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McDonnell eyes four pitchers for baseball’s rotation

By Micah Brown —

Under head coach Dan McDonnell and pitching coach Roger Williams, baseball has consistently produced pitchers who make it to the MLB. Louisville lost five players to last year’s draft and looks to replace four relievers and one starter.

Per McDonnell, the starting rotation will consist of four mainstays at the beginning of the season: Junior Nick Bennett, senior Bryan Hoeing, and sophomores Bobby Miller and Reid Detmers.

Bennett returns from an impressive 2018 where he compiled a 8-2 record, 2.84 ERA and 72 strikeouts over 73 innings. His performance in the ACC improved as a sophomore, as he held opponents to a .