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College  | Story  | 11/15/2024

Head of the Class: No. 2 Texas

Jheremy Brown     
No. 2 Texas
Full 2025 Recruiting Class

Head Coach: Jim Schlossnagle | Recruiting Coordinator: Nolan Cain
Total Commitments: 18 | Top 100 Commits: 7



Top 5 Recruits

RK
 Name Pos. HT WT B-T High School Hometown ST
4 Kayson Cunningham SS 5-10 178 L-R Johnson San Antonio TX
9 Gavin Fien 3B 6-3 200 R-R Great Oak Temecula CA
15 Anthony Pack Jr. OF 5-11 175 L-L Millikan Lakewood CA
38 Brett Crossland RHP 6-5 241 R-R Mountain Pointe Phoenix AZ
45 Sam Cozart RHP 6-7 235 R-R Wesleyan Christian High Point NC


There's a new sheriff in Austin and his name's Jim Schlossnagle who's coming in fresh off a trip to the College World Series championship appearance with Texas A&M, bringing with him both Recruiting Coordinator Nolan Cain as well as Pitching Coach Max Wiener while also retaining former MLB All-Star Troy Tulowitzki on staff as well. They inherit some real talent already in place for the 2025 season while also bringing in a rather talented freshman class who should be able to contribute day one. 

That said, we're here to talk about the 2025 recruiting class and it's a good one, obviously, as it checks in at number two nationally. Currently at 18 players, this class has a little bit of everything to offer, from top-of-the-class talent to pretty outrageous depth both in the box and on the mound. We'll start at the top with shortstop Kayson Cunningham who switched his commitment this summer to the Longhorns and has built quite the resume already on the national circuit, culminating with him taking home the Jackie Robinson Player of the Year honors at the PG All-American Classic this past August. There's obvious draft risk here for the coaching staff with Cunningham as he checks in at No. 4 nationally and has long possessed one of the more pure swings in the class, showing an innate feel for the barrel while quickly growing into some very real juice. And let's not overlook the fact he's a lock to stick up the middle at the next level, whether college or pro ball. 

Just behind Cunningham are a pair of California natives in Gavin Fien and Anthony Pack Jr. who may reside in the same state but bring very different elements to this class. Fien, a hard hitting third baseman, surged up the rankings this summer with consistent barrel skills, some of the better power in the country, and a defensive skill set and versatility that could see him fill in a variety of needs for the Horns from day one. Pack Jr. is a dynamic athlete with 6.4 speed who you feel could patrol all three outfields spots on his own, showing not only the speed but the first-step instincts and closing abilities in the gaps to rob hitters of would-be extra base hits. He's a left-handed hitter who is coming off a strong showing in Jupiter where he continued to live on the barrel and you certainly can't sleep on the strength despite his 5-foot-11, 175-pound frame. 

Not to sound cliche or overuse the old phrase "everything is bigger in Texas" but tell that to 6-foot-5, 241-pound Brett Crossland or 6-foot-7, 235-pound Sam Cozart, a pair of right-handers who round out the top 5 commits. Crossland has already been up to 97 mph on multiple occasions, spinning a hard curveball while putting together utterly dominant outings throughout 2024. You can't let Cozart's size fool you either; yes he throws hard and gets into the mid-90s, but he also showed a very refine mix of pitches and advanced command, something we saw with an immaculate inning down in Jupiter this past October. 

In fact, the next 9 ranked commits in this Texas class are all arms and feature a variety of traits from the projection of 6-foot-5 lefty Robert X Mitchell who is already working into the low-90s, the hard riding mid-90s heater of Cooper Rummel, or the high-level pitch ability of Jack McKernan. The depth of righties throughout the class is pretty incredible with the likes of Kaleb Rogers, Grady Westphal, Brody Walls, Grayson Boles, Corden Pettey, Jadyn Furgason and Jack Paris, all of whom have worked at least into the low-90s while some have grabbed 94s and 95s already.

It's clear there's an emphasis on arms and it's a good strategy, as they're something you can never have enough of to get through the rigor of a season. Amongst the sea of arms are a pair of outfielders in Maddox Monsour and William Hill, a pair of atheltic specimen's with next-level physicality, but also speed, as both are plus runners with sub-6.6 speed and a track record of success. Speaking of speed, catcher Presley Courville isn't your typical backstop in that he has posted a 6.37 in the 60-yard on top of refined receiving skills, bringing obvious athleticism as well as an above average arm to the catcher position.

It's scary to think this coaching staff is just getting started as we can quickly look ahead and see what they've already begun to build in 2026 (No. 2 class in nation) with a slew of states represented, not just staying in the Lone Star State. They've taken care of business at home in 2025, but even this class you can see the willingness to leave the boarders, stretching from California all the way over to North Carolina.
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