Baseball's 2014 Recruiting Class Recognized
9/25/2014 8:57:00 AM | Baseball
TUSCON, Ariz. - Georgia Southern Eagles' 2014 baseball recruiting class was named one of the best by Collegiate Baseball for the second-straight season.
Georgia Southern added 17 players to a squad that won the 2014 Southern Conference Tournament and defeated national seed Florida State in the Tallahassee Regional. The Eagles will be looking to replace three draft selections, all pitchers, in Sam Howard, Josh Wirsu and Eric Alonzo.
LSU was ranked as the top class in the poll. The Eagles, along with four other Sun Belt Conference teams, were named as other top recruiting classes.
GSU added eight junior college and nine high school players. All 17 student-athletes hail from the state of Georgia.
Georgia Southern Baseball 2014 Signing Class
Name (POS, Ht., Wt.) Hometown/Previous School
Logan Baldwin (LHP/OF, 6-0, 170) Ringgold, Ga./Ringgold
Chris Brown (RHP, 6-0, 175) Douglasville, Ga./Chattahoochee Valley
Blake Butcher (INF, 5-10, 200) Watkinsville, Ga./West Georgia Tech
Spencer Duffie (INF, 6-1, 185) Augusta, Ga./Middle Georgia
Matt Geiger (RHP, 6-0, 170) Alpharetta, Ga./Milton
Jordan Howard (INF, 5-10, 160) Stockbridge, Ga./Eagles Landing Christian Academy
Will Hudgins (INF, 6-1, 195) Dunwoody, Ga./Dunwoody
Drew Kelley (C/1B, 6-2, 196) Bainbridge, Ga./Middle Georgia
Cody Lanford (OF, 6-0, 195) Macon, Ga./Chipola
Coltan Ramsey (RHP, 6-3, 165) Lawrenceville, Ga./Chattahoochee Valley
Kent Rollins (INF, 6-0, 180) Snellville, Ga./Middle Georgia
Sid Royal (RHP, 6-2, 185) Screven, Ga./Wayne County
Brandon Sharpe (1B/OF, 6-1, 200) St. Simons Island, Ga./Darton
Charles Sheffield (RHP/DH, 6-4, 217) Columbus, Ga./Georgia Perimeter
Connor Simmons (LHP, 6-2, 157) Baxley, Ga./Appling County
Josh Slate (LHP, 6-0, 160) Toccoa, Ga./Stephens County
Trevor Wood (OF, 5-9, 180) Dexter, Ga./Dublin
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics and twitter.com/GSAthletics, and "Eagles GATA" mobile app for Android and iOS. For tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, call 1-800-GSU-WINS or visit GSEagles.com.
Georgia Southern added 17 players to a squad that won the 2014 Southern Conference Tournament and defeated national seed Florida State in the Tallahassee Regional. The Eagles will be looking to replace three draft selections, all pitchers, in Sam Howard, Josh Wirsu and Eric Alonzo.
LSU was ranked as the top class in the poll. The Eagles, along with four other Sun Belt Conference teams, were named as other top recruiting classes.
GSU added eight junior college and nine high school players. All 17 student-athletes hail from the state of Georgia.
Georgia Southern Baseball 2014 Signing Class
Name (POS, Ht., Wt.) Hometown/Previous School
Logan Baldwin (LHP/OF, 6-0, 170) Ringgold, Ga./Ringgold
Chris Brown (RHP, 6-0, 175) Douglasville, Ga./Chattahoochee Valley
Blake Butcher (INF, 5-10, 200) Watkinsville, Ga./West Georgia Tech
Spencer Duffie (INF, 6-1, 185) Augusta, Ga./Middle Georgia
Matt Geiger (RHP, 6-0, 170) Alpharetta, Ga./Milton
Jordan Howard (INF, 5-10, 160) Stockbridge, Ga./Eagles Landing Christian Academy
Will Hudgins (INF, 6-1, 195) Dunwoody, Ga./Dunwoody
Drew Kelley (C/1B, 6-2, 196) Bainbridge, Ga./Middle Georgia
Cody Lanford (OF, 6-0, 195) Macon, Ga./Chipola
Coltan Ramsey (RHP, 6-3, 165) Lawrenceville, Ga./Chattahoochee Valley
Kent Rollins (INF, 6-0, 180) Snellville, Ga./Middle Georgia
Sid Royal (RHP, 6-2, 185) Screven, Ga./Wayne County
Brandon Sharpe (1B/OF, 6-1, 200) St. Simons Island, Ga./Darton
Charles Sheffield (RHP/DH, 6-4, 217) Columbus, Ga./Georgia Perimeter
Connor Simmons (LHP, 6-2, 157) Baxley, Ga./Appling County
Josh Slate (LHP, 6-0, 160) Toccoa, Ga./Stephens County
Trevor Wood (OF, 5-9, 180) Dexter, Ga./Dublin
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics and twitter.com/GSAthletics, and "Eagles GATA" mobile app for Android and iOS. For tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, call 1-800-GSU-WINS or visit GSEagles.com.
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