ATHENS, W.Va. – In this Concord University Athletics Senior Spotlight, senior outfielder
Jakob Divers of the Concord University baseball team talks with Concord Sports Information Director
Wes McKinney on his career in the Maroon and Gray.
Divers breaks down his knowledge of his fellow 2016 signees in that year's recruiting class, playing just about everywhere on the field and his 2019 All-MEC campaign. Some excerpts from the interview are below.
The complete interview can be found here:
https://cutt.ly/NyBuu7h
ON PLAYING MULTIPLE POSITIONS THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER
Growing up, my dad always told me that I needed to be able to play every position on the field. Because once you get to the (college) level, it doesn't matter there's always going to be someone just as good or better than you. You need to be willing to go try and play another position. My thought process was I'm going to do whatever to get on the field whether it be pinch-hitting, playing right (field), left (field), first, second or third. Whatever I could do to get on the field.
ON ALL-CONFERENCE SEASON IN 2019
My freshman and sophomore years I felt like I had slow starts at the plate. Last year, I felt like I started better than those two years. As the season went on, I felt like I was maintaining at the plate better than I had been. That's what really stuck out in my mind during my junior year.
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