Number of Pitchers

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  • July 29, 2016 at 5:53 pm #27308

    Hawkineer2
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    Why does Lehigh’s baseball team have half of its roster composed of pitchers – 19 or so in all?
    How many actually play?

    July 29, 2016 at 7:48 pm #27309
    van
    van
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    one at a time

    July 29, 2016 at 8:28 pm #27310
    Bison137
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    LU had 19 pitchers who got into games last year. Of those, 14 pitched in six or more games. Eleven pitched in 10+ games. With 5-6 games a week and 54 overall, coupled with the reality of pitch counts for young arms, you need a lot of pitchers. Plus it is common to have a few pitchers miss 1+ seasons due to Tommy John Surgery or other surgeries. And finally, a few of the pitchers are likely walk-ons or frosh who aren’t really ready to pitch in tough games.

    July 30, 2016 at 1:17 am #27311

    Wreed
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    You can never have enough pitching! Especially when you play four games in two days.

    July 30, 2016 at 4:01 pm #27313
    RichH
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    A few years back we had 22,if I recall correctly. As 137 noted, Leary throws most of them during the season. The strategy has worked pretty well for Lehigh.

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