Post by hottubbeaver on Jun 14, 2022 12:42:30 GMT -8
Boy I sure like everything I read about this young man. Some things that stood out:
Having already committed to play baseball in 2024 for Oregon State, the junior flashed college-level potential all season, posting a 0.67 earned run average.
“We didn’t pitch him against some of the teams that struggled,” Ryan said. “We did not feel it would be in his best interests.”
Instead, Segura would start at shortstop, where he possessed one of the best gloves in the area and hit a team-high .470 with 38 hits.
“The objective is to get outs,” Segura said. “That starts with getting ahead in the count. When I throw a change-up, it induces a lot of slow ground balls to my infielders.” “I’m not looking for strikeouts,” Segura said. “But if I feel the hitter can’t hit my fastball, I will blow it by them.”
“People have fallen in love with his fastball,” Ryan said. “I’ve been trying to tell people he can play the game. He’s an athlete.”
That showed up in the batter’s box as Segura drove in 26 runs and scored 36 while stealing 13 bases and hitting his first high school homer.
“That was a highlight,” said Segura, in speaking about his home run.
So was beating Santa Teresa in the postseason.
“That sticks out the most,” Segura said. “They were the top seed. It was playoff baseball. Is there anything better?”
Full article www.montereyherald.com/2022/06/13/the-heralds-baseball-player-of-the-year-soledads-segura-thrived-in-big-moments/
Having already committed to play baseball in 2024 for Oregon State, the junior flashed college-level potential all season, posting a 0.67 earned run average.
“We didn’t pitch him against some of the teams that struggled,” Ryan said. “We did not feel it would be in his best interests.”
Instead, Segura would start at shortstop, where he possessed one of the best gloves in the area and hit a team-high .470 with 38 hits.
“The objective is to get outs,” Segura said. “That starts with getting ahead in the count. When I throw a change-up, it induces a lot of slow ground balls to my infielders.” “I’m not looking for strikeouts,” Segura said. “But if I feel the hitter can’t hit my fastball, I will blow it by them.”
“People have fallen in love with his fastball,” Ryan said. “I’ve been trying to tell people he can play the game. He’s an athlete.”
That showed up in the batter’s box as Segura drove in 26 runs and scored 36 while stealing 13 bases and hitting his first high school homer.
“That was a highlight,” said Segura, in speaking about his home run.
So was beating Santa Teresa in the postseason.
“That sticks out the most,” Segura said. “They were the top seed. It was playoff baseball. Is there anything better?”
Full article www.montereyherald.com/2022/06/13/the-heralds-baseball-player-of-the-year-soledads-segura-thrived-in-big-moments/
