Baylor Baseball Welcomes Nine for Class of 2025
WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball has inked nine players to its 2025 signing class, as announced by head coach Mitch Thompson on Friday.
Four of the incoming Bears hail from Texas, while the others represent California, Florida, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The group is a mix of three infielders, two catchers, two right-handed pitchers, an outfielder and a two-way player. All nine signees will join the Bears prior to the spring 2026 season.
Bo Caraway | INF | Cypress, Texas | Cy-Fair HS | L/R | 5-11 | 155
Three-year letterwinner at Cy-Fair High School in Cypress, Texas, for head coach Billy Hardin … Helped the Bobcats to back-to-back district titles and a regional finals appearance in 2024 … Hit .385 as a junior in 2024 and drove in 27 runs … Led Texas 6A baseball with 47 stolen bases, also a school record … Named to the All-Greater Houston Team … Two-time team captain … Son of Brandon and Jamie Caraway … Father, Brandon, was an All-American baseball player at Houston and played professional baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros … Member of National Honor Society … Major is undecided.
Keegan Deihl | RHP | Mars, Pa. | Pine Richland HS | L/R | 6-3 | 215
Four-year letterwinner at Pine Richland High School in Gibsonia, Pa., for head coach Kurt Wolfe … Led the Rams to three-consecutive section 6A championships from 2022-24 … Owns a career 1.09 ERA and 10-0 record through prep career … Has racked up 94 strikeouts across 70.1 innings … 2024 First-Team All-Conference selection … 2023 Second-Team All-Conference selection … Son of Holly and Luke Deihl … Intends to major in finance.
Cole Lanclos | INF | Montgomery, Texas | Concordia Lutheran HS | R/R | 5-10 | 175
Four-year letterwinner at Concordia Lutheran High School in Tomball, Texas, for head coach Royce Kennedy … Helped the Crusaders to back-to-back district championships and state semifinals appearances in 2022-23; reached state title game in 2024 … A career .394 hitter with a home run and 56 RBIs … Has stolen 39 bases during prep career … Named a Second-Team All-District honoree, All-State Honorable Mention, Academic All-State selection and State All-Tournament Team member in 2024 … Earned First-Team All-District honors and Second-Team All-State accolades in 2023 … Son of Brandi and Aron Lanclos … Intends to major in business.
Cash McDade | C | Fairfax, Va. | Gonzaga College HS | R/R | 6-0 | 200
Three-year letterwinner at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C., for head coach Greg Ladd … Led the Eagles to 2023 state regular-season championship … Two-time Washington Catholic Athletic Conference runner-up with GCHS … A career .360 hitter with three home runs and 38 RBIs … Ranked the number one catcher in the VA/DC area … A 2024 WCAC All-Conference selection … Son of Tara and Aaron McDade … Intends to major in marketing.
Caldwell McFaddin | INF/RHP | Magnolia, Texas | Magnolia West HS | R/R | 6-1 | 210
Four-year letterwinner at Magnolia West High School in Magnolia, Texas, for head coach Travis Earles … Led Mustangs to a 2023 state championship title and 2024 state semifinals appearance … A career .350 hitter with five home runs and 52 RBIs … Also owns a 4-1 record on the mound with 62 strikeouts in 53 innings during his prep career … Named to the 2024 District 21-5A All-District First Team … Voted the Pitcher of the Year for 2024 MWHS team … Named the District 19-5A Newcomer of the Year in 2023 … Voted the Offensive MVP of MWHS state title-winning squad in 2023 … Earned a spot on the Elite Team at the WWBA in Jupiter, Fla. … Two-time Power Showcase alum … Prep Baseball Report Futures Game alum … Garnered over 25 All-Tournament Team honors and multiple Tournament MVP accolades from Perfect Game tournaments … Son of Mondie and Michael McFaddin … Intends to major in business.
Aaron Orozco | C | West Palm Beach, Fla. | Saint Andrew’s School | R/R | 6-2 | 210
Lettered at Saint Andrew’s School in Boca Raton, Fla., under head coach Joe Housey … Hit .339 as a junior in 2024 with eight home runs … Drove in 18 runs and stole six bases … Also lettered as a football player for Scotties … Son of Yanet and Hector Orozco … Intends to major in economics.
Dylan Perez | OF | Boerne, Texas | Boerne HS | L/L | 6-1 | 170
Four-year letterwinner at Boerne High School in Boerne, Texas, for head coach Geoff Curtin … Helped the Greyhounds to back-to-back regional finals appearances in 2023-24 as well as regional semifinals in 2022 … Hit .343 as a junior in 2024 with a 1.172 OPS … Slugged .731 with 15 doubles, eight triples and seven home runs, driving in 34 runs and scoring 46 times … Also stole 16 bases … Named a THSBCA First-Team All-State honoree in 2024 … Garnered TSWA All-State praise … A finalist for the 2024 San Antonio Express News Player of the Year award … Voted the 2024 District 27-4A Offensive MVP … Played in the 2024 Texas Scouts Association Game … A two-time Area Code Games participant … Named the Most Valuable Player at 2024 Perfect Game 18U World Series as part of title-winning squad … Named to the WWBA World Championship All-Tournament Team … A three-time Academic All-District honoree … Son of Cara and Mickey Perez … Father, Mickey, played college baseball at UTSA … Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes … Member of National Honor Society … Intends to major in finance.
Alex Wallace | RHP | Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. | McLennan CC | R/R | 6-8 | 225
Member of 2024 McLennan CC squad that finished second in the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference, won the Region V championship and made an appearance in the 2024 JUCO World Series … Made 14 appearances including eight starts with a 7-2 record, 1.81 ERA and 61 strikeouts across 49.2 innings as a freshman at MCC in 2024 … Named a Second-Team All-Conference selection … Earned multiple Conference Pitcher of the Week awards, as well as an NJCAA D1 National Pitcher of the Week honor … Son of Jeanne and William Wallace … Major is undecided.
TJ Woodson | INF | Richmond, Va. | Hanover HS | R/R | 6-0 | 170
Three-year letterwinner at Hanover High School in Mechanicsville, Va., for head coach Tyler Kane … Led the Hawks to back-to-back regional and state championship titles in 2022 and 2023 … Helped HHS reach the regional semifinals in 2024 … Hit .548 as a junior in 2024 with six doubles, one triple and two home runs … Drove in 19 runs and scored 28 times … Swiped 17 bases and walked 15 times … Reached base at a .646 clip … Named the 2024 Region 4B Player of the Year … A two-time Second-Team All-State shortstop … A two-time First-Team All-Region shortstop … Twice named a Richmond Times Dispatch First-Team All-Metro selection … Earned First-Team All-State praise from Prep Baseball Report in 2024 … A 2024 Perfect Game Underclass All-American and Atlantic Region Second Team selection … Ranked the number one shortstop and number nine overall player in the state of Virginia by Prep Baseball Report … Son of Lisa and Tracy Woodson … Father, Tracy, played five seasons in the MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals, was a third round draft pick out of NC State and won the 1988 World Series with the Dodgers, and is a former college baseball head coach at Valparaiso (seven seasons) and Richmond (10 seasons) … Mother, Lisa, played collegiate basketball at Valparaiso … Brother, Michael, played collegiate tennis at Valparaiso and is the current head coach of the Baylor Men’s Tennis team … Sister, Erin, plays college basketball at Abilene Christian … Member of National Honor Society … Major is undecided.
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Head Coach Mitch Thompson
On this year’s signing class…
“I am extremely excited to announce this new recruiting class. This class culminates a couple years of extremely good work by every member of our coaching staff. Coach Zach Dillon has done a tremendous job in coordinating our recruiting efforts, and along with coaches Jim Blair and Sean Snedeker, our staff has done a fantastic job at evaluating these players and finding our type of guy.
“Probably the thing that I am most excited about regarding this year’s class is the athleticism and versatility. Each of these guys are outstanding students, come from really good families and they each bring skills to the field each day that give them the ability to win games in multiple ways.
“With college baseball rosters shrinking in size next year, it was imperative for us to continue to recruit athletic guys that have the ability to play multiple positions and give us various ways for them to impact the game on a daily basis. We feel very strongly that each of these guys can do just that. They have each proven to have an outstanding work ethic, they love to compete and they all love the game. When you combine their skills and talent with their outstanding makeup, we believe we have a fantastic recipe for winning. We are extremely grateful that these guys have decided to be Baylor Bears!”
On the position players in the Class of 2024…
“Offensively, some of them win with speed and some of them win with power, but all of them can play defense. They can help us win games with their bats and their legs, and they can also win with their gloves, and I am very excited to add those tools to our program.”
On the pitchers in the Class of 2024…
“On the mound, Keegan, Alex and Caldwell can all three pound the strike zone with multiple pitches. They each have an outstanding strikeout pitch, and each bring a fighter’s mentality with them to the mound. They live in attack mode!”