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Ever since then, actress Jane Seymour knew her son would grow up to be a baseball player.

鈥淭here was no question, from birth, what he was going to do,鈥� she told the Star on Wednesday.

Seymour will be joined by Keach鈥檚 twin brother, John, at Cherry Field on Friday, when the Saguaros take on the Alpine Cowboys at 7 p.m. Seymour will throw out the first pitch.

Seymour, a two-time Golden Globe winner, is best known for her role as Dr. Quinn and as Solitaire in the 1973 James Bond movie 鈥淟ive and Let Die.鈥�

Seymour said she couldn鈥檛 be more excited to make her first visit to the Old Pueblo to see her son play in a Pecos League game. The pair talk every day, and Keach sends photos from games, but this will be Seymour鈥檚 first time watching her son pitch as a pro.

鈥淚t makes me very proud,鈥� Seymour said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a really hard road. I studied to be a dancer and I know how hard that was. When I talked to him about baseball, there鈥檚 a lot of similarities in some ways. It鈥檚 hard 鈥� you can have a talent, but you have to work incredibly hard.鈥�

Keach is no stranger to the hard work needed to be able to play the sport he loves. The 23-year-old bounced around different programs during his college career, playing at Cal State Los Angeles and Marymount California University.

The right-handed pitcher considered taking a break from baseball after college when a friend of his presented him with the opportunity to play for the Saguaros. The friend had made the team, but decided not to play. He encouraged Keach to vie for the spot.

鈥淪o, randomly, I gave them a call 鈥� I had to call them. They couldn鈥檛 find my number, so I had to call them,鈥� Keach said. 鈥淚 was going to take a year off, just because I hadn鈥檛 finished the season. I just called鈥� and it worked out.鈥�

After navigating through different college programs, the Pecos League turned out to be another curveball. Keach said his rookie season has been a wake-up call.

Saguaros players are responsible for their own transportation to away games. Once at their destination, they sleep four players to two-bed motel rooms.

鈥淲e get to know each other pretty quick,鈥� said Keach, who is 0-2 with a 5.81 ERA in 14 appearances. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a humbling experience and I鈥檓 really enjoying it.鈥�

Seymour is no stranger to toughing it out. She began acting with a repertory theater as a teenager. The actors and crew would practice all day and perform each night, usually working from 7 a.m. until midnight, she said.

Seymour owned an old car that could barely make its way through the snow. Somehow, it got her to the hotel where she was going to be spending the night. Seymour slept in a tiny back room that she said wasn鈥檛 big enough to fit both her and her suitcase.

The hotel had a fireplace that required coins to work. Seymour didn鈥檛 have any.

鈥淚 remember just sleeping in this tiny little bed, covered in all the clothes and all the coats and everything I brought with me,鈥� Seymour said. 鈥淚 get it. It鈥檚 tough, but it鈥檚 also an amazing privilege. So many people dream of playing baseball professionally at all, at any level or even college ball, and he鈥檚 made it so far. He鈥檚 following his passion, and that鈥檚 what鈥檚 important for me.鈥�

Seymour has thrown out a first pitch once before 鈥� but she鈥檚 never done it for her son鈥檚 team or at a place like Cherry Field.

鈥淪he says she鈥檚 going to practice so when she comes out here she throws a strike, hopefully,鈥� Keach said.

Seymour knows her way around the sport. Seymour played rounders, a girls-only sport similar to baseball, when she was a girl in England. One episode of 鈥淒r. Quinn鈥� included baseball.

Keach said his mom can hit a little, too.

鈥淚鈥檓 going to try to get a little practice time and I鈥檝e got to make sure I don鈥檛 end up having a Tommy John (surgery) before I throw my first pitch 鈥� that would be sad,鈥� Seymour said.

鈥淚 said I will more than likely interpret the pitch more as a ballet move. I鈥檓 going to put my own style to it.鈥�