College Baseball Recruiting - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

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:
3B Zach Wilson (Long Beach Wilson H.S., CA), 26th round pick of the Pirates
SS Riccio Torrez, (Brophy Prep, Phoenix, AZ), 32nd round pick of Diamondbacks
LHP Josh Spence (Central Arizona J.C.), 25th round pick of Diamondbacks
C/RHP Jordan Swagerty (Prestonwood Christian Academy, Plano, TX), 44th round pick of Rockies
CF John Ruettiger (Joliet Catholic Academy, Chicago, IL), 35th round pick of Rangers
INF Jared McDonald (Pima C.C., AZ), 40th round pick of Cubs
1B Johnny Coy (Benton H.S., St. Joseph, MO), 7th round pick of Phillies
1B Abe Ruiz (Pacific Grove H.S., CA), 47th round pick of Giants
RHP Calvin Drummond (Huntington Beach H.S., CA), 34th round pick of Brewers
INF Drew Maggi (Brophy Prep), 47th round pick of Diamondbacks
INF/CF Zach MacPhee (Sandra Day O’Connor H.S., Phoenix, AZ), 22nd round pick of Tigers
C Carlos Ramirez (Chandler-Gilbert J.C., AZ), 34th round pick of Angels in 2007
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:
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
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
LHP Mitchell Lambson (Tualatin H.S., OR), lst team All-State
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.

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.