Wetumpka’s Brooks striking fear in opposing pitchers

Ty Brooks doesn’t look like the typical hitter pitchers would try to throw around.

Standing at only 5-foot-9 and 160 pounds, Brooks has never hit a varsity home run. The Wetumpka slugger and University of South Alabama signee has never been what many would consider a typical power hitter.

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Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka’s Ty Brooks slides safely into home against Valley for the first run of the game in the first round of the playoffs in Wetumpka.
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Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka’s Ty Brooks slides safely into home against Valley for the first run of the game in the first round of the playoffs in Wetumpka.
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Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka’s Ty Brooks waits for the throw as Stanhope Elmore’s Evan Duncan slides safely into second.
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Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka’s Ty Brooks waits for the throw as Stanhope Elmore’s Evan Duncan slides safely into second.
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Wetumpka’s Brooks striking fear in opposing pitchers

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