Victor Scott II #11

Selected in the fifth round of the 2022 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals out of West Virginia University... attended McEachern High School... originally from Powder Springs, Georgia... son of Victor and Mary Scott; he has one sister... his father is a member of the Morris Brown College Hall of Fame (track and field) and his mother also ran track at Morris Brown... majored in physical education and kinesiology at WVU... played at McEachern High for coach Karlton Schilling, where he was a three-time team captain, a two-time all-state and all-county performer and was voted a Cobb County All-Star... hit .306 with four doubles, four triples, a home run and 12 RBI as a senior... also played basketball in high school... at WVU, Scott made the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team in 2020 as a freshman and joined the academic All-Big 12 First Team as a sophomore in 2021... in three seasons from 2020-22, Scott hit .254 with 11 homer,s 75 RBIS and 62 stolen bases in 121 games at West Virginia... his 38 steals broke the WVU single-season record and ranked sixth in Division I for the 2022 campaign... the Cardinals took notice and selected Scott in the fifth round, signing him for exactly slot at $350,400... the outfielder moved to Single-A Palm Beach for 31 games, finishing with a 115 wRC+ and 13 steals in his first go with a full-season affiliate... he finished 2023 ranked as the Cardinals' No. 4 prospect, according to MLB