Jack Leiter, Rangers 2nd Overall pick, on CWS Finals, No Hitter & Pitching Mindset. Ep.15

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Jack Leiter comes from a family of baseball players that all pitched in the Majors. His Dad Al Leiter played 19 seasons in the MLB and his Uncle Mark pitched 11 seasons. Jack played at Delbarton High School in New Jersey, where he performed well academically and athletically. In 2019 Leiter was selected to be in the Perfect Game and Under Armour All-American Game. Jack received New Jersey’s Gatorade Player of The Year award. June of 2019, Jack was selected in the 20th round of the MLB Draft by the New York Yankees. Ultimately Leiter decided to pass on the opportunity of professional baseball to pursue his dream of playing at Vanderbilt University. Jack contributed to the VandyBoys right away. Covid cut his Freshman Year short but he was still able to have success in his first 4 starts. The 2021 season was electric for Leiter as he led the the entire nation in strikeouts with 179. He was monumental in getting the VandyBoys back to the College World Series. Jack set and Vanderbilt record with 15 strikeouts against a very good NC State team. He started game 1 of the CWS Finals against Mississippi State and posted 11 strikeouts leading the team to a Win. Later that month, Leiter heard is name called early in the 2021 MLB Draft as he was selected by the Texas Rangers as the number 2 Pick Overall. Watch and Listen to new episodes of The Two Percent Podcast every Sunday and check us out on Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok, and Facebook for all exclusive content! Thank you guys liking, sharing and subscribing.

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