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Bill Swaggery, middle back, stopped by the Azalea Bowl in Palatka on Tuesday. Photos by TRISHA MURPHY/Palatka Daily News -
Bill Swaggerty took a trip down memory lane at the Azalea Bowl baseball field in Palatka. Here, he threw his famous cutter fastball to JV catcher Morgan Wiggs. -
Bill Swaggerty’s signature pitch was the cutter fastball that he attributes to helping seal the deal for him moving into the major league playing for the Baltimore Orioles. (Photo courtesy of Bill Swaggerty) -
Bill Swaggerty stands in front of the press box at the Azalea Bowl in Palatka, where he was named the winning pitcher in 1975 when the Palatka South High School Braves won the state championship. (TRISHA MURPHY/Palatka Daily News)
Returning to The Azalea Bowl in Palatka brings back fond memories for Bill Swaggerty, now 66, of an earlier time in his life playing the sport he loves.
Baseball.
Swaggerty, who graduated in 1975…