RCTC's Simmons named NJCAA Pitcher of the Week
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"* andrew simmons was among te college freshmen that didn't get to have a season last year, but he took full advantage of that time off, perfecting his pitching.
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" iii pitcher of the week./// it means a lot.
It means that my work is paying off.
It means i'm being successful where i'm at.
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The stewartville native has allowed just six hits and one earned run while throwing eight strikeouts and allowing one walk in eight innings of work.
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"* isn't one to spend much tie looking at the stat book, but he does expect his pitchers to be efficient in first pitch strikes and overall strike percentage.
Drew's numbers are off the charts.
He was at 88 percent overall strike percentage and he was at 100 percent in first pitch strike percentage and that's ungodly, that's amazing.
Big leaguers don't have those numbers.
Simmons says those numbers are a result of his training.
I've done driveline for a few years with my pitching coach from back in high school and that's definitely developed my game where i want it to be so and hard work pays off.
Coach jones says that at this pace ?*- the sky is the limit for simmons.
If he continues to work on his velocity you know he could play division one, he could possibly even get drafted you know?
You know he's got to improve his velocity but in terms of knowing the game, knowing how to pitch, knowing how (?
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