14-Year Old One Armed Catcher Is an Inspiration To All Of Us
Luke Terry, a top 3 player on his team, bats in the 3 hole, is the team's starting catcher, and oh yeah, he lost one of his arms when he was 18 months old from Ecoli. Talk about no excuses! This kid is an inspiration to all of us. Watch the video below to see him in action
This from the Tennessean
Now, let's be clear. Luke isn't on this team because he has one arm. He can play.
He's one of the top three players for the Bulldogs and hits third in the batting order.
He's made catching an art form. Luke catches the ball from his pitcher, flips it at approximately shoulder height, dropping his glove almost simultaneously. He grabs the ball in mid-air and throws it back to his pitcher, or to a base if someone is trying to steal.
Sound easy? He had that down before he started playing middle school ball.
But he does it effortlessly. Sure, he may drop the ball occasionally. But you try doing that 100 times a game, sometimes when you are moving your body forward to throw someone out.
And Luke does it so quickly you need to look twice to see what is really going on behind home plate.
"He's amazing," said teammate Logan Courtemanche, a pitcher. "He's good.
"He's as quick as anyone around. He's real quick."
