LAWRENCE, Kan. – For the third straight year, Kansas baseball has signed the No. 1-ranked junior college recruiting class, The JBB announced. The class assembled by head coach Dan Fitzgerald and his staff will join the team for the 2025-26 academic year.
“I’m proud of our entire staff in bringing in our third consecutive No. 1 JUCO class,” Fitzgerald said. “This class is particularly talented and well balanced. They all come from great programs with strong winning traditions. These guys are going to be great Jayhawks.”
A list of the 10 JUCO signees who make up the No. 1 ranking can be found below.
| 2025 No. 1 JUCO Recruiting Class | |
| Name | Position • Previous School(s) |
| Cade Baldridge | INF • Roff HS/Cowley County CC |
| Dane Ebel | RHP • Lincolnview HS/Lincoln Trail College |
| Savion Flowers | OF • Kenwood Academy HS/Cisco College |
| Tyson LeBlanc | INF • North Vermilion HS/LSU Eunice |
| Augusto Mungarrieta | C • U.E. Colegio Libertador/Rochester Community and Technical College/Northwest Florida State College |
| Jacob O’Day | RHP • Normal Community HS/Heartland CC |
| Jhamil Rivera | OF/RHP • International Baseball Academy/Western Oklahoma State College |
| Frankie Santiago Rivera | C/1B • Leadership Christian Academy/Kansas City Kansas CC |
| Dylan Schlotterback | INF • Lake Travis HS/Paris Junior College |
| Ty Thomson | LHP • Lewis Central HS/Iowa Lakes CC/Des Moines Area CC |
Kansas had eight players from the 2024 roster move on to play professional baseball, the most players in a single year in program history. Six of those eight now playing professionally spent time at a junior college before coming to Kansas (Hunter Cranton, Tegan Cain, Ben Hartl, Evan Shaw, Reese Dutton and J’Briell Easley).
Below is an excerpt from The JBB:
“Their new coaching staff has initiated a rebuilding process that heavily emphasizes recruiting from the junior college level. Both Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald and Recruiting Coordinator Jon Coyne possess extensive connections within the junior college landscape, enabling them to attract top talent and guide the Jayhawks toward their desired goals.”
The Jayhawks will begin the 2025 season on Feb. 14 at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi, Texas, for the fourth straight season. Kansas will be looking to make another jump in 2025 after finishing with an overall record of 31-23 and a 15-15 mark in conference play last season. KU advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship in 2024 for the first time since 2013.
Season tickets for the 2025 Kansas Baseball season are now available. To purchase season tickets, fans can visit the KU online ticket office or call 800-34-HAWKS.
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The No. 1 JUCO class in the nation for the third consecutive year!#RockChalk pic.twitter.com/VkBKRFJZfE
— Kansas Baseball (@KUBaseball) December 10, 2024
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