With the start of the signing period Wednesday, Vanderbilt baseball is welcoming its 2025 recruiting class. This class has gone through a lot of upheaval. Once one of the top classes in the country, several players have decommitted over the past few months.

After adding Ravenwood's Michael Holt on Wednesday, Bland, a 6-foot-3, 225-pound first baseman in the class of 2026, announced his commitment on social media Thursday. Bland was one of three sophomores on Houston's varsity team in 2024. He hit .386 with 10 doubles, five triples and six home runs.

Keon Johnson, ranked the No. 6 player in the class of 2026 by Perfect Game and Baseball America, announced his commitment to Vanderbilt baseball Tuesday via social media. Embedded content: Johnson, a 6-foot-2,

In spring 2023, new rules in NCAA baseball prohibited coaches and prospective athletes from having any contact before August 1 of a player's junior year of high school. At Vanderbilt, as with many other schools,

The addition of Johnson now adds more steam to the Commodores, which is the top baseball recruiting class in the country. For 2026, the Commodores now have commitments from two of