■ Howell QB Graves putting baseball first at Mizzou (StL Post-Dispatch)
One of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the area, Graves has drawn some college interest and clearly has the ability to play football beyond high school. But he is already spoken for. Graves, one of the area's premier baseball prospects, will sign with the University of Missouri in November.
"Mizzou has all the facilities I need to hopefully reach my potential, and it's close to home," said Graves, 17, a pitcher/infielder who also considered Wichita State, Missouri State, Kansas State, Arkansas, Texas Christian and Baylor. "Early on, I gave some thought to college football and to maybe even trying to do both. But I've always wanted to go to a big school and at 6 feet 1 and 170 pounds, baseball was the more realistic option.
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Last spring, Graves was a Post-Dispatch All-Metro second-team selection in baseball after hitting .477 with 26 RBIs and 19 steals. On the mound, he finished 4-1 with a save and a 1.76 earned-run average. In 47 2/3 innings, he struck out 48 and walked 17. A member of the Rawlings Prospects program, Graves had his fastball clocked at 91 mph this summer.
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