quote:Originally posted by PGStaff:
Jim Koering "THAT'S HIM"
Big horse, went to Iowa and was a star pitcher. Jim also played fast pitch in the Major Open for many years. I think you have the age just about right. He was just a little younger than me.
Mediapolis, are you kidding me...
Jason Gerst, who is one of our national directors was born and raised in Mediapolis. Of course, he's only around 35 or so. Before Gerst, I thought Mediapolis only had girl basketball players living there.
It's a real small world. Thanks for waking up a few brain cells. Hope I don't Burn em all out today.
This is probably boring most people on here.
I was the best catcher to ever come out of Mediapolis.....not really saying much....community of 1500 or so...until the Van Tiger kid who went to Iowa State I believe.
That kid could hit, I hear, but he couldn't catch with me......and I couldn't hit with him.
I walked on at Iowa State.....kind of. The weekend of the tryouts was the weekend of my sister's wedding.
5'9" 160 lber.
I went to the Friday workout. Several catchers there. Claire Richardson, head coach, took our pop times. He took a double take on me. Later, afterward, he had me throw with some fast guy stealing. I was the only one asked to do this. I got him 2 out of 3.
I missed the hitting stuff on Sat when I went to the wedding.
No one ever contacted me.....can't blame them since I didn't show up on Sat.
My dad made a contact at Northeast Missouri State. I went on to play there. Played with Bruce Berenyi(5-6 year big league career)....and just before Al Nipper (Red Sox)....now Truman State.
There I got to play with Rick Sutcliffe's high school and summer team players. Met him at the funeral of one of the guys (my roommate) who was killed when he was hit in the temple by a pitched ball.....the Lamber....hard to believe he's been dead for 30 years.
Later played summer ball with several U of I players. Craig (I think that was his first name) Van Syoc was one of our pitchers. He said I would've started at U of I. Who knows.....Small town Iowa boys don't get many looks. I was a pretty fair walk-on for that DII school.