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Fall came and David's arm began to feel better. He decided to give baseball a shot. He talked to the coach about his condition and they agreed that he should try out but take it easy. The week before tryouts, David noticed his arm felt better. It felt loose and didn't pain him when he threw. David showed up to tryouts determined to impress the very people who drooled over him only a year and a half before. David showed the coaches what they were hoping to see. He was healthy and had regained full command his pitches. His velocity, which was never high to begin with, had not returned. He threw in the low 80's topping out at 83MPH. After showing them how he could locate his fastball, David amazed them as he tossed the perfect change-up. " If they liked that, they are gonna love this" David thought to himself as he prepared to toss his breaking curveball. He leaned back and tossed the ball. It didn't break. It simply hung out over the plate. He tried it 5 more times with the same result. His velocity and his curveball were gone. The year before, SFA had started a team after not having one for 10 years. With no recruiting power, the team was desperate for pitching. They decided David would be on the team. David could barely hold back his joy.
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