Darren Dreifort

Darren Dreifort was a power pitcher and designated hitter for the storied Shockers baseball program. After the Los Angeles Dodgers drafted him second overall in the 1993 MLB Draft, he was one of the rare players to go directly from college to the Majors but found little immediate success there. Arm problems and ineffectiveness stymied Dreifort's career but not before his potential and glimpses of brilliance earned him a five-year, $55 million contract from the Dodgers in 2001. Injuries kept Dreifort from pitching in the Majors in three of the five years of the deal, and he retired in February 2006.