Four Miami Dade baseball players have committed to four-year institutions.<\/p>\n
Pitcher Dixon Llorens has committed to the University of South Carolina; Myles Smith, the team\u2019s second leading pitcher in strikeouts with 36, committed to the University of Miami; pitcher Mike Heller has committed to High Point College; and shortstop Antonio Alvarez, scoring 22 runs for the Sharks, has committed to Elon College.<\/p>\n
The players are excited about competing for their schools, and they plan to focus on education\u00a0 as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an opportunity to play baseball and they have good academics,\u201d Heller said. \u201cWhat more can you ask for?\u201d<\/p>\n
Llorens sees this as a way for him to get better at baseball and try something new, since he will be playing baseball in another state. He leads the team with 56 K\u2019s and has the third lowest earned run average (ERA) of 1.58, on the team.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will elevate my game, and I will pitch at a higher level,\u201d Llorens said. \u201cIt\u2019s a big change.\u201d<\/p>\n
Coach Danny Price says that other schools such as Rice and Louisiana State University are also interested in some of his players.<\/p>\n
\u201cMiami Dade provides the opportunity for a player to either sign, or go to college and play Division I baseball,\u201d Price said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Four Miami Dade baseball players have committed to four-year institutions. Pitcher Dixon Llorens has committed to the University of South Carolina; Myles Smith, the team\u2019s second leading pitcher in strikeouts with 36, committed to the University of Miami; pitcher Mike Heller has committed to High Point College; and shortstop Antonio Alvarez, scoring 22 runs for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":253,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,2802],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6100","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports","7":"category-baseball"},"yoast_head":"\n