It’s been a productive recruiting week for Arkansas baseball.
Dave Van Horn and the Razorbacks picked up three commitments in the span of three days: two from the 2018 class and one from 2019.
Tuesday, Magnolia, Texas, outfielder Bryson Kemp pledged to the Razorbacks, becoming their fourth commit in the class of 2019. Wednesday, Greenwood dual-sport star Connor Noland committed to the Hogs. Thursday, Fort Worth, Texas, infielder Zack Gregory followed Noland’s lead to become the Razorbacks’ ninth 2018 commit.
Noland, widely considered the state’s best baseball and football prospect in the class of 2018, plans to pitch for Arkansas’ baseball team and play quarterback for the football team. Noland (6-2, 190) earned all-state honors as a sophomore after going 5-4 with a 1.85 ERA on the mound and hitting .372 with 22 RBIs.
He was rated a 9 on a scale of 10 after attending the 2015 Perfect Game Sunshine South Showcase. He reportedly has a fastball in the low 90s.
Gregory, a 5-foot-8, 145-pound shortstop, bats left-handed and throws right. He hit .343 with two home runs, 12 RBIs and 23 runs scored as a sophomore for Timber Creek in Fort Worth, earning 5-6A Newcomer of the Year honors.
Kemp is a 6-foot, 160-pound outfielder who switch hits and throws right-handed. He also plays third base.