Boom! New York Gatorade Player of Year Owen Paino removes name from MLB Draft, will join Rebels this spring
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss Baseball received some exciting news yesterday from Owen Paino, the 20th-best high school player in the country, who removed his name from MLB Draft consideration and announced he would be headed to Oxford to play college baseball next season.
See yall at Swayze, hotty toddy❤️ pic.twitter.com/idXZ2CfsAA
— Owen Paino (@OwenPaino) July 14, 2024
The shortstop out of Poughkeepsie, New York, is the Rebels’ second-highest-ranked recruit in the 2024 class and was named New York’s Gatorade Player of the Year after posting a ridiculous stat line in his senior season. Hitting from the left side of the plate, Paino finished with 28 RBIs, 37 runs, 22 stolen bases, four home runs, a .532 batting average, and a .722 on-base percentage in 23 games.
📊 𝑫𝙧𝒂𝙛𝒕 𝑩𝙤𝒂𝙧𝒅 𝑺𝙥𝒐𝙩𝒍𝙞𝒈𝙝𝒕 📊
Owen Paino, SS, Roy C. Ketcham Senior (PA)
Rank: 91Paino’s a LH stick w/ an athletic frame. Tons of feel for the barrel & a polished LH stroke. Exceptional on the dirt as well. Name to keep an eye on this spring. #OleMiss commit. pic.twitter.com/X2wyrqnWNY
— Perfect Game Draft (@PG_Draft) February 15, 2024
Standing at 6-foot-3, Paino is described by Perfect Game as a “smooth defender with plenty of twitch and arm strength,” making him the perfect candidate to start in the field next season.
While he has yet to arrive on campus, all signs are pointing in the right direction for Paino to become the next great Rebel shortstop. For more Ole Miss sports updates, be sure to stay tuned with The Rebel Walk. Hotty Toddy!
