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College Baseball
Recruiting -
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:
Tuesday (Sept. 23, 2008)
ARIZONA STATE WINS NCAA
DIVISION I RECRUITING TITLE
TUCSON, Ariz. —
For the third time in history, Arizona State University has landed the No. 1
recruiting class in the nation according to Collegiate Baseball
newspaper’s annual evaluation of NCAA Division I baseball classes.
This marks the 26th
consecutive year that Collegiate Baseball has ranked baseball recruiting
classes.
The Sun Devils,
which captured recruiting titles in 1995 and 1983, feature a stunning class led
by 13 players who were drafted among the 20-player haul. It includes 15 freshmen
and 5 junior college transfers.
"This is a
special recruiting class," said ASU Recruiting Coordinator Josh Holliday.
"We feel we have
a deep and talented group of players who will contribute immediately. We like
the combination of high school and junior college talent. We really like the
athleticism of our freshmen class and feel like we have the type of kids who are
tough and want to be great. This group represents what our program stands for."
The drafted
players include:
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3B Zach
Wilson (Long Beach Wilson H.S., CA), 26th round pick of the
Pirates |
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SS Riccio
Torrez, (Brophy Prep, Phoenix, AZ), 32nd round pick of
Diamondbacks |
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LHP Josh
Spence (Central Arizona J.C.), 25th round pick of Diamondbacks |
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C/RHP Jordan
Swagerty (Prestonwood Christian Academy, Plano, TX), 44th round
pick of Rockies |
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CF John
Ruettiger (Joliet Catholic Academy, Chicago, IL), 35th round pick
of Rangers |
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INF Jared
McDonald (Pima C.C., AZ), 40th round pick of Cubs |
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1B Johnny Coy
(Benton H.S., St. Joseph, MO), 7th round pick of Phillies |
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1B Abe Ruiz
(Pacific Grove H.S., CA), 47th round pick of Giants |
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RHP Calvin
Drummond (Huntington Beach H.S., CA), 34th round pick of Brewers |
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INF Drew
Maggi (Brophy Prep), 47th round pick of Diamondbacks |
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INF/CF Zach
MacPhee (Sandra Day O’Connor H.S., Phoenix, AZ), 22nd round pick
of Tigers |
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C Carlos
Ramirez (Chandler-Gilbert J.C., AZ), 34th round pick of Angels in
2007 |
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OF Brandon
Magee (Centennial H.S., Corona, CA), 29th round pick by Rays in
2008. |
The class
features three junior college All-Americans in LHP Josh Spence (Central Arizona
J.C.), INF Jared McDonald (Pima C.C.), and OF Kole Calhoun (Yavapai J.C.).
Other quality
players in the class include:
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RHP Ray
Hanson (Long Beach Wilson H.S., CA), injured his senior year but one of the
top 100 players in the nation going into the year |
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C Jake Saylor
(Hamilton H.S., Chandler, AZ), lst team All-State |
|
OF Jeff
Lusardi (Blue Spring South H.S., MO), lst team All-State |
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LHP Mitchell
Lambson (Tualatin H.S., OR), lst team All-State |
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RHP Jeeter
Ishida (Punahou School, Honolulu, HI), 2007 Northwoods’ League MVP |
| UT Trask Switzenberg
(Chandler Gilbert J.C., AZ). |
The following are the top 40
rankings of NCAA Division I recruiting classes for 2008 as determined by the
staff of Collegiate Baseball newspaper. A complete rundown of the top
10 classes is in the Oct. 1, 2008 edition of Collegiate Baseball.
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Collegiate
Baseball’s 2008 Recruiting Results |
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(As of Sept. 23, 2008) |
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Rank Team |
Recruits |
Frosh |
JC |
Other Tran. |
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1. Arizona St. |
20 |
15 |
5 |
0 |
|
2. Oregon |
35 |
23 |
12 |
0 |
|
3. Vanderbilt |
13 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
|
4. Arkansas |
16 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
|
5. Georgia |
15 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
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6. UCLA |
8 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
| 7.
Miami, Fla. |
13 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
| 8.
Florida St. |
13 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
| 9.
Clemson |
12 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
| 10.
Fresno St. |
23 |
17 |
6 |
0 |
| 11. Texas |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
| 12.
Oregon St. |
13 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
| 13. South
Carolina |
14 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
| 14. Cal.
St. Fullerton |
19 |
13 |
6 |
0 |
| 15.
Wichita St. |
11 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
| 16.
Southern California |
15 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
| 17. Rice |
14 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
| 18.
Florida |
12 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
| 19.
Kentucky |
10 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
| 20.
Louisiana St. |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| 21. N.C.
State |
14 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
| 22. U.C.
Irvine |
12 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
| 23.
Southern Mississippi |
16 |
5 |
10 |
1 |
| 24.
Virginia |
11 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
| 25.
Mississippi |
13 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
| 26.
Stanford |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
| 27. Texas
A&M |
11 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
| 28.
Tennessee |
16 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
| 29. San
Diego St. |
13 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
| 30. Texas
Christian |
12 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
| 31.
Oklahoma St. |
12 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
| 32.
Oklahoma |
15 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
| 33.
Pepperdine |
10 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
| 34.
Arizona |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| 35.
Georgia Tech. |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| 36.
Louisville |
11 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
| 37.
Hawaii |
14 |
9 |
5 |
0 |
| 38. Notre
Dame |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| 39. Long
Beach St. |
15 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
| 40. South
Florida |
11 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
|
Cal. St. Northridge |
10 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
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Other Top
Recruiting Classes: California, Wake Forest, Marshall,
Georgia Southern, Gonzaga, Troy, Kansas, Auburn, Miami (Ohio), East
Carolina, U.C. Santa Barbara, St. John's, Alabama, North Carolina,
Liberty, Central Michigan, Iowa, San Diego, Washington, Missouri,
James Madison, Jacksonville, Minnesota, Texas Tech., U.C. Riverside,
Connecticut, Baylor, Mississippi St., Houston, Nevada, Northern
Illinois, Santa Clara, Ball St., Manhattan, Siena, Virginia Military
Institute, Villanova, San Francisco, Stetson, Maine, Cal Poly SLO,
Florida International, Michigan, Tulane, Ohio St., Illinois,
Memphis, New Orleans, Nebraska, Creighton, Oral Roberts, Nevada-Las
Vegas, Richmond, Rutgers, Florida Atlantic, New Mexico, Lamar,
Louisiana-Lafayette, N.C. Charlotte, South Alabama, College of
Charleston, West Virginia, Dallas Baptist, The Citadel. |
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