PREP & PERSONAL: Named all-metro conference shortstop as a senior ... selected as the batting champion and team MVP for high school team ... helped Dr. Phillips High School to a district championship as a senior ... finished as region runners up as a junior ... two-time winner of the Iron Panther award, which is awarded to the most athletic player on the team ... graduated with honors ... played for the EFBL Elite club team ... full name is John Thomas Flaherty ... born in Orlando, Fla. ... son of Jim and Lisa Flaherty ... has two older sisters, Allison and Ashley, an older brother, Conor and a younger brother, Michael ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.
