With baseball season just around the corner, there are plenty of campuses nationwide that are excited about the incoming freshmen that their team will put to the test in the upcoming season in search of a championship.
North Carolina in particular, has five standout freshmen who have made their way to campus and will be looking to have an immediate impact on the Tar Heels baseball team in the spring, according to Perfect Game’s list of the top 500 freshmen.
Three of those five players are in the Top 100 and rank very high in their positional rankings.
Shortstop Lee Sowers is the top-ranked freshman for the Heels at No. 81. He is also the No. 2 ranked shortstop in the class. Following Sowers is shortstop Perry Hargett. Hargett is the No. 89 overall recruit and the top shortstop out of the state of North Carolina.
Just one spot down, right-handed pitcher and outfielder Sawyer Black is the No. 90 player on the list and the top-ranked outfield out of our state.
𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗜𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗨𝗦 ✍🏼
TOP 500: https://t.co/08OwkKTZWM // @PGCollegeBall pic.twitter.com/vBcjbl4x0w
— Perfect Game USA (@PerfectGameUSA) September 18, 2024
Breaking outside of the top 100, Mitch Wilson is No. 181 and the No. 1 ranked catcher out of South Carolina. The last player on the list is Walker McDuffie who comes in at No. 485 and is the No. 9 ranked pitcher in the state. The future is bright for the Tar Heel baseball team.
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