The transformation of Kansas University’s baseball program into coach Ritch Price’s own is now in full swing.
The first-year KU coach announced Wednesday the signing of 10 players for the 2004 season, and two more that will be eligible to play this spring.
“This is the finest recruiting class that I have been associated with in my nine years at the Division I level,” Price said in a statement.
Price, hired in June to fix a team that finished 5-21 in the Big 12 in 2002, has snagged three players currently playing in California. He coached at Cal Poly-St. Luis Obispo before joining the Jayhawks. All three players will join the squad in the fall of 2003.
Right-hander Kenny Falconer and catcher Tanner Munsey plan to start practicing with the team in January and be eligible to play when KU opens on Jan. 24.
“We expect Kenny to make an immediate impact in our program,” Price said. “He has the potential to be a high draft pick in the upcoming professional draft.
“Tanner is a big, strong, physical catcher with an outstanding throwing arm. He will add much needed depth behind the plate for us.”
Of the 12 recruits to sign on the dotted line, only Sean Land, a 6-foot-6 left-hander, will come straight out of high school.
“He has tremendous size, bat speed, and power at the plate,” Price said. “On the mound, his fastball has been clocked in the upper 80s. He has the potential to be a big-time player at KU.”
Tanner Munsey, C, Durham, N.H. (Community College of Rhode Island)
Mike Dudley, 1B, Pueblo, Colo. (Garden City Community College)
Travis Dunlap, 3B, Phoenix, Ore. (Porterville College)John Fumagalli, LHP, Naperville, Ill. (Neosho County Community College)
Jacob Jean, LHP, Antelope, Calif. (Cosumnes River College)
Sean Land, LHP, Greenwood, Mo. (Lee’s Summit, Mo., HS)
Clint Schambach, RHP, Elgin, Ill. (Elgin Community College)
Andy Scholl, OF, Albuquerque, N.M. (Lamar Community College)
Justin Sibley, OF, Las Vegas, Nev. (Community College of Southern Nevada)
Jared Schweitzer, INF, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada (University of Lethbridge)
Sean Richardson, C, Vista, Calif. (Palomar Community College)
The transformation of Kansas University’s baseball program into coach Ritch Price’s own is now in full swing.
The first-year KU coach announced Wednesday the signing of 10 players for the 2004 season, and two more that will be eligible to play this spring.
“This is the finest recruiting class that I have been associated with in my nine years at the Division I level,” Price said in a statement.
Price, hired in June to fix a team that finished 5-21 in the Big 12 in 2002, has snagged three players currently playing in California. He coached at Cal Poly-St. Luis Obispo before joining the Jayhawks. All three players will join the squad in the fall of 2003.
Right-hander Kenny Falconer and catcher Tanner Munsey plan to start practicing with the team in January and be eligible to play when KU opens on Jan. 24.
“We expect Kenny to make an immediate impact in our program,” Price said. “He has the potential to be a high draft pick in the upcoming professional draft.
“Tanner is a big, strong, physical catcher with an outstanding throwing arm. He will add much needed depth behind the plate for us.”
Of the 12 recruits to sign on the dotted line, only Sean Land, a 6-foot-6 left-hander, will come straight out of high school.
“He has tremendous size, bat speed, and power at the plate,” Price said. “On the mound, his fastball has been clocked in the upper 80s. He has the potential to be a big-time player at KU.”
Tanner Munsey, C, Durham, N.H. (Community College of Rhode Island)
Mike Dudley, 1B, Pueblo, Colo. (Garden City Community College)
Travis Dunlap, 3B, Phoenix, Ore. (Porterville College)John Fumagalli, LHP, Naperville, Ill. (Neosho County Community College)
Jacob Jean, LHP, Antelope, Calif. (Cosumnes River College)
Sean Land, LHP, Greenwood, Mo. (Lee’s Summit, Mo., HS)
Clint Schambach, RHP, Elgin, Ill. (Elgin Community College)
Andy Scholl, OF, Albuquerque, N.M. (Lamar Community College)
Justin Sibley, OF, Las Vegas, Nev. (Community College of Southern Nevada)
Jared Schweitzer, INF, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada (University of Lethbridge)
Sean Richardson, C, Vista, Calif. (Palomar Community College)
The transformation of Kansas University’s baseball program into coach Ritch Price’s own is now in full swing.
The first-year KU coach announced Wednesday the signing of 10 players for the 2004 season, and two more that will be eligible to play this spring.
“This is the finest recruiting class that I have been associated with in my nine years at the Division I level,” Price said in a statement.
Price, hired in June to fix a team that finished 5-21 in the Big 12 in 2002, has snagged three players currently playing in California. He coached at Cal Poly-St. Luis Obispo before joining the Jayhawks. All three players will join the squad in the fall of 2003.
Right-hander Kenny Falconer and catcher Tanner Munsey plan to start practicing with the team in January and be eligible to play when KU opens on Jan. 24.
“We expect Kenny to make an immediate impact in our program,” Price said. “He has the potential to be a high draft pick in the upcoming professional draft.
“Tanner is a big, strong, physical catcher with an outstanding throwing arm. He will add much needed depth behind the plate for us.”
Of the 12 recruits to sign on the dotted line, only Sean Land, a 6-foot-6 left-hander, will come straight out of high school.
“He has tremendous size, bat speed, and power at the plate,” Price said. “On the mound, his fastball has been clocked in the upper 80s. He has the potential to be a big-time player at KU.”
Tanner Munsey, C, Durham, N.H. (Community College of Rhode Island)
Mike Dudley, 1B, Pueblo, Colo. (Garden City Community College)
Travis Dunlap, 3B, Phoenix, Ore. (Porterville College)John Fumagalli, LHP, Naperville, Ill. (Neosho County Community College)
Jacob Jean, LHP, Antelope, Calif. (Cosumnes River College)
Sean Land, LHP, Greenwood, Mo. (Lee’s Summit, Mo., HS)
Clint Schambach, RHP, Elgin, Ill. (Elgin Community College)
Andy Scholl, OF, Albuquerque, N.M. (Lamar Community College)
Justin Sibley, OF, Las Vegas, Nev. (Community College of Southern Nevada)
Jared Schweitzer, INF, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada (University of Lethbridge)
Sean Richardson, C, Vista, Calif. (Palomar Community College)
The transformation of Kansas University’s baseball program into coach Ritch Price’s own is now in full swing.
The first-year KU coach announced Wednesday the signing of 10 players for the 2004 season, and two more that will be eligible to play this spring.
“This is the finest recruiting class that I have been associated with in my nine years at the Division I level,” Price said in a statement.
Price, hired in June to fix a team that finished 5-21 in the Big 12 in 2002, has snagged three players currently playing in California. He coached at Cal Poly-St. Luis Obispo before joining the Jayhawks. All three players will join the squad in the fall of 2003.
Right-hander Kenny Falconer and catcher Tanner Munsey plan to start practicing with the team in January and be eligible to play when KU opens on Jan. 24.
“We expect Kenny to make an immediate impact in our program,” Price said. “He has the potential to be a high draft pick in the upcoming professional draft.
“Tanner is a big, strong, physical catcher with an outstanding throwing arm. He will add much needed depth behind the plate for us.”
Of the 12 recruits to sign on the dotted line, only Sean Land, a 6-foot-6 left-hander, will come straight out of high school.
“He has tremendous size, bat speed, and power at the plate,” Price said. “On the mound, his fastball has been clocked in the upper 80s. He has the potential to be a big-time player at KU.”
Tanner Munsey, C, Durham, N.H. (Community College of Rhode Island)
Mike Dudley, 1B, Pueblo, Colo. (Garden City Community College)
Travis Dunlap, 3B, Phoenix, Ore. (Porterville College)John Fumagalli, LHP, Naperville, Ill. (Neosho County Community College)
Jacob Jean, LHP, Antelope, Calif. (Cosumnes River College)
Sean Land, LHP, Greenwood, Mo. (Lee’s Summit, Mo., HS)
Clint Schambach, RHP, Elgin, Ill. (Elgin Community College)
Andy Scholl, OF, Albuquerque, N.M. (Lamar Community College)
Justin Sibley, OF, Las Vegas, Nev. (Community College of Southern Nevada)
Jared Schweitzer, INF, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada (University of Lethbridge)
Sean Richardson, C, Vista, Calif. (Palomar Community College)
Kansas University’s baseball team has added Nebraska-Omaha to its schedule. The first pitch is slated for 5 p.m. today at Hoglund Ballpark.
Kansas University’s baseball team has added Nebraska-Omaha to its schedule. The first pitch is slated for 5 p.m. today at Hoglund Ballpark.
Kansas University’s baseball team has added Nebraska-Omaha to its schedule. The first pitch is slated for 5 p.m. today at Hoglund Ballpark.
Kansas University’s baseball team has added Nebraska-Omaha to its schedule. The first pitch is slated for 5 p.m. today at Hoglund Ballpark.
Kansas University’s baseball team has signed three athletes to national letters of intent, the school announced Wednesday.
The future Jayhawks are Cypress College teammates Chris George and Adam Rachlin, and Highlands Ranch (Colo.) High senior Andy Lytle. George is a 6-foot-2 sophomore right-handed pitcher, Rachlin a 6-0 outfielder.
Rachlin also plays point guard for Cypress, which produced former KU basketball standout Eric Pauley and baseball All-American Josh Kliner.
“We are extremely excited to have Chris join our ball club. He is a solid pitcher who comes from a successful junior college,” KU coach Bobby Randall said. “Adam is a very promising baseball player. He brings a lot of his point guard skills to the baseball field and can really cover some ground defensively.”
Lytle, a 6-1 second-team all-league shortstop, set a school record with a .520 average last season, and was 5-0 with a 3.50 ERA as a pitcher.
