Killer Speed
Along with the thrill for young pitchers who possess an accurate fastball with speeds well into the 90-mph zone comes the inevitability of giving up home runs of embarassing distances to sluggers with quick bats. Outlaw right-hander Tyler Pearson, who to his credit doesn't seem to be taking too seriously the blasts he's giving up because of his rampant velocity, has found that out often this season.
The home run he gave up to Scott Goodman to right field in the third game of the Orange County Flyers' first series at Nettleton in June was an absolute monster, probably by quite a few yards the longest at the stadium so far this GBL season. Last night, the Reno Silver Sox in their 11-4 win hit three more off Pearson that weren't mistaken for lazy fly balls happening to drift out of Peccole Park with a pick-up in the breeze.