By: Washington State Athletic Communications
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State Baseball's incoming 2020 signing class was recently ranked among the Top-40 incoming classes in the country, according to Perfect Game.
The Cougars class is ranked No. 36 in the country and sixth-best in the Pac-12 Conference, including ahead of regional rivals Oregon State, Oregon and Washington. Three of the signees, shortstop Kyle Russell (No. 195), right-handed pitcher Duke Brotherton (No. 206) and outfielder Keith Jones (No. 423) were ranked among Perfect Game's Top-500 players nationally.
Four Cougar signees are rated among the Top-11 high school prospects in Washington including Russell (No.