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They were two Southern California kids who wanted to restore a legacy when they met on their official visit asUSC pitching prospectsfour years ago.
Mason Edwardswas just starting to show promise as a left-hander with a sharp breaking ball and improving fastball.
Grant Govel had recently undergone Tommy John surgery, leaving the right-hander on the verge of a gap year before joining the team.
Rooming together on that visit, they hit it off immediately.
“It was cool,” Edwards told The California Post. “It was like, ‘What up? My name’s Mason. Let’s have some fun here.’ ”
Who could have known just how much?
The duo has become perhaps the nation’s top 1-2 starting pitching punch for a team intent on ending its 25-yearCollege World Seriesdrought.
Edwards is the college baseball strikeout king, having set a Big Ten record with 113 strikeouts in conference play and leading the nation with 160 overall — the most by a USC pitcher since Mark Prior piled up 202 in 2001.
Having fully recovered from his surgery, Govel is the equivalent of a second ace, baffling hitters with his repertoire of six pitches.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
