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West Florida Baseball
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After setting his school’s single season home run record of 14 bombs in 2023, Darrien McDowell returned this year and shattered his own record, crushing 27 big flies while hitting .442. He was an absolute force to be reckoned with, using patience and an advanced knowledge of the strike zone to wait for his pitch and when he got it, he rarely missed. He walks significantly more than he strikes out and can use the entire field to his advantage. He has an extremely simple approach, using a slight hitch to time up the ball and then an explosive swing that nearly always results in elite exit velocities. He also plays solid defense and has a plus arm. It is his bat, however, that will get him drafted. Teams may pass on him this year, waiting to see what he does in 2025 as a Senior, but some MLB team might want to pull the trigger on him this year, as the talent is through the roof, although as a D2 player, he hasn’t been tested against consistent elite pitching as of yet.
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