A&M head coach Rob Childress secured the services of one of the country's top prospects in pitcher Alex Scherff

Texas A&M secured the commitment of the one of the country's most highly rated baseball prospects on Saturday as Prestonwood Christian Academy right hander Alex Scherff tweeted that he would be continuing his baseball career at Aggieland.

Extremely blessed and excited to announce I'll be continuing my baseball career at Texas A&M University! #GigEm pic.twitter.com/1qoQ53z5d8 — Alex Scherff (@alexscherff23) July 30, 2016

He originally committed to Arizona State in 2014 but later backed off of the commitment because he wanted to stay closer to home. He chose A&M over Texas and TCU.

The 6 foot 2, 205 pound Scherff's fastball is in the mid 90's on a consistent basis and he also mixes in a slider with tight spin and a change up with some late fade which gives him a three pitch repertoire. He opened some eyes on the national scene with a magnificent outing at the Perfect Game National Showcase and followed it up with two outstanding appearances at USA Baseball’s Tournament of Stars in June. During his three appearances, Scherff faced 19 batters, struck out seven of them, issued no walks, hit two batters, and allowed only two hits. He has been named to the U.S. national team's 18 and under roster.

Scherff is expected to be a high MLB draft pick. Here is some video of him from the 2016 Tournament of Stars.