Bradley pitcher Mitch Janssen (Photo courtesy of Mitch Janssen)

Bradley Pitcher Doubles As Pilot

Mitch Janssen keeps a baseball in his flight bag.

It started as a practical thing – you never know when you may need to stretch your arm a bit – but now it’s largely symbolic for Janssen, a 20-year-old Bradley pitcher who is also a professional airplane pilot and flight instructor.

Bradley righthander Matthew Richey, who has been in a plane piloted by Janssen at least five times, said he’s impressed by how his teammate commands an aircraft.

“The first time I flew with him, I was sitting next to him while[…]