“All hands on deck!”
I imagine that was something that former Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Ty Neal said or exclaimed more than once during this past season. Whether that’s accurate or just my mind getting away from me is up for debate, but the fact is, the Bearcats didn’t employ the most traditional of pitching strategies in 2017. With the starting rotation not panning out as expected, there was a need for every arm to be ready to go at all times in the game.
A perfect example of this is the workload put on David Orndorff.