Cade Obermueller got the start Saturday, March 9th in Iowa's 20-1 win at Jacksonville State.
Cade started the bottom of the 6th inning with Iowa leading 11-0. Cade gave up a single, struck out the next batter and then gave up a double (the 2nd out of the inning came when the runner was thrown out at home). The bullpen then came in with 2 outs, put out the fire, and registered the final out, not allowing any runs to score in the bottom of the 6th.
Cade's line:
5 2/3 innings pitched
21 batters faced
98 pitches (54 strikes, 44 balls)
2 Hits allowed
3 walks
1 Wild pitch
1 Hit batter
9 strike outs
0 earned runs
.88 WHIP for this game (3 walks + 2 hits / 5.67 innings pitched). In the Major Leagues, the average WHIP is around 1.30.
1.07 WHIP for the season (12 walks + 8 hits / 18.67 innings pitched). In the Major Leagues, the average WHIP is around 1.30.
1.48 ERA for the season