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Former Diamond Hogs ace Isaiah Campbell makes first MLB Opening-Day roster

Campbell was a stud out of the bullpen for the Mariners last year, but this is his first season to begin the year in the Bigs.

Isaiah Campbell is an Opening-Day Major Leaguer.

The former Arkansas right-hander was named to the Boston Red Sox opening day roster Thursday as teams across the league prepared for the first games of the season.

Campbell will be pitching in his second season in the Big Leagues after cracking the Seattle Mariners’ club last year. He had a 2.83 earned-run average in 28 games for the Ms out of the bullpen. Campbell was trided to Boston in November for infielder Luis Urias.

A second-round pick of the Mariners in 2019, Campbell didn’t get to pitch professionally until 2021 at age 23. He quickly shot through Seattle’s system and jumped from Double-A Arkansas in the middle of last year to the big club, where he stuck for the season.

Campbell pitched for the Diamond Hogs for four seasons, although his second season with the Razorbacks was limited to just one game because of injury. He came into his own his final season in Fayetteville in 2019, striking out 122 batters and walking just 22 in 118 1/3 innings.

Boston opens its 2024 season Thursday night incidentally against those same Mariners.

Where Clemson Ranks in 2025 Recruiting Rankings After Multiple Huge Commitments

Clemson is flying up 2025 team recruiting rankings after multiple huge commitments.

Excitement brews for Clemson football as their recruiting efforts gain momentum.

Under the guidance of head coach Dabo Swinney, the Tigers find themselves in a unique position. With Swinney at the helm, Clemson’s approach diverges from conventional programs as they steer clear of the transfer portal. Instead, they invest heavily in recruiting, a strategy that demands success.

Despite being in the early stages of the 2025 recruiting cycle, Clemson emerges as a powerhouse. Within a mere 24 hours, the Tigers secured commitments from three four-star recruits, addressing critical positions. On the offensive line, they landed Brayden Jacobs and Jaylan Beckley while landing Isaiah Campbell on the defensive line. 

With this excellent run of recruiting, the Tigers have flown up team recruiting rankings for the 2025 class. Check out Clemson’s 2025 class ranking for three major recruiting platforms below.

247Sports Composite: No. 2

On3: No. 4

Rivals: No. 3

Clemson is excelling recruiting in the 2025 class

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson coaching staff have been on fire recruiting in the 2025 class.

Things are heating up for the Clemson football program on the recruiting trail, and it is a beautiful thing to see for the Clemson faithful.

The Tigers, with head coach Dabo Swinney, are in an interesting spot. Having one of college football’s five best coaches is excellent, but with Swinney comes a different program than most. Clemson, unlike most programs, has little to no activity in the transfer portal. If you’re going to do that, you NEED to hit on the recruiting trail, and Swinney, along with his staff, has done exactly that.

It is early in the 2025 recruiting cycle, but right now, Clemson is arguably the hottest team recruiting in the 2025 class. In the last 24 hours, the Tigers have landed THREE four-star recruits. In positions of need, mind you… two on the offensive line and one on the defensive line.

According to 247Sports composite rankings, the Tigers currently hold the No. 2 ranked recruiting class for 2025 after these signings… While we can expect things to change over time, it’s tough to ask for a better start from this coaching staff. Momentum is building here, and it is clear.

I’m not saying that this class will end where they are right now, but Clemson is trending in the right direction. Swinney and his staff are doing phenomenal work right now, and fans should be thrilled with what they see.

Social media reacts: Clemson is scorching hot recruiting in the 2025 class

Clemson has been firing on all cylinders in the 2025 recruiting class.

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson coaching staff have been scorching hot recruiting in the 2025 class.

Their latest commitment came from four-star defensive lineman Isaiah Campbell. Listed at 6’5″, 265 pounds, Campbell (Southern High School, Durham, N.C.) chose Clemson over ACC rivals Florida State and North Carolina and regional rivals Alabama and Auburn. Campbell was in Tiger Town over the weekend for Clemson’s Elite Junior Day Event on Saturday. He announced his commitment on Monday, becoming the Tigers’ third four-star commitment in 24 hours.

It has been an excellent recruiting run for Clemson, who has arguably the top 2025 class in the country right now. Here is a look at how social media reacted to Clemson landing Campbell.

Clemson lands commitment from four-star DL Isaiah Campbell

Clemson landed four-star DL Isaiah Campbell to its 2025 recruiting class on Monday.

Clemson added a third four-star prospect in a span of 24 hours to its 2025 recruiting class when Isaiah Campbell, one of the nation’s top defensive lineman, announced his commitment Monday.

Listed at 6’5″, 265 pounds, Campbell (Southern High School, Durham, N.C.) chose Clemson over ACC rivals Florida State and North Carolina, and regional rivals Alabama and Auburn. Campbell was in Tiger Town over the weekend for Clemson’s Elite Junior day Event on Saturday.

He announced his commitment to Clemson in a post to Twitter/X early Monday morning.

 

247Sports’ Composite rankings rates Campbell as the 72nd best prospect in the nation, as well as the fifth best defensive lineman in the country. He’s also rated the fourth best prospect from the state of North Carolina. Both on3 Sports and Rivals.com rates Campbell as the third best prospect in North Carolina.

Clemson is on quite a run with its recruiting this month. The Tigers have now netted four 4-star recruits in the past week. Campbell joins OL Jaylan Beckley (Trinity Christian Academy, Texas) and OL Brayden Jacobs (Buford High School, Ga.), who committed on Sunday. Defensive end Ari Watford (Maury High School, Norfolk, Va.), who committed on Wednesday.

Top-70 recruit crystal balled to Clemson

A top-five defensive lineman recruit has been crystal balled to Clemson.

Clemson has received a crystal ball to land one of the top recruits in the nation.

On Tuesday, one 247Sports contributor crystal balled four-star defensive lineman Isaiah Campbell to land with the Tigers.

Campbell is the No. 5 defensive lineman and the No. 69 overall recruit in the class of 2025. Clemson offered the Durham, North Carolina, native in June. At 6-foot-4 and 260 pounds, he holds 30 offers, including Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, LSU and NC State.

Clemson has seven verbal commitments to its 2025 class: four-star running back Gideon Davidson, four-star defensive lineman Amare Adams, four-star offensive tackle Easton Ware, three-star quarterback Blake Hebert, three-star tight end Logan Brooking, three-star athlete Marquise Henderson and three-star wide receiver Carleton Preston.

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Campbell earns first MLB victory over Blue Jays

Seattle Mariners pitcher Isaiah Campbell saw his scoreless streak extended to four games on Saturday and got the win against the Toronto Blue Jays.

It was only just a matter of time before Isaiah Campbell got in the win column.

The Seattle Mariners right-hander, who actually endured a brief demotion back to AA earlier in the week, grabbed the victory on Saturday night over Toronto.

Campbell only pitched a third of an inning, but became the pitcher of record when the Mariners broke the game open in the bottom of the seventh by scoring five runs.

He allowed a hit, walked and hit a batter but then got George Springer to ground into a fielder’s choice to end the frame.

In four appearances thus far with the Mariners, he has yet to allow a run, which is impressive nonetheless.

Oklahoma makes Top 10 for 2025 four-star DL Isaiah Campbell

The Oklahoma Sooners made the top 10 for 2024 four-star DE out of North Carolina, Isaiah Campbell.

In the 2024 recruiting cycle, the Sooners are going for some monumental stuff on the defensive line. Oklahoma is pushing for multiple four and five-star defensive line prospects. And as things currently stand, Brent Venables and his staff should feel good about their chances to earn commitments from most, if not all, of them.

Recently, they earned a commitment from four-star DT Jayden Jackson, who joins four-star DE Wyatt Gilmore in the 2024 recruiting cycle.

For the class of 2025, it’s hard to imagine the Sooners will take nearly as many defensive linemen as it looks like they will in 2024. However, that won’t and should not discourage Oklahoma from looking for talented defenders like four-star prospect Isaiah Campbell. Campbell hails from North Carolina, where he plans to play his junior season at Southern Durham High School in Durham, N.C.

North Carolina has been a great recruiting spot for Brent Venables and these defensive coaches dating back to their time at Clemson. Campbell is rated as the No. 78 prospect in 247Sports’ rankings and the fourth-best prospect in the state.

Campbell figures to be someone that can slide outside to play end in a three-man front and also someone with the quickness and power to slide inside in pass-rushing situations in four-man fronts. This summer has seen Campbell’s recruitment take off and he’s dropped his early top 10 list, which included Oklahoma, Clemson, Alabama, Penn State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, LSU, Miami, N.C. State, and Duke.

 

Since some non-regional schools just got into the mix, this recruitment looks far from over. It’ll be interesting to see how Oklahoma positions itself from here.

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Campbell throws scoreless inning in first MLB outing

Isaiah Campbell got his first big league action on Friday night, striking out the Astros’ Jake Meyers to end the eighth inning.

It was a day later than expected, but Isaiah Campbell got his first Major League baseball action for the Seattle Mariners.

Campbell threw a scoreless eighth inning for the Mariners in their 10-1 victory over the Houston Astros.

His strikeout of Jake Meyers ended the frame. He didn’t give up a hit or walk anyone and set up the closer.

The Mariners are in action again tonight at 6:15 p.m. on Fox against Houston.

Isaiah Campbell set to make MLB debut Thursday

Former Arkansas Razorback pitcher Isaiah Campbell will make his MLB debut with the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.

Yet another former Arkansas Razorback will find his way onto a Major League Baseball diamond.

The Seattle Mariners announced they were calling up former right-hander Isaiah Campbell late Wednesday.

Campbell was impressive in his stint with the Travelers this season, and should make an immediate impact on the Mariners’ staff.

It was originally announced that he would start, but George Kirby is now getting the ball.

According to HogFlashbacks, Campbell will become the 64th Razorback to play in the Major Leagues.

Seattle will play at Houston at 7:10 p.m. this evening.

Campbell was nothing short of spectacular during his final season at Arkansas, going 12-1 with a 2.13 ERA, striking out 125 batters and only walking 22.

He helped lead the Razorbacks to the College World Series, where they fell to Florida State and Texas Tech in consecutive one-run defeats.