NEWS DIGEST, DEC. 19

Six state players on Baseball America list
Six players from state schools are on Baseball America's early Top 100 College Players list for 2014. University of South Carolina catcher Grayson Greiner is the highest-ranked player at No. 24. The Blythewood native is one of three Gamecocks on the list. Also on the list are USC Upstate reliever Chad Sobotka (No. 26), USC infielder/pitcher Joey Pankake (No. 20, Easley High), Coastal Carolina pitcher Ben Smith (No. 48), Clemson pitcher Daniel Gossett (No. 77, Greer High) and USC pitcher Evan Beal (No. 91).
BA 100

Pankake, Gossett selected
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's preseason All-American team includes Pankake on the second team and Gossett on the third team.
NCBWA

Buccaneers add 10
Charleston Southern's 10-player signing class, announced last month, includes six players from South Carolina high schools: LHP Daniel Johnson (Mauldin), IF Ryan Maksim (Bishop England/Brunswick CC), RHP Evan Raynor (West Florence/Florence-Darlington Tech), OF Chris Singleton (Goose Creek), RHP/IF Cody Smith (Goose Creek) and IF Matt White (Summerville/Spartanburg Methodist).
CSU

Smith No. 51
Coastal Carolina LHP Ben Smith is No. 51 on CollegeBaseballDaily.com's countdown of the top 100 players entering the 2014 college season.
Smith

Recruiting
TheDiamondProspects.com regularly updates commitments and signings involving S.C. high school players.
Commitments