Beaver Recruiting Classes of '03 and '15 are the Creme de la Creme
Sept 11, 2020 12:34:46 GMT -8
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Post by chinmusic on Sept 11, 2020 12:34:46 GMT -8
From Baseball America
Many coaches say the best time to evaluate recruiting classes is after their careers are over and their full impact on a program can be measured. We do that exercise annually as well, revisiting the recruiting class from four years prior, after they have completed their college careers.
Now, as we present our 21st annual recruiting rankings, we're taking an even broader view at the best recruiting classes since 2000 in college baseball. Emphasis here was placed on the impact the players provided over their college careers. Pro performance is impossible to completely separate from how we view players now and, therefore, helps to inform the rankings, but is not paramount.
There are now 302 schools playing Division I baseball. Only 8 programs appear on this elite list of the best recruiting classes this century and only two schools appear twice, Oregon State and Florida.
1. RICE 2001
2. FLORIDA 2015
3. VANDERBILT 2012
4. OREGON STATE 2015
5. NORTH CAROLINA 2006
6. OREGON STATE 2003
7. SOUTH CAROLINA 2008
8. UCLA 2008
9. FLORIDA 2013
10. MIAMI 2005
BA on the two Beaver classes:
No. 4. Oregon State, 2015
Original Rank: No. 12
BA All-Americans: SS Cadyn Grenier (second team 2018), OF Trevor Larnach (first team 2018), 2B Nick Madrigal (first team 2017, third team 2018)
Other Key Players: SP Bryce Fehmel, OF Steven Kwan
Oregon State’s incredible run from 2017 to 2018, when it won 56 games in 2017 and then claimed the 2018 national championship, was led by this class. Madrigal and Grenier formed an electric middle infield, while Larnach developed into a powerful, middle-of-the-order hitter. Each member of the trio was drafted among the top 40 picks in 2018. Fehmel came to campus mostly as a position player but turned into a reliable weekend starter.
6. Oregon State, 2003
Original Rank: Not ranked in top-15
BA All-Americans: SP Dallas Buck (first team 2005), OF Cole Gillespie (first team 2006), SP Jonah Nickerson (second team 2006)
Other Key Players: C Mitch Canham
There are other classes with more prospect talent on this list, but this group earned its place for its role in one of the great college dynasties of the 21st century. It helped the Beavers make their initial appearance in Omaha in 2005, win their first national championship in 2006 and, while Buck, Gillespie and Nickerson were all drafted and moved on after that season, Canham headlined a group of four-year players who helped Oregon State go back-to-back in 2007. And while there might be more prospect-laden classes, this group still produced three top 100 draft picks.
Many coaches say the best time to evaluate recruiting classes is after their careers are over and their full impact on a program can be measured. We do that exercise annually as well, revisiting the recruiting class from four years prior, after they have completed their college careers.
Now, as we present our 21st annual recruiting rankings, we're taking an even broader view at the best recruiting classes since 2000 in college baseball. Emphasis here was placed on the impact the players provided over their college careers. Pro performance is impossible to completely separate from how we view players now and, therefore, helps to inform the rankings, but is not paramount.
There are now 302 schools playing Division I baseball. Only 8 programs appear on this elite list of the best recruiting classes this century and only two schools appear twice, Oregon State and Florida.
1. RICE 2001
2. FLORIDA 2015
3. VANDERBILT 2012
4. OREGON STATE 2015
5. NORTH CAROLINA 2006
6. OREGON STATE 2003
7. SOUTH CAROLINA 2008
8. UCLA 2008
9. FLORIDA 2013
10. MIAMI 2005
BA on the two Beaver classes:
No. 4. Oregon State, 2015
Original Rank: No. 12
BA All-Americans: SS Cadyn Grenier (second team 2018), OF Trevor Larnach (first team 2018), 2B Nick Madrigal (first team 2017, third team 2018)
Other Key Players: SP Bryce Fehmel, OF Steven Kwan
Oregon State’s incredible run from 2017 to 2018, when it won 56 games in 2017 and then claimed the 2018 national championship, was led by this class. Madrigal and Grenier formed an electric middle infield, while Larnach developed into a powerful, middle-of-the-order hitter. Each member of the trio was drafted among the top 40 picks in 2018. Fehmel came to campus mostly as a position player but turned into a reliable weekend starter.
6. Oregon State, 2003
Original Rank: Not ranked in top-15
BA All-Americans: SP Dallas Buck (first team 2005), OF Cole Gillespie (first team 2006), SP Jonah Nickerson (second team 2006)
Other Key Players: C Mitch Canham
There are other classes with more prospect talent on this list, but this group earned its place for its role in one of the great college dynasties of the 21st century. It helped the Beavers make their initial appearance in Omaha in 2005, win their first national championship in 2006 and, while Buck, Gillespie and Nickerson were all drafted and moved on after that season, Canham headlined a group of four-year players who helped Oregon State go back-to-back in 2007. And while there might be more prospect-laden classes, this group still produced three top 100 draft picks.
