Since he was 4-years-old, Hunter Corrow has constantly thought about one aspect of baseball -pitching.

The Northampton senior recently weaved his stuff through the Allentown Central Catholic lineup and handcuffed the Vikings on one hit for a 2-0 victory that snapped the Konkrete Kids three-game losing streak to begin the season.

Corrow credited his father, Joshua, for his mound beginnings.

“I have been doing it (pitching) since I was very young,” said the younger Corrow. “My father has always been supportive of me, and he helped me along the way.

“It is something that I have always enjoyed. I wanted to be the person who took the ball and went out and got the job done. That’s what I want to do out there, and help my team succeed.”

Head coach Mick Sugra welcomed Corrow’s effort that proved to be perfect timing.

“After we started out 0-3, we needed Hunter to come out and throw well for us,” said Sugra. “That’s exactly what he did.”

Sugra has watched Corrow develop into a top of the rotation pitcher for the Kids. Corrow struck out eight and walked three in his first start.

“Hunter has had so much growth as a pitcher for us since last year,” added Sugra. “He really improved his craft through the summer and fall. He got so much stronger in the weight room and in our offseason workouts as well.

“I am so happy for him to be able to come out and throw the way he did (against Central Catholic). We are looking forward to him throwing every fourth day for us.”

Corrow appears ready for the long haul. He has a two-seam fastball, curveball, and sometimes a change-up in his repertoire.

“For me, I feel great right now,” said Corrow. “I want to do what I can, and I know I can be an innings eater. I know I am able to throw more than 100 pitches and not be tired.”

As one of only six seniors on the roster, Corrow doesn’t mind being in a leadership role.

“I really like the role,” he said. “I feel confident and comfortable with it. We have to try and groom the younger guys on the team. I think we are going to have a lot of guys step up with our pitching.”

Corrow isn’t sure of his future plans, but he expects baseball to be in the picture at a college next fall.

Until then, he expects his team to be back in the hunt.

“We have the bats, and we’re banking on them to do some damage,” he stated. “We’re pretty confident, and we know we can come together as a team.

“We’ll get it right and compete with the better teams.”