This big senior can throw, but somehow colleges and scouts aren't stepping up to the plate
There are some things about baseball that he admits frustrate him, like the fact his star player, senior Jose Mendoza, has not been contacted by a single college, and no scouts have found their way to the school on Palm Avenue.
Let’s see, a solid right-hander who throws strikes, hits his spots, doesn’t walk a lot of batters and has allowed one earned run all season, yet no one seems to have noticed —except his opponents. “I study the pitcher when I’m in the on-deck circle to get some idea what they’re throwing and where. It’s a passion when I’m at bat. The goal is always to keep the runners moving.”
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