Jack VanDoran

Most Division-I college baseball players have similar stories as to how they got recruited and chose the school. They follow a similar trend of first getting noticed at a showcase or travel ball event. If they play in a lot of Perfect Game events, typically several other schools will notice them. That player will mull their options over with their parents and ultimately make their decision towards the end of the summer or early fall entering their senior season. And then there’s Jack VanDoran. Jack received three offers during his high school career. None were of the Division-I variety. He turned them all down. It wasn’t until after he graduated high school did he make a decision and it was to attend a Division-II school and he wasn’t even guaranteed a spot on the varsity...