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"\"&lt;p&gt;Kentwood High &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.baseballamerica.com\\/online\\/draft\\/draft-dish\\/2013\\/2614757.html\\\"&gt;catcher Reese McGuire&lt;\\/a&gt; ($) isn\\u2019t Washington\\u2019s only marquee talent for the 2013 draft. But that shouldn\\u2019t come as too much of a surprise. Over the past 10 years, the only states to produce more high school picks from the top three rounds than Washington are California, Florida, Texas, Georgia and Puerto Rico.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Righthander Dustin Driver from Wenatchee (Wash.) High first put his name on the map as a rising junior at the 2011 Area Code Games. With teams hand-picked by scouts, any time an underclassman makes one of the squads, it typically means they\\u2019re pretty special. Just consider some of the other rising juniors at the 2011 event and where they wound up on Baseball America\\u2019s High School Top 100 rankings more than a year later: outfielder\\/lefthander Trey Ball (3), shortstop J.P. Crawford (5), first baseman Dominic Smith (6), lefthander Rob Kaminsky (12) and first baseman Rowdy Tellez (16).&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Driver checked in at No. 22 thanks to his 6-foot-2, 200-pound frame as well as his fastball that sits in the 90-92 mph range and tops out at 94.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;span id=\\\"more-30724\\\"&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nWhen Driver started dating his girlfriend about two years ago, he also got a new pitching coach. It turned out that his girlfriend\\u2019s father, Bud Adams, has been coaching pitchers in Central Washington for more than 20 years. Adams pitched and played basketball for Vanderbilt in the mid 80s. He was a ninth-round pick by the Royals in 1987 and spent three years in their organization.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;table class=\\\"rightAlignTable\\\" border=\\\"0\\\" cellspacing=\\\"0\\\" cellpadding=\\\"2\\\" align=\\\"right\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;tbody&gt;\\n&lt;tr class=\\\"subHeaderRow\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;td style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\" colspan=\\\"2\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;High School Players Drafted&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr class=\\\"subHeaderRow\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;td style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\" colspan=\\\"2\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rounds 1-3, 2003-2012&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;103:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;CA&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr class=\\\"altRow\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;83:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;FL&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;56:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;TX&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr class=\\\"altRow\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;45:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;GA&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;14:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;PR&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr class=\\\"altRow\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;13:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;WA&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;AZ, OK&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr class=\\\"altRow\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;AL, LA, PA&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;NJ, VA&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr class=\\\"altRow\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;8:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;IL, NC&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;MS, OH&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr class=\\\"altRow\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;IN, TN&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;NV, NY, SC&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr class=\\\"altRow\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;IA, KS, MO&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;KY, WI&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr class=\\\"altRow\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;AR, BC, CO, DE, MA, MN, NH, NM, UT, WV, ON&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;ME, MD, MI, OR, RI, WY, DC, QC&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr class=\\\"altRow\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;0:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;AK, HI, ID, MT, NE, ND, SD, VT&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tbody&gt;\\n&lt;\\/table&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cThe thing that is so intriguing about Dustin, number one, is his body,\\u201d Adams said. \\u201cGod gave him a body to pitch. And the second thing is his athletic ability. You can ask him to do something, physically, and he can immediately do it. That\\u2019s special. I know from experience because I\\u2019ve worked with tons of kids over the years and I haven\\u2019t seen a kid that can physically do what he can do.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;That athletic ability has gone mostly untapped during his high school career. Driver stopped playing football after his sophomore year of high school.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cDustin, from an early age, was targeted as a pitcher so, unfortunately, he hasn\\u2019t been able to play football,\\u201d Adams said. \\u201cAnd had he been able to play football, he\\u2019d easily be a Division I linebacker or running back or something like that. The fact of the matter is, he just couldn\\u2019t risk getting hurt. So, it\\u2019s kind of sad in that he couldn\\u2019t spread his wings a little bit in other sports, but at the same time, you can empathize with his situation because if he did get hurt, there\\u2019s a potential big loss there.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;After the showcase circuit this summer\\u2014in which Driver attended every major event from the Perfect Game National Showcase to USA Baseball\\u2019s Tournament of Stars to the Area Code Games, Perfect Game All-American Classic and the Under Armour All-America Game\\u2014he returned home and started really working to improve his secondary pitches.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cHe\\u2019s a big strong kid,\\u201d former Wenatchee High head coach Ed Knaggs said. \\u201cHis secondary stuff has a ways to go, but he\\u2019s definitely gotten better. He never threw a curveball until he got to high school.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;While Driver mostly pitched with his fastball and tight 75-78 mph curveball this summer, he now has four pitches in his arsenal.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI\\u2019m not sure how many pitches he\\u2019ll throw this spring, but we work on his changeup everyday,\\u201d Adams said. \\u201cAnd he\\u2019s starting to get a lot of good movement on the ball with his two-seam fastball. We\\u2019ve developed a cut fastball that moves like a slider . . . and it\\u2019s nasty.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;He\\u2019s also been working to improve his posture on the mound and to get better direction to the plate. But one thing that comes naturally to the UCLA recruit is his no-nonsense demeanor on the mound.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cThe other thing that I like about Dustin, that I think is very unique, is just his mental makeup,\\u201d Adams said. \\u201cNothing rattles him. You can\\u2019t tell if he\\u2019s upset or mad or anything like that. It\\u2019s a unique combination of having that great athletic ability and then that makeup.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI\\u2019m a bulldog on the mound,\\u201d Driver said. \\u201cI just get after people and never let go, just keep going after them.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Wenatchee\\u2019s season is set to begin March 9, presumably with Driver on the mound. Below is video (shot by Alyson Boyer Rode) from one of his outing at Tournament of Stars last June . . .&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/embed\\/DvoL4c3B3Wg?enablejsapi=1\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span itemprop=\\\"video\\\" itemscope itemtype=\\\"http:\\/\\/schema.org\\/VideoObject\\\"&gt;&lt;meta itemprop=\\\"name\\\" content=\\\"Driver Continues To Progress After Busy Summer\\\"&gt;&lt;meta itemprop=\\\"thumbnailURL\\\" content=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.baseballamerica.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2016\\/05\\/dvol4c3b3wg.jpg\\\"&gt;&lt;meta itemprop=\\\"description\\\" content=\\\"Kentwood High catcher Reese McGuire ($) isn\\u2019t Washington\\u2019s only marquee talent for the 2013 draft. But that shouldn\\u2019t come as too much of a surprise. 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