Herd Baseball Announces 2019 Recruiting Class

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall head baseball coach Jeff Waggoner announced his program's 2019 recruiting class on Wednesday.

"Recruiting coordinator Joe Renner and assistant coach Brian Karlet did a great job of filling the needs in this year's class," said head coach Jeff Waggoner. "We are not only excited about their abilities on the diamond, but also the type of people they are. They all come from quality families and do very well in the classroom."

The list of newcomers is below:

Jordan Billups
San Antonio, Texas
Height: 6'0
Weight: 200
Bats/Throws: R/R

Sophomore outfielder at Midland Junior College … Batted .346 with eight home runs, five triples, 15 doubles and 48 RBIs as a freshman at Midland … Second-team all-state as a high school senior.

Nick Jodway
Morganton, North Carolina
Height: 6'2
Weight: 230
Bats/Throws: R/R

Sophomore right-handed pitcher/outfielder at Howard Junior College … Batted .300 with two home runs in limited playing time due to injury as a freshman at Howard … Two-time all-conference honoree in high school as well as a preseason underclass All-American.

John Cheatwood
Chino, California
Height: 6'3
Weight: 202
Bats/Throws: R/R

Sophomore right-handed pitcher at Lincoln Trail Junior College … Class 4A all-state honorable mention selection as a high school senior … Also the Palladium-Item Player of the Year in 2016.

Jeff Purnell
Florence, Kentucky
Height: 6'3
Weight: 215
Bats/Throws: R/R

Sophomore right-handed pitcher at John Logan Junior College … Third-team all-state honoree as a high school senior in Kentucky … Perfect Game Top 500 selection as a senior.

Cody Sharp
Kenova, West Virginia
Height: 6'1
Weight: 217
Bats/Throws: L/L

Senior left-handed pitcher at Spring Valley High School … Second-team All-MSAC as a junior in 2018.

Brady Garrison
Shawnee, Kansas
Height: 6'2
Weight: 225
Bats/Throws: R/R

Sophomore catcher at Neosho Junior College … Batted .373 with six home runs, 22 doubles and 52 RBIs as a freshman at Neosho … Threw out 26 of 50 would-be base-stealers … Named to the All-Jayhawk Conference team in 2018 … All-state selection as a high school senior in 2017.

Ryan Leitch
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Height: 6'2
Weight: 210
Bats/Throws: R/R

Won a gold medal with Team Ontario at the 2018 Canada Cup, where he was also named the top catcher ... Named to the 2018 Perfect Game All-Tournament Team at Jupiter World Wood Bat ... Earned the 2017 Lou Gehrig Courage Award from his summer team, the Toronto Mets ... Won the 15 and under national title with Team Ontario in 2016 ... Named the 2015 Eastern Ontario Player of the Year.

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