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College baseball player rocks cycle and no-hitter in the same game

Shohei Ohtani is unquestionably the greatest baseball player in the world right now. He doesn't just leave fans and media in awe, but players at all levels. Ohtani is also helping inspire a new generation of players who believe that they can handle life as two-way players beyond high school. 

A handful of players have already been making headlines in college baseball with two-way capabilities. 

Paul Skenes, LSU's hard-throwing right-hander, has placed himself firmly in the conversation for the top pick in June's MLB Draft even though he has focused solely on pitching this season. He was a .367/.453/.669 hitter in two seasons at Air Force before transferring to the Tigers. Meanwhile, Florida's Jac Caglianone splits his time between first base and the mound. He is batting .403/.454/.923 while boasting a 3-0 record as a pitcher. 

Brady Ware may have topped them all at least for a day. 

Ware, a graduate student pitcher for the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds (a Division II school), had a day to remember on Saturday. Playing in the second game of a doubleheader, Ware went 4-for-4 at the plate while hitting for the cycle. He homered and tripled in the second inning, doubled in the third, and singled in the fifth. The left-hander also pitched seven hitless innings, striking out 11. 

Ware won't be in the draft discussions come June, like Skenes and Caglianone. His name won't come up frequently like Ohtani's. Still, will hold a unique distinction in the collegiate baseball world that won't soon be forgotten. 

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