Nick Lodolo

Lodolo was considered one of the top prospects for the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He was selected by the Cincinnati Reds with the seventh overall pick. He signed for $5.43 million, and was assigned to the Billings Mustangs. After six starts with Billings, he was promoted to the Dayton Dragons in July. Following two starts with Dayton, Lodolo reached his innings limit, and was shut down for the remainder of the year. Over eight starts between Billings and Dayton, he pitched to a 0-1 record with a 2.45 ERA, striking out 30 in ​18  ⁄3 innings.

As a freshman at TCU in 2017, Lodolo appeared in 17 games (15 starts) where he compiled a 5-1 record with a 4.35 ERA. He was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team as well as to the All-Freshman Team. In 2018, as a sophomore, he went 7-4 with a 4.32 ERA, striking out 93 batters in 77 innings in 16 games (15 starts), and was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team once again. Prior to the 2019 season, Lodolo was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team. He was named to the All-Big 12 First Team. Lodolo finished his junior season with a 6-6 record and a 2.36 ERA, striking out 131 in 103 innings.

Lodolo attended Damien High School in La Verne, California. As a senior, he went 8-2 with a 1.97 ERA, striking out 83 batters in 65 innings. After his senior year, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 41st overall pick in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. However, he did not sign and instead chose to fulfill his commitment to play college baseball at Texas Christian University.

Nicholas Lodolo (born February 5, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.