Kyle Long hurt in James River-STAB Scrimmage

YIKES!!!

I hate to see comebackers. There is really no way to defend oneself. I hope it's a minor injury.

Congrats to JRHS.



Thanks for the link, MD.

OMG have you guys lost your minds? The kid got hit, get over it. The fact is he was pitching poorly, wild pitches, walks and getting knock around. He got hit on the arm and he was smelling the place up,it was an opportune time to pull him. When will anyone on these boards call it as it is. Kyle is a big kid with some ability. That said he is NOT a pitcher, not right now anyway.

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When and if he learns how to pitch (and act respectfully) then feel free to blow the sunshine.

Chillpill...Go back in your cave and grind that axe by yourself. You may come out when you have something good to say....about anything.

coolbreeze...what was the purpose of that..and to comment on your statement that the kid was smelling up the place and it was an opportune time to pull him...that was the 4th hitter he faced and how many times do you see your number one pitcher or any pitcher for the most part get pulled in a scrimmige for bad performance

Apparently you have some opinion that he does not act respectfully. I have never heard that before. I saw nothing yesterday to support that. This kid is under a microscope right now and I thought he carried himself well.

As for "wild pitches", there was one. As for "walks", there was one. It's a preseason scrimmage, for Pete's sake. When are you supposed to get the rust out if not in a preseason scrimmage? One of the things you do is work on all your pitches, even if maybe you don't have the feel for one of them that day -- something you wouldn't do in a regular season game.

Giving up a hard hit to Stadler and a liner to Oldham is not "getting knocked around." These are some pretty darned good hitters to be facing on March 5.

All in all, quite a low class post. You should consider deleting it. You come off like someone who is upset that someone else is getting attention you would prefer be focused elsewhere, if you get my drift.

Coolbreeze, your tone suggests a bit more than just someone who observed a pitcher's less than stellar outing...but it is March, in Virginia, very early, and cool, actually cold, and you're talking about a high school pitcher. Whatever his lineage, even if his big brother is featured in Sports Illustrated this week, he is still a high school pitcher. And 91 mph is impressive anytime anywhere to me for a high school pitcher.

Cut the kid some slack. Your post lacks a little class.

I dont know the kid but rest of the family carries themselves great...dont see why he would act any different, and i dont think FSU would take someone who is overrated IMO.

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Originally posted by Midlo Dad:
see www.leaguelineup.com/jrbb

I saw this and he did not appear too upset about it at the time, but he did leave the field and never returned. Any blows to the pitching elbow are cause for worry.

If anyone hears any updated reports, please post. Kyle also had a scary incident in football last fall and came out of it with no problems. Let's hope this is the same. You hate to see talented kids hindered by freak things. Hopefully this was a case of "better safe than sorry" and his coach was just being cautious.

Midlo- The page is password protected now...guess they didn't want other teams checking you guys out!

Yeah, the coaches like to impose that while the season is going for just that reason. I personally think it's a bit paranoid, but what the heck.

You can request the password and if you're not local competition you'll get it.

The story on the scrimmage was:

In what might have been the most heavily scouted preseason scrimmage ever, James River jumped out to a big early lead and got contributions up and down the roster in downing St. Anne's Belfield in Charlottesville Wednesday evening, 13-4, over 10 innings.

The RADAR guns were up in large numbers when STAB's Kyle Long, son of NFL Hall of Famer Howie Long, took the mound to start the game. But the Rapids were not intimidated by the giant southpaw's 91 mph heater. Eamon Schwartz drew a one-out walk, Austin Stadler drilled the first pitch he saw up the middle, and a wild pitch put runners on 2nd and 3rd for Robert Oldham. Oldham lined a 1-2 pitch right back at Long, the ball caroming off the pitcher's upper forearm to plate a run. Though Long was able to retrieve the ball to rob Oldham of a hit, he had to leave the game after facing only 4 hitters and without having batted himself. Long left the field and never returned, reportedly suffering a welt near his pitching elbow.

Oldham capped a 6-run rally in the 2nd with a 2-run homer that squelched any thought of a competitive contest. Austin Stadler opened the game on the mound for James River with 2 shutout innings, allowing only 1 walk while striking out 4. Daniel Marrs, topping Long's RADAR readings, also K'ed 4 in 2 innings, and though he yielded an unearned run on 2 walks, a double steal and a throwing error, by the time Jake Matthews took the hill for a perfect 5th it was already 12-1.

The Rapids were sharp defensively, with everyone getting several innings in the field. Offensively, Sean Monahan joined Oldham with a deep homer, narrowly missing two HR's as he also singled off the netting in left center. Also making strong contributions were Eamon Schwartz and Ian Harvey, who each had a double and a single, as well as Stadler and Gil Evans, who had two hits apiece as well. Marrs added a bases-loaded double, while Matt Brooks tripled.

It has been 48 hours, so I was hoping someone could give us a reliable report on how he's doing by now. Anyone?

Just to follow up on tc4baseball7's post, I remember reading in the HSBBW last June how much everyone enjoyed the Longs' friendship off the field at the PG Nationals in Cincinnati .

He threw 94 in the Florida tournament that STAB went to this past week. It must be a minor break,if any at all. Three MLB GM's were in attendance with another dozen scouts flashing rader guns.
Stab went 2-2 for the week I think.

Glad to hear that, and the kid who hit the liner will no doubt also be glad to hear it!