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Coach John Savage signed 8 recruits to National Letters of Intent during the early signing period this season. The signers feature right-handed pitchers Michael Kerman and Joe Ross and catcher Austin Hedges. The group of signees also includes outfielder Eric Snyder and infielders Tyler Goeddel, Chris Keck, Kevin Kramer and Shane Zeile. More details on the link above and I imagine Ryan et al. will have more on these guys. GO BRUINS.

One month into the high school baseball season, it's clear which player has made a big jump to emerge as a much-talked about college and professional prospect: center fielder Trayce Thompson of Rancho Santa Margarita. ..... "There's a lot of buzz about him to see a guy that big and strong and how he plays the game real easy," said UCLA Coach John Savage, who signed Thompson in November. Two weeks ago, Thompson hit two home runs when Santa Margarita upset No. 1-ranked Santa Ana Mater Dei, 4-2. Last season, he hit a home run against first-round draft pick Gerrit Cole of Orange Lutheran. "He definitely has all-the-way-to-the-top potential," Santa Margarita Coach Kris Jondle said. "He's a great athlete, loves baseball and is very fluid."

UCLA has reeled up yet another top 10 recruiting class, checking in at #6 this year. What makes the class so impressive is how highly it's ranked despite bringing in only 8 players while every other program in the top 18 had at least 12 signees. 3 of the top 6 ranked classes come from the Pac 10 and 7 of the top 34.