@PitchingFan posted:Son contributes in SEC Championship win at Hoover. Threw 1.2 against Vanderbilt, .1 against LSU for groundout, and .2 against Florida. Has 33.1 innings and 1.08 era. Now on to Regionals. 53-7 so far on the season.
That’s awesome! That is a very fun team to watch play
@PitchingFan posted:Son contributes in SEC Championship win at Hoover. Threw 1.2 against Vanderbilt, .1 against LSU for groundout, and .2 against Florida. Has 33.1 innings and 1.08 era. Now on to Regionals. 53-7 so far on the season.
And he was more effective than Ben Joyce!
But the difference is Ben Joyce will be a millionaire in a few months.
@PitchingFan posted:But the difference is Ben Joyce will be a millionaire in a few months.
Yeah there is that
I think it would be great to see TN win it this year. I will jump on the @PitchingFan bandwagon. If not TN I will go with a dark horse - Columbia. Let's go Lions.
@PitchingFan posted:But the difference is Ben Joyce will be a millionaire in a few months.
I’ll believe it when I see in, but the mock drafts that I’ve looked at put him around 80th overall pick, where the slot is less than $1M.
I think he will be a great pro player. I can't imagine he will not be a high draft pick. Every pro pitching coach thinks if you throw fast enough then you can pitch. I don't see how anyone passes on a pitcher who throws 103-105 mph consistently. He will also be the one who can go straight to the pros.
@PitchingFan posted:I think he will be a great pro player. I can't imagine he will not be a high draft pick. Every pro pitching coach thinks if you throw fast enough then you can pitch. I don't see how anyone passes on a pitcher who throws 103-105 mph consistently. He will also be the one who can go straight to the pros.
I agree with all of that except the last sentence. I don’t think he makes an MLB debut until he consistently can command the FB. I might be wrong. There is plenty of silly shit going on in MLB right now.
@PitchingFan - Does your son play for Tennesse?? My son played with Drew Gilbert in high school on their club team. Was a lot of energy back then and well now....
yes son plays for Tennessee and Drew is full of energy.
Adbono, I would agree but I think right now he is overthrowing to try to get to 106 on radar gun. When he isn't overthrowing he has control of fastball and slider and sometimes changeup. But I don't know how you break that mentality because every time he gets on the mound both teams get fired up, the fans get fired up, and radar guns light up. My son would probably be doing the same. If someone told Kirby that if he hit 95 he would be first rounder, he would probably try his best. He was 93 several times, and 94 once in the fall but it gets really flat and straight at 91 and up. He was 93 multiple times in HS but knows that he gives up success for speed and isn't willing to do that.
our first game of the juco World Series. https://mobile.twitter.com/Tad...biCn6tbUx5PYLaviy0TQ
This kids first HR of the year
@d-mac posted:our first game of the juco World Series. https://mobile.twitter.com/Tad...biCn6tbUx5PYLaviy0TQ
This kids first HR of the year
Fantastic. Have been following ya'll. My son played with and against several players from Crowder when we lived in Mo. Plus Reed Metz was at UT last year and stayed with us last summer for summer ball. Keep rolling. Also keeping up with Walter State since son played with a lot of those guys early in life when we lived in TN and a couple are coming to UT with son next year.
@d-mac posted:our first game of the juco World Series. https://mobile.twitter.com/Tad...biCn6tbUx5PYLaviy0TQ
This kids first HR of the year
Go Crowder Go!
Baseball gods giveth and then taketh. One day you are walking someone off the next day you are the one walking.
@d-mac posted:Baseball gods giveth and then taketh. One day you are walking someone off the next day you are the one walking.
Saw that. Sorry, man. But you are correct. The Baseball Gods are fickle!
We got bounced today. We had nothing. Put everything into the game the night before and shot every bullet. I predict Central Arizona comes all the way back and wins it.
You think they beat Walters State? WS is tough and still has pitching that has not thrown I am told.
Anyone besides Pitching Fan going to a NCAA Regional? I just rolled into College Station.
James has buddies playing in the College Park regional so we will going to some of those games (starting with tomorrow’s WF game).
@adbono posted:Anyone besides Pitching Fan going to a NCAA Regional? I just rolled into College Station.
We may stop in Stillwater on the way home for GCU vs Arkansas.
