The Devils favorite color out of the pen is Grey

I sat down with senior relief pitcher Kyle Grey. Kyle went to Frewsburg high school which is also where Blue Devil alum Ricky Carlson attended. I asked him a couple questions about Ricky in his interview.

First I asked about when he first learned his pick off move and he responded that Ricky and his stepfather first approached Kyle at one of his age 13 practices. This is where Kyle first learned the move and then his 8th grade year of middle school Ricky was on the JV baseball staff at Frewsburg. Ricky would go more into depth with Kyle on JV and help him really master his pick off move.

I then followed up asking Kyle how much easier is it pitching knowing you have this move with a runner on first base. Kyle responded that he always has his pick off move in the back of his mind when he takes the mound. He knows he can rely on it to get out of a jam if he needs to and he referenced his first ever appearance when he didn't throw a pitch and picked the runner off to end the inning.

Thirdly I asked Kyle who he modeled his game after and he responded with Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee. He chose Cliff Lee because he attacks hitters with a lot of strikes, he loves to pitch in big games, and he can throw any of his pitches for a strike in any count. 

The final question I asked was if you were stuck on an island with one teammate who would it be and why? Kyle responded with Evan Carmello who is also a pitcher on our pitching staff. Kyle chose Melo because he is his partner in crime when it comes to long toss along with following the same routine as Evan. He also responded that he felt Melo would have some crazy knowledge of this type of situation.