Sandite Recruiting Report: Cole Pearson Commits to McPherson College
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Charles Page High School senior RHP/OF Cole Pearson (6’2” 150 pounds) recently announced on X that he has committed to playing baseball at McPherson College next season.
McPherson is an NAIA program competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. The Bulldogs went 37-16 overall and 26-7 in conference play last season.
The program is led by Chris Dawson in his first year.
Pearson didn’t crack the varsity lineup last season but that will change during his senior year this spring.
During his summer campaign with the Crucial Angels he batted .302 with a .471 slugging percentage and a .958 fielding percentage.
He will have at least one familiar face at McPherson in senior INF/RHP Jackson Stewart (5’11” 195 pounds), who signed with the Bulldogs last month.
Five other Sandite baseball players also signed letters of intent to play college ball on November 8th.
Senior RF/LHP Kayden Campbell (5’9” 165 pounds) signed with Cowley County Community College.
Senior right-handed pitcher Eli Buxton (6’6” 185 pounds) signed with Arizona State University.
Senior OF/LHP Miller Tavaglione (6’2” 190 pounds) and senior INF/RHP Jace Arnold (6’2” 180 pounds) signed with Allen County Community College.
Senior INF Wyatt Rutledge (6’2” 170 pounds) signed with Northern Oklahoma College at Enid.
Football
Senior offensive lineman Tyler “Tank” Smith (5’10” 285 pounds) holds offers from McPherson College and Hendrix College.
Senior lineman/TE Evan Williams (5’10”, 215 pounds) committed to play at Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas on November 10th.
Senior offensive lineman Marcus Sims (6’0”, 265 pounds) has received offers to play at Langston University and Northwestern Oklahoma State University.
Sophomore quarterback Easton Webb (6’3” 175 pounds) is committed to playing baseball at Oklahoma State University, but he also holds a Division I football offer from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.
Sophomore lineman Ryley Kester (6’4” 270 pounds) has received offers from UNLV, Houston, Tulsa, Georgia Tech, Texas Tech, and Northwestern Oklahoma State.
Sophomore receiver Brock O’Dell (5’10” 170 pounds) holds one college offer from Northwestern Oklahoma State.
Senior linebacker Owen Floyd (6’0” 190 pounds) has earned two offers this season from Hendrix and Oklahoma Wildcats Prep.
Senior running back Kenneth Page (6’0” 190 pounds) holds one offer from Northwestern Oklahoma State.
Junior receiver Kooper Kelly holds one offer from Northwestern Oklahoma State.
Girls Basketball
5’10” senior small forward Kiaryn Taylor holds offers from Cleveland Community College, Western Texas College, Ranger College, and Lincoln Trail College.
5’3” senior guard Sakauri Wilson signed a letter of intent to play at Southwestern Oklahoma State University on Wednesday, November 8th.
5’7” senior guard Taiona “Yonnie” Morris recently announced her commitment to play at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.
Boys Basketball
6’4” junior guard Deke Thompson recently announced his first college offer from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Golf
Senior Mason Ward announced his commitment to Coffeyville Community College on Monday, November 13th.
Softball
Senior RHP/INF Kelsi Hilton signed an LOI with Southern Nazarene University on November 8th.
Junior RHP/IB/OF Addison Hughes holds one offer from Oklahoma Wesleyan University.
Soccer
Two senior soccer players signed LOIs on November 8th.
Senior Ava Watts signed to play Division I soccer at Texas A&M-Commerce.
Senior Kate Webb signed to play at University of the Ozarks.
Coaches, players, and parents can send recruiting updates to sanditepridenews@gmail.com.
