COMSTOCK PARK - Oliver Jaskie has pitched at Fifth Third Ballpark three times in high school and in summer league, but never as a professional.
So, when the native of Ada saw Fifth Third Ballpark from his well-embedded seat after a five-hour trip from Clinton, Iowa, in the wee hours of Monday, he laughed.
"It was a weird feeling," he said. "Especially when we got to our hotel and finally got here. I looked out and realized that, 'Hey, I'm about three miles from my house.'"
Jaskie, in his first season with the LumberKings, is scheduled to start Wednesday's noon start against the West Michigan Whitecaps, a team he grew up watching.