Brody Brecht, Stu Flesland solid on the hill, Spokane Indians top Vancouver 5-3 in series opener | NWL baseball
Apr. 14—Brody Brecht is the type of pitcher big league teams dream about. At 6-foot-4, 235 pounds, he has the physique of a football player — because he was that, too, at the University of Iowa.
He possesses a big fastball, routinely hitting 96 mph, and three other average-to-plus pitches, including a quality late-breaking slider. But as is often the case with young pitchers, he still struggles with control and how best to use his pitches in game situations. In a rare day game Tuesday, with "feels like" temperatures at 11 a.
m. in the 30s and a stiff breeze blowing right-to-left, Brecht seemed to put some things together. Maybe the weather made him feel like it was a Big 10 football game.
Brecht struck out six over three innings, Spokane native Stu Flesland provided four solid innings in relief and the Spokane Indians beat the Vancouver Canadians 5-3 in the first of a six-game High-A Northwest League series at Avista Stadium on Tuesday. The early start was due to the team's "Education Day" promotion, with hundreds of Spokane-area elementary school kids in attendance. After losing four of six last week, the win gets the week off to a good start.
"Every day is a new day. And guys came ready to play today and got it done," Indians manager Tom Sutaris said. "We got real good pitching and we got some big, big hits ...
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