Baseball America ranks LSU's 2027 baseball class No. 1, led by five five-star recruits
Jay Johnson's next wave is the best in the country. 🐯⚾ Baseball America ranked LSU's 2027 recruiting class No. 1 nationally as the early signing period opened Wednesday. • Five five-star recruits: SS Sebastian Castillo, OF Drake Hawpe, OF/SS Jacob Seamon, RHP Samir Mohammed, SS Graham Houston •…
Wednesday opened the signing period for college baseball's 2027 class, and Baseball America put LSU at the top of its national recruiting rankings. The Tigers' class has five five-star recruits: shortstop Sebastian Castillo, outfielder Drake Hawpe, outfielder/shortstop Jacob Seamon, right-hander Samir Mohammed and shortstop Graham Houston. BA lists six three-star recruits behind them: catcher Caden Borcherding, right-handers Quinn Fitzpatrick and Greyson Parker, lefty Kade Luker, third baseman Koa Romero and outfielder Jordin Griffin. BA's scouting notes: Castillo is among the nation's premier pure hitters. Hawpe is a polished left-handed bat with contact, plate discipline and raw power. Seamon, a plus-running 6-foot-5 athlete, may have the highest ceiling in the group. Houston is one of the class's best defensive shortstops and a switch-hitter. Mohammed's fastball touches 99 mph with a double-plus changeup. Texas ranks second and Tennessee third in BA's top 25. The caveat BA itself flags: a signature guarantees little in college baseball. All five headliners have early-round MLB draft potential, so how many reach Alex Box Stadium depends on next July. LSU did steer several prized 2026 recruits past the draft, including lefty Logan Schmidt, Malachi Washington and Dominic Santarelli. It comes on a big signing day across LSU: men's basketball signed five-star guards Reese Alston and King Gibson, and women's basketball signed five-star center Caroline Bradley.
