Karl Schilling's Comments

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Hi Karl. Yes, he is still pitching. He recovered nicely from his broken thumb and has been playing USSSA travel ball as well as local Oviedo Babe Ruth. Right now, he is in the middle of the All-Star tournament for Babe Ruth. His team went undefeated through district play and now go on to the State Tournament in a week or so. He was the starter in the first district tournament game and threw 4 great innings. However, on the next to last pitch he felt a pull in his upper arm. We took him to the Dr. and he said it was nothing serious--just an over-stressed tendon in the rotator cuff/bicep area--but prescribed 10 visits to a physical therapist to strengthen that tendon before he pitches again. He feels much better now, but it still bothers him a bit. That was only about 10 days ago, though and he still needs time to heal. The Dr. said that he is so big and strong for his age that he can essentially throw harder than his tendon could accept, therefore he needs to get his tendon up to speed with the rest of his body. Other than that, he is doing great. He usually hits two or three home runs per tournament and then gets intentionally walked two or three times!! It frustrates the heck out of him--but I tell him it's really quite a compliment. We would still like to get together with you sometime and have you look at his pitching. Maybe after this tournament schedule. I'll give you a call when he is finished with All-Stars. He has been seeing Mike Rebhan in Longwood for about a year now. Mike was an assistant coach on a travel team we were on at the time. The team broke up when the manager left, but we have stayed with Mike as a pitching coach ever since. Mike was the MVP of the 1990 College World series for the Ga Bulldogs as a pitcher and has given us some great advice and coaching. Take care and thanks for keeping in touch.

Brad

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