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John Lucenta

  • Class
    1968
  • Induction
    1981
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball
A resident of Joliet, IL, Lucent played four seasons for the Flyers and earned 2nd team All-America honors during the 1966 season.  He has the second best all-time pitching record (32-8) and holds the career earned run average record (1.49).  He once struck out 18 batters in a seven-inning game.  Known for having great stamina, Lucenta never needed to be “relieved,” according to former Lewis Coach Gordie Gillespie.
 
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