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Jason Schiavone wasn’t the everyday catcher in high school, but James Madison recruited him to play behind the plate in Harrisonburg.
He was the starting shortstop at St. John’s College High School in Washington, D.C., instead, but he was mixed into some games at catcher and played the position on his summer baseball teams.
Though he wasn’t his high school’s go-to catcher, Schiavone was able to gain experience catching some of the Cadets’ top arms in their bullpens. One of those arms was current JMU right-handed reliever Sean Culkin.
“He wasn’t catching normal high school pitchers when he was here,” St. John’s College High School head coach Mark Gibbs said. “I just didn’t feel like it was going to be that big of an adjustment for him behind the plate.”
It didn’t take long for the freshman to be thrown into the fire behind the plate with the Dukes. Travis Reifsnider started the season behind the plate before missing a handful of games early in the season, allowing Schiavone and Jensen Lapoint to split time catching.
When center fielder Chase DeLauter went down with a broken foot, Schiavone stepped into the starting catcher role, catching 11 of the 14 games, as Reifsnider moved to the outfield.
Read more here: https://www.dnronline.com/sports/college/schiavone-adapts-to-being-everyday-catcher/article_accf9edf-d83e-5750-875c-a8b457f1f047.html
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Good story
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