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...Walsh knew that he would need to find a way to play both Lentz and sophomore Schuyler Mann, both of whom excel defensively behind the plate. While Walsh wanted to platoon Lentz and Mann at catcher, he needed both bats in the lineup. Lentz learned how to play first base and the outfield in order to stay on the field with Mann. But when junior Trey Hendricks went down with a season-ending injury with two weeks remaining in the regular season, Lentz’s versatility became invaluable...
...thought Lentz was our most consistent ballplayer all year long,” Walsh said. “It’s easy to forget that he played first base and the outfield for us in a year that he was being looked at by scouts as a defensive catcher. That he was willing to go and do that for us so we could get Schuyler’s bat in the lineup was pretty unselfish for a senior...
Farkes struggled mightily at times in the field as he got adjusted to playing second base on a Division I level. Yet he never let the occasional botched grounder detract from the rest of his game. And despite his prowess when swinging—Lentz summed it up succinctly in the preseason by proclaiming that Farkes simply “hits the crap out of the ball at all times”—Farkes was always ready to lay down a bunt for a base hit when necessary, if only because it was one of so many ways...
...He’s got pretty good size, a good base for a centerman,” Gorton continued. “He’s a heady player, he sees the ice well...
...over, when your education’s over, you’ll look back and you’ll say, ‘Hey, I did this with these guys.’” And Brian Fallon and I stood in the stands off the first base line, listening with reverence and maybe a hint of awe, shielding our eyes from the sun as it beat down on the Church of Joe Walsh...