Breakout season at UNC gives Jackson Van De Brake MLB draft potential

Posted Jul 9, 2023
Ever since missing his senior baseball season at West Valley (Wash.) due to COVID-19, Jackson Van De Brake has followed an upward trajectory. He could reach a new peak if an MLB team decides to draft the middle infielder fresh off a sensational debut season at North Carolina. Van De Brake led the team with a .439 on-base percentage and added power. (Yakima Herald Republic)

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