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Dragon RHP packs armfull of speed, huge talentTHE GRAPEVINE bu'N/ubKKi UKAZULW-- height, athleticism. 90 mile on hourfastball and a strong curveball. For now, Caple is bound for Texas AM after giving the school his commitment last week.By Rick HerrinSports EditorWax7CHS preview BOTTOMTHE GRAPEVINE SUN/GERRY GRAZULISCollege and Major League Baseball scouts (photo, left) haveJlocked to see Carroll senior righthander Chance Caple pitch this season. Caple owns all the tools they are looking forouthlake — ACoppell Cowboy hitter left the batter’s box quickly ina dead sprint back to the dugout with bat in hand.He shook his head from side to side, smiling in disbelief.He had just seen, or didn’t see, baseball heat from Chance Caple’s right arm and could do nothing about it.Caple fanned that Cowboys hitter like he has done so many others this season96 in 59 2/3 innings to be exact.The senior righthander has become a focal point of Carroll Dragons baseball the last two seasons, and will help carry the team into a Class 4A bi-district showdown Tuesday with the Waxahachie Indians“We feel good when Chance is on the mound,”his fisaid Carroll coach Brent Barker, who has seen the rise in Caple’s abilities when he arrived three years ago. “He’s the best I’ve ever coached. Pitchers like Chance don’t come around too often.“We defintely have a good chance of winning win he throws.”Caple, a lean and athletic 6-foot-5 with a low 90s fastball, has done a great deal of winning since becoming the staffs ace a year ago. As a junior he went 12-2 with 2.26ERA and 140 strikeouts in 90 innings of work. With the strong season came an influx of attention from colleges and Major League Baseball Scouts.Over the summer he received his first letter, from Baylor where last year’s teammate Ryan Ridenour signed, and has been swamped since. But the letters can stop because Caple is now headedHEAT/2C
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Grapevine, Texas, US
Sun, May 05, 1996
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