Throughout last season, coach Rob Smith held firmly to a belief that his starting rotation was at its best when it included then-sophomore Jake Rudnicki.
Early in 2016, the now-junior is beginning to prove him right.
Rudnicki was the lone Bobcat to pick up a win in the team's Mid-American Conference opening series against Northern Illinois. He tossed seven innings and allowed just two runs on two hits while walking three and fanning two. His ERA stands at 4.00 after six starts, over the course of which he’s a perfect 3-0 with an opponent batting average of .