Bishop Eustace's Ian Petrutz is an MLB draft hopeful after three seasons of college baseball. He grew up eating cheesesteaks in Ashburn Alley.
Bishop Eustace's Ian Petrutz is an MLB draft hopeful after three seasons of college baseball. He grew up eating cheesesteaks in Ashburn Alley.
interacts with fans. His first two college seasons, when he was at the University of Maryland, Petrutz, a Bishop Eustace grad, was a designated hitter. At Alabama this past season, Petrutz started all 58 games in left field and tried to emulate Schwarber’s actions. He engaged with fans while he was in the field, showed them how many outs there were, and cracked jokes.
“It’s not like you’re in Maryland and you have the Orioles and Nationals to go to games and root for those pro teams,” Petrutz said. “When you’re down in Tuscaloosa, and the whole state of Alabama … you have Auburn and you have Alabama. Sure, there are Braves fans, but that’s still three hours away.”
It was easy to be nervous about the draft when the season ended, Petrutz said. He compared his numbers from this year to last, knowing the “devil in comparison.” He prayed, he said, to help ease his mind.
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