PITTSBURGH — Head Coach Dan Fisher has signed the highest rated incoming class in program history today, securing commitments from four top-ranked recruits to the 2023 class. All four student-athletes are rated in the Top 70 in their class, according to prepvolleyball.com resulting in the No. 8 ranked recruiting class in the nation.
“We believe in no uncertain terms, that this is our strongest recruiting class ever,” Coach Fisher said. “All four signees are highly ranked and highly accomplished athletes that should have the Pittsburgh volleyball community extremely excited. And what’s even more important, they are even better people. They value relationships, our team culture, the school and the city. We can’t wait to start working with them!”
The class is comprised of four members. Two outside hitters, one right side and one setter with the capability of also playing as a right side hitter. Two of the signees will be coming from the Los Angeles area, along with a Texan from Plano, just north of Dallas, and a Hawai’ian from the island of O’ahu.
2023 Class Rankings Breakdown
| Name | Prepvolleyball.com | Prepdig.com | Vballrecruiter.com |
| Torrey Stafford | No. 12 | No. 38 | 5 stars |
| Blaire Bayless | No. 42 | No. 59 | 5 stars |
| Olivia Babcock | No. 43 | No. 27 | 5 stars |
| Haiti Tautua’a | No. 66 | No. 32 | 4 stars |
Torrey Stafford | Torrance, Calif. | Marymount HS | 6’2 | Outside Hitter | Sunshine LA
Torrey Stafford holds the highest ranking in the signing class, coming in at No. 12 on prepvolleyball’s list and the fourth best outside hitter in the Class of 2023. She is the first Pitt signee to have earned a position on the Team USA youth national team, doing so as a member of the 2022 USA U-19 team that won a gold medal at the Pan American Cup over the summer, sweeping Brazil in the final match to finish, 5-0 in the tournament.
The 2021 Maxpreps Junior Player of the Year led her high school, Marymount HS, to a perfect 35-0 record and a California State Championship last season, only losing eight sets all season. Stafford was named 1st Team All CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) for her efforts, her second All-State selection, after earning second-team honors after her freshman season (2019).
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