He received no scholarship offers to play college baseball but received several scholarship offers from NCAA Division I basketball programs. It was during a recruiting trip to Drexel that he decided to contact the baseball coach at nearby Villanova University about walking on to the baseball team.
He did not secure scholarships for playing college baseball but received several scholarship offers from NCAA Division I basketball programs. During his recruiting trip to Drexel, he considered contacting the baseball coach at nearby Villanova University about joining the team on a tryout basis.