Congratulations to Blake Carver on his comeback!

[BackyardLegend]

It sure was good to see Cleveland pitcher Blake Carver on the mound. His one inning of work last night was a testimony of his will to get back on the mound.

 

To those who have never heard of Blake Carver; He is a crafty southpaw that throws in the mid 80's and has a breaking ball that will drop off the table. He picked off over 10 runners last year. During Summer AAU, a US select team traveling to Australia, and Fall AAU baseball last year; Blake had a perfect 0.00 era! During this time, he also pitched a one hitter and a no hitter against a couple of Australian National teams. Numerous SEC schools have courted him.

 

Last Fall, while driving home one night, a deer ran in the path of his Jeep Wrangler. In an attempt to avoid hitting the deer, Blake ran off the road and hit a tree. He was less than a mile away from his home. The result of the wreck was a broken pitching arm. He fractured both his radius and his ulna just above his left wrist. He went into surgery the next morning to insert a handy man's collection of nuts, bolts, and plates into his arm. The doctor's guess was that Blake wouldn't be able to throw a baseball for over 6 months. The doctor also advised Blake that it would be even longer before he could ever pitch.

 

Through Blake's hard work, determination, and his faith in God; he was able to pitch one inning last night. He showed a little jitters at first, but once he settled down, he was throwin' smoke again. NO EARNED RUNS! Congratulations Blake! It's great to see you back on the mound. All Raider fans are looking forward to seeing you pitch again!

[stoneloco]

Just wishing Blake the best of luck for the remainder of the season. Blake is an outstanding young man.

[clovers22]

omg Blake we are all so proud of you at Cleveland high. we want you to know that we all love you and we're their for you!! Go raiders and blake!

[OmishMan]

Blake, I don't know you, but somehow I can relate to your arm problems, (not in the way that you did) but I know how it feels to see your dream at the end of the tunnel and then all in one moment the tunnel closes like there was nothing there, You had it in you to overcome the obvious and get through your injury, I on the other hand was a little scared to start again, I figured it wasn't worth the rest of my life being stuck with a unbarable pain. So I hope with all the faith you have you can make a awesome comeback and throw the heck out of the ball, good luck this season and most of luck to the people who have supported you in your downing times. Good Luck and May God be with you...

[123urout]

Best of luck to you Blake. Look forward to seeing you on the mound! Strike 'em out Big Guy!

[Dice1550]

Keep up the good work bud...good luck for the rest of the season and beyond. (This is Tyler from this fall).

[anspa]

how bout one of yall cleveland natives update clevelands schedule a little better, and give some details on clevelands play by play a little more, and congrats to blake!