After battling arm injuries for years, pain-free Sully Kazee stars as St. Rita’s ace. ‘It’s just crazy to me.’
A couple of years ago, Sully Kazee was on the verge of giving up on being a pitcher. Now, the senior right-hander is St. Rita’s ace and a college recruit.
Frustrated by a sequence of arm injuries that affected him in four straight seasons, Kazee nearly shut things down on the mound. “I told my mom when I was a sophomore, ‘If I get hurt again, I don’t think I want to pitch anymore,’” Kazee said. “I said, ‘I think I want to be done.
It’s not worth it. ’ “It’s just crazy to me that now my arm doesn’t hurt and I’m going to pitch in college. ” Kazee, who is committed to Southeastern in Iowa, is certainly getting the job done in high school.
He continued his dominance Monday, striking out 10 and tossing a two-hitter to lead the host Mustangs to a 5-1 win over De La Salle in a Catholic League crossover in Chicago. Vinny Stubitsch went 2-for-3 with a run, a double, a triple and an RBI for St. Rita (9-2).
Heartland recruit Colin Quinn finished 2-for-3 with a double. Kazee allowed only an unearned run, improving his record to 4-0 with a 1. 82 ERA while impressing his teammates yet again.