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'08 VA OL Kyle Long (Florida State baseball - Saddleback College - Oregon signee)

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Meanwhile, the Sox plan to take another shot at Kyle Long, a 6-8, 285-pound left-hander they drafted in the 23rd round out of St. Anne's-Belfield School in Charlottesville, Va.

Within the next 10 days, the Sox plan to visit Long, the son of Hall of Fame defensive end Howie Long. He throws in the mid-90 m.p.h. range and has committed to play at Florida State.
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Saint Anne?s-Belfield?s Kyle Long is headed to Florida State after leaving a indelible mark on Central Virginia baseball.

By Jay Jenkins
Published: July 3, 2008

Kyle Long quickly noticed the enormous moving truck parked behind the fence in right field.

In a matter of moments, the muscular left-handed slugger turned batting practice into hunting season.
Clank. Bang. Ding.

Inside fastballs were no match for the St. Anne?s-Belfield star as the truck paid the ultimate price.

It just so happened on that humid day two years ago that the truck belonged to David Lourie, STAB?s newly hired headmaster.

?We were out there three or four times a week hitting and I remember when we saw them out and I was like, ?fresh meat,?? Long said with a smile. ?There hadn?t been a car there in months since Dr. [George] Conway had moved out.
?When I saw it I was fired up because coach [Eric] McGrane would throw it inside and I would try to pepper the truck. After a couple of balls, we forced them to move out and into the driveway with the moving truck.?

Lourie, entering his third year as headmaster at St. Anne?s-Belfield, learned quickly on moving day that the house that sits perched in the midst of the school?s plush athletic facilities was a prime target for Long?s batting practice sessions, something that altered more than just traffic patterns and parking scenarios.

?It was sort of like a short pop fly for Kyle to hit that truck in front of our house,? Lourie said. ?If there is a baseball game going on, I had to think twice about letting my son shoot hoops in the driveway.?
Those batting practice sessions, many of which were crammed into the later hours of the night to avoid a swarm of Major League Baseball scouts, changed lives.

?If it?s late at night and the lights are on over there, we would walk over and watch him hit, and he gives my son Jake his full attention,? Lourie said. ?Kyle is just a very kind person in that way. He always remains approachable and humble and he is really a remarkable young man.?

The countless hours of practice paid off ? Long was named the 2008 Central Virginia baseball player of the year after dominating in two-way fashion.
At the plate, the Florida State-bound slugger hit .400 with seven doubles and two homers and swiped 24 bases. En route to All-American honors, the southpaw also went 5-2 on the mound, posting a 1.91 ERA as he fanned 95 batters in 50 innings. Long also capped that career by being drafted in the 23rd round of the MLB draft, falling largely becaue of signability issues.

?It such a great honor because there really is great baseball being played around Central Virginia,? Long said. ?To get that award shows what all the work that you have done meant, and I am really excited about it.

?I have had a lot of great coaching and support from my family and friends. I owe it all to them and the coaching that I received from Eric McGrane, Alan Swanson, John Blake and Larry Mitchell. It was all about the help that they gave me.?
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All CVa: It’s a Long way to the top of CVa | Charlottesville Daily Progress
 
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Orlando Sentinel - Kyle Long withdraws from Florida State by

Greetings from sunny South Florida, where I'll be in town the next two days as part of the Sentinel's coverage of the BCS National Championship game ... but in the meantime, there is some Seminoles baseball news to pass along.

Touted freshman Kyle Long, a left-handed pitcher and first basemen who was expected to contribute to Mike Martin's team this spring, has withdrawn from Florida State for academic reasons. Here's a statement the university released a bit ago:

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Kyle Long, freshman baseball player at Florida State, withdrew from Florida State University after attending the summer and fall 2008 semesters. After falling behind academically, Kyle and his family have decided that it is in his best interest at this time to be closer to home while he tries to get back on track academically.

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Not good news for Martin's team, which should be ranked in the top 10 in most national polls headed into the season. And not good news, of course, for Long, who likely must now face the wrath of his father, Howie. There are probably some advantages to having a former NFL great as your Dad. Having to face him after messing up in school, though, can't be one of them.
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ryan20;1377056; said:
Whats the next step after this... a JUCO school for baseball, I dont think he's eligible for the MLB Draft, correct?
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I believe Kyle was already selected last summer in the 23 rd round of MLB draft by the White sox.
Don't know if not signing with them at that time still makes him their "property" or if he will be draftable again next summer.
 
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gracelhink;1377116; said:
I believe Kyle was already selected last summer in the 23 rd round of MLB draft by the White sox.
Don't know if not signing with them at that time still makes him their "property" or if he will be draftable again next summer.
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Drafted out of high school...Since he went to college he now has to be out of high school 3 years till he can be drafted unless he goes JUCO, then I believe he can be drafted after the year...
 
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crazybuckfan40;1377223; said:
Drafted out of high school...Since he went to college he now has to be out of high school 3 years till he can be drafted unless he goes JUCO, then I believe he can be drafted after the year...
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Good catch CB40, If he does not want to wait three more years he may have a couple other options, Long could enroll in a:
juco, community college, or a D3 school.

from Wikipedia article on student athlete draft eligibility by MLB,

High school players are eligible only after graduation, and if they have not attended college.
Players at four-year colleges are eligible after completing their junior years, or after their twenty-first birthdays. The exception to this is Division III schools, where players can be drafted before their junior year.
Junior and community college players are eligible to be drafted at any time.
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OSUsushichic said:
He was arrested for DUI in Charlottesville.

NBC29-Kyle Long Arrested in Charlottesville
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nice find sushi

Kyle Long was arrested early Sunday morning after University of Virginia police say they saw him driving the wrong way on 12 and a 1/2 Street and after he failed a pair of sobriety tests.
A police report given to NBC29 shows 20-year-old Kyle Long blew a .10 in a breath test. This arrest comes on the heels of Long's unexpected departure from Florida State University.
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.10 and it happened after he left fsu.
 
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