CLEVELAND, Ohio -- J.P. Feyereisen shouldered the loss and sidestepped his fan club.
Feyereisen's parents had traveled 1,100 miles to Lynchburg, Virginia, to watch their son pitch. Feyereisen's baseball coach at River Falls High School (Wisc.), Ryan Bishop, had selected Lynchburg for his summer vacation with his wife and their three daughters. All were in attendance at Calvin Falwell Field last July when Feyereisen relinquished a late lead in a loss to the Salem Red Sox.
Feyereisen opted to bypass the pleasantries. He instead texted his mother, Jana.
"I went straight to the truck," the message read.