As a transfer to the University of Minnesota-Crookston, Palmer’s Jacob Butcher felt pressure to perform every time he took the mound. It didn’t help when he started slowly. That made him only press more. Finally, he stopped trying so hard and went back to being himself. “At some point,” he told me, “you just have… Read more »
Brad Baker came to Alaska for a coaching job, but he left with three baseball players from Colony High. Baker was on the coaching staff for the Mat-Su Miners of the Alaska Baseball League when local kid Jacob Butcher walked into his office and pitched himself like an episode of ‘Shark Tank.’ After that the… Read more »
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