COLUMBIA, S.C. — No one on the Kansas City Royals Single-A affiliate Columbia Fireflies is a stud with the bat. The team has nearly as many stolen bases (166) as RBIs (253), so they’re in the habit of struggling against even moderate talent.
Even so, from the moment Kannapolis Cannon Ballers starter Noah Schultz took the mound during warmups, there was something about his presence that made everyone in the crowd take notice.
For those unfamiliar, Schultz is a 19-year-old selected by the Chicago White Sox in the first round of last year’s draft out of Oswego East H.