I played in the early eighties, a time when the number of good/great pitchers might have hit it's peak. My Junior/senior season I played with or faced no less then 15 pitchers who went on to pitch in college. Eight of those pitched at least at Division II or above.

 

I faced some very good ones Rob Williams from Campbell Co, Pelfry from Scott, Atkins & Stamm from Newport, Rogg from Highlands, Kunkel from Lloyd, Tarvin from Bellevue, Erpenbeck from Covcath etc.

 

The one who I hated seeing the most, the one with the best rising fastball short of Kirsten Allen was Pumphrey from Lloyd.

 

I swear he threw, what they now call mid-90's, and when he was on, his ball had more movement then anyone else I have ever seen.

From the late-'90s...

 

Daniel Carrender, Pulaski County

Daniel Rall, Boyle County

Jeremy Noel, Boyle County

Played against

Kenny Wilfong - NewCath 1975

Mike List - Holy Cross 1977

Mark Moeves - Holmes (played with him)

 

Seen Since

Joey List - Beechwood

Glazier - Highlands

Rob Harmon - CovCath

Curley - Beechwood

Moeves - Highlands (Son of Mark)

 

 

There was one I remember from just before my high school years by the name of Lenny Spicer from Walton. He pitched, played outfield and hit better than anyone I'd seen before or since quite frankly. Blew out his arm, I believe, in the Pirates organization maybe?

 

 

Just the ones that immediately come to mind

There was one I remember from just before my high school years by the name of Lenny Spicer from Walton. He pitched, played outfield and hit better than anyone I'd seen before or since quite frankly. Blew out his arm, I believe, in the Pirates organization maybe?

 

 

Just the ones that immediately come to mind

 

I think you are right about the Pirates. I don't remember him as a pitcher. I just remember him raking.

Eric Glaser form Highlands was the best I faced. He struck out 1-9 the first time through the lineup. I believe he may have only been a freshman or sophmore then. Only got better after that.

Dan Molique - Ludlow graduate 1984. Scholarship to Univ of TN

Dan Molique - Ludlow graduate 1984. Scholarship to Univ of TN

 

Really? I don't remember anyone from NKY ever getting a scholarship to Tennessee. The only schollies to SEC schools I recall are to UK.

Tony Mack - Tates Creek and Lamar (Angels)

Scott Fiepke - Elizabethtown (Pirates)

Joe Magrane - Rowan County and Arizona (St. Louis Cardinals)

Drew Hall - Ashland and Morehead State (Chicago Cubs)

Todd Etler-Cov Cath

Eric Asbury- Harrsion Co.

Don Robinson... Ceredo Kenova High School, Pittsburgh Pirates, SF Giants.

Mike Wheeler... Ashland Tomcats

Bill Harkins...

Glaser

Etler

P. Byrd

C. Roe

M. Jackson (St. X around 1989)

Played against

Craig Minshall- HC 88'

Larry Luebbers- St. henry 88'

Bobby Cowie-Highlands 88'

PJ Doyen- Dayton 88'

Brian Keipert- St. Henry 88'

Todd Novak- Lloyd 87'

Best I played against was Glasser. Got past him in the A2 regional finals to get to Blue Ash. Faced him earlier in the regionals and he shut us down, but we got to him when it counted...

Glaser, Fromeyer, List, kid from Boone that I believe went into the Pirates system, kid from Holmes, and Mitchell. Out of them all, I'd take Mitchell, when healthy. His knee injury really hampered his senior season.

kid from Boone that I believe went into the Pirates system

 

Vic Klein???

 

His knee injury really hampered his senior season.

 

You know as well as I do it was a lot more than that...