[Dawg@heart]

i agree for the kid to be in middle school at the time, on a stage that big, with the atmosphere at an all time high, i think his composure was better than most seasoned pitchers in that situation....he pitched an outstanding game, and if i remember correctly if it wasn't for those two errors lc and shepard would have walked away with the championship last year...

That's very true OMG-some seem to completely forget that Shepherd was 14 YEARS OLD when he pitched in that game. What kid that age wouldn't get "rattled" or lose his "velocity". I get sick of hearing on here how he "mentally fell apart". Fact is, most kids his age would have still been pitching in senior league!!

Whether an LC fan or not, this kid deserves credit for handling himself the way he did and DOES now. That was one awesome position he was put in and he did very well. I've seen upperclassmen not handle such pressure any better than Shepherd did that night.