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Advocate article today on LSU's "Freshmen Four" pitchers
Posted on 1/21/15 at 7:41 am
Posted on 1/21/15 at 7:41 am
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From left to right: Jake Latz, Alex Lange, Doug Norman and Jake Godfrey
From left to right: Jake Latz, Alex Lange, Doug Norman and Jake Godfrey
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So much had to happen for freshman pitchers Alex Lange, Jake Godfrey, Doug Norman and Jake Latz to be here together at LSU.
Latz passed on nearly $1 million offered to him by a major league team during draft week in June. Godfrey, a longtime Notre Dame commitment and fan, fell short of meeting that school’s qualification standards.
Norman, once a Georgia commitment, wouldn’t be here had the UGA coaching staff not been fired two years ago and had his parents not changed their minds about him playing 13 hours from home.
There’s another thing, too: None of them were afraid to be part of a No. 1-ranked signing class full of highly recruited stars.
What’s that all mean? LSU has two of the top 20-30 freshman pitchers in college baseball, something only Stanford and North Carolina can claim. Meanwhile, Lange was ranked as the 52nd-best righty last year, and Norman was 85th.
This post was edited on 1/21/15 at 7:53 am
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Posted on 1/21/15 at 7:45 am to LSURussian
This team is filthy
Posted on 1/21/15 at 7:46 am to LSURussian
I'll never forget the time I met Jake Latz. I was in Chicago restructuring a deal to save this multi-billion dollar company and I had just spoken with President Obama, though at the time he was a Senator. ANYWHO, I had to stop by my suite to pick up a few things and I bumped into Jake and who I assumed were his family members right outside the hotel. Nice kid.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 7:47 am to LSURussian
Mac is a pussy
/end rant
/end rant
Posted on 1/21/15 at 8:11 am to LSURussian
Aside from the obvious talent I like the closeness that appears to be there among these guys; Referring to themselves as the freshman four. It reminds me of Skip's 2000 team that he once described as the tightest group of players he ever coached. Look how that turned out. 
This post was edited on 1/21/15 at 8:53 am
Posted on 1/21/15 at 8:15 am to LSURussian
We're gonna have some growing pains with all these freshman pitchers so I hope everyone gives them time to get acclimated to D1 competition
LOLZ it's tRant if Lange doesn't throw a 4 hitter CG in his debut then he SUX!!!
LOLZ it's tRant if Lange doesn't throw a 4 hitter CG in his debut then he SUX!!!
Posted on 1/21/15 at 8:29 am to LSURussian
I cannot wait for this season to start.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 8:39 am to LSURussian
A lot of women's basketball fans in here downvoting
Posted on 1/21/15 at 8:51 am to LSURussian
LSU Baseball and springtime can't get here soon enough.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 8:57 am to LSURussian
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LSU Baseball and springtime can't get here soon enough.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 2:00 pm to LSURussian
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Latz passed on nearly $1 million offered to him by a major league team during draft week in June.
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