Former Toronto Mets OF Tristan Pompey (Mississauga, Ont.) of the Kentucky Wildcats is ranked highly among SEC prospects by Baseball America and Perfect Game Scouting Service.

By Bob Elliott
Canadian Baseball Network

The NCAA season starts in February and ends in Omaha at the College World Series.

A total of nine Canucks are rated among the top prospects in their respective conferences by both Baseball America or Perfect Game.

Named by each respected organization are OF Tristan Pompey (Mississauga, Ont.) of the Kentucky Wildcats; Matt Lloyd (Okotoks, Alta.) of the Indiana Hoosiers and RHP Jackson Wark (St Albert, Alta.) of the Saint Louis Billikens.

The other six are RHP Kristjan Storrie (Langley, BC) of Lamar Cardinals; INF Dane Tofteland (Grande Prairie, Alta.) of the Indiana State Sycamores; OF Nick Howie (Oakville, Ont). of the Eastern Kentucky Colonels; RHP Michael Brettell (Fonthill, Ont.) of the Central Michigan Chippewas; OF Jake Wilson (New Lowell, Ont.) of the Bowling Green State Falcons and RHP Brady Moxham (Oakville, Man.) with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits.

Both Howie and Wilson are not eligible until the 2019 draft.

SEC
Baseball America
Top 20 2018 Draft Prospects
1. Brady Singer, RHP, Florida
5. Tristan Pompey, OF, Kentucky

Perfect Game
Top Prospects
2018
1. Casey Mize, rhp, Auburn
6. Tristan Pompey, of, Kentucky

Big 10
Baseball America
Top 20 2018 Draft Prospects
1. Jawuan Harris, OF, Rutgers
20. Matt Lloyd, RHP/2B, Indiana

Perfect Game
Top Prospects
2018
1. Ryan Feltner, rhp, Ohio State
25. Matt Lloyd, rhp/2b, Indiana

Langley Blaze RHP Kristian Storrie (Langley, BC) with the Lamar Cardinals.

Southland
Perfect Game 2018
1. Andrew Fregia, 3b, Sam Houston State
5. Kristjan Storrie, rhp, Lamar

Perfect Game
Missouri Vallley
Top Prospects
2018
1. Jeremy Eierman, ss, Missouri State
15. Dane Tofteland, 1b, Indiana State

Ohio Valley
Perfect Game
Top Prospects

Former Ontario Blue Jays OF Nick Howie (Oakville, Ont.)

2019
1. Davis Sims, 3b, Murray State
5. Nick Howie, of, Eastern Kentucky

Former Great Lake Canadian Michael Brettell

MAC 2018
Perfect Game
Top Prospects
1. Dazon Cole, rhp/of, Central Michigan
4. Michael Brettell, rhp, Central Michigan

Great Lake Canadians grad OF Jake Wilson of the Bowling Green State Falcons.

2019
1. Zach Kohn, rhp, Central Michigan
9. Jake Wilson, cf, Bowling Green

Atlantic 10
Baseball America
Top 10 2018 Draft Prospects:
1. Miller Hogan, RHP, Saint Louis
4. Jackson Wark, RHP, Saint Louis

Perfect Game
Top Prospects
2018
1. Reiss Knehr, rhp, Fordham
6. Jackson Wark, rhp, Saint Louis

Vauxhall HJets RHP Brady Moxham of South Dakota.

Summit League
Perfect Game
Top 10 2018 Draft Prospects
1. Josh McMinn, rhp, Oral Roberts
3. Brady Moxham, rhp, South Dakota State

And four Canucks are on the rosters of teams in Perfect Game’s top 25 rankings:

Rk Team ‘17 Record ‘17 Rk
2017 Finish
1. Florida 52-19 1 College World Series Champion

8. Kentucky 43-23 11 Louisville Super Regional
OF Tristan Pompey (Toronto, Ont.) and C Kole Cottam (Knoxville, Tenn.)

13. NC State 36-25 NR Lexington Regional
RHP Mathieu Gauthier (Candiac, Que.)

17, Indiana 34-24-2 NR Lexington Regional
IF-RP Matt Lloyd (Okotoks, Alta.)

Lloyd, Pompey, Wark three of top NCAA conference prospects