BOCA RATON — It's a 9-mile drive from West Boca Raton High School to Florida Atlantic University along busy Glades Road.
And when James Litman, one of Palm Beach County's best pitching prospects of recent years, began considering where to play college baseball, that was as far as he needed to look.
After attending FAU games as a boy and visiting the campus as a West Boca sophomore, Litman said he decided early on that the school "was a perfect home."
The Owls might say the feeling is mutual. Shortly after he set foot on campus last fall, the hard-throwing right-hander made an early impression, pitching coach Jordan Tabakman said.