Granada captures EBAL baseball tournament title after trusting in pitcher’s wipeout slider

LIVERMORE – Even when Granada was down by one, two, three then four runs, Jake Sekany maintained an unshakable faith in his best pitch during the East Bay Athletic League tournament championship game.

No, he wasn’t leaning on an overpowering 95 mile-per-hour four-seamer to get him out of trouble after convincing coach Corrigan Willis to keep him in.

The junior righthander maintained his belief in a slower but equally effective pitch, a wipeout slider that dropped off a cliff to his glove side.