Ethan Small‘s introduction to college baseball came in a pressure-filled situation in Mississippi State’s season opener against Florida Atlantic.
The freshman southpaw pitcher was called on in the seventh inning with one out and a runner on third and struck out the first batter he faced in only three pitches.
“Obviously you have a little nerves but I didn’t let it control me,” Small said. “But when you’re an 18-year old kid stepping out there for the first time in front of 10,000 people playing baseball it’s a little overwhelming sometimes. But I was super pumped for it, especially when you come in with a runner on third and only one out.