Baseball: Lorenzo Elion Commits To Michigan

Submitted by Sac Fly on July 18th, 2015 at 4:52 PM

From the Simeon program in Chicago, infielder Lorenzo Elion has given a verbal to join the program in 2016.

Elion can play 2nd, short and can pitch. He's tall and lanky, so I could see him outgrowing the position before getting to Michigan and heading to the outfield.

PBR had a writeup from about two months ago:

Athletic 6-foot frame with plenty of room for physical development. Defensively showed athletic actions, moves fluidly and consistently fields the ball in rhythm. Shows present arm strength with athletic arm action. Offensively, hits from balanced setup with quiet mechanics. Utilizes slight leg lift to create rhythm and timing. Demonstrates advanced bat speed with some length in swing.

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MGoRedemption

July 18th, 2015 at 4:56 PM ^

ZOMG BUCKLE UP.
But seriously, woo!!

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Sac Fly

July 18th, 2015 at 4:57 PM ^

Can't put the tweet in the OP without issues. I tried to fix it and it created another thread.

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m1817

July 18th, 2015 at 4:56 PM ^

Déjà vu all over again!

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bacon1431

July 18th, 2015 at 4:57 PM ^

So he will be a freshman this upcoming season? Or do you mean next summer?

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not TOM BRADY

July 18th, 2015 at 5:00 PM ^

He will be a hs senior next school year.

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RainbowSprings

July 18th, 2015 at 5:03 PM ^

You made a great choice, and we look forward to cheering you on.

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Raoul

July 18th, 2015 at 5:12 PM ^

PBR just bumped him up in their Illinois rankings, from #199 in the state to #69, so he's a prospect on the rise.

He's Michigan's seventh commitment for 2016.

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Wolverine Devotee

July 18th, 2015 at 5:16 PM ^

If the tweet had emojis, you must edit it in plain text and delete the emojis since emojis don't render here in code.

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Sac Fly

July 18th, 2015 at 5:29 PM ^

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TyTrain32

July 18th, 2015 at 11:56 PM ^

Uhhhh so apparently he can field easy ass grounders and pop up in BP...cool highlights dude...

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rob f

July 18th, 2015 at 5:36 PM ^

won't take the field for Michigan until the 2017 season, it's a good thing to see that "prospects on the rise" are heading to Ann Arbor. Our baseball program is heading in the right direction---Go Blue!

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Raoul

July 18th, 2015 at 6:33 PM ^

It's interesting too that he moved pretty quickly to commit. He was offered on Wednesday and committed on Friday.

Extremely Blessed To Say I Have Received An Offer From The University Of Michigan! #GOBLUE pic.twitter.com/7yLwiTnMfn
— Renzo⚾️ (@LorenzoElion) July 16, 2015

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amir_6

July 18th, 2015 at 6:51 PM ^

how many starz we talkin'

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Steve Breaston…

July 18th, 2015 at 7:56 PM ^

Glad we got him before Bama did

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Princetonwolverine

July 19th, 2015 at 9:11 AM ^

Let's hope it stays that way.

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Well...Well...Well

July 18th, 2015 at 8:42 PM ^

FYI...Simeon is a pretty storied program in basketball -- both Derrick Rose and Jabari Parker went there, as did fformer OL Chris Bryant and another former target in Jordan Diamond....good to see their baseball program producing top notch guys as well

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May 10th, 2018 at 2:40 PM ^

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TheJuiceman

July 19th, 2015 at 3:09 PM ^

They consistently churn out good baseball players, like Corey Ray who plays for Louisville. He is also Chris "Krit" Bryant's younger cousin. Great get Bakich!

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