On a May morning in 2019, exit interviews for Shepherd University baseball players were scheduled to begin at 9 o’clock sharp in coach Matt McCarty’s office. Brenton Doyle showed up a h…
It’s way too early to start making projections, but since Doyle made his big-league debut April 24 in Cleveland, he’s played like a contender for the National League rookie-of-the-year award. Doyle entered the Rockies’ weekend series at Texas riding a wave of success. He was hitting .255, with four homers, 11 RBIs and a .839 OPS in 19 games.
Doyle has already pulled off a number of defensive plays that will likely end up on the end-of-season highlight reel. Leading the list is theon May 10 at PNC Park. With the game tied 6-6 in the sixth inning, Doyle caught a sacrifice fly for the second out and then threw a 98.1 mph strike to catcher Austin Wynns to nail Bryan Reynolds at the plate for the double play. The Rockies won, 4-3.
Doyle, whose 29.8 feet-per-second sprint speed is considered to be in the 98th percentile among all major league players, has been speedy since he was a toddler. He earned the nickname “Turbo” when he was playing for his youth travel team. His mom, Andrea, and his dad, Joe, recognized their son’s athletic skills, of course, but there’s something else that sticks with Andrea after all of these years.
Thorpe originally planned to play Doyle on the junior varsity squad, but Doyle flashed such a good glove and showed such keen baseball instincts as a freshman that he ended up starting all four years at Kettle Run. He hit .443 as a junior and started garnering attention from colleges. As a senior, he hit .497 with 12 doubles, 12 triples and 27 RBIs, leading the Cougars to their first state tournament.
Doyle’s original plan was to attend the Virginia Military Institute, but after getting a small sample of what collegiate life would be like at VMI, he de-committed and signed on at Shepherd. This fall, Shepherd will retire his No. 22 jersey. But clearly, there is work to be done. Doyle’s 34.5% strikeout rate is too high and his 5.2% walk rate is too low . Black wants Doyle to be more selective at the plate and increase his .293 on-base percentage.
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