Brant Alazaus, Xavier

2023 Control Artists 3.0: College Baseball’s Top 50 Strike-throwers

With 101 flame-throwers on our latest Heat Sheet, it’s time for an update to college baseball’s top 50 strike-throwers.

Brant Alazaus (Xavier) rose from No. 12 in Control Artists 2.0 to become our regular season champion. In 86.2 innings this spring, the lefty grad student walked just eight batters. Joining him for top painting honors were Noah Covington (UMES) who has lived at the top of Control Artists throughout the season and Jack Metzger (Dartmouth). Covington walked just nine batters in 96 innings, while Metzger allowed just six in 63.1 innings.

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