MUNCIE, Ind. — For Kade Oliver, this was supposed to be the year.
This was the year when the senior pitcher was tabbed to be a starter for Delta's baseball team.
This was the year that — if he pitched well enough — he was hoping to earn some interest to go and play college baseball somewhere.
This was the climax of Kade's high school athletic career, one that came with high expectations for the Delta baseball team. It was a year that he was going to show everyone the countless lessons his grandfather had taught him since they began throwing together when Kade was four years old.