College Baseball Recruiting Buzz: Latest Commits For Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Duke & More

The Latest Top 150 Commitments For 2026

Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt continues to stockpile high-upside pitching for its 2026 class. The latest two commits for the Commodores are a pair of top 100 players in righthanders Eli Herst (No. 21) and Hudson Alpert (No. 84), giving Vanderbilt six of the top 150 players in the class, including five pitchers.

Herst, who is from Washington, is a 6-foot-4, 190-pounds long, lanky pitcher with excellent extension on a fastball that has touched 93 mph from his low three-quarters slot. He has the look of a pitcher who should be throwing in them mid-90s soon and could reach the upper-90s. Herst has a good track record of strike-throwing and shows feel for multiple offspeed weapons, giving him a starter look. Alpert, a Colorado native, looked especially sharp in August at the Area Code Games underclass event. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound rigfhthander attacked hitters up in the zone with a fastball that touched 93 at the event and showed a sharp, two-plane slider to miss bats.

They join lefthander Sean Duncan (No. 33), shortstop Aiden Ruiz (No. 51) and righthanders Keller Bradley (No. 122) and David Hinojosa (No. 129) in Vanderbilt’s 2026 class.

Texas A&M

Connor Comeau, the No. 26 player for 2026, is a shortstop at Anderson High in Austin, Tex. who announced his commitment to Texas A&M on Monday. Comeau is one of the youngest players in the 2026 class and has a long, skinny build at 6-foot-4, 180 pounds. Even without much strength on his frame yet, Comeau has good bat speed and already drives the ball well to all fields from a fluid lefthanded stroke, giving him a chance to grow into plus power. Comeau has a strong arm and experience at shortstop, though third base or potentially an outfield corner could be defensive homes for him ,as well. Comeau joins outfielder Ryan Harwood (No. 64) as two big lefthanded bats in Texas A&M’s 2026 class and three top 100 recruits along with outfielder Judson Dowell (No. 99).

Florida

Florida added to what was already a strong 2026 class with a commitment from 6-foot-8, 200-pound righthander Denton Lord, the No. 76 player for 2026. Lord, who attends South Walton High in in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla, has a towering, projectable frame and a fastball that’s already up to 94 mph and looks like a potential upper-90s arm. There’s feel to spin a mid-70s curveball that is ahead of his changeup, but it’s his fastball that’s his best pitch, and he pitches heavily off that heater. The Gators now have five top 100 players committed from the 2026 class with outfielder Brady Harris (No. 4), righthander Ethan Wheeler (No. 20), third baseman/righthander C.J. Sampson (No. 25) and righthander Cameron Hanes (No. 68) and seven in the top 150 with shortstop/righthander Keaton Neal (No. 110) and outfielder Lorenzo Laurel (No. 132).

Tennessee

Tennessee pulled a strong in-state recruit with a commitment from righthander Michael Teasley, the No. 82 player in the 2026 class. Teasley just turned 16 in August, so he’s young for a 2026. While he doesn’t jump out physically with his compact 6-foot, 190-pound frame, there’s high-end stuff coming out of his hand. He’s an athletic righthander up to 93 mph with the arm speed suggesting more velocity still to come. The separator for him is his curveball, which has extremely tight spin with good depth to project as a potential out pitch.

Joining Teasley as another recent in-state commit for Tennessee’s future pitching staff is righthander Cade Allen, the No. 121 player in the 2026 class. Allen, out of South Gibson County High in Medina, Tenn., threw strikes at a high clip this summer with a fastball that’s up to 92 mph with good extension from his low release height. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound righthander showed the ability to get swing-and-miss with his slider throughout the summer circuit and flashed good action on his changeup at times.

Teasley and Allen give the Volunteers nine commits ranked among the top 150 players in the 2026 class, joining shortstop Steele Hall (No. 30), righthander Gannon Grant (No. 56), third baseman Brady Marshall (No. 89), shortstops Jaxson Wood (No. 95), Colten Springall (No. 107), Landon Thome (No. 142) and Jack Dugan (No. 144).

Oklahoma State

There are few players in the 2026 class who stack up with outfielder Jeffrey-Todd Darden in terms of explosiveness and tools. Darden, a center fielder from Texas ranked No. 93 for 2026, is an outstanding athlete with a strong, lean frame (6 feet, 175 pounds) and plus-plus speed with the range to handle a premium position. There’s some rawness to his game at the plate, but his explosiveness also shows up in his bat speed and ability to drive the ball with high-end impact when he does connect. The raw tool set and athleticism will be enticing to MLB clubs leading into the 2026 draft—see how the Red Sox paid shortstop Nazzan Zanetello $3 million as a second-round pick in 2023—but there’s exciting power/speed potential if the Cowboys can get him to campus.

More Recent 2026 Commitments

Duke

Righthander Wes Peterson is a 6-foot-3, 195-pound righthander from California who committed to Duke. He pitches from a low slot with a lively, tailing fastball that has a lot of wiggle in the upper-80s to low-90s. It’s a pitch he throws for strikes at a high clip and allows him to breeze through lineups with an east-west attack. Peterson’s fastball is his best pitch, with a slider into the low-80s and a low-80s changeup rounding out his repertoire.

Outfielder Cannon Murtaugh (Florida) is another recent Duke commit. Murtaugh is 5-foot-10, 180 pounds with a high hand setup, a wide base and simple lower half load with a heel turn and a direct path to the ball from the right side of the plate. He makes frequent contact and hangs in well against breaking stuff—over the summer he singled off a curveball from Trey Rangel, the top pitcher in the 2026 class—with gap power. His athleticism and above-average speed give him a chance to handle center field at the next level, as well.

The Blue Devils also picked up a commitment from righthander Griffin Loy (Kentucky). Loy has a physical 6-foot-5, 220-pound frame with a fastball that has touched 92 mph. There’s feel to spin a sweeping slider into the low-80s and he throws an occasional changeup, but it’s primarily a fastball/breaking ball attack.

Vanderbilt

Righthander Jimmy Huard (Florida) committed to Vanderbilt, joining a slew of talented arms in its 2026 class. Huard was up to 92 mph this summer, then at the WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla. this month ticked up to 94 during an outing in which he struck out the first five batters he faced. He has more room to fill out his 6-foot-3, 195-pound build with a mid-to-upper 70s slider and occasional changeup in the low-to-mid 80s.

South Carolina

South Carolina added a shortstop from Kansas with one of the better bat-to-ball skills in the 2026 class in Brady Stewart. He’s 6-foot-1, 175 pounds with a mature offensive approach for his age. Stewart tracks pitches well and is able to accelerate the barrel into the zone quickly, allowing him to let the ball travel deep before starting his short, quick swing. He stays through the middle of the field and hits line drives with gap power. He has the defensive actions and aptitude to handle a middle infield spot at the collegiate level, whether it’s at shortstop or second base.

South Carolina also received a commitment from Colton Semmelmann, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound lefty from Wisconsin for 2026. His fastball touches 90 mph and he flashes feel to spin a curveball into the low-70s that should be more effective once he adds more strength and power behind his stuff.

Kentucky

Kentucky landed a commitment from Robert Omidi, a 2026 infielder from Canada. Omidi, 6-foot-1, 185 pounds, is a lefthanded hitter with a patient approach, good sense of the strike zone and quick hands, showing the offensive components to get on base with occasional over-the-fence juice. He could fit at second, third or potentially an outfield corner at the collegiate level.

Georgia Tech

Brett Slymen (California) is a 2026 righthander who committed to Georgia Tech. Slyman is a deeper projection arm with a tall, lean frame (6-foot-4, 185 pounds) that has a lot of space left to add strength and grow a fastball that’s in the mid-to-upper 80s. He throws from a near over-the-top slot to pitch with steep downhill plane with a curveball that he shows feel to spin and plays well off his heater with big depth.

Wake Forest

Righthander Ethan Wachsmann, a recent 2026 Wake Forest commit from Colorado, popped up in July at the Prep Baseball Report Future Games, where he touched 91 mph with solid carry to his fastball. He’s 6-foot-4, 200 pounds, the ball comes out of his hand well and he’s one the younger end of the 2026 class, so there should be more velocity coming. His high-spin breaking ball with three-quarters action has the raw ingredients to develop into a bigger swing-and-miss pitch with continued refinement.

Clemson

Righthander Kayden McGlauflin (North Carolina), a 2026 Clemson commit, is 6-foot-1, 190 pounds with a strong lower half who gets deep into his legs in his delivery with an open stride and fires a fastball up to 92 mph. He threw his fastball for strikes at a high clip this year on the travel circuit and flashed the ability to get swing-and-miss with a sharp slider when he snapped it off properly with hard, two-plane bite.

Arkansas

Catcher Max Holland from Conway (Ark.) High West committed to Arkansas. Holland is 6-foot-1, 200 pounds with an accurate barrel, taking a direct hand path to the ball with little swing-and-miss throughout the summer and gap power. He moves well for a catcher, folds up well behind the plate with good flexibility, blocking skills and has an above-average arm.

Ohio State

The Buckeyes picked up a 2026 catcher from Texas with strong catch-and-throw skills in Jeffrey Claycomb. At 6-foot-1, 200 pounds, Claycomb has soft hands, receives well and has an average arm that plays up with his quick transfer. It’s a solid righthanded bat for a young catcher, too, with a simple righthanded stroke and gap power.

Oregon

Trenton Hertzog, a 2026 infielder at Tualatin (Oreg.) HS, committed to Oregon. Hertzog is 6-foot-1, 190 pounds with an unconventional setup from the left side of the plate, but he has a patient approach, makes frequent contact and uses the whole field. That gives him the components to be a potential high on-base hitter at the collegiate level with the mix of strength and bat speed to grow into solid power, as well.

2025 Commitments

Tennessee

The biggest news of the fall came last week when shortstop Billy Carlson—who had been committed to Vanderbilt—flipped his commitment to Tennessee. Carlson is the No. 5 player in the 2025 class, a shortstop/righthander with legitimate major league potential both as a position player and a pitcher, though it’s his skill as a shortstop that have him in the mix to be a first-round pick next year.

With the way major league clubs view Carlson, there’s a high risk that he signs as a high school draft pick and never makes it to campus, but Tennessee would have an immensely talented player if he does get to school. He’s an excellent defensive shortstop with soft hands and silky actions, floating around at shortstop with a mix of quick-twitch movements and graceful body control to go with a plus-plus arm. Carlson has always been a high-contact hitter with good bat speed, but over the past year his offensive performance has taken a step forward, which has enhanced his draft stock. That profile at shortstop is already going to be highly appealing in the draft, but he’s also a promising pitcher as an athletic righthander with a fastball up to 97 mph and a high-spin breaking ball. Carlson is a high school and travel ball teammate of righthander Seth Hernandez, the No. 2 player in the 2025 class and a Vanderbilt commit, along with shortstop Brady Ebel (an LSU commit ranked No. 8), so there will be plenty of eyes on him next spring.

Texas A&M

Texas A&M pulled in a commitment from third baseman Boston Kellner, the No. 27 player in the 2025 class. Kellner, 6 feet, 205 pounds, is a strong, well-proportioned righthanded hitter with an impressive offensive track record. He’s a pull-oriented hitter with the strength to drive the ball out of the park, though in games he often takes a more contact-oriented approach with a short, balanced swing. Kellner has experience all over the infield with the tool set that should fit well at third base both at the collegiate level and in pro ball.

Arkansas

Arkansas landed a big commitment from Oklahoma righthander/shortstop Carson Brumbaugh. He didn’t pitch this summer due to an arm issue, but Brumbaugh has shown exciting athleticism and arm speed, dialing his fastball up to 96 mph with good armside run. His slider plays well off his fastball and has been an effective chase pitch to produce empty swings and is ahead of his firm changeup. There are some scouts who prefer Brumbaugh as a shortstop. He’s a solid-average runner with a plus arm and is able to generate excellent bat speed from the right side, which should lead to bigger power as he continues to fill out his 6-foot-2, 195-pound frame, though it does come with swing-and-miss risk.

Michigan

Outfielder Benny Agbayani played in the big leagues from 1998-2002, mostly with the Mets, including their run to the National League Championship Series in 1999 and the World Series in 2000. His son, Bruin Agbayani, has committed to Michigan. A shortstop from Hawaii, Agbayani is 6-foot-2, 185 pounds, with an all-fields, line-drive approach and occasional doubles pop with a solid sense of the strike zone for his age. He’s an average runner with experience at both middle infield spots and the outfield, as well.

South Florida

South Florida added one of the better uncommitted arms in the 2025 class with a commitment from Nolan Bernard. The Georgia righthander has a physical 6-foot-3, 210-pound build and is a solid strike-thrower with a fastball up to 93 mph. His best pitch his his 77-83 mph slider, which piled up swings and misses throughout the summer with sharp, two-plane break when it was at its best. Bernard throws two breaking balls with both a slider and a low-70s curveball with similar spin and different shape off his slider.

Top 20 Uncommitted 2026 Players

1. Jacob Lombard, SS, Fla.

2. Kevin Roberts Jr., OF/RHP, Miss.

3. Keon Johnson, SS, Ga.

4. Jorvorskie Lane Jr., C/OF, Tex.

5. Noah Wilson, OF, Tenn.

6. CJ Weinstein, SS, Calif.

7. Matt Ponatoski, SS, Ohio

8. Landon Schutte, RHP, Calif.

9. Malachi Washington, OF, Ga.

10. Wessley Robertson, OF, Ga.

11. Bo Holloway, LHP, Tenn.

12. Kaden Waechter, RHP, Fla.

13. Ethan Bass, SS, Ill.

14. Chandler Hart, LHP, Tex.

15. Eric Booth Jr., OF, Miss.

16. Cooper Sides, RHP, Calif.

17. Tucker Long, RHP, Iowa

18. Anthony Murphy, OF, Calif.

19. Deion Cole, OF/3B, Ga.

20. Dax Hardcastle, RHP, Calif.