Gators Grad Cornelius Pushes Through First Season of Pro Baseball
The Land O' Lakes High pitcher was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2011 MLB Draft and just concluded his season with the Class-A Batavia Muckdogs.
Baseball teams are always willing to take a flier on a pitcher who is left-handed. A southpaw creates a difficult match-up for right-handed batters, which is the side of the plate most hitters in professional baseball hit from. But the St. Louis Cardinals liked a lot more than that about Land O' Lakes High grad Jonathan Cornelius when they selected him in the 24th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball amateur draft in June. And after what he showed with the low Class-A Batavia Muckdogs of the New York-Penn League, they have high hopes for him. "We like that Jonathan pitches inside, and he's got the makings of three average Major League-level pitches with a fastball, curveball and a change-up," Batavia pitching coach Ace Adams said about …
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