The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
11.12.2026 | Baseball
Longhorns’ 18-member class ranked No. 2 by Baseball America
AUSTIN, Texas — University of Texas head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle announced the signing of 18 high school standouts on Thursday morning.
"We're really excited about this group of student-athletes and what they bring to our program," Schlossnagle said. "They are talented players who have the work ethic, character and competitiveness we look for at Texas. We believe each of them has the ability to make an impact on our program, both on and off the field. We're looking forward to getting them to Austin and helping them grow as players and people."
The decorated group was ranked second nationally, according to both Baseball America and Perfect Game.
The recruiting class consists of eight players from Texas, five from California, as well as one from Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa and Kansas.
Texas Baseball 2027 Signing Class
Hayden Anderson | LHP | L/L | 6-5 | 220 | West Des Moines, Iowa | Waukee
Luke Armijo | LHP | L/L | 6-1 | 200 | Whittier, Calif. | La Mirada
Beckett Berg | RHP | R/R | 6-5 | 195 | Sherman Oaks, Calif. | Notre Dame
George Ferguson | RHP | R/R | 6-4 | 218 | Abilene, Texas | Abilene
Matthew Fernandez | C | R/R | 5-11 | 175 | Miami Lakes, Fla. | Christopher Columbus
Selvin Garrett | INF | R/R | 5-11 | 170 | Buda, Texas | Johnson
Luke Gladchuk | OF | L/L | 6-0 | 185 | Aledo, Texas | Aledo
Hudson Holt | INF/OF | R/R | 6-2 | 200 | Rockwall, Texas | Rockwall
Ryder Renfro | RHP | R/R | 6-3 | 215 | Kingwood, Texas | Kingwood
Lubin Rincon | INF | L/R | 6-3 | 180 | Pearland, Texas | The Bennett School
Hank Rippy | INF | L/R | 6-2 | 185 | Austin, Texas | Anderson
Ira Rootman | OF | R/R | 6-3 | 195 | Los Angeles, Calif. | Harvard-Westlake
Easton Sarmiento | LHP | L/L | 6-4 | 180 | Chino Hills, Calif. | Ruben S. Ayala
Grant Sperandio | RHP | R/R | 6-2 | 210 | Houston, Texas | Memorial
JJ Utash | OF | R/R | 6-4 | 215 | Gilbert, Ariz. | Williams Field
Cooper Vais | RHP | 6-1 | 200 | Arvada, Colo. | Arvada West
Lukas Waite | RHP | 6-2 | 205 | San Diego, Calif. | Patrick Henry
Grant Westphal | OF | 6-2 | 205 | Leawood, Kan. | Blue Valley
