Former Toronto Met Matt Turino (Toronto, Ont.) helped the Jefferson Vikings to the JUCO World Series in Grand Junction is a Tennessee Volunteer.

College Recruit Rankings

Class of 2019

By Bob Elliott

Canadian Baseball Network

The Vanderbilt Commodores won the College World Series in Omaha last spring and they have the best recruiting class for 2019, according to the Perfect Game Scouting Service.

No less than 17 Canucks are with teams listed on the top 100 list. As well, there are 19 players who are already in class and nine players who have committed for down the road.

The incoming freshmen, the transfers, holdovers and who is committed -- 55 in all:

Former Ontario Blue Jays OF Cooper Davis (Mississauga, Ont.)is back for his junior year with the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Rank School HS Commits Top 100 Points Avg Player

1. Vanderbilt 17 7 165 9.71

Former Ontario Blue Jays OF Cooper Davis (Mississauga, Ont.) is back for his junior year. Davis hit .331 in 35 games, making 31 starts. He had seven doubles, two triples and 19 RBIs with an .863 OPS.

7. Mississippi State 15 3 95 6.33.

Former Great Lake Canadians RHP Eric Cerantola (Oakville, Ont.) is ready for his second season with the Bulldogs. Last spring he was 3-0 with a 4.30 ERA in 11 games, making four starts. He walked 11 and struck out 21 in 14 2/3 innings.

8. Tennessee 21 0 92 4.38.

Toronto Mets OF Matt Turino (Toronto, Ont.) is headed for the Volunteers. He was with the Jefferson Vikings last spring and hit With the Jefferson Vikings who went to the World Series last year, he hit .356 with 21 doubles, five triples, four homers and 50 RBIs. He had a 1.043 OPS in 56 games.

11. TCU 14 2 85 6.07

ABC standout C Raphael Pelletier (Mascouche, Que.) is set to become a Horned Frog. He caught for the Junior National Team.

12. Louisiana State 12 3 79 6.58

Current Langley Blaze RHP Theo Millas is the top-rated Canuck heading into the 2020 draft. Millas (Burnaby, BC) has options: sign or head off to campus. The 6-foot-4 180 pounder also pitches for the Junior National Team.

Former Ontario Terriers INF Elliott Curtis (Waterloo, Ont.) is back with Kentucky.

17. Kentucky 14 1 72 5.14

Former Ontario Terriers INF Elliott Curtis (Waterloo, Ont.) is back for his senior year. He appeared in 41 games with 24 starts hitting .296 with six doubles, two home runs and 17 RBIs. He was 4-for-7 stealing bases. He had .776 OPS taking over as the starting second baseman midway through SEC play and batting .309 with an OPS of .841.

Former Ontario Blue Jays INF Jaden Brown (Mississauga, Ont.) is part of the Wildcats incoming freshman class.

INF Emilien Petrie (Repentigny, BC) from the Academy Baseball Canada will arrive in 2021.

19. Alabama 13 1 71 5.46.

Former Okotoks Dawgs OF-IF Justin King (Okotoks, Alta.) hit .258 in 24 games, 11 of which were starts. King had two doubles, two homers and three RBIs while compiling a .979 OPS.

Victoria Eagles grad INF Kobe Morris (Victoria, BC) hit .136 in 42 games -- making 26 starts. He doubled, homered and drove in four runs with a .403 OPS.

Incoming freshman include former Great Lake Canadians’ OF Owen Diodati (Niagara Falls, Ont.) and ABC alumni LHP Antoine Jean (Montreal, Que.). Both were with the Canadian Junior National Team.

Baseball America report

Hitting: Owen Diodati (363) is a little more polished as a hitter. He played for the Canadian Junior National Team at this year’s 18U World Cup and the lefthanded hitter has plus raw power to go with above-average speed. He caught in high school but is expected to shift to the outfield in college.

Pitching: Antoine Jean was a late bloomer but by the end of the spring was throwing in the upper 80s with an easy arm action and impressive feel for the strike zone. There’s more projection in his frame and he earns praise for his competitiveness and moxie, which has helped him succeed for the Canadian Junior National Team, which he played for at this year’s 18U World Cup.

20. Virginia 12 1 71 5.9.

ABC grad OF Marc Lebreux (Sainte-Anne Que.) has transferred from the Seminole State Trojans to play for the Cavillers. Last spring with Seminole State he hit .376 with 15 doubles, five triples, nine homers and 57 RBIs. He had a 1.127 OPS in 52 games.

23. Oregon State 14 0 66 4.71

Okotoks Dawgs OF Micah McDowell (Coldbrook, NS) a former Tournament 12 MVP is headed to classes to this fall, along with fellow Dawg Cesar Valero (Calgary, Alta.). Both played for the Canadian Junior National Team.

Langley Blaze LHP Justin Thorsteinson (Richmond, BC) is headed to Oregon State.

And incoming for the 2020-21 season are Langley Blaze LHP Justin Thorsteinson (Richmond, BC) and Okotoks Dawgs OF Alejandro Cazorla (Surrey, BC).

30. Oklahoma 12 3 69 5.75

Former Ontario Terriers RHP Ben Abram (Georgetown, Ont.) had a freshman season to remember with the Sooners. In 15 games -- 13 starts -- he was 6-4 with a 4.24 ERA. Big Ben walked 16 and fanned 52 in 63 2/3 innings.

38. South Carolina 10 2 54 5.4

Ontario Nationals grad INF David Mendham (Dorcester, Ont.) will be a Gamecock after playing for the Connors State Cowboys. Mendham hit .422 with 17 doubles, a triple, 14 homers and 85 RBIs. He had 1.228 OPS in 61 games.

Great Lake Canadians grad Noah Myers (Wyoming, Ont.) is on campus after hitting .397 for Wabash Little Giants with 18 doubles, a triple, eight homers and 60 RBIs. He was 77-for-78 stealing bases and had a 1.044 OPS in 59 games.

Baseball America report: Outfielder Noah Myers ran wild in junior college last year and is an asset on the bases. The Canadian native is still a little raw, but he’s a good center fielder and should improve offensively as he gets stronger.

44. Washington 14 0 48 3.43.

Former Langley Blaze RHP David Rhodes (White Rock, BC) returns for his second season. Last spring he was 5-6 with a 4.84 ERA in 15 games -- 14 starts. Rhodes walked 27 and fanned 45 in 67 innings.

Former North Shore Twins’ LHP Jack DeCooman (North Vancouver, BC) had a 7.15 ERA in nine games, making five starts. He walked seven and fanned 15 in 22 2/3 innings.

An incoming freshman in 2020-21 is Okotoks Dawgs LHP Matthew Wilkinson (Delta, BC) and down the road is RHP Micah Bucknam (Abbotsford, BC).

46. UCF 13 0 47 3.62.

Among this fall’s incoming class is former Toronto Mets’ LHP Keegan Pulford-Thorpe (Newmarket, Ont.) primed to pitch for the Central Florida Knights.

47. UC Santa Barbara 15 0 44 2.93.

INF-OF Jason Willow (Victoria, BC) batted .267 his sophomore year for the Gauchos. He had six doubles, three triples, a homer and 20 RBIs. He had .660 OPS in 43 games.

51. Michigan 13 0 55 4.23

Ontario Terriers’ LHP Connor O’Halloran (Mississauga, Ont.) will be a Wolverine in 2020-21. O’Halloran pitched a no hit, 3-0 quarter-final win over Mantioba at the BIGS Seeds Canada Cup in Regina. He struck out 14, allowing one walk and a hit by pitch. Manitoba never hit a ball out of the infield against O’Halloran.

Also arriving will be Field House Pirate OF Owen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.) in 2021 after reclassifying. He earned a 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All American High Honorable Mention. Originally he had signed to attend Kentucky.

52. Missouri 13 0 39 3.00.

Ontario Blue Jays LHP Caden Griffin (Nepean, Ont.) is bound for the Mizzou Tigers.

54. Oklahoma 8 0 39 4.88.

Former Ontario Blue Jays INF Max Hewitt (Midhurst, Ont.) is back for his senior year after hitting .303 in 33 games for the Cowboys as he made 19 starts. He hit one homer and knocked in nine runs with an OPS of .820.

58. Penn State 13 0 38 2.92

The son of Hall of Famer Roy Halladay is an incoming Nittany Lion. The Toronto-born RHP Braden Halladay grew up in Odessa, Fla.

59. Purdue 13 0 38 2.92.

Former Brampton Royal C Zac Fascia (Brampton, Ont.) hit .277 with 10 doubles, a triple, four homers and 37 RBIs. He had a .747 OPS in 54 games.

Ex-Ontario Blue Jays INF Owen Jansen (Oakville, Ont.) hit .191 with nine doubles and 11 RBIs. He had a .575 OPS in 43 games.

69. UConn 11 0 34 3.09

RHP Calvin Ziegler (Heidelberg, Ont.) switched teams recently moving from the Tri-City Giants to the Great Lake Canadians. Two things that haven’t changed is that he has a spot with the Junior National Team and he has committed to pitch for the UConn Huskies.

74. Cincinnati 9 0 23 2.56

INF Dondrae Bremner (Toronto, Ont.) is back for his junior year. Last spring he hit .244 with three doubles, three triples, a homer and six RBIs. He has a .788 OPS in 14 games. RHP Chase Stewart (Abbotsford, BC) had a 2-2 won-loss record with a 7.09 ERA. He walked 25 and struck out 14 in 33 innings.

80. Houston 11 0 32 2.91.

Prospects Academy and Iowa Western Reivers grad INF Kobe Hyland (Spruce Grove, Atla.) hit .219 with nine doubles, two triples, four homers and 17 RBIs. He had an .671 OPS in 56 games.

Okotoks Dawgs INF Brett Esau (Meadow Lake, Sask.) when he left the Frank Phillips Plainsmen to join the Houston Cougars.

Okotoks Dawgs INF Brett Esau (Meadow Lake, Sask.) batted .231 with two doubles and an RBI. He had a .567 in 14 games.

84. New Mexico 13 0 31 2.38

Former Ontario Blue Jays C Reese O’Farrell (Burlington, Ont.) hit .229 with three doubles, a triple and 15 RBIs. He has a .600 OPS in 46 games.

Coquitlam Reds’ 1B-OF Ben Grant (Coquitlam, BC) is a member of the incoming class of Lobos.

88. Grand Canyon 11 0 30 2.73

He might be taller than his father, but we shall reserve judgement whether he has the all-star personality and to see if OF Homer Bush, Jr. (Toronto, Ont.) can come anywhere close to his poppa.

92. St. John’s 7 0 23 3.29

Two incoming Red Storm are C-3B Zachary Laurie (Peterborough, Ont.) and LHP Ben Adams (Ottawa, Ont.). Laurie played for the Butler Prospects. Adams pitched for the Ottawa-Nepean Canadian before moving west to pitch for Vauxhall Academy Jets.

Former Ontario Terriers RHP Sam Turcotte (Toronto, Ont.) is back for his senior Stony Brook season.

98. Stony Brook 12 0 28 2.33.

RHP Sam Turcotte (Toronto, Ont.) is back with the SeaWolves for his senior year. Last spring he was 4-2 with a 4.04 ERA. He walked 21 and struck out 47 in 42 1/3 innings.

Elliott: Plenty of Canucks on top 100 college recruiting classes