A few summers ago at Bentonville High School while out on the recruiting trail, University of Central Arkansas baseball Coach Allen Gum saw something at a tournament from a high school pitcher that intrigued him.
No, it was not a dominant performance on the mound. It was anything but.
On that day, Gum recalled watching St. Joseph, Mo., native Noah Cameron allowing 10 runs in one inning, hardly the first impression a high school recruit wants to leave on college coaches armed with scholarship offers.