Ben Schechterman throws a pitch. An Ohio State commit on the mound. That’s not a regular occurrence in Portage County, though Aurora has certainly churned out its share of Division I baseball players over the years. Still, watching Ben Schechterman pitch, it’s immediately clear why the Buckeyes wanted the Greenmen senior ace. The ball makes a different kind of thump when he tosses it. Never mind that he’s a tall lefty who has plenty of off-speed options. “His stuff is fantastic,” Aurora coach Trent Dalton said. “From a fastball [that’s] got a little run on it as a lefty, he’s got that natural tail on it, and then his slider, I don’t know if I’ve seen a better slider than that. It’s fantastic. And he actually has developed a change-up here more recently.” Talk to the Record-Courier Athlete of the Week and it’s also clear he possesses a different kind of understanding of the…
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