![A.J. Puk pitches during Monday's Perfect Game Pre-Draft Showcase at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The event gives major league scouts and front office personnel another chance to see prospects before next month's draft. Puk is projected to be drafted in the top five rounds, although he already has signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Florida. (Photo by Ken Gilchrist)](/images/resized/images/photos/05_200_266.jpg)
Puk's big decision: Gators or pro ball?
A.J. Puk isn't sure if he wants to attend college after he graduates from Cedar Rapids Washington this month or get a job, so in that sense he's like a lot of high school seniors.
In Puk's case, however, he'll have to decide whether he wants to attend the University of Florida on a baseball scholarship or sign a pro baseball contract.
The baseball draft starts June 6.
"We'll see how it turns out. Either way, it's a good opportunity for me," Puk said Monday after playing in the Perfect Game Pre-Draft Showcase before dozens of pro scouts at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Puk is a 6-foot-7, 220-pound lefthander with a fastball that normally sits in the 90 to 92 mph range when he's feeling good. He can hit 94 on occasion, but sat mostly in the high-80's Monday with a little stiffness in his back.
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