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Thinking man's pitcher, Phillies prospect Cole Irvin enjoying time with Clearwater

Clearwater Threshers pitcher Cole Irvin is a student of baseball, but maybe the word student simply stated and in its base meaning describes the young left-hander best. A graduate of the University of Oregon who completed his undergraduate degree in sociology in just 3 years, Irvin has applied a studious, methodical approach to his work on the mound, where he starred as a freshman and senior for the Ducks as a regular Friday night starter.