Baseball America Ranks Gamecocks' Recruiting Class 16th in the Country
The Gamecocks earn a top-25 ranking for the 12th straight season.
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
