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Draft  | Prospect Scouting Reports  | 4/11/2013

Draft Focus: Matthew McPhearson

David Rawnsley     
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Matthew McPhearson Perfect Game profile

Position:  OF
Height:  5-10
Weight:  170
Bats/Throws:  L-L
Birthdate:  April 18, 1995
High School:  Riverdale Baptist
City, State:  Columbia, Md.
Travel Team:  Marucci Elite
Commitment: Miami
Projected Draft Round:  2-3

The scene was in late July at the 2012 Perfect Game 17u World Series in Peoria, Arizona. A group of players from the eventual champion South Florida Elite were hanging around behind the backstop at the Mariners complex waiting for their game. The conversation (minus a few adjectives) went something like this:

“Hey, that kid who just committed to Miami is playing in this game,” (most of the Elite players are from the Miami area).



“Yeah, he can really fly, ran a 6.22 at the National last month, I was there.”

“That’s sick, there’s no way that anyone can run that fast, man!! What’s his name?”

As is normal for teenagers, they couldn’t come up with Matt McPhearson’s name right away, which I was happy to supply for them. It’s a name that they are probably much more familiar with now and will become increasingly so in the future.


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