April 2012

Chasing The Dream: The Matt Bywater Story and Interview

April 25, 2012 // 1 Comment

In 2010 the Baltimore Orioles selected left-handed starting pitcher Matt Bywater in the seventh round. While most college pitchers sign relatively fast Bywater considered putting off his chase of a major league baseball career for his senior season at Pepperdine. In the final hours before the deadline period was to end, Bywater ultimately decided to begin his pursuit of the majors. [...]

Friday Five: Kleinknecht Pitches His Way To Victory

April 20, 2012 // 0 Comments

In this weeks Friday Five we take a look at unique performance by infielder Barrett Kleinknecht who pitched instead of hit his way to victory. Also we highlight the performances of Tony Thomas, Jake Brigham, Cameron Selik and Drew Vettleson who all had impressive weeks on the diamond [...]

Chasing The Dream: The Blake Swihart Story and Interview

April 19, 2012 // 0 Comments

In this weeks feature we take a look at Boston Red Sox prospect Blake Swihart as he begins his first full season of professional baseball. We take a look back at the decision he needed to make between college and the pros and take a look at some of Swihart's early professional experiences and accomplishments. [...]

Friday Five: Sampson Shines In Multiple Starts

April 13, 2012 // 0 Comments

Today is our premier edition of the Friday Five. Each Friday we will take a look back at the last week of the season and highlight some of the best performances of those we have featured on our website. We hope you enjoy this new edition to the site as we follow these players as they chase their way to the major leagues. [...]

Chasing The Dream: The Zachary Wilson Story and Interview

April 11, 2012 // 1 Comment

In this weeks Chasing The Dream feature we take a look at New York Yankees prospect Zachary Wilson. We take a look at his journey that led him to the Yankees as well as hear from him what a typical training day was like as he experienced Spring Training for the first time. [...]

Eric Fryer: Major League Debut

April 4, 2012 // 3 Comments

On June 26, 2011 Fryer made his Major League Debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates. One moment that he will remember forever. Today we will look back at how Fryer climbed the ladder all the way to putting on the Pirates uniform as well as asking him about his experience with the big league club. [...]