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Clemson, SC -
Clemson’s 12-player baseball recruiting class was ranked #9 in the nation by Collegiate Baseball on Tuesday. Arizona State was ranked #1, while Oregon, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, and Georgia rounded out the top five. All 12 Tigers are already on campus and have been going through fall workouts in
preparation for the 2009 season-opener against Charlotte on February 20.
Head Coach Jack Leggett and Recruiting Coordinator Tom Riginos brought in 12 players, including 10 high school players and two junior-college transfers. Six of the signees were selected in the 2008 Major League draft, including righthander Scott Weismann (18th round, Tigers), infielder Jason Stolz (31st round, Braves), lefthander/outfielder Chris Dwyer (36th round, Yankees), Brad Miller (39th round, Rangers), catcher Phil Pohl (44th round, Rays), and righthander Kevin Brady (44th round, Orioles).
2008 Clemson Signing Class # Player Pos. B-T Hgt Wgt Cl. Exp. Hometown Previous School 19 Kevin Brady RHP L-R 6-2 205 Fr. HS Gaithersburg, MD Gaithersburg HS 44 Tomas Cruz RHP R-R 5-8 190 Jr. JC Amarillo, TX Seward County (KS) CC 28 Chris Dwyer LHP/OF R-L 6-2 200 Fr. HS Swampscott, MA Salisbury (CT) School 39 Alex Frederick RHP R-R 5-9 170 *So. JC Lagrangeville,NY Dutchess CC 41 David Haselden RHP R-R 6-3 230 Fr. HS Spartanburg, SC Spartanburg HS 30 Will Lamb OF/LHP L-L 6-4 170 Fr. HS Seaford, VA York HS 13 Brad Miller INF L-R 6-0 175 Fr. HS Windermere, FL Olympia HS 51 Joseph Moorefield LHP L-L 6-1 200 Fr. HS Woodruff, SC James F. Byrnes HS 20 Richard Mounce OF/RHP R-R 5-11 200 Fr. HS Columbia, SC Blythewood HS 9 Phil Pohl C R-R 5-10 195 Fr. HS Cooperstown, NY Cooperstown Central HS 2 Jason Stolz INF R-R 6-2 195 Fr. HS Marietta, GA Kell HS 33 Scott Weismann RHP R-R 5-11 180 Fr. HS Boxborough, MA Acton-Boxborough Regional HS * - spent one season as a red-shirt player
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."
Collegiate Baseball's 2008 Recruiting Results
(As of Sept. 23, 2008)
Rank Team Recruits
1. Arizona St. 20
2. Oregon 35
3. Vanderbilt 13
4. Arkansas 16
5. Georgia 15
6. UCLA 8
7. Miami, Fla. 13
8. Florida St. 13
9. Clemson 12
10. Fresno St. 23
11. Texas 12
12. Oregon St. 13
13. South Carolina 14
14. Cal. St. Fullerton 19
15. Wichita St. 11
16. Southern California 15
17. Rice 14
18. Florida 12
19. Kentucky 10
20. Louisiana St. 10
21. N.C. State 14
22. U.C. Irvine 12
23. Southern Miss. 16
24. Virginia 11
25. Mississippi 13
26. Stanford 12
27. Texas A&M 11
28. Tennessee 16
29. San Diego St. 13
30. Texas Christian 12
31. Oklahoma St. 12
32. Oklahoma 15
33. Pepperdine 10
34. Arizona 10
35. Georgia Tech. 10
36. Louisville 11
37. Hawaii 14
38. Notre Dame 8
39. Long Beach St. 15
40. South Florida 11
Cal. St. Northridge 10
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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