News digest, July 25

Commitments

* Ben Filler, RHP, Winter Springs (Fla.) HS, to Coker, 2025.

* Tuckey Gandy, LHP, Fort Mill HS, to Coker, 2025,
* Ben Leikam, LHP, Fr, Wichita State, to North Greenville.

* Julian Mlodzinski, RHP, So., Pensacola State, to Florida International.

* Hunter Pankey, RHP, So., Pensacola State, to Erskine.

* Bennett Shealor, C, So., George Mason (Blacksburg High), to Gardner-Webb.

* J.B. Walters, IF, Fort Mill HS, to Concord, 2025,

Pro signings

* Eli Jones, RHP, South Carolina, Minnesota Twins.
* Dalton Reeves, C, South Carolina, Lincoln Saltdogs.
* Trey Pooser, RHP, Kentucky (Hanahan HS/College of Charleston transfer), Tampa Bay Rays.

* Bryce Shaffer, LHP, Coastal Carolina, Tampa Bay Rays.

Honors

NJCAA  all-academic

First team: T.J. Anderson, Florence-Darlington Tech; Tyler Davis, Spartanburg Methodist; Blake Exizian, USC Union; Colin Ingle, USC Union; Niko Laing, USC Sumter; Kris Levensteins, USC Union; Jameson Madden, USC Union; Blake Martin, Spartanburg Methodist; Brooks Mauro, Spartanburg Methodist; Grayson Peel, USC Sumter; Cooper Raines, USC Sumter; Julian Scott, Spartanburg Methodist; Joshua Smith, Spartanburg Methodist; L.J. Soloman, USC Union; Riley Ward, USC Sumter; Steven Ward, USC Union.

Second team: Lukas Arvantides, USC Sumter; Elijah Franz, Spartanburg Methodist; Steve McCormick, Spartanburg Methodist; Devin Mitchell, Florence-Darlington Tech; Landon Nerase, USC Sumter; Brandon Phillips, Spartanburg Methodist; Joshua Raines, USC Union; Corey Scott, Spartanburg Methodist;  John Shennan, Spartanburg Methodist; Andrew Stephens, USC Union.

Third team: Alex Anderson, Spartanburg Methodist; Owen Austin, Spartanburg Methodist; Connor Boan, USC Union; Joshua Campos, Florence-Darlington Tech; Derek Duval, Florence-Darlington Tech; Nolan Evatt, Spartanburg Methodist; Peyton Friend, USC Union; Quinn Gammage, USC Sumter; Colby Helms, USC Union; Andrew Johnson, Spartanburg Methodist; Scott McKinney, Spartanburg Methodist; Graham Morlan, USC Union; Ashton Phillips, Spartanburg Methodist; Calvin Robertson, USC Sumter; Maddux Smith, USC Sumter; Cayden Towell, USC Sumter; Jonathan Urena, Florence-Darlington Tech; Ethan Wilson, Spartanburg Methodist.

All-academic