Class of 2017 signee Kyle Jacobsen (Acworth, Ga./Allatoona) has one motto on the baseball field and he’ll bring it with him to Columbia.

“I like to be fun to watch,” Jacobsen told TheBigSpur.com before telling the world on his Twitter account that he was coming to school.

“I think I can bring a positive vibe and energy to the field. I play the game like a little kid, play it hard and like to have fun. It should be played like a game and I take it serious, but I try to be loose with it.”

Jacobsen, who was the No. 3 ranked prospect in the country when he committed to South Carolina, turned down several opportunities in the MLB Draft and confirmed he will enroll in school this fall.

A Perfect Game All-American, who had a hit and threw out a runner trying to take third base from his right field position in the All-American Game, Jacobsen was the No. 41 ranked player in the country.

He’ll start at South Carolina this fall with the rest of the 2017 recruiting class.

“I’m excited and I’m ready to start playing for the best school and against the best competition that college has to offer,” Jacobsen said. “I know a lot of players on the team already and I have a good relationship with the players already, which was nice to have.”

Multiple teams contacted Jacobsen over the first two days of the MLB Draft and he went to several pro workouts, including at the major league stadiums of the White Sox, Brewers and Phillies.

Jacobsen has had a high dollar figure though and didn’t budge from that number.

“We had my number and me, my family and my advisor said we weren’t going to let emotions get to us,” Jacobsen said. ”We were being smart about it because I know that South Carolina is a great opportunity. There were a few teams trying to get close to my number but I told them anything less than what I wanted, I was going to school. There were teams that were upset they couldn’t make it happen, but I can't wait to get to school.”

Jacobsen committed to South Carolina over finalists Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt, but he had a host of other offers. He was the ninth player to commit in the 2017 class and played at the same high school as USC pitcher Clarke Schmidt.