The highest uncommitted player in the Line Drive Media 2028 HOT 100 pulled the trigger on Friday as Kylie Holden, the tremendous shortstop/catcher who plays for Unity – Johnson/VanBoxmeer, committed to the Florida Gators on Friday.

Ranked No. 2 in the current junior class, Kylie also looked at Ole Miss, LSU and Texas but the pull of playing for a very happy Tim Walton (obviously!) and his staff in the SEC as well as being closer to home—she attends Ocoee High in Orlando, Fla., which is less than a two hour drive away—helped her to decide to stay in-state.

Here’s what we wrote about Kylie in her bio for the Top 5 of the 2028 HOT 100 released on Sept. 7:

T-2—Kylie Holden, SS/C, Unity – Johnson/VB

Kylie made the Line Drive 18U All-Summer Team after she put up great numbers across the board including a .540 batting average with a .578 on-base percentage, a 1.118 slugging percentage, 51 hits including nine home runs, four triples and 19 doubles, 53 RBIs, 50 runs and 13 steals. Her tremendous offensive production helped Josh Johnson’s Unity team finish 5^th at the PGF 18U Nationals this summer. Defensively, as one coach put it, “Kylie’s play-making ability is undeniable within minutes of watching her play.” She has strong mechanics, good arm strength and “infectious energy on the field.” The junior at Ocoee (Fla.) High is also outstanding in the classroom with a 4.8 GPA.

IM STAYING HOME! IM A GATOR🐊🧡💙 @GatorsSB #gogators #chompchomp https://t.co/YIj1giJlFU

— Kylie Holden ‘28 (@holdenkylie3) October 3, 2026

What a class this is for the Gators as they’ve locked in commits from two elite catchers, Brooklyn Evans with Armor Elite – O’Neal ranked No. 3 overall in the class, who we just profiled this morning; and Ryann Harris, also No. 3 and a member of the Texas Bombers – Smith team.

They’ll be on the receiving end of a Top 5-ranked pitcher in Kate Losh of the Aces Fastpitch – Taylor 18U team.

Add a franchise infielder in Kylie and this is a class that will be a Top 5 one when all things are said and done.

Others who are excelling per the HOT 100:

*** Clemson with three in the Top 5, five in the Top 10 and six in the Top 15

*** Oklahoma with a pair at No. 2, three in the Top 10 and five in the Top 15

*** LSU, with four players in the Top 5 of the HOT 100

*** Georgia with two in the Top 5, three in the Top 10 and four in the Top 15

*** Texas with two in the two in the Top 5 and three in the Top 15

*** Georgia Tech with two in the Top 5 and four in the Top 20

*** Texas Tech with two in the Top 5, two in the Top 16 and six in the Top 100

*** South Carolina with three in the Top 10 and four in the Top 20

*** North Carolina with two in the Top 10 and four in the Top 15

*** Mississippi State with two in the Top 10 and three in the Top 15

*** Missouri also with two in the Top 10 and three in the Top 15

*** Texas A&J with two in the Top 5

*** Alabama with two in the Top 5

*** Duke with two in the Top 5

*** Auburn with two in the Top 10

*** Ole Miss with two in the Top 10

*** UCLA with two in the Top 11

*** Utah with two in the Top 20

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Here are those in the 2028 HOT 100 who committed this week:

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Totals Overall & Over the Last 3 Days

We’re just over a month into the launch of the live recruiting period for the current high school juniors  and are at 443 commits in the Class of 2028 already which are listed in our Master Commit Spreadsheet below!

And we’re also including 2027’s and others like JC transfers so we have 863 total commits this month alone!

Important NOTE about 2027’s: We are still getting a heavy number of 2027 commits coming in so if you’re one of those, feel free to send your info in to us to get added into our system.

If you know of a commit AT ANY LEVEL, email Brentt.Eads@LineDriveMedia.com to get the verbal added to our Master Commit Spreadsheet

NOTE: We publish the updated lists weekly–typically on Sundays & mid-week in the fall…

*** Click HERE to see our 2025/2026 database of nearly 4,000 commits!

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Here are some recently who have posted their happy news on social media: