WASHINGTON - Once Hickory, NC-born Zachary Brzykcy, 21, signed as a non-drafted free agent with the Nationals, the former Virginia Tech pitcher had a staunch ally with an impressive track record who just happened to also live in North Carolina.
That would be Sam Narron, who was slated to be the Double-A pitching coach for the Harrisburg Senators of the Eastern League this past season. A former pitcher at East Carolina, Narron has been a minor league coach in the Nationals’ system for nine years and lives in Gibsonville, North Carolina.
Brzykcy, a right-hander, passed on his last year of college eligibility to sign with the Nationals this summer.