MusicEagle

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All USM starters throw a bullpen on the 3rd or 4th day after a start (depending on effort level, etc). Ostrander has not had a single starting pitcher have arm issues from baseball related activities in his 5 years at USM.

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Correct. We have had a few guys come into the program coming off of Tommy John. None of them have had a re-injury. Gabe Shepard developed shoulder issues, but that was due to his violent mechanics - he wasn't overused at all.

Tanner started out pretty unremarkable. Was not highly recruited and was not even considered as a possible weekend starter through the end of last year. He came into game 6 of the regional against Ole Miss last year and put together a performance similar to the one last night by Storm. They hit his sinker into the dirt all night long. He wasn’t even our Friday night guy to start the year - it was Ben Ethridge. We still didn’t even know for sure that Tanner would stick as a weekend starter. But he has commanded a nasty sinker and unfair changeup that has led to his success. It’s just one of those scenarios where a guy really honed in on his craft to maximize on his ability.

Matt Adams will start for USM.
2-2 5.91 ERA. 28:6 K/BB ratio in 21 innings.

Repertoire:
4-seam fastball 90-93
11-5 curveball low 70s
Changeup low to mid 80s

Can be very good if commanding all pitches, but if not then the fastball is liable to get hit hard. Last couple starts for him have been truncated (3-4 innings or so).