Virginia Tech catcher David McCann is turning pro, but Virginia Tech signee Aiden Robertson is not.
McCann has signed with the New York Yankees as an undrafted free agent, according to a tweet from the Falmouth Commodores, the team McCann had been playing for in the Cape Cod League this summer.
McCann was not chosen in the Major League Baseball amateur draft, which concluded Monday.
He has only two years of college under his belt, but he was eligible for the draft and to be signed as a free agent because he has already turned 21 years old.
McCann hit .275 with 12 doubles, 11 homers and 27 RBIs as a Tech sophomore this year.
Robertson was a first-team junior-college All-American pitcher at Walters State Community College in Tennessee as a sophomore this year. He was drafted by Texas in the 13th round Monday.听
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Robertson announced Wednesday on Twitter that he is sticking with his plan to attend Virginia Tech and will not be signing with Texas.
"I have been a Rangers fan since birth, especially being from the central Texas area, and I wouldn't rather pitch for another MLB team," he wrote in his Twitter statement. "Me and my family have had countless prayers throughout the last 24 hours and we all have come to an agreement that Virginia Tech's staff truly wants the best for me as a player and a person.
"I understand that there are much more plentiful opportunities that lie ahead of me as long as I progress in the sport. I want to further my education and make this decision be about what's best for me in 10 years, not what's best for me at this moment."
Robertson was 13-1 with 130 strikeouts, 31 walks and a 4.12 ERA in 89 2/3 innings as a sophomore this year. He led National Junior College Athletic Association Division I in strikeouts. He went 3-0 in four postseason starts this year, including a 2-0 mark in the NJCAA Division I World Series.
He signed with Tech last fall.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
NCAA determines Dorn's eligibility
The NCAA has granted incoming Virginia Tech freshman center Antonio Dorn three years of college eligibility, according to the university.
Under NCAA amateurism rules, Dorn won't have the typical four years of college eligibility because of the Germany native's pro experience.听
Dorn spent the past two seasons with the Kirchheim Knights in Germany鈥檚 Pro-A, the second-rung league of German pro basketball.听Before moving up to Pro-A, he spent three seasons playing in Pro-B, the third-tier league of German pro basketball.
He will have five years to play his three college seasons.
The 7-foot Dorn, who committed to the Hokies in April, turned 22 years old in May.
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TRACK AND FIELD
Hokie, Cavs earn academic honors
Virginia Tech pole vaulter Ben Conacher and Virginia's Will Daley and Gary Martin have been named to the Division I Academic All-America men鈥檚 track and field/cross-country team by the College Sports Communicators organization as first-team picks.
Conacher had a 4.0 undergraduate GPA at Baylor and has a 4.0 GPA听in the genetics, bioinformatics and computational biology PhD program at Virginia Tech.
Daley had a 3.96 undergraduate GPA at Dartmouth and a 4.0 GPA as a UVa graduate student.
Martin has a 3.58 GPA.
UVa's Alex Sherman (3.85 GPA) made the third team.
