollins
1B Nick Restuccia (Father Lopez) — Gannon University
OF Tommy Roache (Father Lopez) — Gannon University
RHP Tyler Konzen (Timber Creek) — Brevard College
RHP Tilson Gonzalez (Auburndale) — Ohio Valley
RHP Ronnie May (Apopka) — West Florida
OF Kevin Fry (Jupiter) — Palm Beach Atlantic
OF Chad Wagner (Orangewood) — Montevallo
C James Jean (Palm Beach Gardens) — Flagler
OF Ryan Frost (Merritt Island) — Florida Southern
C Kenny Goff (Auburndale) — Ohio Valley
1B Joe Nelms (Heritage) – Brevard College
RHP Kody Gardere (Palm Beach Gardens) – St Leo
3B Blake Seeley (Spruce Creek) – Valdosta State
OF Derek Schwimer (Lincoln Park) – Palm Beach Atlantic
3B Adam Imwalle (Sarasota) – West Florida
C Noah Wilkes (St Johns) – Valdosta State
C Luis Oliver (Lake Brantley) – Embry Riddle
OF Thursal White (Episcopal) — Lynn
3B Austin Huber (Deland) — Florida Southern
1B Jacob Teter (Eau Gallie) — Florida Southern
OF Zach Pfeil (Holy Trinity) — Eckerd
RHP Erich Kaufmann (Bartram Trail) – Florida Southern
RHP Cooper Haskell (George Jenkins) — Embry Riddle
RHP Nick Pfeiffer (St. Augustine) — Flagler College
C Josh Ford (Melbourne) — Florida Tech
RHP Scott Curran (McKeel) — Valdosta State
MIF Riley Clymer (Flagler Palm Coast) — West Virginia Wesleyan
RHP Gunnar Harrison (Father Lopez) — Embry Riddle
Jesse Simmons (Deland) — Belmont Abbey (NC)
MIF Kyle Jackson (Merritt Island) — Kentucky Wesleyan
MIF Gabe Santiago (Lake Howell) — Newberry (SC)
1B Lane Dinkins (Baker County) — Erskine (SC)
RHP Trey Jackson (Eau Gallie HS) — Palm Beach Atlantic
LHP Cooper Omans (Oviedo HS) — Nova Southeastern
RHP Spencer Mangum (Oviedo HS) — Rollins
S Sean Williams (Eau Gallie HS) — Palm Beach Atlantic
LHP Jace Thomas (St Johns Country Day) — Flagler
3B Sam Gabet (Ponte Vedra HS) – Florida Southern
3B Ben Schleeper (Viera HS) – Lewis
2B Dustin Monaco (Titusville HS) – Florida Southern
RHP Ben Cheek (Seffner Christian) – Tampa
LHP Aidan Pryzgoda (Cocoa Beach) – FIT
1B Bubba Hagen (Eau Gallie) – Barry
C Travis Gregory (Winter Park HS) – West Florida
LHP Daniel Foster (Rockledge HS) – Palm Beach Atlantic
RHP Drew Rosenberg (Lake Nona HS) – Flagler College
RHP Isaiah Eberheart (Father Lopez HS) – Embry Riddle
1B Cole Teply (Viera HS) – Francis Marion
RHP Tanner Fairbank (Melbourne HS) – Florida Southern
RHP Myles Lovato (Lake Nona HS) – Embry Riddle
RHP John Gainey (Seabreeze) – Thomas University
3B Daniel Blanton (Atlantic) – Thomas University
OF Tyler Braddock (Taylor) – Thomas University
OF Bryan Hill (Edgewater) – Union
IF Travis Hutchins (Mainland) — Thomas University
C Jesse Baker (Sebring) — Edward Waters
LHP Dakota Wehde (Flagler) — Southeastern
MIF AJ Mussler (Melbourne) — Taccoa Falls
OF Brian Ogburn (South Lake) — Thomas University
RHP Eric Green (McKeel) — Warner University
OF Wayne Farish (Auburndale) — Webber University
C Gavin Murphy (Bartow) — Benedictine
RHP JoJo Bernhard (Flagler Palm Coast) — Ava Maria
C Isaac Dominy (Cornerstone Academy) — Union
OF Kyle Blakeney (JP Mitchell) — Keiser
SS John Cunningham (Centennial) — Florida Memorial
1B Cody Rak (Trinity Christian) — Valley Forge
1B Jordan Gonzalez (Miami Christian) – St Thomas University
RHP Sean Ouellette (Boynton Beach) — Warner University
C Josh Cole (University) – Muskingum
RHP Blake Guffey (Auburndale) – Webber University
SS Niko Santullo (Apopka) — Montreat College
SS Sean Bradford (Pedro Menendez) – Webber University
1B Carlos Nieves (Flagler Palm Coast) – Ava Maria
SS Josh Sanders (Lyman) — Edward Waters
1B Ben Shaffer (Christ’s Church) — Keiser
1B Colton Gelinas (Astronaut) — West Virginia Tech
C Pedro Gutierrez (Leto) — Florida Memorial
RHP Noah Harter (Fernandina Beach) — Trinity Baptist (Jax)
OF Jacob McMillan (Newsome HS) – Ave Maria
LHP Seth Powers (New Smyrna Beach HS) – Framingham State
1B Devon Spicer (Seabreeze HS) – Trinity Baptist (Jax)
RHP Dylan Morrison (South Sumter HS) – LaGrange
OF Paul Romero (Lake Nona HS) – Webber International
IF Andrew Barrett (University HS) – Methodist University
LHP Dom McDermott (Trinity Christian) – Webber International
C Dylan Thibideau (Space Coast HS) – Saint Vincent University
RHP Enrico Sita (Atlantic HS) – Trinity Baptist University
RHP Mike Williams (Deltona HS) – University of Mobile
RHP Brayden Bell (Satellite HS) – Webber International
RHP Gavin Gotera (Flagler Palm Coast HS) – Piedmont University
C Seth Jones (New Smyrna Beach HS) – North Carolina Wesleyan
OF Anthony Demilio (Apopka HS) – Keiser
C Chris Cravotta (Spruce Creek) – Brevard CC
SS Ryan Serfozo (Merritt Island) – Brevard CC
RHP Matt Warr (Palm Bay) – Seminole CC
2B Dino Harapas (Spruce Creek) – Daytona State
OF Mike Vracar (Deland) – Daytona State
RHP JJ McLaughlin (East Ridge) – Pensacola JC
RHP Phil Piotrowski (Melbourne CC) – Central Fla. CC
LHP Jae Hasselberger (Melbourne) – Brevard CC
3B Zach Pitts (East Ridge) – Lake Sumter CC
OF Lance Boggio (Lake Region) – Polk State
C Garrett Meriweather (Flagler) – St Johns River CC
LHP Paul Jeanot (Titusville) — Seminole CC
RHP Luke Weber (Orangewood) — Indian River CC
C Jesse Baker (Sebring) — Daytona State
RHP J.T. Simpson (Hernando) — Santa Fe
OF John Rothwell (Shorecrest Prep) — Daytona State
SS Jean Cancio (Palm Beach Gardens) — FCCJ
3B Kyle Hunter (George Jenkins) — Lake Sumter
RHP Travis Brown (Bartow) — Lake Sumter
RHP Matt Williams (Palm Beach Gardens) — Palm Beach State
MIF N.J. Williamson (Bartow) — Central Florida CC
MIF Reyni Olivero (Auburndale) — Seminole State
OF Zion Bell (Palm Beach Gardens) — Cochise College (AZ)
OF Robert Dumas (Wesley Chapel) — Hillsborough
RHP Dalton Lew (Palm Beach Gardens) — Palm Beach State
RHP Jordan Lauginiger (Royal Palm Beach) — Broward
RHP Riley Colbath (Palm Beach Gardens) — Palm Beach State
LHP John Padich (Palm Beach Central) — Daytona State
OF/RHP Cory Crow (Deland) — Indian River State
3B Chandler Rodriguez (Deland) — Santa Fe
MIF Trent Padgett (South Lake) — Lake Sumter
OF Jarren Pinkney (Atlantic) — Northwest Florida State College
RHP Connor Hermida (Viera) — Lake Sumter
SS Alex Lopez (Port St Lucie) — Eastern Florida State
C Brandon Warr (Heritage) — Seminole State
OF Will Bowden (Heritage) — Daytona State
RHP Mathias Heywood (Lake Brantley) — Seminole State
C Victor Fontanez (Bayside) – Eastern State College
OF Sendle Jean (Palm Beach Gardens) – St Pete
C Leo Horacio (Port St Lucie) – Indian River
OF Austin Massebeau (FPC) – Daytona State
C Dawson Posick (New Smyrna Beach) — Daytona State
LHP Gus Carter (Eau Gallie) — Florida Southwestern
RHP Duane Cyr (Atlantic) — Florida Southwestern
OF Josh Joseph (Lake Mary) — Seminole State
MIF Alex Rodriguez (Mater Academy) — ASA-Miami
OF Drake Kasparek (Haines City) — Polk State
OF Seth Martin (Bishop Moore) — Lake Sumter
3B Edgar Brito (Lake Nona) — Santa Fe
MIF Levi Vaughan (Astronaut) – Eric CC
RHP Jack Gallo (Eau Gallie) — Seminole State
OF Grayson Joyner (Eau Gallie) — Eastern Florida
RHP Ryan Schroeder (Creekside) – Pensacola State
C Jared Joyner (Okeechobee) — Indian River State
OF Eliel Martinez (Freedom) — Palm Beach State
RHP Jackson Woodward (Titusville) — Eastern Florida
OF Gabriel Rincones (Plant) — St. Petersburg College
C Tre Keen (Palatka) — Daytona State
SS Dee Whiters (Flagler Palm Coast) — Florida Southwestern
OF Devon Tedders (Okeechobee) — South Florida State
OF Ozzy Osceola (Okeechobee) — South Florida State)
C Liam Morrissey (Lake Howell) — Seminole State
C Kevin Espiritusanto (Melbourne CC) – Eastern Florida
2B Naphis Llanos (Lake Howell) — Lake Sumter
SS Zach Beolet (Melbourne CC) — Eastern Florida
RHP Jason Clark (Nease HS) — Palm Beach State
RHP Abel Bailey (North Marion) — St. Johns River
3B Zach Taylor (Viera) — Eastern Florida
RHP Blaze McBride (Treasure Coast) — Daytona State
RHP Nate Treat (Oviedo HS) — Seminole State
OF Sean Sparling (Matanzas HS) — Daytona State
SS Derick Cantres (Melbourne CC) — Eastern Florida
RHP Bryce McBride (Treasure Coast) — Daytona State
OF Reid Lisle (TNXL Academy) — South Florida State
LHP Joey Jensen (Seffner Christian) — Daytona State
SS Vance Wimberly (Lake Mary Prep) — College of Central Florida
LHP Jayden Lopez (Cypress Creek HS) – East Georgia
1B Dalton Robinson (Lake Howell HS) – Eastern Florida
RHP Evan Paxton (South Sumter HS) – Wake Tech
OF Brennan Baker (Mandarin HS) – Tallahassee CC
3B Dakota Edwards (Pine Ridge) – Owens CC
SS Anthony Cartagena (Merritt Island HS) – Eastern Florida
1B Tyler Hoppe (Pine Ridge) – Owens CC
1B Luke Shannahan (St Johns Country Day) – Pensacola State
SS Hunter Keen (Palatka HS) – Santa Fe
RHP Anthony Griffith (Williston HS) – Lake Sumter State
C Freddy Allen (Merritt Island HS) – Bucks County CC
C Collin Brock (Titusville HS) – Eastern Florida
RHP Adam Levins (Palmetto HS) – State College of Florida
OF Brent Ostrander (Melbourne HS) – Eastern Florida
OF Mason Page (Palmetto HS) – Tallahassee CC
RHP Brady Guthrie (Titusville HS) – Eastern Florida
C Gunnar Nusl (Satellite HS) – Palm Beach State
IF Jonnie Kaney (Seabreeze HS) – Bryant & Stratton
LHP Will Slinkard (East River HS) – Daytona State
IF Kain Smith (University HS) – Lehigh Carbon CC
IF Robbie Behrens (Viera HS) – Lehigh Carbon CC
IF Gavin Zieglar (Melbourne HS) – Eastern Florida
RHP Todd Kniebbe (University HS) – College of Central Florida
LHP Tyler Mecchella (Melbourne CC) – Eastern Florida
1B Jason Alati (Satellite HS) – Palm Beach State
OF Xavier Lopez (Oviedo HS) – Daytona State
OF Nathan Stewart (Deltona HS) – Chesapeake College
LHP Garrett Caropreso (Lake Brantley HS) – Seminole State
C Alex Getz (Merritt Island HS) – Chesapeake College
RHP Cannon Anthony (Wesley Chapel HS) – Hillsborough CC
LHP Austin Asbill (Spruce Creek HS) – Tallahassee CC
1B Michael Baumgardner (Merritt Island HS) – Daytona State
IF Alex Vazquez (East River HS) – Palm Beach State
SS Grant Paparella (Merritt Island HS) – Andrew College
RHP Deven Shepard (University HS) – Bryant & Stratton
3B Will Billups (Astronaut HS) – Andrew College
3B Brandon Bragg (Eau Gallie HS) – Eastern Florida
IF Luke Bentley (Spruce Creek HS) – Lake Sumter
RHP Evan Koehler (University HS) – Polk State
LHP Max Folkman (Land O Lakes HS) – Palm Beach State
IF Luis Garrido (Palmetto HS) – Wabash Valley
RHP Bryson Tiedeman (Cypress Bay HS) – Palm Beach State
RHP TJ Wayne (Oviedo HS) – South Florida State
RHP Logan Wirt (Dr. Phillips) – Hillsborough CC