RYAN SPEIER: SPRING TRAINING HAS NEW MEANING AFTER TSUNAMI

3/16/2011 3:05:41 PM | Baseball

Former Radford University pitcher Ryan Speier signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball's Japanese Pacific League in February of 2011. Since last week's tsunami in Japan, his world has been dramatically changed.

Read his story here, in his own words as told to Steve Eubanks, on FoxSportsSouth.com.

Speier, a native of Springfield, Va., was a standout pitcher for the Highlanders from 1998-2001. He signed with the Colorado Rockies organization as a free agent in 2001, and made the 25-man Opening Day roster in 2005 and became the second Radford player to play in the major leagues. Speier's stint with the Rockies lasted from 2005-09.