Sean Darnell’s journey to playing college baseball has been a long one, but the Elmore County star has finally accomplished that goal.
Darnell, who was the 2021 Elmore County Baseball Player of the Year, signed his National Letter of Intent on Friday morning to play college baseball with Wallace Community College-Dothan.
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