SURPRISE, Ariz.
The pitch that changed Josh Staumont’s life felt just like every other pitch, and if not for the story that follows, you would probably find the whole scene exceedingly routine. Boring, even.
There was a windup, of course. An easy release. A radar gun popped behind the plate. A collection of college teammates smiled inside the dugout.
This was a scrimmage on a nondescript college field three years ago. This was Staumont, a 19-year-old transfer, introducing himself to his new teammates at Azusa Pacific, a small evangelical university tucked in the suburbs of Los Angeles.