Injury List
The Daily has been covering baseball really well this year. In an article in today’s edition, staff writer Ryan Kartje listed some injury notes:
Sophomore relief pitcher Tyler Burgoon threw Wednesday for the first time after injuring his shoulder against Oakland on Mar. 31st. Junior catcher Chris Berset, who started in 37 games last season, played catch before the game. He suffered a broken thumb on his throwing hand against Jacksonville in February. Maloney said both players should be ready for action next weekend against intrastate rival Michigan State.
The article also talks about how inexperienced Vangheluwe is as a starter. He, like Lorenz, missed his entire senior year recuperating from surgery (including removing a rib). Good stuff, go take a peak at the article.
Baseball Recruiting
Don’t expect any recruiting board for baseball, but I will pass along the news that the baseball team has signed a preferred walk on in left handed pitcher Rick Samuel of White Lake, Michigan’s Lakeland H.S. He’s the 7th player to sign with the Wolverines this year, and may or may not be the last. We are currently slated to lose at least 6 seniors, but could use some depth at other positions. Due to the slow nature of baseball recruitment, I’ll recap the recruits after the season is over.
Also, for those wondering, its not uncommon for many of the players to be preferred walk-ons. I believe D1 baseball teams are only allowed 11.78 scholarships, which means most players only get partial scholarships, with two or three big name players potentially getting full rides.
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Tags: baseball recruiting, chris berset, its a pain having to type Vangheluwe, kevin vangheluwe, rick samuel, tyler burgoon
Great news!
I’ve also been impressed by the increase in baseball coverage around town this year.
Good coverage FA. Spot-on about the way scholarships work in baseball. A friend’s son played college ball and the entire team was on partial scholarships. According to him, nobody had a 100%.
I’ve reserved myself to paying for most of my son’s education if he plays baseball at the college level.