The sophomore lefty certainly lived up to them on opening day as he put together a dominant 12-strikeout performance in five innings of one-hit ball in a 7-3 win over Winthrop.
"I felt great out of the gate," Rolison said. "I was able to find my fastball out of the gate along with my slider."
Rolison battled his way through a 22-pitch first inning and cruised for the final four frames he was in the game. He filled up the zone and went straight at the Winthrop lineup with 55 strikes in 81 pitches.
"I had a little bit of adrenaline in the first inning with it being opening day," Rolison.