re: How does Lange compare to Big Ben?

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For the old timers, how does Lange compare to Big Ben when he was a freshman? Not a regular season comparison but more on the SEC tourny and regional.

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The 80s were a different for pitchers. McDonald threw 200+ pitches in high school games and then pitched more the next day. In college it wasn't that much different... He would start one day and relieve the next but that wasn't until his sophomore season. As a freshman he only pitched 37 innings. But Ben seems to have had more control. He only walked 31 in his first 156 innings (1st 2 seasons)

The game has changed so much -- McDonald was player of the year in 89 with a 3.49 ERA.

Also, like said before, Ben didn't do full time baseball. In high school he played 3 sports and played 2 years on a basketball scholarship at LSU.