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Post by Trojan Warrior on Feb 13, 2014 5:23:45 GMT -6
Troy’s Vaughn goes from walk on to All-American All Tyler Vaughn ever wanted to do was compete. He had no grand plans of playing infield for the Yankees, Braves or Dodgers. In fact, his first college scholarship offer came from a Division III school…in cross-country. But that all changed thanks mostly to Vaughn’s work ethic, but also because of an old friendship between Troy head coach Bobby Pierce and Vaughn’s high school coach Jeff Vardo. “When I first came to college, I came here to Troy State,” said Pierce. “Jeff Vardo was in charge of the fall baseball. I ended up leaving to go to community college, and Jeff coached high school in Florida and later North Carolina. He called me one day and told me he had this kid that he thought we would like.” That kid was the undersized, self-described as “scrawny,” Tyler Vaughn. Vaughn, along with Vardo and his father, made the trip to Troy for a visit, and the youngster immediately felt he was in over his head. “The first time I cam down here, Coach (Mark) Smartt asked me if I wanted to sit in the dugout with the team during the Ontario game,” said Vaughn. “I didn’t go down there. I knew I was undersized and a boy among men.” But Vaughn earned a spot on the fall team, and red shirted his freshman year. It was during that year that Pierce and Smartt first saw the determination and drive that has become Vaughn’s trademark. ( Read Full Article - Troy Messenger) iconTroy3
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