Wiregrass Ranch baseball players Zach and Austin Drury have verbally committed to the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Bulls coach Jeff Swymer announced.
The brothers helped Wiregrass Ranch accomplish its best season in the program’s six-year history by earning its first playoff berth with a runner-up finish in Class 7A-District 9. The Bulls defeated Countryside and nationally ranked Steinbrenner, before falling at eventual state champion Venice in the region finals.
Zach, a junior right-handed pitcher, was Wiregrass Ranch’s ace this season going 7-4 with a 1.73 ERA in 60.2 innings pitched. He also struck out 97 batters and earned the complete-game shutout against the rival Warriors in the region semifinal.
At the plate, Zach batted .362 with 22 RBIs.
Austin, a sophomore right-handed pitcher and outfielder, went 3-2 on the mound with a 3.75 ERA in 14 appearances. Offensively, he hit .344 with two home runs and 14 RBI.
UNF is a Division I program in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The Ospreys were 40-19 this season.
–Jeff Odom, staff writer
