NMSU Baseball: Aggies Have Top 40 Recruiting Class
New Mexico State Baseball Coach Brian Green knew the Aggies had a great recruiting class in 2015. His vision was confirmed this week whenCollegiate Baseballput the Aggies in the Top 40 of recruiting classes nationwide.
In the magazine’s annual evaluation of recruiting classes, New Mexico State ranked 37th, just above Alabama, Illinois and Kentucky.
“This is a great honor for Aggie Baseball,” said Green. “We thought going in that this class would garner national attention and it did.”
The Aggie boss was quick to share any praise with assistant coaches Joel Mangrum and Mike Brown.
“We hit it hard,” said Green. “We went out armed with the message about our facility improvements, our community support, what an outstanding school we have and what baseball means to our great state. Things are happening here. Our coaches did a great job.”
NM State unveiled a renovated Presley Askew Field last season and continued improvements throughout the summer.
The Top 40 list is led by four Southeastern Conference teams in the top five spots and six in the top ten. Florida’s class was ranked first, followed by South Carolina, and Mississippi State. Vanderbilt was fifth.
“The SEC is the premiere baseball conference in the country, one which I was honored to be a part of for six years. For our first recruiting class to be even mentioned with the likes of Alabama and Kentucky in the rankings is a tremendous honor for all of us,” said Green.
“Our first class is special to us, because these kids and families bought into a vision based on trust. We are excited to back it up each and every day.”
The Aggies recruiting class was the only Western Athletic Conference team and the only team in the state to reach the Top 40.
With 35 recruits in the class, the Aggies also sport the largest recruiting class among the ranked teams.
With the start of school, the Aggies have been able to hold individual workouts and Green is excited about the coming season.
“I’ve seen the guys for about a month in workouts. They have made a big impact on this team already.”
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Collegiate Baseball2015 NCAA Division I Recruiting Rankings
Rank Team Recruits
1 Florida 13
2 South Carolina 19
3 Mississippi State 22
4 Georgia Tech 11
5 Vanderbilt 13
6 UCLA 11
7 LSU 16
8 Oregon 17
9 South Florida 20
10 Auburn 18
11 Virginia 18
12 Oregon State 12
13 UL Lafayette 17
14 Texas 10
15 Rice 14
16 North Carolina 19
17 Stanford 11
18 TCU 21
19 Arizona 11
20 Oklahoma 22
21 Louisville 14
22 Arizona State 14
23 Mississippi 17
24 Cal State Fullerton 13
25 Oklahoma State 13
26 Iowa 16
27 Maryland 16
28 Florida State 13
29 Miami (Fla.) 8
30 Texas A&M 15
31 Clemson 12
32 Dallas Baptist 17
33 Indiana 15
34 USC 15
35 Missouri State 14
36 UC Santa Barbara 15
37 NM State 35
38 Alabama 11
39 Illinois 13
40 Kentucky 11
Other Top Recruiting Classes:Texas Tech., Notre Dame, Washington State, Michigan, Wichita State, Washington, Houston, Missouri, UC Riverside, Tulane, Georgia State, California, Tennessee, Florida International, San Diego, UC Irvine, North Florida, Minnesota, San Diego State, East Carolina, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Florida Gulf Coast, Fresno State, Central Florida, New Mexico, Florida Atlantic, Coastal Carolina, Duke, Grand Canyon, Kennesaw State, Georgia, Kent State, Purdue, Bowling Green, Cal Poly, Arkansas, Long Beach State, South Alabama, Stetson, Texas State, NC State, Liberty, Stony Brook, Nevada, McNeese State, Indiana State, Western Michigan, North Carolina-Charlotte, Seton Hall, Nebraska, Southern Mississippi, Memphis, Northwestern State, Kansas, Kansas State, Ohio State, Pepperdine, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Boston College, West Virginia, Wake Forest, Ball State, Central Michigan, Sacramento State, Indiana State, Eastern Illinois, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Hawaii, Old Dominion, Lipscomb, Creighton, St. John’s.
