During Nov. 8’s National Signing Day for baseball, the Troy Trojans announced the signing of 12 players.

The players that Troy Baseball signed on Wednesday were Iota, La., infielder Tyler Lejeune; Denham Springs, La., outfielder Reid Broussard; Alabaster outfielder Drake McBride; Huntsville left-handed pitcher Chase Cartron; Gardendale first baseman Ty McGraw; Pike Road outfielder Cody Markham; Downers Grove, Ill., catcher Jimmy Janicki; Glenwood Landing, NY catcher Tyler Cook; Urbandale, Iowa, outfielder Dillon Kuehl; Meridian, Miss., infielder Peryn Bland; Lake Park, Ga., right-handed pitcher Noah Thigpen; and Ontario, Canada outfielder Josh Davis.

“This 2024 class is a special collection of talent who will arrive on campus in the fall,” Troy coach Skylar Meade said. “The group provides tons of athleticism, power, projection and winning players. We have multiple players in our class who are ranked in the top 5 or 10 in their respective states, accomplished junior college bats and multiple guys who are multi-sport athletes. Our coaching staff did a great job of putting this class together over the last two years. The amount of time that Coach Wolgamot, Godwin, and Landon put into travel, we think, certainly has paid off. However, the work is not done with our current team losing 18 seniors and potentially more players to the draft, so this grouping is a great starting point for us in our pursuit to push the program forward on a national stage.”

McBride is a 6-foot-3-inch, 170-pound outfielder for Thompson High School that earned All-State honorable mention as a utility player as a junior in 2023….