Lucas O’Rear
| IP | 109 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 6.606 |
| WHIP | 2.009 |
| BB/9 | 6.853 |
| SO/9 | 6.771 |
- Full name Lucas James O'Rear
- Born 11/24/1988 in Dubois, IL
- Profile Ht.: 6'7" / Wt.: 240 / Bats: L / Throws: R
- School Northern Iowa
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Drafted in the 13th round (397th overall) by the Cincinnati Reds in 2010.
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Northern Iowa may have dropped baseball after the 2009 season, but the program lives on with Lucas O'Rear. He's better known as the two-time Missouri Valley Conference sixth man of the year and one of the players who helped key the Panthers' upset of top-seeded Kansas in the NCAA basketball tournament, but he attended a Perfect Game predraft showcase in mid-May. He hopes to get drafted this June, play his senior season of basketball and then become a full-time pitcher. Interestingly, he almost transferred to Kansas to continue playing both sports before deciding to remain with the Panthers. A 6-foot-6, 255-pound righthander, O'Rear threw an 89-93 mph fastball with little effort and flashed a low-80s slider in 17 innings for Northern Iowa in 2009. His velocity was down slightly at the showcase, understandable considering his layoff from baseball.
