Gators' 2019 Class Ranked No. 3 by Baseball America

Baseball America released its 2019 recruiting rankings on Thursday and the Florida Gators checked in at No. 3 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 third behind Vanderbilt and Ole Miss. The Southeastern Conference accounted for six of the top 10 classes.

The Gators incoming class includes 15 newcomers -- 13 freshmen and two transfers. For the seventh year in a row, UF had at least five players from the BA 500.

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).

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.

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2019 SIGNING CLASS

Name (BA 500 Rank)	POS	HT	WT	B-T	Hometown	High School (Previous School)
Hunter Barco (32)	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 (364)	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 (194)	RHP	6-3	185	R-R	Labelle, Fla.	Labelle
Isaac Nunez (453)	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 (333)	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 (233)	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

Baseball America 2019 Recruiting Rankings
1. Vanderbilt
2. Mississippi
3. Florida
4. Texas Christian
5. UCLA
6. Mississippi State
7. Louisiana State
8. Arizona State
9. Auburn
10. Texas
11. South Carolina
12. Miami
13. Clemson
14. Oklahoma State
15. Alabama
16. Virginia
17. North Carolina
18. Georgia Tech
19. Stanford
20. Louisville
21. Maryland
22. Oklahoma
23. Texas A&M
24. Arizona
25. Brigham Young

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