LAS CRUCES, N.M. - A former Chanticleer is on his way to New Mexico State.

Outfielder Kyle Westfall became the latest addition to the Aggies' 2021 signing class on Monday. The Mason, Ohio, native, who began his collegiate career at Coastal Carolina, will play the the 2021 season at Wabash Valley College before joining NM State for the 2022 season.

As a true freshman during the shortened 2020 campaign, Westfall saw action in 10 games off the bench for the Chanticleers. He hit .333 with a home run, three RBIs, two runs scored and recorded one stolen base while posting a .833 slugging percentage and a .333 on-base percentage on the year.

Westfall notched a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage on the season from the outfielder as well as earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2019 fall semester.

Coming out of high school, Westfall, who attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., was the top-ranked outfielder and second-ranked overall prospect in the class of 2019 in the state of Ohio by Perfect Game. He was also 28th-ranked outfielder and 138th overall prospect nationally in the class of 2019 by Perfect Game.

NM State's 2021 recruiting class now stands at 12 signees. The new class of Aggies includes of six pitchers (Bachelier, Cortes, Downing, Estrella, Swenson and Verdugo), one catcher (Kilgore), three infielders (Espinoza, Rogers and Wiltshire) and two outfielder (Schneider and Westfall). Five members of the signing class are from Arizona and three hail from California while Chihuahua, Mexico, Kansas, Nebraska and Ohio each have one representative. 

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— NM State Baseball (@NMStateBaseball) December 14, 2020

Kyle Westfall
5-11 / 170 / R-R / Outfielder
Mason, Ohio / IMG Academy / Coastal Carolina / Wabash Valley College

Notes: Top-ranked outfielder and the second-ranked overall prospect in the class of 2019 in the state of Ohio by Perfect Game ... Also rated as high as the No. 28 outfielder and No. 138 overall prospect nationally in the class of 2019 by Perfect Game ... Also ranked as the seventh-best outfielder and No. 45 overall prospect in the state of Florida in the class of 2019 by Prep Baseball Report ... Ranked No. 57 nationally in the outfielder in the 2019 class by Prep Baseball Report ... Rated as the No. 88th overall prospect in the class of 2019 in the state of Florida by Baseball America ... A 2019 Perfect Game/Rawlings Preseason All-American and Central All-Region first team selection ... A 2018 PG/Rawlings Preseason Underclassmen All-American first-team pick.

2020 (at Coastal Carolina): Saw action in 10 games off the bench for the Chanticleers ... Hit .333 with a home run, three RBIs, two runs scored and recorded one stolen base ... Posted a .833 slugging percentage and a .333 on-base percentage on the year ... Had an RBI-base hit in the series-opening win over Maryland (2/38) ... Stole a base as a pinch runner in the series-finale win over the Terrapins (3/2) ... Blasted a two-run home run in the road contest at No. 7 NC State (3/4) ... Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage on the season ... Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2019 fall semester.

High School: Played two seasons at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. ... Led the team a 24-1 record his senior season in which IMG was named the 2019 Super 25 Baseball National Champions by USA Today ... Also won the Perfect Game High School Showdown and competed against one of the toughest schedules in the nation with wins over several state champions and finalists, including the likes of Jesuit (Fla.), Desert Oasis (Nev.), Dunedin (Fla.), and Canterbury (Fla.) ... Hit .324 with a triple, seven doubles, nine RBIs, 19 runs scored, and a total of 22 hits in 23 games his senior season ... Also played for the Midland Redskins, Midland Tribe, and Evoshield Canes ... Named to the 2019 PG High School Showdown All-Tournament team, the 2018 WWBA Florida Qualifier All-Tournament team, and the 2018 17U BCS National Championship All-Tournament team ... Earned a spot on the 2018 National Showcase Top Prospect Team.

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NEW MEXICO STATE 2021 SIGNING CLASS
Name	Pos.	B-T	Ht./Wt.	Hometown / High School / Previous School
Matthew Bachelier	RHP	L-R	6-2/200	Nogales, Ariz. / Nogales / Yavapai College
Pablo Cortes	RHP	R-R	6-0/155	Juárez, Mexico / Faith Christian Academy / El Paso CC
Mitchell Downing	RHP	R-R	6-1/170	Glendale, Ariz. / Cactus / Glendale CC
Stephen Espinoza	INF	R-R	6-1/180	Lompoc, Calif. / Lompoc
Noah Estrella	RHP	R-R	6-2/155	Tucson, Ariz. / Following Wells / Paradise Valley CC / Pima CC
Cal Kilgore	C	R-R	6-1/180	Overland Park, Kan. / Blue Valley Southwest
Jack Rogers	INF	R-R	6-3/210	Tucson, Ariz. / Salpointe Catholic
Austin Schneider	OF	R-R	6-1/180	Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln East
Cade Swenson	RHP	R-R	6-3/175	Menifee, Calif. / Paloma Valley / Palomar College
Ryan Verdugo	RHP	R-R	6-2/175	South El Monte, Calif. / Bishop Amat Memorial
Kyle Westfall	OF	R-R	5-11/170	Mason, Ohio / IMG Academy / Coastal Carolina / Wabash Valley College
Jacob Wiltshire	INF	R-R	6-2/160	Tucson, Ariz. / Sabino

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