D1Baseball Tabs Bulldogs No. 5 in 2018 Recruiting Rankings
October 01, 2018 | Baseball
State ranked among top 15 in two national recruiting class rankings in 2018
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The second national publication has lauded the 2018 Mississippi State baseball recruiting class, as D1Baseball tabbed the Bulldogs 18-person incoming recruiting class as the No. 5 class.
Last month, Baseball America ranked the MSU newcomers as the No. 12 class in the country.
The group of 18 newcomers is comprised of seven transfer student-athletes and 11 that joined straight from the high school ranks. Furthermore, the primary position breakdown features eight pitchers, eight position players and two utility (pitcher & position) student-athletes. Furthermore, four Bulldogs were selected in the 2018 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft – JT Ginn (1st Round; Los Angeles Dodgers), Gunner Halter (26th Round; Cleveland Indians), Eric Cerantola (30th Round; Tampa Bay Rays) and Sam Knowlton (39th Round; Cincinnati Reds).
For the complete breakdown of the Mississippi State 2018 recruiting class by D1Baseball, click here.
2018 D1Baseball Top 25 Recruiting Class Rankings
1. LSU
2. Vanderbilt
3. Louisville
4. UCLA
5. MISSISSIPPI STATE
6. Florida State
7. Texas A&M
8. Miami (Fla.)
9. Texas
10. Florida
11. Arizona
12. Clemson
13. Cal State Fullerton
14. Coastal Carolina
15. Texas Tech
16. Nebraska
17. Virginia
18. Ole Miss
19. FIU
20. Missouri
21. USC
22. Illinois
23. Kentucky
24. Arkansas
25. Georgia
Last month, Baseball America ranked the MSU newcomers as the No. 12 class in the country.
The group of 18 newcomers is comprised of seven transfer student-athletes and 11 that joined straight from the high school ranks. Furthermore, the primary position breakdown features eight pitchers, eight position players and two utility (pitcher & position) student-athletes. Furthermore, four Bulldogs were selected in the 2018 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft – JT Ginn (1st Round; Los Angeles Dodgers), Gunner Halter (26th Round; Cleveland Indians), Eric Cerantola (30th Round; Tampa Bay Rays) and Sam Knowlton (39th Round; Cincinnati Reds).
For the complete breakdown of the Mississippi State 2018 recruiting class by D1Baseball, click here.
2018 D1Baseball Top 25 Recruiting Class Rankings
1. LSU
2. Vanderbilt
3. Louisville
4. UCLA
5. MISSISSIPPI STATE
6. Florida State
7. Texas A&M
8. Miami (Fla.)
9. Texas
10. Florida
11. Arizona
12. Clemson
13. Cal State Fullerton
14. Coastal Carolina
15. Texas Tech
16. Nebraska
17. Virginia
18. Ole Miss
19. FIU
20. Missouri
21. USC
22. Illinois
23. Kentucky
24. Arkansas
25. Georgia
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