Herd Baseball Announces 2027 Signing Class - Marshall University Athletics

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University Baseball Head Coach Greg Beals announced the team's 2027 Signing Class on Wednesday.

"I am excited about these seven young men and their future," Beals said. "As we continue to develop as a program it is important to attract the top talent in our state to Marshall University and that we did with five of these student-athletes being from the great state of West Virginia. Character, baseball skill, academic success, competitors and winners best describe this recruiting class. This group is obviously talented, but what excites us the most is that their best baseball is still ahead of them and we are excited to be part of that player development. Throughout the evaluation process we fell in love with how these guys play the game and during their recruitment we found that they are perfect fits for our program."

The team's signing class features five West Virginians in Tyler Baxter (Hurricane), Bryan Casto (Ripley), Jon Fala (Charleston), Ryan Nipper (Morgantown) and Brogan Samms (St. Albans).

Beals' class is completed by Keegan Reuscher, hailing from Pickerington, Ohio, and Ryan Wilberding from Libertyville, Illinois.

"Recruiting elite student-athletes requires the tireless work of our entire staff and department," Beals said. "I greatly appreciate the support and contributions made by Taylor Kennedy, our Academic Coach, and Bryan Booth, our Athletic Trainer. Our recruiting efforts are led by Tim Donnelly our Associate Head Coach and recruiting coordinator, but it takes work from the whole team, Pitching Coach Aaron Blair, Assistant Coach Blair Everhart and Assistant Coach Jay Kehoe."

Tyler Baxter
INF – L/R
6'1
Hurricane HS – Hurricane, WV
HS Coach – Brian Sutphin
Summer Team – SBA National
"Tyler can flat out hit. He has the ability to hit for average and power. A corner infielder who will get work at both third base and first base. I look forward to seeing his bat in our line-up."

Bryson Casto
INF – L/R
5'10
Ripley HS – Ripley, WV
HS Coach – Shane Casto
Summer Team – Hit Dogs Ohio
"Bryson is a pure baseball player who can do it all on the field. A left-handed hitter with great bat to ball skills – Bryson is also a great baserunner with base stealing ability as well as an elite defender who should make an immediate impact."

Jon Fala
INF – R/R
6'0
George Washington HS – Charleston, WV
HS Coach – Mike Davis
Summer Team – Dirtbags
"Jon has big baseball talent. A strong defender with the arm strength to play on the left side of the infield. Jon has dynamic offensive skills combining power to drive in runs and the speed to score runs."

Ryan Nipper
OF – R/R
6'2
Morgantown HS – Morgantown, WV
HS Coach – Pat Sherald
Summer Team – Mid-Atlantic Red Sox
"Ryan is a ball player. An outfielder with right field arm strength and the ability to make plays with both his glove and arm. Offensively, he has very good zone awareness and a little pop in that bat – combined with his foot speed, extra-base hits are on the way."

Keegan Reuscher
LHP
5'11
Pickerington North HS – Pickerington, OH
HS Coach – Tim Thomas
Summer Team – SBA - Ohio
"Keegan is a lefty with the ability to really spin the baseball. That spin creates great movement on his fast ball and great tilt on his curve ball. Keegans player development has really come along he recently and we look forward continuing that trend."

Brogan Samms
RHP/INF – R/R
6'0
St. Albans HS – St. Albans, WV
HS Coach – Rick Whitman
Summer Team – Hit Dogs Ohio
"Brogan comes into our program as a two-way player with the ability to contribute both in the infield and on the mound as a right-handed pitcher. Brogan is one of the top athletes (basketball) in our state, and we are excited to see his baseball skill take off when he begins to focus on one sport."

Ryan Wilberding
C – R/R
6'1
Libertyville HS – Libertyville, IL
HS Coach – Matt Thompson
Summer Team – Slammers
"Ryan is a prototype catcher with strong receiving skills behind the plate and big-time arm strength to control the running game. Offensively, he brings bat speed and strength that produces high exit velocities and power potential."

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