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Sign up for Flo Sports with our link! https://flosports.link/justbaseball UCLA pitcher Angel Cervantes joins the College Baseball Show to talk about turning down pro money out of high school to play for Coach John Savage, riding a 27+ game win streak as a true freshman on a top-ranked Bruins team, and the story behind Jerry the dinosaur, the tiny toy that rides the mound with him every outing. Angel also breaks down his dominant Cape Cod League summer with the Chatham Anglers, where he's tied for the ERA lead, adjusting to East Coast life as a West Coast kid, developing a new cutter grip, and what he's carrying into a breakout sophomore season at UCLA. TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:50 Turning down pro money to go to UCLA2:14 Freshman year on a historic UCLA team4:57 The Jerry the dinosaur story7:12 Playing for the Chatham Anglers8:16 The secret behind his ERA-leading summer9:20 Adjusting to East Coast life10:47 Cape roster turnover & new friendships11:53 Developing a new cutter grip12:28 How the Cape is prepping him for sophomore year13:23 Beach days, fishing & life off the field14:37 Summer highlight & closing thoughts Just Baseball Discord: https://dubclub.win/af/afl-rndz4/Just Baseball Newsletter: https://just-baseball.beehiiv.com/subscribeCollege Baseball Show Merch: https://justbaseball.shop/search?q=college+baseball+show&options%5Bprefix%5D=last FOLLOW USX: https: https://x.com/CollegeBSBShowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/collegebsbshow/Tyler: https://x.com/TylerJennings24Jared: https://x.com/JaredCP1Jason: https://x.com/64AnalyticsMark: https://x.com/cbaseball365Will: https://x.com/overduesports Subscribe to the College Baseball Show Podcast!Apple: https://bit.ly/4i2yduiSpotify: https://bit.ly/4gVgDao Follow Just Baseball!IG: IG: https://www.instagram.com/justbaseballmedia/Just Baseball X: https://x.com/JustBB_MediaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JustBaseballMediaWebsite: www.justbaseball.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
