The moment Chris Villaman prepares to go into his windup, scouts sitting in the bleachers behind home plate at Gary Hinkle Field point their radar guns.
Soon after, the ball hits catcher Cooper Craven's mitt with a loud cracking sound, often with a batter flailing at it, overpowered by a sizzling fastball.
Ledford's Chris Villaman is definitely on the radar of professional baseball.
It goes all the way back to his freshman season when he was promoted from the junior varsity to be with the Panthers for the state playoffs. Soon after, there was a scholarship offer from North Carolina State and Villaman committed to the Wolfpack.
But events have taken on a different kind of momentum. As a senior, Villaman has become a major pro prospect. He checks off all the boxes: 6-foot-6, throws left-handed, has a fastball as high as the low 90s. The scouts are there every game.
Ledford pitcher continues to wow
Soon after, the ball hits catcher Cooper Craven's mitt with a loud cracking sound, often with a batter flailing at it, overpowered by a sizzling fastball.
Ledford's Chris Villaman is definitely on the radar of professional baseball.
It goes all the way back to his freshman season when he was promoted from the junior varsity to be with the Panthers for the state playoffs. Soon after, there was a scholarship offer from North Carolina State and Villaman committed to the Wolfpack.
But events have taken on a different kind of momentum. As a senior, Villaman has become a major pro prospect. He checks off all the boxes: 6-foot-6, throws left-handed, has a fastball as high as the low 90s. The scouts are there every game.
Ledford pitcher continues to wow