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The Mets took a chance in making righthander Kirk Presley—a distant cousin of Elvis's—the No. 8 pick in the draft, because he has accepted a football and baseball scholarship to Mississippi State. Presley was 15-0 with a 0.58 ERA and 161 strikeouts in 97 innings for Tupelo (Miss.) High.... Trot Nixon, an outfielder drafted seventh overall by the Red Sox, is hitting .507 with 10 homers and 49 RBIs this year at New Hanover High in Wilmington, N.C. Nixon's father, William, a kidney surgeon, will be his son's agent. He was Catfish Hunter's catcher in high school.  
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