Cumberland County freshman Eli Glup starting strong on the mound in his high school baseball debut.
Glup started this season with two of the Jets’ five wins so far. He has yet to record a loss in varsity play. Glup said this season has been a great way for him to begin his varsity career.
“It’s a pretty big jump and I’ve been having a lot of fun.” Glup said. “You know, it’s the same game and I mean there’s just, there’s not a lot of changes. Bigger arms, bigger bats, just a lot more to expect, you know, just a lot of fun.”
Glup has allowed only one run in his two starts this season. Glup said he always looks to rattle hitters.
“I start off, I always look for stuff like a big leg kick, stuff like that, something I can throw off their timing with.” Glup said. “And as I go on, I just try to remember what they did in their first at-bat and try to base the next at-bat off of that.”
Eli utilizes a four pitch rotation. Glup said he only used a fastball until his eighth grade year.
“Then I developed a curveball, splitter, and then the slider was actually developed a couple of months ago so it’s still pretty fresh.” Glup said.
Glup sports an ERA of 2.68. Head Coach Tyler Thompson said Glup’s production is huge for the team.
“We’re just excited and we feel very blessed to get to coach these guys for the next four years.” Thompson said.
