Zeferjahn
Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 8:28 am
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He dreamed of playing KU basketball. Now, this Jayhawk is a top MLB Draft prospect
Ryan Zeferjahn smiled for the photo in a red Kansas basketball jersey.
This was his seventh birthday — some 14 years ago — and the Topeka kid with the buzz cut was about to celebrate with a Jayhawk cake.
Zeferjahn grins when thinking back to these childhood memories. Back in the day, Jeff Graves and Darnell Jackson were his favorite KU players ... and his No. 11 Aaron Miles jersey was one of his most-worn shirts.
“Obviously, I wanted to play basketball here growing up,” he said, “but that didn’t work.”
The fallback plan didn’t turn out to be too shabby.
Zeferjahn, a 6-foot-5 junior, still ended up at his “dream school” three years ago when he decided to attend KU.
The focus, though, turned to his second-favorite sport.
And the one that will make him a top draft pick in less than two weeks’ time.
Zeferjahn, a right-handed starter, is projected as a second- or third-round selection in June 1’s MLB Draft. He’s ranked 78th by ESPN’s Keith Law and 94th by MLB Pipeline...
nice story about the kid
He dreamed of playing KU basketball. Now, this Jayhawk is a top MLB Draft prospect
Ryan Zeferjahn smiled for the photo in a red Kansas basketball jersey.
This was his seventh birthday — some 14 years ago — and the Topeka kid with the buzz cut was about to celebrate with a Jayhawk cake.
Zeferjahn grins when thinking back to these childhood memories. Back in the day, Jeff Graves and Darnell Jackson were his favorite KU players ... and his No. 11 Aaron Miles jersey was one of his most-worn shirts.
“Obviously, I wanted to play basketball here growing up,” he said, “but that didn’t work.”
The fallback plan didn’t turn out to be too shabby.
Zeferjahn, a 6-foot-5 junior, still ended up at his “dream school” three years ago when he decided to attend KU.
The focus, though, turned to his second-favorite sport.
And the one that will make him a top draft pick in less than two weeks’ time.
Zeferjahn, a right-handed starter, is projected as a second- or third-round selection in June 1’s MLB Draft. He’s ranked 78th by ESPN’s Keith Law and 94th by MLB Pipeline...
nice story about the kid