Tadlock and the Red Raiders coaching staff has brought in the nation's 24th ranked recruiting class

Jan. 18, 2013

Perfect Game Top 50 Recruiting Rankings | Texas Tech Recruiting Class (2013-14)

LUBBOCK, Texas - For the first time in over a decade, the Texas Tech baseball recruiting class has received a top-25 ranking as Perfect Game tabbed the Red Raiders 2013-2014 recruits as the 24th best recruiting class in the country.

The last time a Tech recruiting class was ranked among the top 25 in the nation was in 2001 when the Red Raiders recruits for the following season was ranked No. 16 by Collegiate Baseball Magazine.

First-year head coach Tim Tadlock - who is known as one of the top recruiters in college baseball - along with assistant coach/recruiting coordinator J-Bob Thomas and pitching coach Ray Hayward put together Tech's early recruiting class which was announced on Nov. 21.

Tech's list of recruits includes 19 student-athletes who will join the Red Raiders in the fall.

Tech is one of five Big 12 programs to rank in the top 25, joining Oklahoma State (No. 17), TCU (No. 19), Oklahoma (No. 21) and ranking one spot ahead of Texas (No. 25). Total, six Big 12 programs appeared in Perfect Game's rankings as Baylor was the last team in the rankings at No. 50.

Perfect Game Top 50 National Team Recruiting Rankings
1. Florida
2. South Carolina
3. Miami (Fla.)
4. LSU
5. Southern California
6. Oregon
7. San Diego
8. North Carolina
9. Georgia Tech
10. UCLA
11. Ole Miss
12. Arkansas
13. Georgia
14. Vanderbilt
15. Florida State
16. Stanford
17. Oklahoma State
18. Texas A&M
19. TCU
20. Mississippi State
21. Oklahoma
22. Virginia
23. Clemson
24. TEXAS TECH
25. Texas
26. Auburn
27. Florida International
28. Louisville
29. Kentucky
30. Central Florida
31. Oregon State
32. Wake Forest
33. Hawaii
34. California
35. East Carolina
36. Cal State Fullerton
37. Nebraska
38. Missouri
39. Arizona
40. Pittsburgh
41. Notre Dame
42. Tulane
43. Houston
44. Arizona State
45. High Point
46. UC Santa Barbara
47. Alabama
48. Virginia Tech
49. Utah
50. Baylor