FORGET STRASBURG, USAO JUST RECRUITED JACOB CRASE

Jacob Crase signs his letter of intent to play for USAO surrounded by his family and USAO coaches at the USAO Fieldhouse in Chickasha.

Dateline Chickaska, OK   The sports media was out in full force to cover the baseball world’s latest big event. While many other reporters were covering some little-known slugger named Rodriguez getting his 60th or 70th homerun or something like that those of us with a real nose for news were in Chickasha to get the lowdown on a real sports story. 

“Joltin'” Jacob Crase, an 18 year old pitcher for Moore High School signed his letter of intent this week to play for the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Drovers.  In high school Crase pitched an ERA of 3.22. The six-foot five freshman will serve as both a pitcher and first baseman for the Drovers baseball team. I muscled my way to the front of the enormous crowd of reporters and asked why he couldn’t also play pitcher and first baseman for the Drovers basketball team but Crase just said “Next question, please.”

Smelling a cover-up I hammered the young man with another hard-hitting question:

“What made you decide to sign with USAO?”

Crase replied that it was because of the baseball program and the school’s good selection of classes. Sensing that I now had him on the run I pressed my advantage with another probing query:

“What will you be majoring in? And do you really expect America’s  disillusioned baseball fans to believe your answer?”

Jacob anwered the first question by saying he planned to major in business administration. He ignored the second question, leading me to believe I was getting into a very sensitive area. Like the journalistic equivalent of a shark I moved in for the kill with an explosive tidbit my research had provided me with:

“Is there any truth to the rumor that you are the son of Eddie and Diana Crase of Moore?”

Jacob cleared his throat, stared defiantly back at me and gave his answer:

“Yes”, he said. 

Next thing I knew every other reporter there was racing out of the room to phone  their papers about this bombshell I had just dropped in their laps. As for me, I had what we in the business call a money quote (“Yes”) and was content with another job well done. 

To read the full story on this whole “Jacob Crase is Eddie and Diana’s son” expose click here: http://www.usao.edu/usao-sports/

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