Cherry Hill's Josh Janove plays all 9 positions in 1 game for Towson
Towson University's Josh Janove, a Cherry Hill native, played all nine positions in a single baseball game, a rare feat.
Josh Janove has proven to be a versatile player for the Towson University baseball team during his career. The senior recently showed just how flexible he is with the glove when he pulled off a rare feat during a game against the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. Janove, a Cherry Hill native, played all nine positions on the field in the same game during the Tigers’ 9-8 victory on May 12.
He’s the first Division I player to play all nine positions in the same game since Texas’ Jake McKenzie accomplished the feat in 2018. “It was really cool, something I’ve been working at,” Janove told Towson Athletics . “All four years, I’ve been moving all over the place.
(Playing all nine positions) was something we talked about doing the fall, so it’s really cool it for it to happen. ” Janove, a usual first baseman, started the game at catcher before moving round the infield over the next four innings. In the sixth, he moved to the outfield, moving from left to right over the following three frames.
In the ninth, Janove took the mound and pitched 1/3-inning before giving up two base runners and being replaced. Towson scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth, culminating with Keldrin Rodriguez’s walk-off homer, for the victory. Janove made a nice play at second base and was charged with an error at third base.