Late Tuesday night, Steve Sabins and the West Virginia Mountaineers scooped up another commitment out of the transfer portal, landing former Louisville left-handed starting pitcher Colton Hartman (6’3″, 215 lbs).
Hartman has played three seasons, so he should have two years of eligibility remaining should he choose to use both. It is also worth noting that because he just completed his junior season, he is draft-eligible this summer.
This young man already has a pair of no-hitters to his name, although both came in his final two years of high school. Still, that’s a pretty impressive feat that very few can say they have accomplished. In his senior year at Lebanon High School, he recorded an ERA of 1.18, punching out 88 hitters in 53 innings of work. That led to him being named the 2023 Southwest Ohio Baseball Coaches Association Pitcher of the Year…