Mike Suchan
Kevin VanDam prepares to throw the first pitch of a Triple A game at between the Arkansas Travelers and Northwest Arkansas Naturals on the eve of the Elite Series Diamond Drive.
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2011 Elite Series - Diamond Drive
Arkansas River - Little Rock, AR, Jun 9 - 12, 2011
First Pitch
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Mike SuchanKevin VanDam poses with Charlie Cadie of Sherwood, Ark., who brought his White Sox little league team down to meet the Travelers players.
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Mike SuchanWearing Basscat hats KVD signed, Brayden Reedy, 5, and Robby Reedy, 8, pose for a picture.
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Mike SuchanRobert and Julie Reedy drove their sons more than an hour from Rosebud to see KVD.
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Mike SuchanBarry Wolfe of Beebe kept pulling KVD lures out of his cargo shorts for VanDam to sign.
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Mike SuchanVanDam, who hasn’t played ball since high school, threw 30 or so practice pitches the night before to prepare.
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Mike SuchanOne fan yelled at him not to throw his arm out so he could throw a crankbait the next day.
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Mike SuchanHe sends his one pitch toward the plate.
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Mike SuchanKVD appeared visably disgusted in himself as he went over the plate but was a little low.
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Mike SuchanKVD shakes hands with Dillon Baird who gives him the ball.
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Mike SuchanSome other players wanted to meet VanDam, so he’s off to do that, saying “I’m easy.”
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Mike SuchanThe Travs circle KVD, one asking, “What are you fishing for?”
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Mike SuchanKVD talks some more with Cadie, who first approached the angler while he was buying a Snapple at the concession stand.
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Mike SuchanLocal TV interviewed VanDam, asking all about the tournament in Little Rock.
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