The Frogs return the bulk of a starting pitching rotation that was as good as any in the country last year, and will only add to it’s lethality with the insertion of freshman Nick Lodolo. And while Brian Howard, Mitchell Traver, Jared Janczak, and some combination of Lodolo/Charles King/Jake Eissler will get the bulk of the innings, Jim Schlossnagle and pitching coach Kirk Saarloos will have plenty of options in the pen when the need arises.
Closer:
The Frogs figured out early on that they had the heir apparent to flame-thrower Riley Ferrell in true freshman Durbin Feltman, who grabbed hold of the role and never relinquished it, notching his first career save against Abilene Christian in late March on his way to a perfect 9/9 campaign.