Toughest pitcher in Tri State Baseball? Try the guy who gave up nothing more than double in all of 2011
MESMERIZING: SCOTLAND COUNTY PITCHER PICKS UP RIGHT WHERE HE LEFT OFF
A cinderella story last Spring, Scotland County Baseball no longer will have the luxury of being able to sneak up on anybody.
Especially when you factor in the return of the region's most baffling number one pitcher in Memphis.
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"Yeah. You've gotta be patient. Every pitch is a battle until you get the kid out"
It's a simple philosophy, but one that has made Ben Shannan the Tri State's most imposing returning pitcher for 2012. The Scotland County Ace went 7-2 as a junior with a 1.96 ERA and allowed all of just four extra base hits last season (none bigger than a double.) By extension, Ben has made his Tigers are force to be reckoned with...
""Last year was huge for us. We had a misfortunate ending there at the end of the season but we kept our heads high and worked hard all off season. We've been hitting more than anybody around, I'm sure.
And therein lies the issue for the Defending Tri Rivers Conference Champs. With the graduation of two excellent hitters in the Sears Boys and the injury loss of Brock Bondurant, Scotland County goes only as far as its new look offense will carry it. Tuesday's hard scrabbgle win over Canton proved an encouraging start