Baseball Announces Signing Class
11/10/2022 8:58:00 AM | Baseball
Class features nine athletes
FORT WORTH – TCU baseball head coach Kirk Saarloos has announced the signing of nine athletes to the 2022 fall class. The recruiting efforts were led by associate head coach TJ Bruce and recruiting coordinator John DiLaura. All will be freshmen in the fall of 2023.
Three members of the signing class hail from the state of Texas. Mason Bixby (San Antonio), Holden Harris (Leander) and Sam Myers (Cypress) will remain in the Lonestar State for their collegiate careers. Teammates Joshua Tiedemann and Zach Wadas of Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz. will head to TCU in the fall. Also joining the team will be Tripp Landers (Little Rock, Ark.), Jax Lewis (Claxton, Ga.), Ryder Robinson (Cedar Hills, Utah) and Camden Sos (Alpine, Calif.).
Inside The Class
Mason Bixby (RHP • San Antonio, Texas • Johnson HS)
Bixby posted a 7-1 record with a 1.54 ERA en route to earning unanimous first-team all-district and first-team all-region honors as a junior. He is ranked as the No. 3 prospect in Texas by Prep Baseball Report and No. 16 by Perfect Game. Bixby was a member of the 2022 Rangers Area Code Team. He participated in the 2022 MLB/USA Prospect Development Pipeline. In the classroom, Bixby is a member of the all-district athletic academic team.
Holden Harris (UT • Leander, Texas • Tom Glenn HS)
Harris is a nine-time Perfect Game All-Tournament team selection. He earned second-team all-district accolades as a junior. He set his high school single game record for strikeouts in a game with 13. Over the summer, he was named to USA Baseball's 17U National Team Development Program roster. He is a member of the A/B honor roll.
Tripp Landers (C • Little Rock, Ark. • IMG Academy)
Landers, a native of Arkansas, attends IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. He is a Prospect Wire All-American and a member of Sticks Baseball Academy/White Sox Scout team.
Jax Lewis (RHP • Claxton, Ga. • Pinewood Christian Academy)
A three-time all-region and all-state performer, Lewis earned district Pitcher of the Year in 2022 after posting a 0.78 ERA. Lewis plays select baseball at Five Star National Baseball Academy. He has earned Perfect Game All-Tournament honors 13 times over the course of his prep career. He is a member of the National Honor Society.
Sam Myers (OF • Cypress, Texas • Cypress Woods HS)
Myers is a two-time all-district performer, earning second team as a sophomore and first team as a junior. He put together an outstanding junior campaign with a .377 batting average and racking up 19 stolen bases. He has excelled on the summer ball circuit, earning MVP honors at a pair of tournaments (2020 Perfect Game South World Series; 2022 MLK South Championships). He was a member of the Texas Twelve 17U squad that won the 2022 USA Baseball National Team Championships in North Carolina. He hit .461 in 27 summer games. Myers has been a standout in the classroom with a 4.0 GPA and is in the top 2.5% of his class.
Ryder Robinson (INF • Cedar Hills, Utah • American Fork HS)
The 2022 Region 4 MVP, Robinson is a two-time first-team all-state performer. He has helped his high school squad to a pair of state championships. In his last two prep seasons, Robinson has hit .440 and .436. He participated in the 2022 Perfect Game National Showcase as well as the PBR Future Games. He is ranked as Perfect Game's top prospect in the state of Utah. Robinson is an honor roll student.
Camden Sos (INF • Alpine, Calif. • Granite Hills HS)
An all-league performer, Sos was named the Petco High School All-Star MVP this past summer. He is an All-CIF San Diego selection. He is a six-time Perfect Game all-tournament honoree. He participated in the 13U NTIS and plays travel baseball for Canes American Baseball. Sos has been a member of the honor roll, the Dean's list as well as being named a Scholar Athlete every year.
Josh Tiedemann (UT • Chandler, Ariz. • Hamilton HS)
Tiedemann, a 2022 Gatorade Player of the Year nominee, has had decorated prep career. He is a two-time 6A Premier Region and CUSD Player of the Year in addition to earning first-team all-conference and all-state accolades. He was instrumental in helping lead Hamilton High School to the 2022 Arizona State Championship. He has led his team in batting each of the last two seasons. He is ranked as the No. 8 overall prospect as well as the No. 1 third baseman in Arizona by Perfect Game.
Zach Wadas (UT • Chandler, Ariz. • Hamilton HS)
An all-conference and all-region performer, Wadas was a big part of helping Hamilton High School to the 2022 Arizona State Championship. He is well-traveled playing baseball appearing with Canes National Baseball as well as participating in the Area Code games as well as playing on the DBacks scout team. Wadas is ranked No. 85 nationally and is the No. 2 prospect in the state of Arizona by Perfect Game. He is an academic standout, earning the St. Bellarmine's Award for Intellectual Competence in addition to being an AP Scholar with Distinction.
Three members of the signing class hail from the state of Texas. Mason Bixby (San Antonio), Holden Harris (Leander) and Sam Myers (Cypress) will remain in the Lonestar State for their collegiate careers. Teammates Joshua Tiedemann and Zach Wadas of Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz. will head to TCU in the fall. Also joining the team will be Tripp Landers (Little Rock, Ark.), Jax Lewis (Claxton, Ga.), Ryder Robinson (Cedar Hills, Utah) and Camden Sos (Alpine, Calif.).
Inside The Class
Mason Bixby (RHP • San Antonio, Texas • Johnson HS)
Bixby posted a 7-1 record with a 1.54 ERA en route to earning unanimous first-team all-district and first-team all-region honors as a junior. He is ranked as the No. 3 prospect in Texas by Prep Baseball Report and No. 16 by Perfect Game. Bixby was a member of the 2022 Rangers Area Code Team. He participated in the 2022 MLB/USA Prospect Development Pipeline. In the classroom, Bixby is a member of the all-district athletic academic team.
Holden Harris (UT • Leander, Texas • Tom Glenn HS)
Harris is a nine-time Perfect Game All-Tournament team selection. He earned second-team all-district accolades as a junior. He set his high school single game record for strikeouts in a game with 13. Over the summer, he was named to USA Baseball's 17U National Team Development Program roster. He is a member of the A/B honor roll.
Tripp Landers (C • Little Rock, Ark. • IMG Academy)
Landers, a native of Arkansas, attends IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. He is a Prospect Wire All-American and a member of Sticks Baseball Academy/White Sox Scout team.
Jax Lewis (RHP • Claxton, Ga. • Pinewood Christian Academy)
A three-time all-region and all-state performer, Lewis earned district Pitcher of the Year in 2022 after posting a 0.78 ERA. Lewis plays select baseball at Five Star National Baseball Academy. He has earned Perfect Game All-Tournament honors 13 times over the course of his prep career. He is a member of the National Honor Society.
Sam Myers (OF • Cypress, Texas • Cypress Woods HS)
Myers is a two-time all-district performer, earning second team as a sophomore and first team as a junior. He put together an outstanding junior campaign with a .377 batting average and racking up 19 stolen bases. He has excelled on the summer ball circuit, earning MVP honors at a pair of tournaments (2020 Perfect Game South World Series; 2022 MLK South Championships). He was a member of the Texas Twelve 17U squad that won the 2022 USA Baseball National Team Championships in North Carolina. He hit .461 in 27 summer games. Myers has been a standout in the classroom with a 4.0 GPA and is in the top 2.5% of his class.
Ryder Robinson (INF • Cedar Hills, Utah • American Fork HS)
The 2022 Region 4 MVP, Robinson is a two-time first-team all-state performer. He has helped his high school squad to a pair of state championships. In his last two prep seasons, Robinson has hit .440 and .436. He participated in the 2022 Perfect Game National Showcase as well as the PBR Future Games. He is ranked as Perfect Game's top prospect in the state of Utah. Robinson is an honor roll student.
Camden Sos (INF • Alpine, Calif. • Granite Hills HS)
An all-league performer, Sos was named the Petco High School All-Star MVP this past summer. He is an All-CIF San Diego selection. He is a six-time Perfect Game all-tournament honoree. He participated in the 13U NTIS and plays travel baseball for Canes American Baseball. Sos has been a member of the honor roll, the Dean's list as well as being named a Scholar Athlete every year.
Josh Tiedemann (UT • Chandler, Ariz. • Hamilton HS)
Tiedemann, a 2022 Gatorade Player of the Year nominee, has had decorated prep career. He is a two-time 6A Premier Region and CUSD Player of the Year in addition to earning first-team all-conference and all-state accolades. He was instrumental in helping lead Hamilton High School to the 2022 Arizona State Championship. He has led his team in batting each of the last two seasons. He is ranked as the No. 8 overall prospect as well as the No. 1 third baseman in Arizona by Perfect Game.
Zach Wadas (UT • Chandler, Ariz. • Hamilton HS)
An all-conference and all-region performer, Wadas was a big part of helping Hamilton High School to the 2022 Arizona State Championship. He is well-traveled playing baseball appearing with Canes National Baseball as well as participating in the Area Code games as well as playing on the DBacks scout team. Wadas is ranked No. 85 nationally and is the No. 2 prospect in the state of Arizona by Perfect Game. He is an academic standout, earning the St. Bellarmine's Award for Intellectual Competence in addition to being an AP Scholar with Distinction.
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