Nick Lodolo
| Nick Lodolo | |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds – No. 86 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 5, 1998 La Verne, California | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Nicholas Lodolo (born February 5, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.
Career
Lodolo attended Damien High School in La Verne, California.[1] As a senior, he went 8-2 with a 1.97 ERA, striking out 83 batters in 65 innings.[2] After his senior year, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 41st overall pick in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[3] However, he did not sign and instead chose to fulfill his commitment to play college baseball at Texas Christian University.[4]
As a freshman at TCU in 2017, Lodolo appeared in 17 games (15 starts) where he compiled a 5-1 record with a 4.35 ERA.[5] He was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team as well as to the All-Freshman Team.[6] In 2018, as a sophomore, he went 7-4 with a 4.32 ERA, striking out 93 batters in 77 innings in 16 games (15 starts),[7] and was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team once again.[8] Prior to the 2019 season, Lodolo was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team.[9] He was named to the All-Big 12 First Team.[10] Lodolo finished his junior season with a 6-6 record and a 2.36 ERA, striking out 131 in 103 innings.[11]
Lodolo was considered one of the top prospects for the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[12] He was selected by the Cincinnati Reds with the seventh overall pick.[13] He signed for $5.43 million,[14] and was assigned to the Billings Mustangs.[15] After six starts with Billings, he was promoted to the Dayton Dragons in July.[16] Following two starts with Dayton, Lodolo reached his innings limit, and was shut down for the remainder of the year.[17] Over eight starts between Billings and Dayton, he pitched to a 0-1 record with a 2.45 ERA, striking out 30 in 18+1⁄3 innings.[18]
References
- ^ Gardner, Michelle. "Damien's Nick Lodolo hurls 4-0 baseball shutout over Rancho Cucamonga". Daily Bulletin. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ "Damien's Nick Lodolo leads the All-Inland Valley baseball team". Daily Bulletin. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ "Damien left-hander Nick Lodolo selected by Pirates 41st overall". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ "Bucs' No. 2 pick Lodolo doesn't sign". MLB.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ "Mr. Calm: How Nick Lodolo is becoming TCU's ace". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "2017 All-Big 12 Baseball Teams and Awards Announced". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ "'We need to stay healthy.' TCU baseball enters season confident, but fragile". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ "Familiar Texas name earns top Big 12 honors; TCU places eight on all-conference team". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "Nick Lodolo highlights Preseason All-Big 12 team for TCU". Frogs O' War. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ "Frogs feel they must win Big 12 Tournament to keep postseason hopes alive". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "Reds draft LHP Nick Lodolo in first round". WCPO. 3 June 2019.
- ^ "MLB.com 2019 Prospect Watch". Major League Baseball.
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/reds-take-nick-lodolo-with-first-round-draft-pick
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/reds-sign-first-round-draft-pick-nick-lodolo
- ^ https://billingsgazette.com/sports/baseball/pioneer-league/cincinnati-reds-first-round-draft-pick-nick-lodolo-added-to/article_2076bc1d-e4f8-539c-88d0-3dcaaace5f95.html
- ^ https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2019/07/26/cincinnati-reds-1st-round-pick-nick-lodolo-debut-dayton-dragons-kyle-farmer-tcu-draft-chris-sale-mlb/1832306001/
- ^ https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/reds-shut-down-first-round-pick-for-rest-2019-season/tzSezbfsnzhbrXJkiRIaCM/#
- ^ https://www.milb.com/milb/news/cincinnati-reds-nick-lodolo-shut-down-for-rest-of-season/c-309630248
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- TCU Horned Frogs bio