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Williams makes it look easy

By Matt Remsberg
ESPN RISE Magazine

Monday, May 11, 2009

McCallum (Austin, Texas) baseball coach Russell Houston can't help but laugh when discussing the most common complaint scouts voice about his star player, Everett Williams. After watching the senior center fielder effortlessly glide underneath fly balls or swing free and easy during batting practice, scouts get it in their heads that Williams is a lazy player because he doesn't appear to be going all out. That's when Houston steps in and sets the record straight. "You don't come across a play ...

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