Gators' 2019 Class Ranked No. 2 by Collegiate Baseball

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper released its 2019 recruiting rankings on Monday and the Florida Gators checked in at No. 2 nationally.

For the seventh year in a row, the Gators coaching staff has brought in a top-five recruiting class. Florida has had a top five class nine times in 12 years under head coach Kevin O'Sullivan.

UF's class ranked second behind Vanderbilt. The Southeastern Conference accounted for seven of the top 10 classes according to Collegiate Baseball.

The Gators incoming class includes 15 newcomers -- 13 freshmen and two transfers.

Four incoming freshmen were selected in the 2019 MLB Draft: right-hander Brandon Sproat (7^th round), infielder Josh Rivera (22^nd round), left-hander Hunter Barco (24^th round) and right-hander Tyler Nesbit (32^nd round).

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2019 SIGNING CLASS

Name	POS	HT	WT	B-T	Hometown	High School (Previous School)
Hunter Barco	LHP/1B	6-4	212	L-L	Jacksonville, Fla.	Bolles
Austin Brinling	OF	5-9	160	L-L	Bradenton, Fla.	Out-of-Door Academy
Ryan Cabarcas	LHP	5-11	155	L-L	Pembroke Pines, Fla.	American Heritage
Brock Edge*	OF	6-0	185	L-L	Lake City, Fla.	Columbia (Santa Fe College)
Nathan Hickey	C/INF	6-0	205	L-R	Jacksonville, Fla.	Providence
Kevin Martin	RHP/INF	6-4	220	R-R	Miami, Fla.	Westminster Christian
Hunter Mink	RHP	6-1	195	R-R	Palm Harbor, Fla.	Palm Harbor Univ.
Tyler Nesbitt	RHP	6-3	185	R-R	Labelle, Fla.	Labelle
Isaac Nunez	INF	6-0	190	R-R	Orlando, Fla.	Lake Brantley
Matt Powell	C	6-2	195	R-R	Fort Myers, Fla.	Bishop Verot
Josh Rivera	INF	6-2	205	R-R	Avon Park, Fla.	IMG Academy
Andrew Roberts	RHP/INF	6-2	180	R-R	Altamonte Springs, Fla.	Trinity Prep
Brandon Sproat	RHP	6-2	165	R-R	Pace, Fla.	Pace
Tucker Talbott	OF/RHP	6-3	190	R-R	Atlantic Beach, Fla.	Providence
Trey Van Der Weide*	LHP	6-3	230	L-L	Longwood, Fla.	Lake Brantley (USC Upstate)

*transfer

2019 NCAA Div. I Top-40 Recruiting Rankings by Collegiate Baseball

Vanderbilt
Florida
South Carolina
Ole Miss
Texas Christian
Louisiana State
Alabama
Arizona State
Auburn
Oklahoma State
Arizona
Texas
North Carolina
Clemson
Miami (Fla.)
Arkansas
Mississippi State
Utah
Georgia Tech
Virginia
UCLA
Louisville
Oregon State
Tennessee
Kentucky
Stanford
N.C. State
Coastal Carolina
Oklahoma
Grand Canyon
Florida St.
Missouri
Dallas Baptist
Rice
Missouri State
Michigan
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Houston
East Carolina

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