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Sometimes “measurables” don’t add up

Wagner graduated from Tazewell High School in Tazewell, Virginia, compiling a .451 batting average, 23 stolen bases, 29 runs batted in, 116 strikeouts in 46 innings, a 7-1 pitching record, and a 1.52 ERA in his senior season of baseball.[3] As a senior in high school, Wagner grew to only 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) tall and 135 pounds (61 kg)[2] and, as a result, could not get attention from Major League Baseball scouts or Division I schools.[1]

Wagner chose to follow his cousin to Ferrum College, a small liberal arts college in Ferrum, Virginia, where they both played baseball and football. Coaches at Ferrum encouraged Wagner to focus on baseball and he would eventually take their advice and stop playing football.[1]

Wagner set single-season NCAA records for strikeouts per nine innings, with 19+1⁄3 in 1992, and the fewest hits allowed per nine innings, with 1.88.[4] After the 1992 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named the league's outstanding pro prospect.[5][6]

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Posted: 05/02/2022 at 7:22PM

Wow, Tennessee pitcher Ben Joyce hit 105.5 mph on his fastball -- Nortazhokie 05/02/2022 12:38PM

Pfft, that was Sidd Finch's change up. ** -- UEMcGill 05/02/2022 4:50PM

Ryne Duren -- StautonHokie 05/02/2022 1:55PM

Yep, he brought the heat. Read about him as a kid -- WVHokie84 05/02/2022 4:10PM

Trying again... ** -- WVHokie84 05/02/2022 4:14PM

Pic -- WVHokie84 05/02/2022 4:12PM

Championship NY Yankees had Bob Turley who could also bring it. ** -- 133182Hokie 05/02/2022 3:13PM

Most guys not named Nolan Ryan never make it for -- sacramento hokie 05/02/2022 1:33PM

I played Brandon Inge in HS -- hokiepro 05/02/2022 4:05PM

That’s cool but his father had the fastball -- sacramento hokie 05/02/2022 6:59PM

Billy Wagner still scariest and fastest. He was only 5’9 or so and came -- hokiepro 05/02/2022 7:09PM

I actually fouled a ball off Dwight Inge once and that was a thrill-I think -- sacramento hokie 05/04/2022 2:35PM

I never knew how dominant he was until they interviewed him during the -- Hokie-2x 05/02/2022 7:18PM

Yeah check this out re: HS & college -- hokiepro 05/02/2022 7:22PM

A crime he isn't getting more HOF traction. I know Billy a little and he -- Nortazhokie 05/02/2022 7:41PM

How about this article UNREAL stats even in MLB -- hokiepro 05/02/2022 7:56PM

Yeah, like I said, in High School you never knew where his pitch was going -- Nortazhokie 05/02/2022 8:04PM

Less than 2 H PER 9 innings Is just sick as is 19.3 Ks/9 ** -- hokiepro 05/02/2022 7:45PM

There was a discussion of inflated radars on softball board -- Vienna_Hokie 05/02/2022 12:52PM

Honestly...... -- 2hhoop3 05/02/2022 1:04PM

You got that right 2h. ** -- SCHokie1103 05/02/2022 4:29PM

A golf teammate of mine from ETSU lives next to his parents -- 48tnhokie 05/02/2022 1:30PM

I am not doubting he is legit..... -- 2hhoop3 05/02/2022 2:04PM

Combined with espn's never ending desire to create a story and there ya go ** -- Vienna_Hokie 05/02/2022 1:28PM

Yeah, I didn't look at records but figured something that fast would be in -- Nortazhokie 05/02/2022 12:54PM

Yeah check this out re: HS & college

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