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Mansfield's Wiseman Makes College Debut at Vanderbilt University
Mansfield's Rhett Wiseman made his debut in his first college game for Vanderbilt University, pinch-hitting and playing centerfield.
Mansfield's Rhett Wiseman made his collegiate debut for the Vanderbilt University baseball team in their season opening 10-4 win over Long Beach State, Friday afternoon in Nashvlle.
Wiseman went 0-1 in a pinch-hitting and had one putout in centerfielder. The freshman out of Buckingham, Browne & Nichols is playing in the same outfielder as Mike Yastrzemski, the grandson of Boston Red Sox hall of famer Carl Yastrzemski.
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Vanderbilt is ranked No. 2 in the country and is predicted to win the Southeastern Conference East title. In the Sporting News Baseball Preview, the Commodores are ranked as the eighth-best team in the country.
Wiseman was taken in the Major League Baseball Draft by Chicago Cubs in 25th round and spent the summer playing for the Brockton Rox.
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Playing as the only high school player on the team in the New England Futures Collegiate Baseball League, Wiseman played in 48 games with a .224 average, three homers, 16 RBI and 13 steals. In the field, he didn't make an error the entire summer.
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