Baseball Next Year

Category	Player Details
Returning Pitchers	#0 Jake Titus (So.), #11 Colby Frieda, #26 Drew Lafferty (RSo.), #29 Robert Hogan (Sr.), #36 Carson Applegate (RSo.), #37 Raymond Saatman (So.), #39 Cooper Robinson (Sr.), #40 Zach Hise (Sr.), #44 Jacob Price (Jr.), #55 Tommy Skelding (So.), #28 Hayden Smith (RSo.), #43 Jackson Nove (Sr.), #48 Ben Cleaver (So.), #50 Evan Hart (So.)
Returning Catchers	#52 Austin Fawley (RSo.), #54 Eli Small (So.)
Returning Infielders	#1 Patrick Herrera, #16 Landon Franklin (So.), #17 Ethan Hindle (So.), #23 Hudson Brown (So.), #47 Kyuss Garget
Returning Outfielders	#13 James McCoy (RJr.), #34 Lukas Schramm (RSo.), #42 Griffin Cameron (So.)

Category	Player Details
Returning Pitchers	#0 Jake Titus (So.) #11 Colby Frieda #26 Drew Lafferty (RSo.) #29 Robert Hogan (Sr.) #36 Carson Applegate (RSo.) #37 Raymond Saatman (So.) #39 Cooper Robinson (Sr.) #40 Zach Hise (Sr.) #41 Evan Byers (REDSHIRT SR.) #44 Jacob Price (Jr.) #55 Tommy Skelding (So.) #28 Hayden Smith (RSo.) #43 Jackson Nove (Sr.) #48 Ben Cleaver (So.) #50 Evan Hart (So.)
Returning Catchers	#7 Devin Burkes (REDSHIRT SR.) #52 Austin Fawley (RSo.) #54 Eli Small (So.)
Returning Infielders	#1 Patrick Herrera #16 Landon Franklin (So.) #17 Ethan Hindle (So.) #23 Hudson Brown (So.) #47 Kyuss Garget
Returning Outfielders	#13 James McCoy (RJr.) #19 Nolan McCarthy (REDSHIRT SR.) #34 Lukas Schramm (RSo.) #42 Griffin Cameron (So.)

Category	Player Details
Returning Pitchers	#0 Jake Titus (So.) #11 Colby Frieda #26 Drew Lafferty (RSo.) #29 Robert Hogan (Sr.) #36 Carson Applegate (RSo.) #37 Raymond Saatman (So.) #39 Cooper Robinson (Sr.) #40 Zach Hise (Sr.) #41 Evan Byers (REDSHIRT SR.) #44 Jacob Price (Jr.) #55 Tommy Skelding (So.) #28 Hayden Smith (RSo.) #43 Jackson Nove (Sr.) #48 Ben Cleaver (So.) #50 Evan Hart (So.) #20 Mason Moore (Expected MLB Draft Pick) #33 Travis Smith (Expected MLB Draft Pick)
Returning Catchers	#7 Devin Burkes (REDSHIRT SR.) #52 Austin Fawley (RSo.) #54 Eli Small (So.)
Returning Infielders	#1 Patrick Herrera #16 Landon Franklin (So.) #17 Ethan Hindle (So.) #23 Hudson Brown (So.) #47 Kyuss Garget #4 Emilien Pitre (Expected MLB Draft Pick)
Returning Outfielders	#13 James McCoy (RJr.) #19 Nolan McCarthy (REDSHIRT SR.) #34 Lukas Schramm (RSo.) #42 Griffin Cameron (So.) #21 Ryan Waldschmidt (Expected MLB Draft Pick)

100% GONE/exhausted eligibility
Right Handed Pitchers: #10 Cameron O'Brien, #49 Johnny Hummel and #51 Trey Pooser

Left Handed Pitchers: #22 Dominic Niman

Catchers: None

Infielders: #2 Mitchell Daly, #6 Reuben Church, #9 Nick Lopez, #12 Grant Smith and #25 Ryan Nicholson

Outfielders: #8 Ty Crittenberger

Incoming freshmen:
Right Handed Pitchers: Bradley Ferrell, Zak Spurrier, Tristan Hunter and Zach Moss

Left Handed Pitchers: Leighton Harris and Logan Grubb

Catchers: Nolan Belcher

Infielders: Tyler Bell (SS), Aidan Larkin (SS), Jack Sams (SS) and Cameron Owens (SS)

Outfielders: Nate Harris, Hayden Mains and Khaleel Pratt

Transfer Portal Additions:
Ryan Verdugo, RHP (Cal State Bakersfield): A rising senior, Verdugo made 14 starts for Cal State Bakersfield this past season and posted a 2.72 ERA over 89.1 innings of work. He struck out 92 batters and held opposing hitters to a .209 batting average.

Chase Alderman, RHP (Eastern Kentucky): Alderman, a Morehead native, will come to Kentucky as a redshirt sophomore after missing the 2024 season due to injury. In 2023, the right-hander posted a 4.43 ERA over 44.2 innings. He held hitters to a .235 average and struck out 43 batters.

Jackson Strong, OF (Canisius): Strong, a rising senior, had an outstanding 2024 season at the plate for Canisius. A left-handed hitter, Strong hit .350, slugged 11 home runs and stole a remarkable 42 bases.

Nic McCay, RHP (South Dakota State): McCay, a rising redshirt senior, made 13 starts for South Dakota State in 2024 and posted a 3.64 ERA in 71.2 innings of work. He struck out 96 batters and held opposing hitters to a .226 batting average.

Scott Rouse, RHP (Radford): Rouse, a rising redshirt senior, made 14 starts for Radford this past season and posted a 5.94 ERA over 69.2 innings of work. Opposing hitters posted a .264 average against Rouse.

Ethan Walker, LHP (Longwood): Walker, a rising junior, was a 2023 Big South All-Freshman Team and this past season, made nine starts and six relief appearances for Longwood in which he posted a 4.50 ERA over 42.0 innings of work.

Cole Hentschel, LHP (Richmond): Hentschel, a rising redshirt senior, made 27 relief appearances for Richmond this past season. He posted a 4.15 ERA in 31.2 innings of work.

Cole Hage, 1B/OF/DH (Columbia): Hage, is a three-time First Team All-Ivy League selection and this past season served as Columbia's team captain. He hit .329 with 13 home runs and 38 RBI's in 2024.

Transfer Portal Losses
Right Handed Pitchers: Christian Howe
Outfielders: Ben Higdon (Southern Miss)
Utility: Josh Skowronski and Blake Bowen

No mo eligibility

Right Handed Pitchers: #10 Cameron O'Brien, #49 Johnny Hummel and #51 Trey Pooser

Left Handed Pitchers: #22 Dominic Niman

Catchers: None

Infielders: #2 Mitchell Daly, #6 Reuben Church, #9 Nick Lopez, #12 Grant Smith and #25 Ryan Nicholson

Outfielders: #8 Ty Crittenberger

Category	Players Lost
Pitchers	#10 Cameron O'Brien #49 Johnny Hummel #51 Trey Pooser #22 Dominic Niman Christian Howe (Portal transfer out)
Catchers	None
Infielders	#2 Mitchell Daly #6 Reuben Church #9 Nick Lopez #12 Grant Smith #25 Ryan Nicholson Josh Skowronski (Utility-Portal transfer out) Blake Bowen (Utility-Portal transfer out)
Outfielders	#8 Ty Crittenberger Ben Higdon (Portal transfer out to Southern Miss)

Category	Player Details
Returning Pitchers	#0 Jake Titus (So.) #11 Colby Frieda #26 Drew Lafferty (RSo.) #29 Robert Hogan (Sr.) #36 Carson Applegate (RSo.) #37 Raymond Saatman (So.) #39 Cooper Robinson (Sr.) #40 Zach Hise (Sr.) #41 Evan Byers (REDSHIRT SR.) #44 Jacob Price (Jr.) #55 Tommy Skelding (So.) #28 Hayden Smith (RSo.) #43 Jackson Nove (Sr.) #48 Ben Cleaver (So.) #50 Evan Hart (So.) #20 Mason Moore (Expected MLB Draft Pick) #33 Travis Smith (Expected MLB Draft Pick)
Incoming/New Pitchers	Bradley Ferrell (FR) Zak Spurrier (FR) Tristan Hunter (FR) Zach Moss (FR) Leighton Harris (FR) Logan Grubb (FR) Ryan Verdugo (SR) Chase Alderman (RS SO) Nic McCay (RS SR) Scott Rouse (RS SR) Ethan Walker (JR) Cole Hentschel (RS SR)
Returning Catchers	#7 Devin Burkes (REDSHIRT SR.) #52 Austin Fawley (RSo.) #54 Eli Small (So.)
Incoming/New Catchers	Nolan Belcher (FR)
Returning Infielders	#1 Patrick Herrera #16 Landon Franklin (So.) #17 Ethan Hindle (So.) #23 Hudson Brown (So.) #47 Kyuss Garget #4 Emilien Pitre (Expected MLB Draft Pick)
Incoming/New Infielders	Tyler Bell (FR-SS) Aidan Larkin (FR-SS) Jack Sams (FR-SS) Cameron Owens (FR-SS) Cole Hage (SR-1B/OF/DH)
Returning Outfielders	#13 James McCoy (RJr.) #19 Nolan McCarthy (REDSHIRT SR.) #34 Lukas Schramm (RSo.) #42 Griffin Cameron (So.) #21 Ryan Waldschmidt (Expected MLB Draft Pick)
Incoming/New Outfielders	Nate Harris (FR) Hayden Mains (FR) Khaleel Pratt (FR) Jackson Strong (SR)