Wes Meadows is a junior economics major at Otterbein University and a Major League baseball prospect from Marion, Ohio. He began playing baseball at age 3 with his father and sees it as his first organized sport. While he was not recruited by a Division I school, Otterbein was a good option for him and he has had encouragement from professional scouts, helping with his goal to play baseball professionally which is difficult to do without college experience.

1. Wes Meadows
Marion, Ohio
Junior, economics major
and
Major League prospect

3. “I picked up a bat when I was about three and
my dad and I started playing in the yard...
[baseball] was my first year of organized sports.”

5. “Honestly, I didn’t get recruited to go to a
Division I school…so [Otterbein] was the next
best option.”

7. “I’ve been fortunate to have contact with some
professional scouts to help along [the recruiting]
process, which is very encouraging and very
exciting for me.”

9. “I’ve had a life-long goal to play at the
professional level and it’s difficult to get to that
level without playing college sports.”