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The 2017 college baseball season is three months away, however, FIU notched a huge win Wednesday when the Panthers hauled in the nation's No. 1 ranked 2017 signing class according to Perfect Game USA.
FIU topped the college baseball recruiting world for 2017 besting perennial stalwart programs. Florida finished with a No. 2 ranking. Miami (No. 3), Vanderbilt (No. 4) and LSU (No. 5) rounded out the top five 2017 signing classes.
FIU head coach Mervyl Melendez was hired June 28 of this year. Melendez and his coaching staff, who had less than five months to recruit, signed eight top 100 players – the most in college baseball.