Fall Report
TROY, Ala. — Sitting on the sphere behind residence plate, protected by a display screen, throughout a Troy fall intrasquad, it’s laborious to not discover how attractive that 30-foot-tall right-field Monster seems, a mere 310 ft from residence plate. The Monster, which obtained a brand new 21-foot-by-71-foot video board previous to final season, could make opposing pitchers really feel claustrophobic, notably when going through certainly one of Troy’s parade of lefthanded sluggers.
With that wall in thoughts, it’s no surprise Troy has a roster loaded with lefty bats who can make the most of the wall, in addition to lefthanded pitchers who can neutralize different groups’ lefty[…]