This came on the heels of an incredible, albeit shortened, 2022 season at JMU where he hit .437/.576/.828 over 24 games. He likely would have gone even higher in the draft, but a broken foot prevented him from finishing the season and caused him to miss his first year of minor league play.

For DeLauter, health has always been the name of the game. In the time since his left foot injury, DeLauter has re-injured the same foot, sprained toes, strained his hamstring, dealt with a sports hernia, and fractured his right hamate bone.

These injuries have limited DeLauter to just 138 games over the past three seasons. Still, he has made the most of the time he has spent on the field. Over those 138 games, DeLauter has hit .302/.384/.504 across the minor league levels while hitting 20 home runs and 40 doubles.

While his hit and power tools have been impressive early, he has also demonstrated patience at the plate. He walks nearly as often as he strikes out, and rarely chases outside the zone. DeLauter is also a solid defender with a strong arm and the ability to play at any outfield position.

Outside of Kwan, the Guardians have lacked outfield production for some time. DeLauter should have plenty of runway throughout this next season as long as he can stay on the field. 

Daniel Espino (RHP)

Among pitching prospects in the Guardians’ system, few are more interesting than Daniel Espino. Injuries have plagued his playing career thus far, but he still has plenty of potential.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Another blue chip Class of 2027 prospect has picked the Louisville football program.

Cleveland (Oh.) Villa Angela-St. Joseph tight end D’Angelo White, a four-star prospect in the 2027 cycle, announced Sunday that he has given his verbal pledge to the Cardinals.

White chose Louisville over several blue blood programs. He held offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Tennessee and others, and had made multiple unofficial visits to OSU, UM and PSU.

There’s a reason why so many elite schools were after White. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound prospect ranks as high as the No. 3 tight end and No. 159 overall prospect in the Class of 2027 in ESPN’s rankings, and comes in as the 288th-ranked recruit in the nation by the 247Sports Composite.

White was an impact player on both sides of the ball for Cleveland (Oh.) Villa Angelo-St. Joseph. Not only was he a difference maker from his tight end spot, he earned D-III Second-Team honors from OHSAA as a defensive lineman. Stats for White were not provided by MaxPreps.

White is the fourth Class of 2027 prospect to the commit to the Cardinals, joining Lizton (Ind.) Tri-West quarterback Jack Sorgi, Cincinnati (Oh.) wide receiver Chuck Alexander and Louisville (Ky.) Trinity cornerback Allen Evans. All four are top-300 prospects according to the 247Sports Composite., which has helped UofL sport the No. 17 overall class up to this point.

In the more immediate 2026 cycle, Louisville signed 19 prospect during the early signing period last night, with 15 of them being early enrollees. It’s a class that ranks 32nd in the nation, per 247Sports.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — OHSAA girls basketball scores from Saturday in Ohio, as provided by The Associated Press.

Akr. Coventry 67, Streetsboro 22

Akr. Ellet 43, Can. South 34

Akr. Hoban 72, Gates Mills Gilmour 36

Apple Creek Waynedale 43, Ashland 42

Arcadia 54, Dola Hardin Northern 47

Ashtabula Edgewood 45, Geneva 40

Attica Seneca E. 43, Sycamore Mohawk 27

Aurora 63, Medina Highland 57

Avon 54, Amherst Steele 33

Avon Lake 73, N. Ridgeville 43

Bedford, Mich. 47, Tol. Rogers 33

Bellbrook 59, Monroe 26

Beloit W. Branch 54, Minerva 8

Berlin Center Western Reserve 70, Girard 53

Berlin Hiland 59, Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 17

Botkins 47, Elida 40

Bowerston Conotton Valley 42, Rittman 32

Bowling Green Christian Academy 33, Put-in-Bay 11

Carey 52, Bucyrus 14

Casstown Miami E. 63, Day. Northridge 41

Castalia Margaretta 57, Port Clinton 21

Centerburg 54, Danville 37

Chardon 48, Eastlake North 38

Chesapeake 56, Greenup Co., Ky. 18

Chesterland W. Geauga 40, Gates Mills Hawken 28

Cin. McNicholas 56, Cin. Anderson 44

Cin. Oak Hills 44, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 40

Cin. Princeton 65, Hamilton 22

Cin. Summit 63, St Bernard-Elmwood Place 13

Cin. Sycamore 74, Middletown 11

Cols. Linden-McKinley 42, Day. Dunbar 24

Columbia Station Columbia 47, Wellington 20

Coshocton 51, Bridgeport 36

Creston Norwayne 42, New London 31

Crooksville 50, Byesville Meadowbrook 35

Cuyahoga Falls 49, Barberton 8

Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 43, Cle. Hts. Beaumont 34

Dalton 62, Dover 39

Dawson-Bryant 51, S. Webster 49

Day. Oakwood 61, Eaton 22

Day. Stivers 56, Cin. Taft 34

Delta 55, Bloomdale Elmwood 39

E. Can. 43, Hartville Lake Center Christian 42

E. Palestine 37, Campbell Memorial 24

Edon 46, Defiance Tinora 43

Elyria Open Door 52, Tol. Waite 24

Fairview 70, Beachwood 34

Findlay Liberty-Benton 43, Kalida 30

Galloway Westland 35, Day. Belmont 30

Garfield Hts. Trinity 59, Independence 19

Garrettsville Garfield 38, Middlefield Cardinal 35

Genoa Christian 44, Liberty Christian Academy 17

Gibsonburg 62, Sandusky St. Mary 19

Gorham Fayette 41, Antwerp 30

Hamilton Ross 43, Trenton Edgewood 38

Hillsboro 46, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 45

Huber Hts. Wayne 72, Clayton Northmont 22

Hudson 78, Solon 59

Jefferson Area 46, Ashtabula Lakeside 10

Kansas Lakota 51, New Riegel 29

Kent Roosevelt 46, Richfield Revere 44

Kenton 82, Lima Perry 14

Kettering Alter 49, Day. Carroll 42

Kingsway Christian 32, Senedot Stripes 18

Kingsway Christian 60, Coshocton Christian 23

Kirtland 52, Wickliffe 17

LaGrange Keystone 72, Sullivan Black River 15

Lakewood 51, Bay (OH) 40

Legacy Christian 56, Cedarville 49

Lima Shawnee 60, Lima Cent. Cath. 25

Lockland 53, Cin. Shroder 49

London 67, Plain City Jonathan Alder 12

London Madison-Plains 51, Milford Center Fairbanks 30

Loudonville 48, Cardington-Lincoln 36

Lucasville Valley 50, South Point 16

Macedonia Nordonia 47, Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 45

Madison 70, Conneaut 41

Mansfield Madison 39, Millersburg W. Holmes 33

Maria Stein Marion Local 44, Anna 20

Marion Harding High School 53, Caledonia River Valley 32

Martins Ferry 77, Weir, W.Va. 19

Mason 54, Cin. Colerain 32

Massillon Jackson 50, Can. McKinley 44

Massillon Perry 48, N. Can. Hoover 42

Mayfield 64, Willoughby S. 51

McConnelsville Morgan 46, New Concord John Glenn 22

Mentor 69, Brunswick 41

Miller City 56, Arlington 22

Milton-Union 61, Sidney Lehman 20

N. Robinson Col. Crawford 57, Bucyrus Wynford 33

New Paris National Trail 52, Hamilton New Miami 19

New Philadelphia 52, Linsly, W.Va. 34

Newcomerstown 51, Malvern 34

Newton Local 54, Franklin Middletown Christian 42

Norton 68, Ravenna 19

Ohio Deaf 48, Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, Va. 19

Old Fort 43, Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 30

Ontario 65, Galion 43

Orange 31, Painesville Harvey 27

Ottawa-Glandorf 71, Ft. Loramie 45

Oxford Talawanda 52, Franklin 32

Painesville Riverside 42, Chagrin Falls Kenston 41

Pandora-Gilboa 51, Ft. Jennings 27

Parma Hts. Holy Name 52, Chardon NDCL 49

Parma Padua 49, Elyria Cath. 32

Pataskala Licking Hts. 40, Pataskala Watkins Memorial 28

Paulding 64, Bluffton 42

Philo 56, Warsaw River View 24

Piqua 51, Xenia 18

Powell Olentangy Liberty 37, Cols. Bishop Watterson 28

Proctorville Fairland 50, Cabell Midland, W.Va. 26

Proctorville Fairland 82, Vincent Warren 39

Rocky River 65, Parma Normandy 51

Rootstown 40, Mantua Crestwood 21

STVM 59, Youngs. Ursuline 33

Salem 47, Alliance 18

Shadyside 47, New Matamoras Frontier 42

Shaker Hts. Laurel 60, Doylestown Chippewa 39

Sheffield Brookside 47, Lorain Clearview 28

Shelby 65, Sparta Highland 40

St. Henry (OH) 49, Spencerville 31

Steubenville Cath. Cent. 68, Zanesville Rosecrans 32

Strongsville 67, Shaker Hts. 39

Sunbury Big Walnut 59, Lewis Center Olentangy 56

Sylvania Southview 46, Lima 44

Tallmadge 38, Copley 34

Thornville Sheridan 33, Dresden Tri-Valley 30

Tipp City Bethel 62, DeGraff Riverside 31

Tipp City Tippecanoe 62, Greenville 31

Tol. Christian 66, W. Unity Hilltop 40

Twinsburg 55, Stow-Munroe Falls 23

Uhrichsville Claymont 51, Sugarcreek Garaway 40

Upper Sandusky 28, New Washington Buckeye Cent. 23

Urbana 69, New Carlisle Tecumseh 25

Vermilion 50, Milan Edison 45

Versailles 55, Jackson Center 16

W. Jefferson 45, Spring. Cath. Cent. 26

Wadsworth 45, N. Royalton 33

Warren Howland 56, Cortland Lakeview 50

Waverly 57, Gallipolis Gallia 51

Waynesville 50, Brookville 30

Westerville N. 51, Columbus South 40

Westlake 63, N. Olmsted 34

Westtown, Pa. 85, Western Reserve Academy 44

Worthington Kilbourne 58, Thomas Worthington 31

Zanesville W. Muskingum 61, Zanesville Maysville 28

Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley 53, W. Lafayette Ridgewood 20