Carpenter Learning Life in Class D
In his inaugural month to what we all hope is a long career, Chuck Carpenter is quickly learning the realities of life in Class D ball. The 18-year old has talent but right now it's untapped potential as a lack of control frustrates his composure on the mound for the Lulus. Currently slated as the number 3 starter, Carpenter has gotten regular work in the month of April, having started well enough to receive longer looks from his coach Flemming. Flemming is a great field manager with a penchant for developing young talented pitchers. However, as stated before, Carpenter currently faces some control problems, namely with his sub-standard curveball.
Chuck's curve was extremely hittable and he suffered four straight losses following his strong debut. He surrendered more than 5 runs in each of those starts, progressively walking more batters while striking out less, hitting a low on April 22 when he gave up 10 runs in 5 innings of work against Oskaloosa. Flemming corrected a slight flaw in his release point and in his last start, although giving up 5 runs in 7 innings, he rebounded with 7 strikeouts.
Carpenter's accumulated statistics through April 30:
Code:
W L ERA G GS IP HA BB K CG SHO
1908 Waterloo D 2 4 5.21 7 7 46.2 58 25 26 1 0
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