[Mr.Kimball]

First of all, Freeman does break 80 on his fastball, saying otherwise is quite ridiculous. He breaks 80 a lot, and does so quite easily. In fact, he was clocked at regions last year (as a junior) in the upper 80s. He never had surgery on his arm, but Pikeville was the first game of the year. So why would he even attempt to throw with everything? He had an offer on the table from UK early in his high school career, however, Cohen left and the offer left with him. Many, many, many, D1 schools have made him offers. But, he decided on Wabash Valley Junior College because there he can play two years, have the option to get a FULL ride to a D1, and/or go professional. Wabash has sent over 20+ players to the professionals and even more to higher collegiate baseball programs. No one other than Freeman knows whether Wabash hopes to use him as a hard-hitting firstbaseman, as a pitcher, or both. The kid is that versatile. And again, if you don't believe in the speed of his fastball just ask the hitters from Perry Central who had to face him in the last inning of region last year......

I can certainly tell that you have never been involved in the recruitment process at all. Colleges dont give FULL rides with baseball scholarship money. They may come up with a package that contains several components that may in turn leave the player with no financial obligations, but never do they give FULL rides based soley on baseball scholarship money.

And just a little food for thought for all you out there that thinks that FULL scholarships actually exist in college baseball. I have sat in Coach Cohen's office personally and listened to him make a formal offer to a player. I will use this as an example, During this visit he told me personally that when he signed Colin Cowgill, that he signed him with the staggering sum of $500.00 a year of his available baseball scholarship money. That was to a kid that was just coming off of a Mr. Baseball of Kentucky year and would in turn be drafted multiple times.