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4. Chone James, C, Socastee

James is no stranger to the diamond, having played baseball in some form since he was three years old.

At the University of Virginia, he’ll arrive at a school he’d had his eye on for some time. First, the catcher — ranked fourth in the state overall by Perfect Game — will finish out his career at Socastee High School.

He can bash an offering — he hammered one to the tune of a 97-mile-per-hour exit velocity at a Diamond Prospect Pro Day last month — and is part of a Cavaliers recruiting class that Baseball America feels is the fifth-best in the nation.

‘24 C Chone James () hits this ball hard up the middle to get it started for the braves this morning.

— Prep Baseball South Carolina (@PBR_SC)