Baseball America ranks Gamecocks recruiting class No. 5 in the country

South Carolina baseball’s recruiting class has been ranked No. 5 in the nation by Baseball America.

South Carolina is one of six schools from the Southeastern Conference in BA’s top-10 list. It also is the eighth straight season the Gamecocks’ recruiting class has been ranked by Baseball America with four top-10 rankings in that time frame.

“This is definitely a talented group,” coach Mark Kingston said of the recruiting class. “I look forward to seeing them this fall to see who is ready to make an immediate impact.”

Joining the Gamecocks for the 2017-18 academic year are:

Elijah Bowers (Matthews, N.C./Weddington HS), Noah Campbell (Cary, N.C./Cardinal Gibbons HS), Logan Chapman (Liberty, S.C./Liberty HS), Ridge Chapman(Spartanburg, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist College), Parker Coyne (Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinett HS), Eddy Demurias (Miami, Fla./Miami Dade College), Gage Hinson (Spartanburg, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist College), Jordan Holladay (Sumter, S.C./Sumter HS), Kyle Jacobsen (Acworth, Ga./Allatoona HS), Ian Jenkins(Suwanee, Ga./Collins Hill HS), Hunter Lomas (Blythewood, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist College), Carmen Mlodzinski (Hilton Head, S.C./Hilton Head HS), Shane Roberts (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Dywer HS), McClendon Sears (Sumter, S.C./Sumter HS), Jack Stamler (Greenville, S.C./JL Mann HS), Corey Stone(Prosperity/Mid Carolina HS), Mason Streater (Duncan, S.C./Byrnes HS) and Cam Tringali (Columbia/Cardinal Newman HS).

This story was originally published September 12, 2017 at 10:29 AM with the headline "Baseball America ranks Gamecocks recruiting class No. 5 in the country."