Nolan Friese

Former collegiate baseballer - Oregon State Beavers and Philadelphia Eagles fan 🦫 🦅

[Wilmington Blue Rocks @WilmBlueRocks]

Good luck to Isaac Lyon and Josh Randall in AA 🔥

They were promoted to the @HbgSenators today ⚾️

Good luck❗️

[Philadelphia Eagles @Eagles]

BACK TO BACK NFC EAST CHAMPIONS ‼️

@Toyota | #FlyEaglesFly

[Nolan Friese @FrieseNolan]

@KovacLuke @PNW_CBR Way to swing it kid

[Oregon State Football @BeaverFootball]

Clear eyes, full hearts

[PNW College Baseball Report @PNW_CBR]

Nick Holm (@NickHolm15) from @linfieldbsb crushed a go-ahead 3-run homer in an 11-pitch at-bat, leading the Berries (@BerriesBSBL) to an 8-4 victory over the Gherkins. Down 0-2, Holm fouled off six pitches, took two balls, and then launched the 11th pitch out of the park.

[Joe Doyle @JoeDoyleMiLB]

TRANSFER: A huge get for the Ole Miss Rebels. LHP Grant Richardson is headed to Oxford. Coach Bianco beats out three other SEC programs, among others, for Richardson.

Early-pick stuff before missing all of 2025 with TJ. Could be the Friday guy in 2026 if he goes undrafted.

[Grant @grant_rich22]

The Sip📍📍

[Oregon State Baseball @BeaverBaseball]

Earned his moment.

[Peter Flaherty III @PeterGFlaherty]

While he'll unfortunately be out this season with an injury, LHP Grant Richardson (@GCU_Baseball) is a name to know in this year's Draft. Collected 29 Ks across 22 innings as a Freshman, but took a sizable step forward last season and worked a 3.73 ERA with 70 Ks to 30 BB in 50.2 IP.

At 6'3" and 220-lbs, Richardson has a strong and durable build with physicality throughout. Fairly simple operation with a degree of explosiveness. Creates a positive angle with his shoulder tilt. Deep arm stroke in which there's a pronounced wrist coil, Richardson attacks from a near over-the-top slot with plenty of arm speed. Will sometimes fly open and pull off. Powerful look.

Richardson's FB sits in the 92-95 range, but has been up to 97 with ample life through the zone. Jumps out of his hand from a ~5'11" release height, averaged almost 17" of ride and slightly over 10" of run last season. Unsurprisingly, the pitch generates the vast majority of its whiffs in the top-2/3 of the zone and on the arm side of the plate. Consistently gets over the barrels of opposing hitters. Generated a 29% miss rate, 30% chase rate and 25% IZ miss rate last season. Mentioned it above, but most of Richardson's "misses" will come up and/or out due to him pulling off at times. FB is comfortably a 55.

Richardson pairs his heater with a mid-to-upper-80s gyro SL. Two-plane look with more depth than sweep as well as present sharpness. Will use it against both righties and lefties, and it's effective against both but it's a particular tough look for LHH. Flashed above-average last spring and generated a 41% whiff rate and 34% chase rate. At its best when in the bottom-1/3 and down or out of the zone.

Richardson lacks a 3rd pitch right now, which will be key for him develop in order for him to start professionally. Threw a handful of changeups in the mid-80s last spring, and a couple flashed some fade to the arm side. Distant third offering right now. His command and control is fringe-average. 6th-9th round type for me this July.

(📽️: @GCU_Baseball)

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

Complete list of 2024 FBS Conference Champions through week 13:

[Eagles Nation @PHLEaglesNation]

IMPORTANT REMINDER ON THIS ELECTION DAY:

[Nolan Friese @FrieseNolan]

@BeauAnkeney @lmulionsBSB Good luck brotha! Go kill it

[Nolan Friese @FrieseNolan]

@OregonState Finley

[NCAA Baseball @NCAABaseball]

The Lopes secure the dub 🔒

@GCU_Baseball upsets (13) Arizona, 9-4.

#RoadToOmaha

[Grand Canyon Baseball @GCU_Baseball]

𝕎𝕖'𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕕.

@AltonGyselman homers to left-center and it's tied up in the sixth.

[Grand Canyon Baseball @GCU_Baseball]

2⃣ innings,6⃣ strikeouts for @grant_rich22! 😤🔥 #LopesUp

[Grand Canyon Baseball @GCU_Baseball]

Danny checks in as the Preseason WAC Pitcher of the Year. #LopesUp

[Famously Garnet Sports @FamouslyGarnet]

QB1 is a man of the people. Also thanked me for making the trip!

[Northwest Conference Baseball Podcast @NWCbaseballpod]

The future is looking bright in McMinnville with @NickHolm15 delivering a strong freshman season for @linfieldbsb in 2023. Can he follow it up with an even better 2024? Linfield faces an immediate test as they open up against Pomona-Pitzer on Feb. 16th

[Big Game Boomer @BigGameBoomer]

I am absolutely livid if I’m an Oregon State fan. Don’t blame Smith because of Oregon State’s situation, but I bet Smith won’t likely ever be welcomed in Corvallis again. Very sad day.