Justin Graff-Rowe Signs at Central Missouri
All-Conference Saints outfielder Justin Graff-Rowe signed on the dotted line on Saturday in the All-American room at Seward County, inking with NCAA Division II powerhouse Central Missouri for the final two years of his collegiate career.
Graff-Rowe had a solid two year career for the Saints from 2014-2016, playing in 105 ball games and posting a .331 career batting average. As a sophomore this season for Seward, Graff-Rowe his .376, earning 2nd Team All-Jayhawk West honors. The Waterloo, Ontario native led the Saints in a number of categories including triples (5), home runs, (8), and RBI's (47). The model of consistency, Graff-Rowe hit a matching .376 in conference and out of conference this season for Seward, collecting 16 extra base hits in the Saints 32 league tilts. After a relatively slow start, Graff-Rowe turned it up in crunch time for the Saints, collecting multiple hits in eight of the Saints final 11 games of the year.
Graff-Rowe will join a tradition rich Central Missouri squad that spent a good portion of 2016 ranked inside the top five of the NCAA Division II rankings. The Mules won 43 games this season, earning MIAA regular season and tournament championships as well as an NCAA Regional title before collecting a win in three chances at the NCAA Division II World Series. Graff-Rowe will join former Hutchinson Coach Kyle Crookes at Central Missouri. He should fit right in in Warrensburg, joining a Mule squad that had 23 transfers on their roster this season.