{"id":246740,"date":"2026-04-12T20:42:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T20:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/246740\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T20:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T20:42:25","slug":"horizon-high-school-baseball-star-commits-to-utrgv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/246740\/","title":{"rendered":"Horizon High School baseball star commits to UTRGV"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AA cubist interpretation of the commitment of a top high school baseball prospect to a Division I program.El Paso Today<\/p>\n

One of the top high school baseball prospects in the El Paso area, Horizon High School junior Franklin Miller, has verbally committed to play for the Division I UT-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros baseball program starting in 2027.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

Miller’s commitment is a significant recruiting win for UTRGV, which competes in the Southland Conference. As a talented two-way player, Miller’s decision highlights the growing strength of the Vaqueros program and its ability to attract top talent from the El Paso region.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-2 Miller has been a standout pitcher and shortstop for Horizon High School. His verbal commitment secures his plans to join the UTRGV roster in 2027 after completing his senior year of high school.<\/p>\n

Franklin Miller verbally committed to UTRGV in April 2026.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Franklin Miller<\/p>\n

A junior pitcher and shortstop at Horizon High School in El Paso, Texas who has verbally committed to play baseball for the Division I UT-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros starting in 2027.<\/p>\n

UT-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros<\/p>\n

The Division I baseball program that competes in the Southland Conference and has secured a verbal commitment from Horizon High School junior Franklin Miller.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m really excited for my commitment. The UTRGV program has great support and all around it is a good fit for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Franklin Miller, Horizon High School junior baseball player<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

Miller’s commitment to UTRGV demonstrates the growing strength of the Vaqueros baseball program and its ability to attract top talent from the El Paso region, signaling a bright future for the Division I team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a A cubist interpretation of the commitment of a top high…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":246741,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-246740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246740\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}