Gators 2018 Class Ranked No. 5 By Baseball America

Baseball America released its 2018 recruiting rankings on Wednesday and the Florida Gators checked in at No. 5.

For the sixth year in a row, the Gators coaching staff has brought in a top-five recruiting class. Florida has had a top five class eight times in 11 years under head coach Kevin O'Sullivan.

UF's class ranked third among Southeastern Conference teams, behind LSU (#1) and Vanderbilt (#2).

Despite losing five signees to the 2018 MLB Draft, the Gators incoming class includes 14 newcomers -- nine freshmen and five transfers. For the sixth year in a row, UF had at least five players from the BA 500.

Five incoming freshmen were selected in the 2018 MLB Draft: including outfielder Kendrick Calilao (30th round, Cardinals), right-hander Nick Pogue (33rd round, Rockies), infielder Cory Acton (39th round, Tigers), right-hander David Luethje (40th round, Rays) and right-hander Ben Specht (40th round, Dodgers).

Baseball America's recruiting rankings are based on players who enroll at school each fall. Athletes who initially signed letters of intent with a school but then signed a pro contract after being drafted do not count in the overall evaluation.

Florida went 49-21 last season and advanced to the College World Series for the fourth year in a row. The Gators earned a top-eight national seed for the NCAA tournament for the ninth time in 10 years, the best mark of any school in the country.

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2018 SIGNING CLASS

NAME	HT	WT	B/T	POS.	HOMETOWN	HIGH SCHOOL (Previous School)
Cory Acton	6-0	170	L/R	INF	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	American Heritage School
Justin Alintoff*	6-2	220	R/R	RHP	Jupiter, Fla.	Dwyer HS (Indian River CC)
Kris Armstrong	6-4	215	S/B	INF/RHP/LHP	Jupiter, Fla.	The Benjamin School
Kendrick Calilao	6-1	205	R/R	OF	Kissimmee, Fla.	The First Academy
Christian Flint*	5-11	170	R/R	INF	Delray Beach, Fla.	Community HS (South Carolina/Palm Beach State CC)
Deven Hemenway*	5-10	160	L/L	LHP	Niceville, Fla.	Niceville HS (Sante Fe)
Brock Howard*	5-9	170	S/R	INF	St. Cloud, Fla.	Harmony HS (Clemson/Seminole State CC)
David Luethje	6-5	192	R/R	RHP	Vero Beach, Fla.	Vero Beach HS
Santino Miozzi*	6-2	215	R/R	C	Maracay, Venezuela	Conrad Academy, Orlando (Florida SW CC)
Roberto Pena	6-2	205	R/R	INF/RHP	Caracas, Venezuela	Calvary Christian Academy, Fort Lauderdale
Nick Pogue	6-5	225	R/R	RHP	Melbourne, Fla.	Eau Gallie HS
Christian Scott	6-4	195	R/R	RHP	Parkland, Fla.	Calvary Christian Academy
Ben Specht	6-1	210	R/R	RHP	Fort Myers, Fla.	Evangelical Christian School
Jacob Young	6-0	175	R/R	INF/OF	Ponte Vedra, Fla.	Ponte Vedra HS

*transfer

Baseball America 2018 Recruiting Rankings

1	LSU
2	Vanderbilt
3	Florida State
4	Louisville
5	Florida
6	UCLA
7	Texas A&M
8	Texas
9	Clemson
10	Miami
11	Virginia
12	Mississippi State
13	Arizona
14	Southern Cal
15	Alabama
16	Cal State Fullerton
17	Auburn
18	Texas Tech
19	FIU
20	TCU
21	South Carolina
22	North Carolina
23	Kentucky
24	Illinois
25	Coastal Carolina

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