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#24 Dan Pruitt
INF • 6-6 241 Jr. • Oklahoma City, OK (Western Oklahoma State)
MLB DRAFT
38th Round - Detroit Tigers (2019)
2020 (JUNIOR)
Played in all 16 games, making 13 starts, before the season was halted ... Was second on the team in home runs (3) ... VS. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Hit his first home run of the year to help lead DBU to a win at No. 13 North Carolina (2/22) ... VS. NON-CONFERENCE: Made his Patriot debut as the team’s Opening Day starter at first base versus South Dakota State (2/14) ... Picked up his first hit in a win over South Dakota State (2/15) ... Delivered a pair of RBI to help lift DBU to a three-game sweep of South Dakota State (2/16) ... Blasted a two-run homer against Arkansas State (3/1) ... Hit his third home run of the year in a win over Oral Roberts (3/8) ... Walked a season-high three times at Baylor (3/11).
2019 (SOPHOMORE – WESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE)
Earned First Team All-American honors ... Finished the year in the top 10 nationally in 11 offensive categories ... Led the country in batting average (.481), slugging percentage (1.016), extra base hits (51) and total bases (192) ... Also finished the year second nationally in RBI (83), hits (91), home runs (22), doubles (23), runs (78), and on-base percentage (.573), and was 10th in triples (6) ... Selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 38th round of the Major League Draft following his sophomore season.
2018 (FRESHMAN – SEMINOLE STATE)
Primarily starred on the mound where he went 2-0 with one save in 10 appearances ... Went 1-for-3 at the plate.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the Frisco Roughriders and was named to the Texas Collegiate League All-Star Team in 2020 ... Spent the summers of 2018 and 2019 with the Kelowna Falcons in the West Coast League ... Named to the West Coast League All-Star Team in 2018.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Putnam City High School ... Played for head coach Kevin Paxson ... Was a two-time All-State selection during his prep career ... Rated the 10th-best right-handed pitcher and the No. 39 overall prospect from the state of Oklahoma in 2017 by Perfect Game.
PERSONAL
Born on February 20, 1999 ... Parents are Paul Pruitt and Donna Pruitt-Ware ... Majoring in Kinesiology ... Favorite Bible verse is Hebrews 13:5.
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