Brandon Martin from Harrison Co.

 

Clay Muntz from Harrison as well. He could bring the heat.

 

:fight:

Don Gullett,he threw in the 90's back in the 70's

 

In 1970 Gullet pitched for the Reds, if I'm not mistaken.

Both are correct. He threw in the 90's for the Reds in 1970.

Joey Stamn

faced Joe Blanton..........East West all star game

Grad. Class of 84. Molique from Ludlow - Walked on and earned spot as Pitcher at UT. #34 ( Tennessee Baseball All-Time Jersey Numbers (1965-Present) - University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site )

Played against

Kenny Wilfong - NewCath 1975

Mike List - Holy Cross 1977

Mark Moeves - Holmes (played with him)

 

Notice you didnt give a year. Must have been ages ago.

I nver faced him but Jon Kirby (Estill County) is the states all-time leading srikeouts leader

James Rodriguez from Bourbon Co., hit 91 in btm of 9th in 2000 district vs. Nicholas. After 100+ pitches I'm sure!!!

 

Jeremy Sowers was nasty, watched him in 2000 Final Four against Kiser of Boyd Co.

 

Gotta give some props to my teammates Josh Fryman and Shane Smith of Nicholas Co. as well.

 

I hated facing Glen Scott of Harrison Co.!!!

 

Best pitcher I ever faced though was Scott Wade who played at UK with Webb. Faced him in TN summer ball. Low 90s with a 75 mph change up and curve that buckled your knees...

16th Region Joe Magrane.

Phil wild thing Grundy was pretty good back in 1989 1990 for somerset. Somerset high school coach now.

Todd Etler- 90-93mph fastball with a very good curve.

Jelani Brandon- low 90s fb with a sharp breaking curve ball.

Mick Lantz- tough to pick up his release. So many different angles he threw from. Low 90s as well!

NKY was loaded with pitchers back in the early 90s. Probably forgetting a couple but that's what old age will do..

For me, it has to be when I faced the "Fleming Flame" himself, Woodie Fryman, from Fleming County when I was young. He was playing for the Flemingsburg Aces out of the Blue grass League. He was a beast, and a true "fireballer" before there were any left-handed pitchers really throwing that hard. He was a legend in the blue grass league long before MLB, and was in his mid-20's when he signed. He ended-up playing 18 years in MLB, and is in the Expos' Hall Of Fame. I think he died a few years ago, but he was still tending to his tobacco up-until he died. He was fascinating, and an intimidating guy to face when he was pitching. I don't think he even made it to high school, but was by-far one of the smartest pitchers in the league. Which is probably why he was able to have such longevity as a pitcher. He actually turned down several coaching jobs to go home and work on his farm. That sounds just as crazy now as it did in the early 80's when he retired. Regardless, he was by far the toughest pitcher I ever faced.

Brandon Martin from Harrison Co.

 

Brandon Martin was one of the most impressive kids to watch pitch live. He was so smart and a very good athlete. I'll never forget that game he threw in the state tournament against Lexington Catholic. In my opinion, probably one of, if not the best game in the history of the state tournament. Martin v. Champa/Maronde. Catholic underestimated Martin and didn't think they needed to use Maronde, so Champa started the game for Catholic. It was an amazing game to watch. It ended-up going 9 innings, and there wasn't a pitcher that threw in the game that gave-up an earned-run. Martin threw the entire game, and they all combined to strikeout over 20 I think? That's a guess though. I still feel terrible for the shortstop from Harrison county. After intentionally walking the bases-loaded to set up the double-play, Martin gets a routine ground ball that was going to end the inning. Unfortunately, Harrison's shortstop booted it, and the winning run scored. That kid had played a great game at short the entire game, but that one play cost them. You would have thought Catholic would have learned their lesson, but they overlooked Lawrence in the semi's that same year. They got a whooping put on them by a kid that only broke 80 MPH maybe twice from Lawrence. However, the LC pitcher(not sure on the name) had pinpoint control hitting his spots that day. Catholic couldn't do anything with him. I believe he shut them out too? Catholic must have learned some lessons that year, because I think the following season is when they won it all?

There was also another dominant lefty from KY a few years earlier than Woodie, Steve Hamilton. I know some people don't consider him being from KY, but he was born in western, KY somewhere. He ended-up going across the Indiana border to play his high school ball. However, he was apart of some really good Morehead State teams. He played several years in MLB for mostly the Yankees. I never faced him, but as a kid, I remember watching him play for MSU. He was huge. He was close to 6'8" and was a scary individual on the mound.

Brandon Martin was one of the most impressive kids to watch pitch live. He was so smart and a very good athlete. I'll never forget that game he threw in the state tournament against Lexington Catholic. In my opinion, probably one of, if not the best game in the history of the state tournament. Martin v. Champa/Maronde. Catholic underestimated Martin and didn't think they needed to use Maronde, so Champa started the game for Catholic. It was an amazing game to watch. It ended-up going 9 innings, and there wasn't a pitcher that threw in the game that gave-up an earned-run. Martin threw the entire game, and they all combined to strikeout over 20 I think? That's a guess though. I still feel terrible for the shortstop from Harrison county. After intentionally walking the bases-loaded to set up the double-play, Martin gets a routine ground ball that was going to end the inning. Unfortunately, Harrison's shortstop booted it, and the winning run scored. That kid had played a great game at short the entire game, but that one play cost them. You would have thought Catholic would have learned their lesson, but they overlooked Lawrence in the semi's that same year. They got a whooping put on them by a kid that only broke 80 MPH maybe twice from Lawrence. However, the LC pitcher(not sure on the name) had pinpoint control hitting his spots that day. Catholic couldn't do anything with him. I believe he shut them out too? Catholic must have learned some lessons that year, because I think the following season is when they won it all?

The SS for Harrison was also named Martin and the pitcher from Lawrence Co. was Michaels.