[Mr.Kimball]

My son Scott Little had this surgery at the end of his jr. year. He showed great improvement for a long time and was able to pitch to a total of 15 batters at the end of his sr year as part of his rehab. Not being able to pitch his senior year a lot of colleges which showed interest early similpy forgot him. He was able to get a schlorship to John Logan jr. college after going to the Smokies showcase. Thats about the last of the good news, although he got back up to 88-89 he couldn't maintain it. He only pitched 4 innings in college and's not going back to school this fall. The rehab program in intense and Scott worked his *** off. I hope Shepherd does better, there's nothing much harder than watching a son forced to give up on something he loves as much as Scott loved to pitch. If we can help in any way someone can PM me. I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK YOUNG MAN.

I talked to Scott's summer coach just yesterday, wondering how Scott was doing and he told me of this decision. I really hated to hear that he wasn't going to continue. Scott had a lot of potential, and I sincerly wish things had worked out better for him. I watched one of my own sons miss his senior year of high school and have watched him battle one injury after another his whole college career. It's a tough thing to watch your son give it every ounce of everything they have to do something they love and just take it all on the chin and keep on plugging. But, it's made me proud to see what he has in him, and I'm sure you feel just as proud. There come a day for all of them when they just cant do it anymore. Take consolation in this though John, Scottie never has to prove anything to anybody. I can tell you this, his summer coach thinks that he is just about a fine a person that he has ever been around. Those who really know the game will never question how special of a player/person he is. Best of luck and best wishes to you and Scottie.