If you ever played baseball the odds are that you had a teammate who played in the field and who pitched. We all grew up playing that way. It was very rare that a pitcher was only a pitcher in their youth. But when guys reach college, or the professional ranks, often times that dual-action goes away. For Michael Lorenzen it didn’t go away when he went off to play college baseball at Cal State Fullerton. He served as their everyday center fielder, hitting .335/.412/.515 as a junior. And he also served as their closer where he saved 35 games over two seasons with a 1.
Michael Lorenzen to pitch, play center today for the Reds
