Jupiter: Cameron Flynn, OF

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• Great Lakes League Summer All-Star (2010)
• National Player of the Week by CollegeBaseballInsider.com (4/2/10)

Outlook
Morehead State's top hitter before transferring over to hometown UK before the 2011 season ... Suffered an injury that required a redshirt season in 2011, returning to practice activities late in the season ... Played in 23 games in the Northwoods League ... Launched 15 homers in 2010 at Morehead State, batting .326 with 51 RBI ... Also pitched while at Morehead State but will concentrate on playing in the outfield at UK ... Has a strong frame and tremendous power potential ... Has shown the ability to play all three outfield posts ... Had a good fall, batting .313 with five doubles, two homers and a 10-8 walk-strikeout ratio, stealing two bases.

Summer
Played for the La Crosse Loggers in the Northwoods League ... Saw action in 23 games, batting .261 (23-for-88) with three doubles, three homers and 15 RBI ... Season was ended prematurely on July 11 after getting plunked by a pitch.

2011
Redshirted season while recovering from a hand injury ... Returned to practice activities late in the year ... During the summer of 2010, was named an all-star in the Great Lakes League, while leading the Southern Ohio Copperheads to a 23-14 record ... Batted .308 (14-for-46) in 18 games and 13 starts, with two doubles, one triple, a team-high two homers and 10 RBI, drawing seven walks and striking out 12 times.

Morehead State (2009-10)
Played for two years at Morehead State University and coach Jay Sorg ... Was a leading hitter as a sophomore in 2010, batting .326 (60-for-184) with 45 runs scored, 10 doubles, a team-high three triples, 15 homers and 51 RBI ... Had 13 walks and 28 strikeouts, stealing 4-of-7 bases ... Fielded .957 with four errors and three outfield assists ... Also pitched in six games, posting a 0-1 record and a 13.50 ERA in six innings, walking 10 and striking out six ... Totaled 20 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games as a sophomore, ranking third on the team ... Hit all over the order, including No. 2 (seven times), No. 5 (28 times), No. 6 (five times) and No. 7 (four times) ... Defensively, played 17 games in rightfield, 19 games in leftfield, one game in centerfield and seven games as the designated hitter ... Named CollegeBaseballInsider.com National Player of the Week after a four-game stretch where he batted .588 (10-for-17) with four homers and 16 RBI, adding two doubles, one triple, seven runs and a 1.529 slugging percentage ... Flynn had a career-high six RBI in a win over Indiana, before belting three homers and adding nine RBI in a doubleheader vs. Southeast Missouri State ... As a freshman in 2009, appeared in 26 games with 10 starts, totaling one homer and eight RBI on the year, highlighted by a five-RBI game against Long Island ... Had a double in his long at-bat against UT Martin ... Also pitched in three games as a freshman, tossing a scoreless innings of relief vs. West Virginia and Ohio State ... Finished the year batting .191 (9-for-47) with three doubles, one triple, one homer and eight RBI, drawing five walks and striking out nine times ... Wore No. 15 for the Eagles.

High School
Earned four letters for coach Herb Hammond at Henry Clay High School, where former UK first-team All-American outfielder Collin Cowgill (2005-08) played ... Named first-team All-State as a senior, also earning the honor as city of Lexington player of the year ... As a senior, hit .461 with 53 hits, 42 runs, 12 doubles, 11 homers and 42 RBI, leading the state in homers ... Was named the 11th Region Player of the Year ... A two-time all-city selection.

http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-...cameron00.html
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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky junior outfielder Cameron Flynn has been picked in the 23rd round of the MLB Draft by the Miami Marlins, going with the 707th overall selection, it was announced on Wednesday afternoon.

Flynn’s draft pick has entered the UK program into historical significance, as the Wildcats have now had a total of seven MLB Draft picks in 2012, equaling the program record set in 2008. Flynn joins the seven UK draft picks, including outfielder Brian Adams (eighth round; Padres), catcher Luke Maile (eighth round; Rays), left-hander Taylor Rogers (11th round; Twins), third baseman Thomas McCarthy (18th round; White Sox), right-hander Tim Peterson (20th round; Mets) and southpaw Alex Phillips (21st round; Tigers).

A native of Lexington, Ky., and a product of Henry Clay High School, Flynn had a dynamic season for UK as a left-handed hitting power threat. Flynn hit .268 (52-for-194) in 59 games and 52 starts, with nine doubles, nine homers and 36 RBI, stealing two bases. Playing rightfield primarily, Flynn totaled three outfield assists, fielding .992 with just one error.

Flynn had several big swings in 2012, including a game-winning grand slam in a series-clinching win over No. 10 Ole Miss. The 6-foot, 195-pounder, added a monster home run off the light pole in rightfield in a win at No. 18 Georgia and a mammoth homer into the heavy wind in rightfield to five UK a lead at No. 9 Arkansas.

Flynn opened his collegiate career for two seasons at Morehead State in the Ohio Valley Conference, before suffering a wrist injury that required a redshirt season in 2011. Flynn hit 16 homers in his two years at Morehead State, batting .299 (69-for-231) with 59 RBI and six steals. He also pitched in nine games in relief, striking out nine and walking 12 in 7.1 innings at Morehead.

http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-...060612aag.html

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Matt May @TCPMattMay
Cape Cod franchise Wareham saying Kentucky junior OF Cameron Flynn has elected to sign with Miami Marlins, ending his collegiate career.

Wareham Gatemen @WarehamGatemen
Correction: Cameron Flynn #Kentucky has signed with the #Marlins and will not be coming to Wareham. Congratulations Cameron!

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