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Jacob Rudner retweeted
Kansas is benefiting from more continuity than ever under Dan Fitzgerald.
At Penn State, Japanese righty Genei Sato is overwhelming hitters with a fastball up to 98 and a devastating splitter.
Plenty to unpack in our latest @BaseballAmerica Fall Intel: baseballamerica.com/stories/…
How do breakout programs sustain success in the NIL era?
On the latest @BaseballAmerica College Podcast, @jjcoop36 and I examine the challenges of building lasting winners, plus why Japanese righty Genei Sato is turning heads at Penn State.
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Kansas is benefiting from more continuity than ever under Dan Fitzgerald.
At Penn State, Japanese righty Genei Sato is overwhelming hitters with a fastball up to 98 and a devastating splitter.
Plenty to unpack in our latest @BaseballAmerica Fall Intel: baseballamerica.com/stories/…
The Flames have a really exciting group this year, especially on the mound where there’s no shortage of standout release traits and stuff.
Have you read our latest college fall ball intel?
BA's Jacob Rudner examines how Liberty is building on one of the most successful seasons in program history, encouraging developments at Tennessee + more ⚾️
Check it out ⤵️
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Hucko really impressed in Jupiter. Wrote about him here:
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John Hucko has entered the first-round conversation in our updated 2027 draft rankings 👀
BA's Carlos Collazo says the five-star prep outfielder looks like one of the best pure athletes in this class.
Listen or watch the latest episode of the Draft Podcast here: buff.ly/xaIhzPQ
Sato has been outstanding this fall. Mid to high 90s with a plus splitter. Logged another fantastic outing today against outside competition.
Jacob Rudner retweeted
Alabama is bringing on a young impact arm in Michael Senay 💪
Senay earned second-team Freshman All-America honors at South Florida in 2026 after posting a 3.78 ERA with 55 strikeouts and 17 walks across 81 innings. Now, the righthander will take his talents to Tuscaloosa ⚾️
BA's top college newcomers:
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BA’s top projected newcomer is James Tronstein, which makes Vanderbilt the only team in the SEC to have a freshman as the top newcomer.
(And it’s not due to having a small or bad transfer class either!)
Newcomers to know 👀
We looked at incoming freshmen and transfers for every P4 school.
These are the new faces who could impact the 2027 college baseball season.
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Jacob Rudner retweeted
Newcomers to know 👀
We looked at incoming freshmen and transfers for every P4 school.
These are the new faces who could impact the 2027 college baseball season.
baseballamerica.com/stories/…
Jacob Rudner retweeted
BA's Jacob Rudner has more college fall ball intel on Liberty, Tennessee and UCLA 📝
One thing these programs have in common? Their pitching staffs look impressive. More ⤵️
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Jacob Rudner retweeted
Our latest @BaseballAmerica Fall Intel dives into a @LibertyBaseball team loaded up for another big season.
Also included: several @Vol_Baseball newcomers are impressing, notes from the UCLA-LBSU fall game and a breakdown of @RedbirdBaseball’s roster.
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Our latest @BaseballAmerica Fall Intel dives into a @LibertyBaseball team loaded up for another big season.
Also included: several @Vol_Baseball newcomers are impressing, notes from the UCLA-LBSU fall game and a breakdown of @RedbirdBaseball’s roster.
baseballamerica.com/stories/…
Another fun fact for you: If Lawson goes 1-1 he’d be the first Canadian ever to top the draft and just the third player born outside the contiguous United States, joining Travis Bazzana (Australia) and Carlos Correa (Puerto Rico).
We made a switch at the top of our rankings with @GatorsBB shortstop Brendan Lawson now in the No. 1 spot. It’s the best hit-power combo in the class with solid athleticism to boot. Could become the first Gator in any major sport to be selected first overall.
We made a switch at the top of our rankings with @GatorsBB shortstop Brendan Lawson now in the No. 1 spot. It’s the best hit-power combo in the class with solid athleticism to boot. Could become the first Gator in any major sport to be selected first overall.
Florida shortstop Brendan Lawson tops BA's newly-updated 2027 MLB Draft Rankings 👀
The new list with detailed scouting reports is now available on the BA website ⤵️
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BA's Jacob Rudner delivers scouting reports on Derek Vazquez, Isaias Torres, Alec Cabrera and other class of 2028 standouts from the WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Florida ⤵️
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Jacob Rudner retweeted
"There's a natural ease to [Derek] Vazquez's game," says BA's Jacob Rudner. 😮💨
The four-star prep prospect ranks No. 2 in the 2028 high school class.
Here's why he impressed at PG's 2026 WWBA Championship: buff.ly/w07WlXu
Join us live!
We're getting ready to go live on the @baseballamerica Hot Sheet show at 3 p.m. We're scheduled to talk with Brewers' AFL prospect Jett Williams and Rays' AFL prospect Nathan Flewelling.
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Big add for the Longhorns. Sperandio is already 93-95 and touches 96 with feel to spin a pair of breaking balls. Another weapon in pitching coach Max Weiner’s arsenal.
News: Grant Sperandio, a four-star ⭐️ RHP and Baseball America’s No. 28 player in the 2027 class, is graduating early and will join the @TexasBaseball team for the 2027 season.
The Longhorns had the No. 4 recruiting class in the country for 2026 and are adding another premium arm to an already standout pitching group.
Jacob Rudner retweeted
California SS Carter Hadnot, the top uncommitted player in the 2027 class, has committed to @OU_Baseball.
More on his commitment, plus a Q&A with Hadnot about his decision, his summer and his goals moving forward:
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Huge addition to Oklahoma’s 2027 class.
Carter Hadnot, a five-star 2027 prep shortstop, is committing to Oklahoma ⚾️
Hadnot is a projected first-rounder in the 2027 MLB Draft, but if he makes it to campus, it will be for the three-time national champion Sooners 🏆️
2027 prep rankings:
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