NCAA DIVISION I MEN • PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR COLLEGE PREVIEW 2013
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he lacrosse lights don’t normally shine bright on Portland, Ore. — or Hamilton, N.Y., for that matter — so Peter Baum will have to get used to something new in 2013. All eyes on him. Winning the Tewaaraton Award in 2012
made Baum the focus of national conversation. How will he handle the pressure, the publicity and the expectations? “I love the attention. It’s great for Colgate,” Baum said. “When it comes down to playing the game, I rely on my athleticism, and that usually calms me down. In the end, it’s all about what happens between the lines.” Born in Seattle and raised in Portland, Baum landed at Colgate, his parents’ alma mater. Even though he led the Raiders in scoring as a freshman and sophomore, he was not considered an elite player. Colgate coach Mike Murphy knew better. Three months after Murphy, a former Army assistant,
escorted Jeremy Boltus to the Tewaaraton ceremony, he got the Colgate job. He called Baum to say he could take that stage. “And Peter said, ‘I’m not really worried about that. All I want to do is win,’” Murphy said. “At that point, I knew I was OK.” That was the first of several discoveries Murphy made about
Baum. In the middle of Baum’s Tewaaraton campaign and his chase for 100 points, Baum earned a 3.89 GPA as a geography major focusing on international economics and urban studies. Baum’s lacrosse IQ also impressed Murphy, who wasn’t sure how being from the Pacific Northwest would affect Baum’s understanding of the East Coast-centric sport. Murphy built a system around his star player, giving him the freedom to dodge from anywhere. Baum was unanimously voted captain by his Colgate teammates.
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FAN VOTE A Publication of US Lacrosse February 2013 >> LACROSSE MAGAZINE 29 “There will be days when you’ll just be sitting around and Pete
will say, ‘Hey, I’m going to shoot,’” senior midfielder Matt Baker said. “You just kind of feel like, ‘Pete’s going to shoot. He’s the best player on our team. I’m not doing anything. I need to do the same thing that Pete’s doing to get better.’” Baum said he gets antsy when he doesn’t have a stick in his hand, almost to the point of being “self-conscious, knowing somewhere, somebody is always working.” But after Baum puts the time into his craft, he lets his athleticism take over. That’s how he relaxes on the lacrosse field. “He’s not cocky, but he just knows that he’s the best player in the nation,” Baker said. All eyes on you, Peter Baum. We’ll be watching.
— Matt Forman
PRESEASON PLAYERS OF THE YEAR Year
LACROSSE MAGAZINE Player
Team
2013 Peter Baum 2012 Rob Pannell 2011 Kevin Crowley 2010 Ned Crotty 2009 Danny Glading 2008 Paul Rabil
2007 Matt Danowski 2006 Matt Danowski 2005 Kyle Harrison
Kevin Cassese
2002 Michael Powell 2001 Conor Gill 2000 Ryan Curtis 1999 A.J. Haugen 1998 Casey Powell 1997 Casey Powell 1996 Casey Powell
Colgate Cornell
Stony Brook Duke
Virginia
Johns Hopkins Duke Duke
2004 Tillman Johnson Virginia 2003
Johns Hopkins Duke
Syracuse Virginia Virginia
Johns Hopkins Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse
©GREG WALL (PB); ©JOHN STROHSACKER (KC)
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