Mid-Major Bangers: 9 Small School Hitters With Big Performances In 2024

Tom Lipari played collegiate ball at New Orleans, then played five years professionally in the Padres and Astros organizations as well as in Indy ball. He was a nine-year college coach and then spent seven years scouting for the Cardinals and is the signing scout for Paul DeJong, Mateo Gil, Luken Baker, Steven Gingery, Levi Prater and others. Resident scouting expert Tom Lipari breaks down nine mid-major hitters to know halfway through the 2024 college baseball season. A highlight from last year’s version of this story is second baseman and outfielder Quinn McDaniel, who the Giants drafted in the fifth...