If you thought Texas was doing well in football recruiting, just wait until you see what they have been doing in baseball. According to baseballamerica.com, Texas has the No. 1 ranked class in the nation.
The best player in the class is right-handed pitcher Jared Kelley. He is from Refugio, Texas and attends Refugio High School. Listed at 6 feet 2 inches, his fastball reaches the mid-90s and likes to mix in his breaking ball. He is one of the best prospects in the entire recruiting class and has been committed to the Longhorns since Jan. 11.
The 15 best recruiting classes in college baseball for 2020 đź‘€
1. Texas
2. Vanderbilt
3. Arkansas
4. UCLA
5. Mississippi State
6. Florida
7. Oklahoma
8. Miami
9. LSU
10. Arizona State
11. Arizona
12. TCU
13. Stanford
14. South Carolina
15. Virginiahttps://t.co/na2NBwxU79 pic.twitter.com/Bkizuopgb3— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) December 20, 2019
Being the top-rated class, Texas is the only Big 12 school in the top five. Oklahoma comes in at the top 10, ranking at No. 7. TCU is the only other Big 12 team listed at No. 12. The SEC and Pac 12 dominate the top 15, as 10 of the top 15 teams are from those two conferences.
The Longhorn baseball team will begin on Valentine’s Day in Feb 2020, as they travel to Rice for their opening series.
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