| Kaleb Cowart | |
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| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – No. -- | |
| Third Baseman | |
| Born: June 2, 1992 Adel, Georgia |
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| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
Kaleb Cowart (born June 2, 1992[1] in Adel, Georgia) is a baseball player who won the Gatorade High School Baseball Player of the Year Award in 2010.[2] Cowart was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the first round (eighteenth overall) in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft out of Cook High School.
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In his senior year, Cowart played third base and also pitched. As a pitcher he went 10-1 with a 1.05 ERA in 73 innings, recording 116 strikeouts and one save. As a batter, he hit .654 with 11 home runs, 59 RBIs and scored 55 runs. He also recorded a 1.206 slugging percentage, a .721 on-base percentage and was 36/36 on stolen bases. His batting average is the second highest in state history for a single season.[3]
Cowart was selected 18th overall in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft by the Angels. Though he committed to play baseball at Florida State University, Cowart signed with the Angels.[4]
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