Last season the Golden Eagles led Conference USA with a team earned run average of 4.16. The loss of weekend starters Kirk McCarty, Taylor Braley, relief pitcher Hayden Roberts and pitching coach Mike Federico left a hole in the pitching staff. However, with a new influx of pitchers, experience in the bullpen and a new pitching coach, the team still looks to be able to duplicate last season’s results.
The weekend starters:
The loss of McCarty and Braley leads the team to look to J.C. Keyes and Colt Smith who combined for 14 starts last season.