On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy is joined by Shooter Hunt of Prep Baseball to discuss the SEC commits who took part in USA Baseball's 18U national team trials. They talk about the nine Texas players who took part, who the standouts were in the trials, under-the-radar players to watch and much more.
00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction
01:51 Overview of the 2026 Prep Class
03:38 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Highlights
08:58 LSU and Tennessee Recruiting Standouts
15:32 Analyzing Landon Thome
16:25 Gary Morse and Tyler Putnam: Rising Stars
17:45 Spotlight on Kevin Roberts
19:23 Aiden Ruiz: Everyone's Favorite Player
21:21 Jorvorskie Lane: Raw Athleticism
23:33 Underrated Talents: Shawn Sullivan and Trey Ebel
26:21 Vanderbilt's Interesting Class
28:28 TCU's Promising Future
30:57 Concluding Thoughts and Future Prospects
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