Congrats to Robert Woodard (Prepster's Son)

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The whole time all he wanted to talk about was his teamates. He mentioned the defense and the play by Horton. He mentioned the timely hits that gave them the early lead. How can anyone not love the kind of young man he is?

Robert is easy to root for. Performing superbly, on the biggest stage possible, and then giving the credit to his teammmates is what leadership is all about. Impossible not to like or admire that.

I wish I had seen the game but hoping to catch him again on the mound!

I've got a question for Prepster, or maybe someone else who is familiar with Robert can chime in. I've been curious if Robert has used his somewhat unorthodox delivery since youth ball, or if he started that at some point to add an element of deception. When you see guys who are succesful with deliveries that are not "normal" it's always a little bit amazing that some coach along the way didn't try to "fix" them.

In any case that was an awsome pitching performance. Now that Tech is out of it I'll be a TarHeels fan for the rest of the tournament.

Many thanks, Style. We have a number of friends on Georgia Tech's team and hated to see them go home when they did. Regardless, congratulations on a very fine season.

Robert's delivery stems mainly from his work with Tom House, which has been rather extensive since his junior year in high school. At the risk of butchering a topic I really shouldn't wade into, Robert's delivery gets him to the several "places" that the motions mechanics work of Tom's and others suggests is critical to consistent location; and, it does so in a way that is efficient, comfortable, and repeatable for Robert. The hours of work with Tom and some accompanying time in the motion analysis lab in San Diego have given him a pretty fair understanding of what's going on with his delivery and why it is as it is. Once outside coaches have a chance to hear the explanation from him (and he can go on interminably about it), they tend to understand and accept his approach.