D1Baseball Ranks NC State’s Alex Sosa as 1 of the Top-20 Catchers in College Baseball Heading into 2025

D1Baseball has released their Top-50 Catchers 2025 College Baseball Preseason, and NC State Sophomore Alex Sosa ranks 18th.

1. Jacob Ference, Virginia

2. Caden Bodine, Coastal Carolina

3. Luke Stevenson, North Carolina

4. Grant Jay, Dallas Baptist

5. Ike Irish, Auburn

6. Brooks Bryan, Troy

7. Easton Carmichael, Oklahoma

8. Jimmy Keenan, Wake Forest

9. Logan Sauve, West Virginia

10. Luis Hernandez, LSU

11. Jose Torres, Louisiana

12. Henry Cooke, Virginia Tech

13. Owen Carapellotti, Georgetown

14. Boston Smith, Wright State

15. Rylan Galvan, Texas

16. Chase Meggers, Oregon

17. Devin Burkes, Kentucky

18. Alex Sosa, NC State

19. Jaxson West, Florida State

20. Matt Klein, Louisville

Sosa was in the shadow of All-American Catcher Jacob Cozart, but he showed up in Raleigh last year as a Freshman with hype of his own. He was the #99 overall prospect in the 2023 recruiting class according to Perfect Game, the #8 Catcher and the #17 player in the state of Florida. As a Senior at Viera High School, he earned 2nd Team All-American honors from MaxPreps, hitting .471.

In his first year at NC State, Sosa started in 30 of the 35 games he played in as a Freshman (26 as a DH). Sosa hit .230 with 26 Hits, 6 Home Runs, 24 RBI’s and 16 Runs. He started every game in the NCAA Tournament, hitting .273 with a Home Run, a Double, 3 RBI’s and 9 Hits.

Expectations are high for Sosa in Year 2.