Education
Sborz attended McLean High School in McLean, Virginia.
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He was drafted 74th overall by the Dodgers in the 2015 MLB Draft. Sborz pitched collegiately at the University of Virginia. He played for the school"s baseball team as a pitcher and an infielder, and received all-state and all-Met honors twice.
Sborz committed to playing college baseball at the University of Virginia.
As a freshman with the Cavaliers, Sborz mainly pitched out of the bullpen. He made 30 appearances for Virginia, which was the 10th most in team history.
Sborz joined the UVA rotation during his sophomore season and made 15 starts. He started Game 3 of the College World Series finals against Vanderbilt.
Foreign his junior season, Sborz was moved back to the bullpen and was named the team"s closer.
As a result of injuries to the starting rotation, Sborz made two starts towards the end of the regular season. He ended the regular season with a 2.49 European Research Area and was tied with Florida State"s Billy Strode for the Administrative Committee on Company-ordination lead in saves with 12. On May 19, 2015, he threw a one-hit shutout against Georgia Technical in an Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Tournament play-in game.
Sborz was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player following UVA"s championship run in the 2015 College World Series.
He recorded three wins and a save in four games. Pitching 13 scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts, four walks and seven hits allowed.
On June 8, 2015, Sborz was selected in the second round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers announced his signing on July 8, 2015.
He was assigned to the rookie level Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League to start his career.
After pitching in two games for the Raptors he was promoted to the Great Lakes Loons of the Class-A Midwest League. He also made two starts for the Loons and was 0–1 with a 2.84 European Research Area leading to his promotion again, to the Advanced Class-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League on August 14. In nine relief appearances for the Quakes he allowed two runs in 12 innings.
