Reds Draft Wake Forest Pitcher Rhett Lowder
1 year agoThe Cincinnati Reds drafted right-handed Wake Forest starting pitcher Rhett Lowder with the seventh selection in the first round of the 2023 MLB draft. Lowder had an elite season with Wake Forest, going 15-0 with a 1.87 ERA and 0.94 in 2023 with 143 strikeouts over 120 1/3 innings, capped by a head-to-head matchup with LSU ace (and top overall 2023 pick) Paul Skenes in the College World Series. Lowder was a 2-time All-American at Wake Forest and should be able to move quickly into the Cincinnati rotation.
Source: MLB
Source: MLB