COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech baseball team has rounded out its 2009 signing class with commitments from five players, including three rising freshmen, and two junior college transfers.

“These five young men are fantastic baseball players and will represent our University well on and off the field,” Bragga said. “As with every recruiting class, we want young men that are top-notch people, and incredibly talented players. We have met that standard with every young man that will be joining us.”

Tristan Archer, Zephan Guyear and Ryan Hopkins will all be freshmen for the Golden Eagles in the 2010 season, while Devin Rivers will transfer from Northwest Shoals Community College and Frankie Beech III will transfer from Motlow State Community College. The group will join the eight players head coach Matt Bragga and his coaching staff signed in the early signing period last fall.

"These five young men put a great top to our 2009-2010 recruiting class and go along great with the special group of young men we were able to sign in the fall,” Bragga said. “All of our newcomers will compliment our returning players incredibly well. I want to thank our assistant coaches, Coach B', Coach Cole, and Coach Hogan for all the hours of work they put in to find this championship group of young men."

Frankie Beech III - 5'11 180 UTL Motlow State Community College

“We are thrilled that Frankie will be joining our Tennessee Tech Baseball family. Frankie is a fiery player that hit over .500 for much of the season for his Motlow State Community College team and lead our Tennessee Junior College system in batting average at season’s end. He brings a great energy to the baseball field and is a versatile player, as he is comfortable at numerous positions around the diamond. Frankie is not only a great baseball player, but a great young man and student.”

Devin Rivers - 5'11 200 3B/1B Northwest Shoals Community College (Alabama)

“Devin is going to be a great player for us here at Tech. He has great power at the plate and will hit for a high average as well. Devin is a middle of the order type of hitter as he is an extremely good run producer. Goodness, Devin had a great spring as he lead the state of Alabama (20 JUCO teams) in Home Runs (17), Slugging percentage, on-base percentage and was third in RBI. He is a great athlete that knows the game very well and played for a great program in Northwest Shoals Community College and a great coach in David Langston. Additionally, Devin is such a great young man and student.”

Tristan Archer - 6'3 170 RHP Sullivan South High School (Tennessee)

“Tristan is a young man that we believe will make an immediate impact for us as a freshman. He has the ability to be in our weekend rotation next year. He has a great fastball that is complimented very well with his off speed pitches. He is going to have a special career here at Tennessee Tech and as good of a pitcher as he is and is going to become, Tristan is an even better young man and student.”

Zephan Guyear - 6'4 180 Infield Marion County High School (Tennessee)

“Zephan is an incredible athlete, and a special baseball player. He is the type of athlete that you can put anywhere on the field and he’s going to do a great job. As a hitter his stroke is so fluid and he will produce so many gap hits over the years. Zephan has an incredibly high ceiling as a ball player, and we expect great things from him at Tennessee Tech. As with all our young men, Zephan is a first class person and a great student.”

Ryan Hopkins - 6'3 220 RHP Western Brown High School (Tennessee)

“Ryan is a young man that has an electric slider and great velocity with his fastball. He has an ideal pitchers body and as he continues in this great game he is going to be something special. He is ready to pitch for us immediately, but he has not yet reached his ceiling, which is great for him and our program. Ryan is another young man that is a class act on and off the field. We are thrilled to have Ryan joining our TTU Baseball family.”