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Finding the answer: Former UB pitcher Blair Lakso went from struggling college arm to sought after MLB prospect

At the beginning of this summer, UB head baseball coach Ron Torgalski knew he was going to have to prepare himself for the loss of one of his top back-of-the-bullpen arms.

Mike Kaelin, a 5-foot-9 power pitcher who dominated in the closer role for most of his time at UB, was expected to be selected in the MLB draft when he became eligible following his junior season. However, what Torgalski, or really anyone for that matter, did not anticipate was that he was going to be losing two power arms from his bullpen to professional organizations this summer.