Urlaub Update

As we reported earlier Sophomore left hander, Jeff Urlaub, will be absent from the team for the remainder of the season after learning that he has suffered a 40% tear of a tendon in his elbow. SeattleSunDevil has more.....

The damage was done earlier in the season but was dismissed when the injury was thought to be a sprain. Urlaub commenced throwing at that point but was Coach Murphy was forced to shut down activities for the southpaw when the condition did not get any better.

Urlaub was drafted in the 26^th round of the Major League Baseball draft after his senior year of high school by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays but chose to attend classes at ASU and forgo the opportunity to become a professional straight out of school. He was a horse for Murphy’s team during 2006, tossing 56 innings of work which ranked him second on the team.

While the bright lights of Pac-10 baseball have eluded Urlaub for the most part this season, the Sun Devils will miss the arm of the lefty as the season wears on. Urlaub will seek a second opinion but Tommy John surgery will most likely be completed before mid-April.

CactusSports.com will keep up to date and will have news as it becomes available.