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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2017-06-28, Page 22 Huron Expositor • Wednesday. June 28, 2017 ABCA says recent Local phenom baseball rainfall tops charts pitcher Pepper is back in Seaforth for the Summer Shaun Gregory Huron Expositor The Ausable Bay- field Conservation Author- ity (ABCA) is calling the rainfall that recently blessed Southwestern Ontario as "historic", they also noted that compared to other parts of the region, Seaforth "got off lightly." Commencing last Thursday at approximately 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. the next morning, Seaforth saw 40-50 mm of rain while the Harriston Ont. region received 100 mm -170 mm. The north side of the water shed faced the "bulk" of the precipitation, said the communications coordinator for ABCA, Jayne Thompson arid also added that the event wel- comed four times more precipitation than was originally forecasted. She said Benmiller and Blyth each received roughly 100 mm of rain. "We consider this to be a historic rainfall," stated Thompson while mention- ing last week's storm exceeded the 2008 water levels, which at the time were the highest they've witnessed in recent years. When the ground col- lects large amounts of water in such a short period of time, Thompson said this leaves no time to soak, resulting in run-offs and floods. Since it's already near- ing the end of June, Thompson says this is above average rain. And she predicts the water level to stay high for several days, so the ABCA is urging the public to stay clear from watercourses.. "What is normally a tiny trickle in a ditch is a raging torrent," stated Thompson. The ABCA works around the clock 24 hours a day seven days a week, through stream and rain gauges and such, they inform municipalities when a potential rain event might happen. According to the Weather Network, Sea - forth will potentially face a few showers between June 26-29, however, the follow- ing week they predict sunny days with tempera- tures reaching into the mid 20's. SL FORTH LIONS CLUB FAMILY FUN DAY COME CELEBRATE CANADA'S 150TH AND LIONS INTERNATIONALS 100TH ANNIVERSARIES Saturday July 1st, 2017 At Seaforth Lions Park and Pool From 12 PM To 4 PM PRE MITE BASEBALL GAME TO KICK THINGS OFF 0 12PM Jordan Pepper, Ar pitcher for the Seward County College Saints in the U.S. took part in a exclusive interview last week to inform the area about his first year of college baseball Shaun Gregory Huron Expositor Off for the summer, local pitching baseball star Jordan Pepper is back in town -he left a fit teenager and disem- barked a bulky muscled man. Living in the U.S. and based out of the state of Kan- sas, the Seaforth native played for the Seward County College Saints; he had to pay for his rent and meal plan but otherwise the school provided him with a full -ride scholarship. Those benefits are begin- ning to show on the 20-year- old's physique. Stepping on the scale at 165 pounds before leaving Canada, not even six weeks into training camp, Pepper was elated to report a gain of twenty pounds onto his growing body, he credits a big part of his muscular frame to his vigorous training. Most days, Pepper is up at 4 a.m., a half hour later he joins the team intense ath- letic program known as the "agility ladder." This is believed to boost quickness, foot speed, hand eye coordination, body awareness and in Pepper's case, enhance his ball throw- ing abilities. Along with hours of pumping iron, swimming and ab -exercises, Pepper said June 21 by phone that Reaping the benefits from a practically full -ride baseball scholarship, Seaforth native Jordan Pepper, 20, has finished his first year of school. this is fairly new to him com- pared to workouts he's used to while playing ball in Huron County. His new body is aiding his pitching as well, he admitted that he was previously hit- ting the 80-85 mph mark and currently his arm is topping out at 88 mph consistently. "Now that I'm 185 pounds, I feel like there is more strength and end`rirance," Pepper said. Besides his size, the big change for Pepper in the for- eign land is their use of steel bats compared to the wood he's used to back home. He said Canada plays this way to have an edge on the Americans," there (are) more sweet spots on the wood," which subsequently help with home runs or long hits. But it's a double-edged sword so to say because Pep- per revealed, "at the same time a ball can travel further at times using metal. For the time being though, bats and the offense side of baseball are not his priorities as his coaches have advised him to discharge the passion of "two-way" play. He's been told that there is no need to strain his arm in other activities on the field. The newfound focus is already paying off. Although the Saints have had one of their worst sea- sons with a 17-38 record, Pepper is looking at in a pos- itive note as he was appointed the starting pitcher in his freshman year. He's currently completed his first year of college in a physical education program and he told the Expositor a contract has already been offered with a "letter of intent" for his last season with the Saints. Ile plans to register in University after graduating and hopefully land on a divi- sion -one team.