HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros Urban Youth Academy celebrated having six players receive scholarship offers to play baseball and softball in college with a signing ceremony Wednesday.
Included in the group was Brooke Dibler, who became the first Astros RBI/UYA softball scholarship recipient. She has signed to play for Prairie View A&M University. Signing baseball scholarships were Lance Byron (Prairie View), Myles Campbell (Blinn Junior College), Isaiah Meyers (Wharton Junior College), Tyron Thomas (Prairie View) and Kaelon Woods (Prairie View).
Urban Youth Academy director Daryl Wade said most of the players signed during the early signing period, but they used national signing day as an opportunity to bring the group together to celebrate the achievement.