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Article: Hoyt's Arm, Bat Give Northern A Decided Edge
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- The Washington Post
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- April 6, 2006
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Another lazy American Legion game had just ended, and Adam Hoyt
was walking off the field at Quince Orchard last July. In the middle
of a conversation with his teammates, Hoyt picked his head up and
noticed a strange man talking to his parents by the dugout.
Hoyt packed up his equipment, and as he approached his parents,
Katie and Mike, they were wearing beaming smiles as they flanked the
man. Now, Hoyt was really confused.
Before Hoyt could greet his parents, the man stepped forward and
introduced himself. Ryan Brittle, an assistant coach at Radford, had
just watched Hoyt pitch that night and was very impressed.
"He told me he definitely thought I was a Division I player," said
Hoyt, who ...