This week WCV Baseball Coach John Wheeler joined me for the PM Sports Page. Here’s a little bit of our discussion.

One of the units that really struggled in 2020 was the bullpen for the Wildcats. When asked about the improvement in 2021 here’s what Wheeler said, “We had a couple pitchers who were able to go lengths of games and also keep their ERA pretty low. Kind of in the three range.” Wheeler continued, “I think it’s just again a confidence level. Another year of maturity.”

Wheeler would praise Senior Owen Harwood. “Last year he was one of our rotation pitchers. As a junior he wasn’t as confident or his spot or anything like that. This year he really took command of his spots. Really developed his curveball in the offseason with me in the gym. We just really worked with him and he became our ace pitcher and was able to get three or wins this season because of that.”

With Harwood graduating, it’s likely that Sophomore Kaedon Lindsay will be the starter for the 2022 campaign. He’ll look to build on the solid foundation laid this season.