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Kyle Backhus

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Kyle Backhus is a left-handed pitcher who throws sidearm pitches. That is his raison d’être. He throws sinkers and sliders. Let’s look at how he arrived where he is today.

His senior year of high school he excelled in the role of starting pitcher.

In his senior year of high school, Kyle Backhus was named the 2016 Montgomery County Pitcher of the Year. His ERA that season was less than 1.

“He was the guy we looked to when we needed a big outing. … We expected him to throw up zeroes every single night and he was able to do that.