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Rook said Oswalt helped him finally find his change-up and command all his pitches, and other Starkville Academy players found the former Houston Astros starter similarly helpful.
?Every time you pitch, he teaches you something new,? senior Michael Winfield said. ?He?s definitely helped me with my velocity and even my spin rate and just grips on any pitch. His knowledge is unlike anybody?s I?ve ever seen.?
Oswalt said that his goal is to teach the Volunteers? staff how to pitch deep into a game while minimizing their pitch count.
?If they can do that, we?re gonna win a whole lot of ballgames,? Oswalt said. ?That?s how I had success in the big leagues: getting deep into games, winning the games late, and that?s what I?m trying to teach these guys.?