Corey Ragsdale
Corey Ragsdale is trying to follow in the footsteps of Larry Chase, the scout who signed him
The late Larry Chase scouted and signed A.J. Burnett out of Central Arkansas Christian High in North Little Rock, Ark. But while Burnett was his signature signee, there are plenty more players and families in the Arkansas area that were affected by Chase's love of life and love of the game Premium.
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