A healthy Aviles headed to Florida

July

I talked to Suffern star Robbie Aviles earlier tonight and we discussed a few things, including: 1. His college choice and 2. His (fractured) pitching hand. Here are the updates…

— Aviles has committed to the University of Florida. The rumors are true. The hard-throwing right-hander chose Florida. I asked him why and he told me he always liked the school. He rooted for the Gators in football and basketball and knew they had a strong baseball program. His father, Brian, looked into it and told Robbie he approved of head coach Kevin O’Sullivan, who is from Goshen, and how the Gators handle their pitchers. The rest is now history.

“They were always my No. 1 option,” Aviles said.

He received interest from several other powerhouses, schools like Clemson, South Carolina and UNC. He told me he was “100 percent committed to Florida,” and that he expects to make an official visit this fall during the World Wood Bat Championship in Jupiter, Fla.

— Aviles’ hand is healed. As you may’ve read, he suffered a fracture in his hand. It was his pitching hand, and he told me he suffered the injury playing pickup basketball with his friends. He missed a few weeks but returned two weeks ago. He pitched in a tournament recently for the Rockland Astros.

“Now I’m building up my arm and doing whatever I can,” Aviles said.

I’ll have more on Aviles on Thursday.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 at 11:01 pm by Josh Thomson. Print | Email

3 Responses to “A healthy Aviles headed to Florida”

Mo Info July 14th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
The Rockland Astros went 0 wins 4 losses and 1 tie down in Delaware last week….. Did Robbie make that trip ??
nope July 15th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
he did not…i heard tha dude punched a wall
Management July 16th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Can’t believe he shunned his father’s alma mater Coastal Carolina…..... Was there ever an offer there?

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