Provo • Senior right-hander Jordan Wood has always planned to attend medical school when he exhausts his eligibility pitching for the BYU baseball team.
Wood has pitched so well this season for the No. 24-ranked Cougars that professional baseball scouts are starting to pay a little attention, despite the 24-year-old returned missionary’s age.
“The thing I know about the draft is they are always looking for younger guys, but here’s a guy who has been all-conference. He throws 91 to 94 [miles per hour], with four really good pitches and an 85 [mph] slider,” said new BYU pitching coach Michael Bradshaw.