Area Play resumes on Tuesday at Mortimer Jordan at 4:30.
On Thursday the Cats will host Mortimer Jordan for Kids Night!
All kids wearing a jersey will get in free. Kids can also run out on the field to their position with a player right before the second game.
Cats shutout Mountain Brook 6-0!
Michael Shadeck goes the distance
7 innings 9k’s and 3 hits
@JonahInman went 4-4 with two home runs and 4 RBI’s.
Cross Bowen 2-4 with an RBI
@MackDavidRober3 2-2 with an RBI
Here’s a look at Padres farmhand @LeviThomas40 who came out to @TreadHQ for 4 weeks to revamp his arsenal before heading off to spring training!
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In 2022, Levi averaged 87-88 mph on his fastball and still managed a 11.5 K/9 thanks to his excellent vertical break on that pitch paired with a good curveball. He did issue more walks than he would’ve liked, and mentioned that hitters were not chasing his breaking balls out of the zone. He also felt that his “get-me-over” curveballs were not nearly as sharp. We wanted to add some velo across the board to give hitters less time to react (duh). His slider had a lot of depth and was too similar to his curveball, so he went ahead and added 5 inches of sweep to that
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Levi has sat 83-86 in bullpens his entire professional career, but in his last two weeks at Tread, he sat 90-91 and topped out at 92.1 mph. He didn’t throw any pitches harder than that in a game last season. I can’t wait to watch him carve this year!
“Walk up to the plate knowing you’re not gonna get out. If you have any doubt whether you’re going to have a bad swing or going to get out, you’re going to get out. This game will put you down quick. You have to pump positive thoughts in your head. Baseballs hard.” Mike Trout