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LC went thru 4 pitchers. Shepherd pitched first inning for his first outing in nearly a year. Banks started the 2nd inning but was quickly replaced with Cline . Cline started off slow with no time to even warm up but got his game on by the 3rd inning. He pitched well but LC just couldn't pull it off. Kelly closed out the game the last inning.

VERY VERY disappointed in all involved in this decision whether it be coaches and/or parents who let this happen. I will explain the pros and cons of this decision.

Pros:
1. win meaningless game when both teams advance either way
2. get an inning work when he could have just done bullpen instead.

Cons if he injures himself again:
1. Lose D1 scholarship.
2. Kill any chance of getting drafted now or later in his career by MLB.
3. Cause injury to another part of his arm trying to protect his Surgery area.
4. Cause him to sit out Sr. year with another injury, thus resulting in numbers 1 and 2 above.
5. Kill chances of being scouted due to not getting to play with Midland this summer.

People this kid is SPECIAL treat him as such. Another injury will kill any chances of him playing beyond college. This is not a surgery that one can come back from in 10 months, recommendations are between 12 to 18 months. Dont give me the EXPERTS are handling him crap because time is the best healer of any injury. Why the rush, he is not a senior trying to impress college scouts he has another 12 months before the draft and 14 months before his first day of college if the draft doesnt work out. Kremchek did Scott Little's surgery and I suspect he did Chandlers. Ask Scott Little what trying to rush back will do to an arm. I also dont buy the story that Chan worked harder than Scott theory. I know Scott followed the Drs. orders and rehab exact to their orders. Scott is a great person still but is unable to do what he loves to do most, be on the mound. Scott was a Sr. and did not have the time Chan has, he had to prove to Coaches that he was back in order to pick up a last minute scholarship.
DONT RUSH HIM HE HAS MANY YEARS TO PLAY THE GAME IF HANDLED PROPERLY, OTHERWISE HE WAS A GREAT HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER WHO SUFFERRED A TERRIBLE INJURY AND JUST TRIED TO COME BACK TOO SOON. :dontthink.