Baseball America Ranks Gamecocks’ Recruiting Class
The Gamecocks, ranked for the ninth straight year, have the No. 21 recruiting class according to the publication.
DURHAM, N.C. – South Carolina baseball’s recruiting class has been ranked No. 21 in the nation by Baseball America, the publication announced this afternoon (Wednesday, Sept. 12).
South Carolina is one of nine schools from the Southeastern Conference in BA’s top-25 list. It also is the ninth straight season the Gamecocks’ recruiting class has been ranked by the publication. The recruiting class features four players (Josiah Sightler, Andrew Eyster, Brady Allen and Wes Clarke) that were selected in the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
The first chance to see the Gamecocks’ recruiting class is during the team’s fall scrimmages. The Gamecocks are slated to play this Friday (Sept. 14) at 4 p.m., but fans are encouraged to follow Gamecock Baseball on Twitter (@GamecockBasebll) for schedule updates as Hurricane Florence approaches the Carolinas.
2018 NCAA Div. I Top-25 Recruiting Rankings by Baseball America
1. LSU
2. Vanderbilt
3. Florida State
4. Louisville
5. Florida
6. UCLA
7. Texas A&M
8. Texas
9. Clemson
10. Miami
11. Virginia
12. Mississippi State
13. Arizona
14. Southern California
15. Alabama
16. Cal State Fullerton
17. Auburn
18. Texas Tech
19. Florida International
20. TCU
21. South Carolina
22. North Carolina
23. Kentucky
24. Illinois
25. Coastal Carolina
