Fall Report: Florida Atlantic
Fall ReportBOCA RATON, Fla. — Zach Schneider, who last season had the second-greatest saves year in Florida Atlantic Owls history, had zero scholarship offers as a high school junior.
That’s when he got creative.
“I was throwing a bullpen (session),” Schneider said, “when I told my coach, ‘Let me drop down sidearm.’”
The idea worked. Schneider was intriguing enough as a sidewinder to earn a scholarship to Polk State (Fla.) CC. He went 5-1 with a 1.19 ERA and 11 saves as a college sophomore, using that as a springboard to FAU.
With the Owls last season, Schneider went 7-1 with[…]
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