So I went to the AquaSox tonight and was excited that they were playing the Yakima Bears because I really wanted to see their center fielder, Colin Cowgill. If you'll recall, Cowgill was one of the ten hitters I liked in this year's draft. He's a small guy, listed at just 5-foot 9, but the bat's legit.
In the 8th inning tonight, facing reliever Doug Salinas, Cowgill looked at three balls in a row. When the fourth pitch came in, it was close and he began to sprint down to first, but the umpire called him back — strike one. Cowgill got his revenge, though. The next pitch was a belt-high fastball that Cowgill smoked over the right-center wall.
When I checked the box score when I got home, I did a double-take when I saw that it was his 11th home run of the season. ELEVEN freaking home runs in just 16 games. To put it in perspective, the next highest home run total in the Northwest League is three. He has more home runs than any other
team in the league. Cowgill has almost 20 percent of the league's home runs — it's ridiculous.
I'm going to the game on Sunday and I hope to see Cowgill again. But if he's not there, I completely understand.