Tommy Nance

So played my freshman year there.

I almost actually quit baseball after that that year.

I didn't have the greatest experience, and I just was like, you know, I'm tired of doing this.

Like, it's just kind of the politics of the sport kind of wore me down a little bit.

And a buddy of mine was like, oh, come out to this junior college I play at.

You know, I guarantee you'll start loving the game again.

So I did that.

I was going to school still at Long Beach State and then commuting over for practice to this junior college.

Then I had to transfer for the season, obviously.

yeah like jumping into after that you know went to Santa Clara for a couple years I was starting I was a Friday guy my junior year um didn't really put up the best numbers in college honestly I had some some flashes of really good games um my last college start I pitched a complete game shutout against Stanford everyone was like you just got drafted like after that game I'm like okay cool like this is exactly what I want um

Ended up not getting drafted.

I got called a couple times my junior year and senior year.

Nothing came about.

Ended up getting TJ after my senior year.

I was throwing a bullpen, getting ready for like a tryout or, you know, and blew out.

Went back to school, finished my degree, got healthy, went and played indie ball.

I mean, there's so many avenues of my story I could go down, but not to take up too much time.

It's been a wild ride.

getting to pro ball, like, affiliate ball, first year at 25, way older than everybody.

They basically were, like, the Cubs were, like, we're going to throw you in the fire and see how you do it.