Meet Your Future Hatters: Stetson’s 2013-14 Fall Signees Baseball (8) Austin Hale (Maitland, Fla.) Hale, a 6-0 catcher, was ranked as the No. 500 recruit nationally and the No. 85 catcher by Perfect Game. He batted .270 with five doubles, one home run and 15 RBI in 27 games as a junior at Trinity Prep, and he did not commit an error in over 150 chances behind the plate. Garrett Hall (DeLand, Fla.) Hall, a 6-1 infielder, earned first-team allcounty honors as a junior after batting .378 with two home runs and 17 RBI in 23 games for DeLand High School. He also posted a .417 on-base percentage and .506 slugging percentage.
after helping lead Gainesville High to a state regional quarterfinal appearance. He posted a 3-2 record with a 3.24 ERA, striking out 45 batters in 49.2 innings. At the plate, he batted .328 with four doubles, one triple and nine RBI playing as a first baseman and third baseman. Brooks Wilson (Lakeland, Fla.) Wilson, a 6-2 right-handed pitcher and infielder, was named second-team allcounty as a junior at Lakeland Christian after hitting .333 at the plate and posting a 1.68 earned run average on the mound. He struck out 58 batters, and helped lead LCS to three straight district championships.
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Seddon Henry (Lake Wales, Fla.) Henry, a 5-9 infielder, batted .350 as a junior. He is a member of the National Honor Society and a member of the Florida Baseball Academy 18U team. Ben Onyshko (Winnipeg, Manitoba) Onyshko, a 6-2 left-handed pitcher, is one of the premier prep pitchers in Canada. He is currently a member of the Canadian Junior National Team, and toured the United States, Australia and Taiwan during the summer and fall of 2013. He is ranked as the No. 12 prospect in Canada for the 2014 MLB Draft by the Canadian Baseball Network. Cory Reid (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) Reid, a 6-2 outfielder, will transfer to Stetson from the State College of Florida in Bradenton. He spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons playing for the Florida Gators, and was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll both years. He appeared in 32 games as a redshirt freshman in 2013, batting .275 with one double and four RBI. Reid is a 2011 graduate of Port St. Lucie High. Shelton Schimming (DeLand, Fla.) Schimming, a 6-1 outfielder, was ranked as the No. 474 recruit nationally and No. 89 outfielder by Perfect Game. He batted .299 as a junior at DeLand High with six doubles, one triple, 18 runs scored and nine stolen bases in 24 games. He also owned a .419 on-base percentage. Will Whitlock (Gainesville, Fla.) Whitlock, a 6-4 right-handed pitcher, was named second-team all-area as a junior
Men’s Golf (1)
Chase Levesque (Plant City, Fla.) Chase Levesque is a senior at Durant High School in Plant City, Fla., where he has lettered as a member of the golf team for four years, including serving as the team captain this year. He has twice been named Player of the Year and, in 2011, he was a first-team All-County selection by both The Tampa Tribune and Tampa Bay Times.
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Jonathan Joseph (Orlando, Fla.) Joseph, a 6-5 wingman, led Orlando Christian Preparatory School to the Florida 2A State Championship as a junior in 2012-13, and the team is the favorite for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Grant Lozoya (Westlake, Calif.) Lozoya attended Westlake High School before spending a postgraduate season at The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey. The 6-2 shooting guard led Westlake to a 28-6 record as a senior in 2012-13 while earning All-State, All-League, and AllCounty honors. Divine Myles (Mobile, Ala.) Myles, a 5-10 point guard, was named Alabama Class 6A All-State last season as a junior after leading Blount High School to the state finals with 10 assists per game. Wyatt Sikora (Key Largo, Fla.) Sikora, a 6-10 forward and brother of current Hatter junior Kyle Sikora, played high school ball at Florida Christian School in Miami. An All-Dade County selection by The Miami Herald, Sikora averaged 14 points, nine rebounds, and three blocks as a junior in 2012-13.
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Graham Ball (Quebec, Canada) Ball has been ranked as high as sixth in Canada, and was a finalist in both the Provincial Selections Tournament and the Provincial Championship in recent years. With a 22-8 singles record and a 7-2 double mark in 2013, Ball will add talent and depth to the Stetson lineup.
Softball (3)
Chelsea Hostetler (Dayton, Texas) Hostetler, a 5-5 right-handed pitcher and utility player, earned first-team alldistrict honors for Dayton High School last season. She hit five home runs for the Lady Broncos, and was named team MVP. Hostetler also played travel ball with the Houston Power U18 squad, where she was 9-4 with a 2.11 ERA. She struck out 87 batters while pitching 108 innings.
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