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Jersey Number 12
Nick Lodolo
- Position:
- LHP
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 185
- Hometown:
- LaVerne, Calif.
- High School:
- Damien HS
Bio
Career Honors
• Drafted with the 7th overall pick of the 2019 MLB Draft (Cincinnati Reds)
• 2019 2nd-team All-American (D1Baseball.com, NCBWA, College Baseball Foundation)
• 2019 3rd-team All-American (Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball)
• 2019 Honorable Mention All-American (Perfect Game)
• 2019 2nd-team ABCA All-Midwest Region
• 2019 1st-team All-Big 12
• Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (April 1, 2019; May 20, 2019)
• 2019 ShrinersHospitals for Children College Classic All-Tournament Team
· 2018 2nd-team All-Big 12
· 2018 2nd-team Academic All-Big 12
· 2017 Baseball America 2nd-team Freshman All-American
· 2017 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
· 2017 Second-team All-Big 12 Conference
· 2017 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team
· 2017 Big 12 All-Freshman team
· Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (April 2, 2016)
2019 (Junior)
Tied for the team lead with 16 starts on the year... led the starting staff with a 2.36 ERA... fanned 131 batters in just 103 innings of work... the 131 strikeouts rank as the fourth-most in program history... limited opponents to a .203 batting average... posted 10 quality starts... fanned 10 or more batters six times... allowed two runs on five hits and struck out two in the season-opener against Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 15)... struck out 10 batters and allowed two runs on four hits in seven innings against Grand Canyon (Feb. 22)... picked up first win of the season against Houston in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic (March 1)... surrendered just one run on two hits, walked one and tied his career-high with 13 punch outs in seven innings... pushed record to 2-2 with another strong outing at Long Beach State (March 8), limiting the Dirtbags to a run on three hits, striking out eight in seven innings... struck out 13 and held Eastern Michigan to one hit over seven innings (March 15)... got a no-decision in an eight inning start against Texas (March 22)... allowed just one run and struck out mine batters... earned win No. 4 after allowing just two unearned runs in seven innings with eight strikeouts against Oklahoma State (March 29)... took a no-decision at Oklahoma (April 5), giving up six runs (three earned) with five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings of work... pitched a seven inning complete game, allowing a run on two hits with six strikeouts against Seton Hall (April 12)... gave up a season-high seven runs over five innings at Kansas State (April 18)... fell to 5-4 on the season after giving up four runs (one earned) on four hits in 5 2/3 innings against Baylor (April 26)... struck out nine in six innings of work to pick up win No. 6 at West Virginia (May 3)... struck out 36 batters over next 21 innings pitched spanning three starts... fanned 11 and gave up two runs in six innings of work against Kansas (May 10)... threw eight shutout innings and struck out 13 at Texas Tech (May 16)... fanned 12 while allowing five runs over seven innings against Oklahoma State (May 22) in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships... allowed an unearned run on four hits and struck out six in a loss to Arkansas in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional (June 1)... became TCU's highest-ever draft pick (#7 to Cincinnati).
2018 (Sophomore)
Made 15 starts as part of 16 appearances on the season... led the team with a 7-4 record... posted a 4.32 ERA and struck out 93 in 77 innings of work... turned in four quality starts on the season... stranded both inherited runners in his lone relief appearance... made season debut on Feb. 17 at Grand Canyon... picked up the win after allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits in 5 1/3 innings of work... improved to 2-0 on the year with a strong six inning outing against Long Beach State (Feb. 24)... fanned six and allowed just one earned run... struck out 10 and allowed two runs (one earned) on seven hits in six innings against UC Irvine (March 3) to improve to 3-0 on the season... suffered first loss of the season against Vanderbilt (March 11)... had a rain-shortened start against Minnesota (March 17)... had five strikeouts and had allowed just two hits in 2 2/3 innings... pushed his record to 4-1 with seven innings of two-run baseball against Kansas State (March 24)... stuck out nine in six innings in a no-decision at Oklahoma State (March 31)... fanned a career-high 13 in six innings against Oklahoma (April 6)... picked up win No. 5 after allowing just a run on two hits in six innings at Kansas (April 13)... tossed just 3 2/3 innings (at Baylor April 20) and 4 1/3 innings (vs. Texas Tech April 27) in next two starts... bounced back with 7 1/3 shutout innings against Lamar (May 4)... struck out 10 in the game... tossed 5 2/3 innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits at Texas (May 17)... struck out six in 4 2/3 innings in a start against Texas Tech in the Big 12 Tournament... struck out the only batter he faced in a relief appearance against Baylor in the Big 12 Championship game.
2017 (Freshman)
Started 15 games as part of 17 appearances on the season... posted a 5-1 record with a 4.35 ERA in 78 2/3 innings pitched... tallied 72 strikeouts while issuing just 28 walks... TCU was 14-3 in games he pitched, including a 13-2 mark as a starter... held opponents scoreless in his two relief outings... allowed two runs on three hits and struck out seven in five innings of work in his collegiate debut on Feb. 18 against Penn State... improved to 2-0 after allowing just one earned run and picking up six Ks over five innings against Arizona State (Feb. 25)... suffered lone defeat of the season at UC Irvine on March 11 after allowing four runs on three hits over five frames... rebounded with a strong outing against Kansas (March 17)... allowed just one run and struck out five over 5 2/3 innings of work... fanned six in a no-decision against Oklahoma State (March 25)... tossed seven scoreless innings and struck out four at Kansas State (April 1)... improved to 3-1 despite allowing six runs on nine hits over five innings against Murray State (April 8)... picked up win No. 4 with six strong innings against Baylor (April 21)... was brilliant in eight innings of work at Texas Tech (April 28)... allowed a run on four hits and struck out four... fanned a career-high eight batters over a four-inning start against Texas (May 5)... allowed four runs (two earned) in 6 1/3 innings of work at Oklahoma (May 12) in a no-decision... made first career relief appearance, tossing three scoreless innings at Cal (May 18)... went seven innings, allowing a trio of runs in the Big 12 Tournament opener against Kansas (May 24)... tossed a scoreless inning of relief against Florida in the College World Series opener (June 18)... allowed three runs on five hits in four innings of work against Louisville (June 22) in the College World Series.
High School
Earned three letters at Damien High School... selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 41st overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft... was the highest unsigned draft pick in 2016... earned first-team Rawlings-Perfect Game All-American honors as a senior... also earned first-team All-California Region honors... ranked by Baseball America as the 13th best prospect in California and 78th nationally... ranked by D1Baseball.com as the 77th top prospect in the 2016 draft... selected to the 2015 Milwuakee Brewers Area Code team... ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 1 left-hander in California... earned All-Inland Valley Baseball Player of the Year as a senior... named first-team Max Preps All-State honors... also tabbed all-area... named the MVP of the San Gabriel Valley All-Star game... two-time Baseline league first-team selection.
Personal
Parents are Tom and Dana... has a brother, Chris, who sam at Concordia University-Irvine... cousin, Vinni, played tennis at Air Force.
• Drafted with the 7th overall pick of the 2019 MLB Draft (Cincinnati Reds)
• 2019 2nd-team All-American (D1Baseball.com, NCBWA, College Baseball Foundation)
• 2019 3rd-team All-American (Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball)
• 2019 Honorable Mention All-American (Perfect Game)
• 2019 2nd-team ABCA All-Midwest Region
• 2019 1st-team All-Big 12
• Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (April 1, 2019; May 20, 2019)
• 2019 ShrinersHospitals for Children College Classic All-Tournament Team
· 2018 2nd-team All-Big 12
· 2018 2nd-team Academic All-Big 12
· 2017 Baseball America 2nd-team Freshman All-American
· 2017 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
· 2017 Second-team All-Big 12 Conference
· 2017 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team
· 2017 Big 12 All-Freshman team
· Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (April 2, 2016)
2019 (Junior)
Tied for the team lead with 16 starts on the year... led the starting staff with a 2.36 ERA... fanned 131 batters in just 103 innings of work... the 131 strikeouts rank as the fourth-most in program history... limited opponents to a .203 batting average... posted 10 quality starts... fanned 10 or more batters six times... allowed two runs on five hits and struck out two in the season-opener against Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 15)... struck out 10 batters and allowed two runs on four hits in seven innings against Grand Canyon (Feb. 22)... picked up first win of the season against Houston in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic (March 1)... surrendered just one run on two hits, walked one and tied his career-high with 13 punch outs in seven innings... pushed record to 2-2 with another strong outing at Long Beach State (March 8), limiting the Dirtbags to a run on three hits, striking out eight in seven innings... struck out 13 and held Eastern Michigan to one hit over seven innings (March 15)... got a no-decision in an eight inning start against Texas (March 22)... allowed just one run and struck out mine batters... earned win No. 4 after allowing just two unearned runs in seven innings with eight strikeouts against Oklahoma State (March 29)... took a no-decision at Oklahoma (April 5), giving up six runs (three earned) with five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings of work... pitched a seven inning complete game, allowing a run on two hits with six strikeouts against Seton Hall (April 12)... gave up a season-high seven runs over five innings at Kansas State (April 18)... fell to 5-4 on the season after giving up four runs (one earned) on four hits in 5 2/3 innings against Baylor (April 26)... struck out nine in six innings of work to pick up win No. 6 at West Virginia (May 3)... struck out 36 batters over next 21 innings pitched spanning three starts... fanned 11 and gave up two runs in six innings of work against Kansas (May 10)... threw eight shutout innings and struck out 13 at Texas Tech (May 16)... fanned 12 while allowing five runs over seven innings against Oklahoma State (May 22) in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships... allowed an unearned run on four hits and struck out six in a loss to Arkansas in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional (June 1)... became TCU's highest-ever draft pick (#7 to Cincinnati).
2018 (Sophomore)
Made 15 starts as part of 16 appearances on the season... led the team with a 7-4 record... posted a 4.32 ERA and struck out 93 in 77 innings of work... turned in four quality starts on the season... stranded both inherited runners in his lone relief appearance... made season debut on Feb. 17 at Grand Canyon... picked up the win after allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits in 5 1/3 innings of work... improved to 2-0 on the year with a strong six inning outing against Long Beach State (Feb. 24)... fanned six and allowed just one earned run... struck out 10 and allowed two runs (one earned) on seven hits in six innings against UC Irvine (March 3) to improve to 3-0 on the season... suffered first loss of the season against Vanderbilt (March 11)... had a rain-shortened start against Minnesota (March 17)... had five strikeouts and had allowed just two hits in 2 2/3 innings... pushed his record to 4-1 with seven innings of two-run baseball against Kansas State (March 24)... stuck out nine in six innings in a no-decision at Oklahoma State (March 31)... fanned a career-high 13 in six innings against Oklahoma (April 6)... picked up win No. 5 after allowing just a run on two hits in six innings at Kansas (April 13)... tossed just 3 2/3 innings (at Baylor April 20) and 4 1/3 innings (vs. Texas Tech April 27) in next two starts... bounced back with 7 1/3 shutout innings against Lamar (May 4)... struck out 10 in the game... tossed 5 2/3 innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits at Texas (May 17)... struck out six in 4 2/3 innings in a start against Texas Tech in the Big 12 Tournament... struck out the only batter he faced in a relief appearance against Baylor in the Big 12 Championship game.
2017 (Freshman)
Started 15 games as part of 17 appearances on the season... posted a 5-1 record with a 4.35 ERA in 78 2/3 innings pitched... tallied 72 strikeouts while issuing just 28 walks... TCU was 14-3 in games he pitched, including a 13-2 mark as a starter... held opponents scoreless in his two relief outings... allowed two runs on three hits and struck out seven in five innings of work in his collegiate debut on Feb. 18 against Penn State... improved to 2-0 after allowing just one earned run and picking up six Ks over five innings against Arizona State (Feb. 25)... suffered lone defeat of the season at UC Irvine on March 11 after allowing four runs on three hits over five frames... rebounded with a strong outing against Kansas (March 17)... allowed just one run and struck out five over 5 2/3 innings of work... fanned six in a no-decision against Oklahoma State (March 25)... tossed seven scoreless innings and struck out four at Kansas State (April 1)... improved to 3-1 despite allowing six runs on nine hits over five innings against Murray State (April 8)... picked up win No. 4 with six strong innings against Baylor (April 21)... was brilliant in eight innings of work at Texas Tech (April 28)... allowed a run on four hits and struck out four... fanned a career-high eight batters over a four-inning start against Texas (May 5)... allowed four runs (two earned) in 6 1/3 innings of work at Oklahoma (May 12) in a no-decision... made first career relief appearance, tossing three scoreless innings at Cal (May 18)... went seven innings, allowing a trio of runs in the Big 12 Tournament opener against Kansas (May 24)... tossed a scoreless inning of relief against Florida in the College World Series opener (June 18)... allowed three runs on five hits in four innings of work against Louisville (June 22) in the College World Series.
High School
Earned three letters at Damien High School... selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 41st overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft... was the highest unsigned draft pick in 2016... earned first-team Rawlings-Perfect Game All-American honors as a senior... also earned first-team All-California Region honors... ranked by Baseball America as the 13th best prospect in California and 78th nationally... ranked by D1Baseball.com as the 77th top prospect in the 2016 draft... selected to the 2015 Milwuakee Brewers Area Code team... ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 1 left-hander in California... earned All-Inland Valley Baseball Player of the Year as a senior... named first-team Max Preps All-State honors... also tabbed all-area... named the MVP of the San Gabriel Valley All-Star game... two-time Baseline league first-team selection.
Personal
Parents are Tom and Dana... has a brother, Chris, who sam at Concordia University-Irvine... cousin, Vinni, played tennis at Air Force.
on the field with TCU Baseball
Tuesday, September 09
#TCUBaseball Sawyer Strosnider Freshman Year Campaign
Wednesday, June 11
#TCUBaseball Coach Saarloos calls Sawyer Strosnider about NCBWA Freshman Hitter of the Year
Tuesday, June 10
TCU Baseball | 2025 Postseason Hype Video
Thursday, May 29
