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If UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky and Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey are off the board, UC Santa Barbara pitcher Jackson Flora could be the best player available.
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If UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky and Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey are off the board, UC Santa Barbara pitcher Jackson Flora could be the best player available.
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If UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky and Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey are off the board, UC Santa Barbara pitcher Jackson Flora could be the best player available.

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