SPRINGFIELD – When J.J. Altobelli recommended LJ Layhew spend his summer in Springfield, the Rice catcher searched a map.
“The first thing I had to do was look up where it was at,” Layhew said. “I’ve never been anywhere near the Northwest before.”
Layhew is a Houston native who only had to move a few miles to enroll at Rice last season. After an injury-filled redshirt freshman season, Layhew is healthy and back on the…
