Be as versatile as you can. Youngest son was definitely a pitcher being LH and knew that was his journey to the next level and maybe next level after that. But he did what he needed to do for his team. His freshman and sophomore years in HS he played SS and C when he was not pitching. We worked hard for 3 weeks to get him where he could figure out how to field balls at SS and throw to first. Had 1 error in 2 years and made some incredible plays. The catching part was easy because he had caught growing up. I do not see the disadvantage of a LH catcher. You just have to do it differently than a RH catcher. It was funny when colleges would ask where he played in HS when he was not pitching and we would laugh and tell them. The coaches always wanted to know how he did certain aspects and several asked him to go to the field and show them. I think it actually helped his recruiting because they knew he was an athlete. His bat was very good in HS but has never actually taken an official swing in college even though he takes bp and has been on-deck several times. Being a bullpen guy kinda interferes with ever hitting especially with the bats we have had at UT.