On this episode of Highway to Hoover, Joe Healy is joined by Shooter Hunt of Prep Baseball to discuss the SEC commits who took part in USA Baseball's 18U national team trials. They talk about the nine Texas players who took part, who the standouts were in the trials, under-the-radar players to watch and much more.

00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction

01:51 Overview of the 2026 Prep Class

03:38 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Highlights

08:58 LSU and Tennessee Recruiting Standouts

15:32 Analyzing Landon Thome

16:25 Gary Morse and Tyler Putnam: Rising Stars

17:45 Spotlight on Kevin Roberts

19:23 Aiden Ruiz: Everyone's Favorite Player

21:21 Jorvorskie Lane: Raw Athleticism

23:33 Underrated Talents: Shawn Sullivan and Trey Ebel

26:21 Vanderbilt's Interesting Class

28:28 TCU's Promising Future

30:57 Concluding Thoughts and Future Prospects

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