[SIZE= 20px]2021 Baseball Recruiting Class Ranked 16th By Baseball America[/SIZE]
DURHAM, N.C. – South Carolina baseball's recruiting class has been ranked No. 16 in the nation by Baseball America, the publication announced this morning (Wednesday, Sept. 8).
South Carolina is one of 11 schools from the Southeastern Conference in BA's top-25 list while the conference has nine of the top 16 classes. It's also the 12th straight season the Gamecocks' recruiting class has been ranked by the publication.
UCLA has the top recruiting class according to Baseball America. The Bruins are followed by Florida, Vanderbilt, Arkansas and Tennessee in the top five.
Carolina is coming off a 2021 season which saw the Gamecocks go 34-23 overall and 16-14 in the SEC. Carolina hosted a regional at Founders Park this past June for the first time since the 2016 season.
Baseball America's Top-25 Recruiting Classes
1. UCLA
2. Florida
3. Vanderbilt
4. Arkansas
5. Tennessee
6. Oregon State
7. Miami
8. Alabama
9. Duke
10. Mississippi State
11. North Carolina State
12. Texas Christian
13. Wake Forest
14. Louisiana State
15. Georgia
16. South Carolina
17. Southern California
18. Dallas Baptist
19. Florida State
20. Louisville
21. Nebraska
22. Clemson
23. Texas A&M
24. Washington
25. Ole Miss
The class is as follows:
Drew Baker, RHP Chipola College (Fl.) (JUCO)
Matthew Becker, LHP Chapin (S.C.)
Michael Braswell, SS/RHP Campbell (Ga.)
Thad Ector, OF Starrs Mill (Ga.)
Aidan Hunter, RHP Summerville (S.C.)
Elijah Jones, RHP Starrs Mill (Ga.)
Elijah Lambros, OF Fredericksburg Christian (Va.)
Talmadge LeCroy, C Delton Honea Path (S.C.)
Cole Messina, C Summerville (S.C.)
Dariyan Pendergrass Hartsville (S.C.)
Samuel Simpson, RHP Carrollton (Ga.)
Vytas Valincius, INF Baylor (Tenn.)
Owen Washburn, INF Webster (Wisc.)
Evan Stone, OF Dutch Fork (S.C.)
James Hicks, P Crowder (Ok.) (JUCO)
Wilson Galvan, OF Howard College (Tx.) (JUCO)
Michael Esposito, P Chipola College (Fl.)(JUCO)
Carson Hornung, INF Blue Valley Southwest (Ks.)
https://gamecocksonline.com/news/2021/9/8/baseball-america-ranks-gamecocks-recruiting-class-16th-in-the-country.aspx
https://247sports.com/college/south-carolina/Article/Gamecocks-baseball-recruiting-ranking-baseball-america-2021-170508323/
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