6/8 Birmingham (Broadway) @ West Tenn (Prior), 7:05 pm

Ours was a HS pitcher from Utah. I didn't even know people played baseball there.

Evidentally they don't play very well, considering he didn't give up a single earned run his entire Senior year.

Prior interview -

Velocity has never been a big deal for him, he thinks it will come back in time. Says that it happens with the injury that he had. Feels he's most effective 91-93, so he's close.

Feels stronger after each start

Interviewer tries to get Mark to say that the cubs have a chance with him and Lee coming back. Prior says that's unrealistic.

inning 1 batter 1

pitch 1 (1) - fly out to center

inning 1 batter 2

pitch 1 (2) - strike 1

pitch 2 (3) - foul back, strike 2

pitch 3 (4) - ball 1 high

pitch 4 (5) - pop out to left

inning 1 batter 3

pitch 1 (6) - foul, strike 1

pitch 2 (7) - ball 1 high

pitch 3 (8) - swinging strike 2 ("nasty" curve)

pitch 4 (9) - foul

pitch 5 (10) - ball 2

pitch 6 (11) - line drive base hit

inning 1 batter 4

pitch 1 (12) - base hit to left center

listening

inning 1 batter 5

pitch 1 (13) - foul, strike 1

pitch 2 (14) - called strike 2

pitch 3 (15) - ball 1

pitch 4 (16) - ball 2 (91mph)

pitch 5 (17) - ball 3

pitch 6 (18) - foul out of play

pitch 7 (19) - CRUSHED, 3 run homer.

inning 1 batter 6

pitch 1 (20) - foul

pitch 2 (21) - fly out center

inning over finally.