Bates Named C-USA Preseason Player of the Year by D1Baseball

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A new article has been posted on www.latechsports.com:



RUSTON, La. – After being named Conference USA's Preseason Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball in January, D1Baseball also honored senior outfielder Parker Bates as the publication's C-USA Preseason Player of the Year on Wednesday afternoon.

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[TYLERTECHSAS]

Congrats to the young man from Tyler, Tx.

[Dixonfor6]

Still trying to figure out why he hasn’t been drafted.

[DJDAWG]

Still trying to figure out why he hasn’t been drafted.

Shush! God has gifted Tech a very special baseball year, this year.

[PawDawg]

Still trying to figure out why he hasn’t been drafted.

Oversized market of great players were available.

IMO, he is and has been our most consistent player for the past 3 years. He is a baseball player!

[OmahaDawg]

Still trying to figure out why he hasn’t been drafted.

And you will be asking that question more and more in the coming years with the draft shrinking and professional opportunities being reduced as well. MLB is changing the face of the sport forever. Very good college players will either have a shorter post-college career or no chance at all.

[sportdawg]

And you will be asking that question more and more in the coming years with the draft shrinking and professional opportunities being reduced as well. MLB is changing the face of the sport forever. Very good college players will either have a shorter post-college career or no chance at all.

Do you think independent leagues will make a comeback or will the players just move on to other careers