| Steven Brooks |
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About Brooks... Five-tool centerfielder who is expected to challenge for playing time right away as a freshman... best attribute is his speed... pressures opponents on the basepaths... can steal a base at any time... undecided on a major... born Jan. 26, 1989, in New York... son of Donald and Gina Brooks.
Prior to Wake Forest... Four-year letterwinner in baseball at Seton Hall Prep... helped the Pirates to three state championships and three Iron Hills Conference championships... Seton Hall Prep was ranked No. 1 in the nation in USA Today's final 2007 high school top 25 poll... honored as a 2007 PlayStation All-American... named to the 2006 Aflac High School All-American Classic where he was the starting centerfielder for the East Team as well as a home run derby finalist... selected to the Area Code Games as a member of the Chicago White Sox... ranked by Baseball America as one of the nation's top 50 prospects... selected to the Team One Baseball Cape Cod High School Classic... named to the Boston Red Sox of the East Coast Professional Showcase... rated the 14th-best position player prospect at the Perfect Game National Showcase... high school classmate of Rick Porcello, the Detroit Tigers' first round pick in the 2007 MLB Draft... named to Seton Hall Prep's honor roll each trimester.
