- July 17th, 2014, 10:25 am
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Hampton Road (VA) Daily Press wrote:Pilots' Alex Close excelling after draft disappointmentClick Here for Full Story
Rising senior was attracted by school's Christian mission.
David Teel
8:26 p.m. EDT, July 16, 2014
HAMPTON — Alex Close is the first to acknowledge he's not a can't-miss, five-tool, Mike Trout clone. Sabermetricians don't swoon at his numbers, and Major League scouts don't speed-dial the front office after his every at-bat.
But Close is a natural power hitter, and throughout his youth career he knew little except individual and team achievement. A freshman All-America season at Liberty University in 2012 — he led the Big South with 14 home runs — continued that arc, making his 2013 crash all the more jarring.
Faith, family and a summer with the Peninsula Pilots helped him rebound.
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