Out of Eligibility/Draft Decisions
Brett Renfrow
Griffin Stieg
Danny Lazaro
Aiden Robertson
Henry Cooke
Owen Petrich
Sam Gates
Luke Craytor
Brendan Yagesh
Brody Roe
Entered Portal
Madden Clement: LHP (entered the portal after throwing 13.2 innings in 2026).
Chase Swift: LHP (entered portal with two years of eligibility left) Committed to Miami
Ben Weber: RHP (entered portal)
Committed to return to Xavier
Anderson French:
C/1B (entered the portal).
Preston Crowl: RHP (draft-eligible junior who entered the portal). Committed to UNC.
Incoming Transfers
Nic Abraham: RHP transfer from Tennessee.
Evan Hankins: First Baseman transfer from Tennessee.
Daniel Powell: RHP transfer from Kennesaw State, who posted a 3.27 ERA in 2026.
Mike Staiano: LHP transfer from Elon.
Aiden VanDeHatert: LHP transfer from Dallas Baptist.
Chris Torres: LHP transfer from USC Upstate.
Nate Bennett: RHP transfer from Niagara.
Caleb Strawhecker: Catching transfer from the Division II level.
Still think they need another catcher or two and several more pitchers. Pitching staff while not great lost a ton of innings.
Comments
Thanks for the compiled update. Have only seen maybe half of these names in various places, so not tracking close enough.
Thats funny, the Xavier baseball head coach lives like two doors up. Doesn't cut his grass often enough. He might be a bit busy in the spring
Does a new pitching coach mean they are evaluating options and maybe haven't solidified their moves yet? Not sure on the schedule they need to hit.
Our pitching situation is a key update for the future. How many games results changed in late innings after the bullpen was engaged?
It's not a new pitching coach. He's the new Director of pitching performance. I'm sure Doug and Josh are working together to overhaul the bullpen
It should be overhauled. The bullpen has been terrible for the last 3 seasons.
Too many.