Diamond Heels' 2021 Recruiting Class Ranked No. 22
January 11, 2022 | Baseball
CHAPEL HILL – The Diamond Heels' 2021 recruiting class has been ranked among the nation's best by DI Baseball, landing at No. 22 to give UNC its third consecutive Top 25 class.
The class is anchored by a foursome of transfers led by 2021 National Junior College Athletic Association Player-of-the-Year Alberto Osuna of Walters State College. He finished the season batting .459 with 25 home runs and leading the nation with 107 RBI in 68 games. Osuna ranked as the outlet's No. 2 junior college transfer entering the fall.
The Tar Heels secured a second Top 15 juco transfer with the signing of left-handed pitcher Brandon Schaeffer from WVU Potomac State Junior College. Schaeffer, who was D1 Baseball's No. 11 juco transfer, averaged nearly 15 strikeouts per nine innings last season, fanning 79 hitters in 47.2 innings.
Carolina also signed four-year letterman Shaddon Peavyhouse from Coastal Carolina. He pitched in 20 games for the Chanticleers last season, 16 out of the bullpen, and held opposing hitters to a .223 batting average. Connor Bovair transferred to UNC after earning All-MAAC Freshman Team honors at Sienna a year ago, averaging 12.13 strikeouts per nine innings.
The freshman class includes a foursome of right-handed pitchers: Nick Argento, Owen Flynn, Alden Segui and Carson Starnes. Argento was tabbed the No. 7 top prospect in Minnesota by Perfect Game, while Starnes was ranked No. 30 in North Carolina. Segui (No. 32) and Flynn (No. 57) each ranked among the top 60 prospects in Florida according to the outlet.
Outfielder Vance Honeycutt was taken by the San Francisco Giants in the 20th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft after leading Salisbury to the 2021 NCHSAA 2A state championship and earning conference Player-of-the-Year honors.
Casey Cook was a two-time all-region shortstop in Virginia and rated as the third-best prospect in the commonwealth and DC according to Prep Baseball Report. Reece Holbrook, son of former Tar Heel and current College of Charleston Head Coach Chad Holbrook, was a three-time all-state selection and helped the Hammond School win a pair of South Carolina state championships. Joe Jaconski was also an all-conference shortstop in Pennsylvania, while Dylan Pence was an all-state pitcher at Cherryville High School.
The class is anchored by a foursome of transfers led by 2021 National Junior College Athletic Association Player-of-the-Year Alberto Osuna of Walters State College. He finished the season batting .459 with 25 home runs and leading the nation with 107 RBI in 68 games. Osuna ranked as the outlet's No. 2 junior college transfer entering the fall.
The Tar Heels secured a second Top 15 juco transfer with the signing of left-handed pitcher Brandon Schaeffer from WVU Potomac State Junior College. Schaeffer, who was D1 Baseball's No. 11 juco transfer, averaged nearly 15 strikeouts per nine innings last season, fanning 79 hitters in 47.2 innings.
Carolina also signed four-year letterman Shaddon Peavyhouse from Coastal Carolina. He pitched in 20 games for the Chanticleers last season, 16 out of the bullpen, and held opposing hitters to a .223 batting average. Connor Bovair transferred to UNC after earning All-MAAC Freshman Team honors at Sienna a year ago, averaging 12.13 strikeouts per nine innings.
The freshman class includes a foursome of right-handed pitchers: Nick Argento, Owen Flynn, Alden Segui and Carson Starnes. Argento was tabbed the No. 7 top prospect in Minnesota by Perfect Game, while Starnes was ranked No. 30 in North Carolina. Segui (No. 32) and Flynn (No. 57) each ranked among the top 60 prospects in Florida according to the outlet.
Outfielder Vance Honeycutt was taken by the San Francisco Giants in the 20th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft after leading Salisbury to the 2021 NCHSAA 2A state championship and earning conference Player-of-the-Year honors.
Casey Cook was a two-time all-region shortstop in Virginia and rated as the third-best prospect in the commonwealth and DC according to Prep Baseball Report. Reece Holbrook, son of former Tar Heel and current College of Charleston Head Coach Chad Holbrook, was a three-time all-state selection and helped the Hammond School win a pair of South Carolina state championships. Joe Jaconski was also an all-conference shortstop in Pennsylvania, while Dylan Pence was an all-state pitcher at Cherryville High School.
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