{"id":185971,"date":"2025-02-09T14:46:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T19:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=185971"},"modified":"2025-02-09T14:47:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T19:47:50","slug":"huntsville-pitcher-on-the-right-path-to-achieve-baseball-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/huntsville-pitcher-on-the-right-path-to-achieve-baseball-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"Huntsville pitcher on the path to achieving baseball dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hard work and perseverance combined with natural ability and desire will serve anyone well in any profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s these foundational blocks that have separated Huntsville\u2019s Archer Westgarth from the pack throughout the years as a baseball pitcher. And the 18-year-old is hoping to continue building on that foundation all the way to the Major Leagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But first, he\u2019s grinding away in Minnesota for Rainy River College now, putting in reps, getting starts against high-level talent in his age bracket, and playing as much baseball as possible at the junior college.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a two-year school program complete with academic courses and, obviously, plenty of baseball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before arriving in Minnesota, Westgarth spent much of 2024 in California playing for a team associated with College of the Desert. It was essentially an extended training camp between high school and junior college. We caught up with him via video chat during that time to discuss his aspirations and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2025\/02\/westgarthB-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-185973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2025\/02\/westgarthB-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2025\/02\/westgarthB-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2025\/02\/westgarthB-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2025\/02\/westgarthB-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2025\/02\/westgarthB-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2025\/02\/westgarthB-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2025\/02\/westgarthB-648x432.jpg 648w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2025\/02\/westgarthB-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2025\/02\/westgarthB-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2025\/02\/westgarthB.jpg 1992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter the two years at a junior college, you can be drafted and hopefully signed by an MLB team (though likely it would mean playing in the minors at first),\u201d explains Westgarth. \u201cOr you can transfer to a four-year program at a NCAA Division I school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Westgarth says he\u2019s had his eye on some big southern schools like Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Florida, and Florida State as potentials for the next stop in his career after Rainy River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would prefer to finish out four years of college, that\u2019s a safer bet for me,\u201d says Westgarth. \u201cObviously, my dream is to play professional baseball, and that\u2019s what I\u2019m going to try my best to do. But, either way, I would like to have a full college education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He may have a long way to go still, but Westgarth has come a long way since first trying out baseball when he was nine years old after seeing the Toronto Blue Jays pennant run in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI started watching baseball and it was exciting,\u201d he says. \u201cIt was the first time I had seen a Toronto team do well. That\u2019s probably why I got into it. It inspired me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once he picked up a baseball, he was hooked. Westgarth started playing baseball in the Huntsville house league system but quickly realized he had a natural love and ability, eventually trying out for the rep team.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2025\/02\/ZSuG0iM3-Archer-Westgarth-in-little-league-in-Huntsville.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-185976\" style=\"width:492px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2025\/02\/ZSuG0iM3-Archer-Westgarth-in-little-league-in-Huntsville-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2025\/02\/ZSuG0iM3-Archer-Westgarth-in-little-league-in-Huntsville-399x600.jpg 399w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2025\/02\/ZSuG0iM3-Archer-Westgarth-in-little-league-in-Huntsville-287x432.jpg 287w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2025\/02\/ZSuG0iM3-Archer-Westgarth-in-little-league-in-Huntsville-630x948.jpg 630w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2025\/02\/ZSuG0iM3-Archer-Westgarth-in-little-league-in-Huntsville.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Archer Westgarth in Little League in Huntsville<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI remember I didn\u2019t make it the first year trying out,\u201d recalls Westgarth. \u201cThe next year, I got cut and replaced by another player. The first two years I tried out for rep baseball, I didn\u2019t make the team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next year, Westgarth made it and started almost every game in various roles \u2013 pitcher, infielder mainly \u2013 and batted over 400.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJust because I got cut, I didn\u2019t want to give up and find something else, I just wanted to keep playing,\u201d he recalls. \u201cIf it\u2019s something you enjoy, there\u2019s going to be ups and downs; you just have to push through.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Life on the mound<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A pitcher through and through, Westgarth started focusing on the position in Grade 11. He\u2019s since learned how to properly throw several pitches, now featuring five in his arsenal: a four-seam fastball, two-seam fastball, curveball, slider, and change-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says there is a distinct feeling of being in control when on the mound. It\u2019s why he loves being a pitcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re on the mound, and you\u2019re competing with the guy at the plate, and you\u2019re trying to do your best,\u201d explains Westgarth. \u201cThat\u2019s the best feeling, being competitive and winning those battles. You look at the catcher behind the plate and the guy in the batter\u2019s box and you want to get a fastball by him or get a really good pitch. It\u2019s the best feeling when you win a battle with that guy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While being a pitcher can provide that sensation of control and dominance, it comes with more pressure than the other positions. Though in team sports, the general motto is<em> everyone wins or loses together<\/em>, a baseball pitcher is the exception to the rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pitchers have an abnormal control of the result in a team sport, and handling stressful situations is a part of the job. It could be needing outs to strand men on base, bouncing back after giving up a run to avoid a big inning, or choosing the right pitches at the right time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I first got into competitive baseball, and you get out there, and you\u2019re shaking \u2026 it\u2019s intense,\u201d says Westgarth about the pressure of being on the mound. \u201cYou\u2019re scared; you don\u2019t want to mess up. But you got to just step on the mound and understand that if I throw this guy a good pitch and he just beats my pitch, I did what I could do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has a trick to calm himself: \u201cFor me, it\u2019s just zone into the catcher, zone into one-on-one with the catcher \u2013 there\u2019s a lot going on in the field \u2013 but you just have to put your focus on one thing and battle it out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Solid advice for aspiring ball players<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Westgarth offers some sound advice for those looking to go as far as possible in baseball. One important thing is to make sure to be serious about academics because not all sports scholarships are free rides, so having an academic scholarship comes in handy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As well, quality programs want to see athletes with good grades to go with their sports abilities. However, it also comes down to focusing on achieving one\u2019s goals. He is a great example of a small-town Canadian kid who got noticed by scouts \u2013 it wasn\u2019t an accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou gotta be a grinder, you gotta go out every day and try your best every day,\u201d says Westgarth. \u201cIf you\u2019re good enough and work hard, colleges are going to find you. But you must make sure you\u2019re putting yourself out there either on social media or recruiting platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where Westgarth\u2019s career takes him remains to be seen, but if he keeps up the good work ethic and focus, the sky\u2019s the limit.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hard work and perseverance combined with natural ability and desire will serve anyone well in any profession. 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