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Derek Daly (Courtesy)
Ironwood Ridge senior Derek Daly signed to play baseball with the Colorado School of Mines Monday night. Daly batted .329 last year with eight doubles, four triples and three home runs to go along with 22 RBIs.
“We are very proud of Derek’s achievement. He has worked extremely hard in the classroom and on the baseball field,” his mother Weiwen said.
“USA TODAY recently ranked Colorado School of Mines the No. 1 engineering school in the country. We are excited that Derek will able to get high quality education from a prestigious engineering school and be able to play baseball at the same time.”
Daly was one of five Nighthawks to play in all 28 games last year.
NOTE: Daly competed in the National Pitch Hit & Run Finals at the MLB All-Star Game in Yankee Stadium when he was 10 years old.
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Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014 and has been a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. His own children have won multiple state high school championships and were named to all-state teams. Competing in hockey, basketball, baseball and track & field in high school, his unique perspective can only be found here, on AZPreps365.com and on the pages of the Vail Voice and the Tanque Verde Voice. Contact Andy Morales at AMoralesMyTucson@yahoo.com
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