After a remarkable junior season, Tulane’s Michael Lombardi was taken by the Kansas City Royals with the 61st pick of the second round of the MLB draft. With the year Lombardi had as a pitcher, the MLB attention was by no means a surprise. In his junior season, Lombardi dealt on the mound for the Wave. He had a 2.14 ERA with 11 saves and a 4-1 record in 42.0 innings. He held opponents to a .143 batting average and struck out 73 batters. While his 11 saves proved him an invaluable closer, Lombardi was still able to find success as a starter. He started six games on the season, but the most notable was in the first game of the AAC tournament against FAU, a game in which he threw seven innings of two-hit baseball and struck out 11 batters. More News: Tulane Will Be Relying On Talented Big Man To Impact Frontcourt This Season Yet Lombardi was not always this dominant on the mound. He spent two years developing into the pitching star that he eventually became. As a freshman, Lombardi had a 6.14 ERA in which he stRead More
Tulane’s Michael Lombardi’s Journey to Become Second-Round MLB Draft Pick
