University Southern California Trojans
USC Gathers Top Baseball Recruiting Class
October 06, 1999 | Baseball
Oct. 6, 1999
LOS ANGELES - The USC baseball program has the No. 1 recruiting class in the country, Collegiate Baseball newspaper announced today.
In the 17 years that Collegiate Baseball has posted rankings, this is the first time that USC has earned the No. 1 spot.
The Trojans earned the selection due to the fact that seven of eight letter-of-intent signees chose school over pro contracts, and that USC added two transfers from Vanderbilt that were 1999 Freshman All-Americans (Aaron Fausett and Mark Prior).
"We are very excited about this group of recruits," said USC Coach Mike Gillespie in August. "It is certainly a quality incoming class, equal to any we've ever had and perhaps even the best. This should form the nucleus of USC baseball for the next few years."
Collegiate Baseball's Top 25 Recruiting Classes:
1. USC
2. Florida
3. Texas
4. Clemson
5. Stanford
6. Miami (Fla.)
7. Texas A&M
8. San Diego State
9. Wichita State
10. Arizona State
11. South Carolina
12. Florida State
13. Rice
14. Georgia Tech
15. Cal State Fullerton
16. Oklahoma State
17. Long Beach State
18. Washington
19. Alabama
20. Louisiana State
21. Cal State Northridge
22. Arkansas
23. Pepperdine
24. Arizona
25. Kentucky
