2025 Draft Prospect - RHP - Cole Leaman - Lehigh

 

Brian Recca                       @brian_recca

Cole Leaman | '25 elig

Lehigh Baseball

FB: 94-97

SL: 80

CT: 86

CH: 89-90

 

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2024 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)

Second Team All Patriot-League… Academic All-Patriot League… Appeared and started in 11 games… Posted 2.31 ERA, best among Lehigh starters… Struck out 49 batters with a .237 batting average against while only conceding 12 earned runs in 46.2 innings pitched… Struck out seven batters in 3.0 innings against Charleston Southern (2/24)… Struck out seven batters with only two hits and no runs in 5.0 innings to earn the win against Queens (3/2)… Struck out six while allowing no earned runs in win over Lafayette (3/24)… Struck out eight batters while conceding only one earned run in 7.2 innings to earn the win against Holy Cross (4/26)… Named to Patriot League Honor Roll…

2023 (FIRST-YEAR SEASON)

An impressive first year had Leaman make 16 appearances and one start on the mound with 20 strikeouts in his first season... Set a career-high in strikeouts with five against rival Lafayette in just 1.1 innings (4/1)... Earned his first win in the Brown and White in his first start, going 3.0 innings a couple strikeouts against Delaware State (4/4)... His last outing of the year was also the longest outing of the season, throwing 3.1 scoreless innings while allowing just one hit against Holy Cross (5/7)..

BEFORE LEHIGH

A local Berks County product from Sinking Spring, Leaman was a two-time All-County selection and finished his Wilson career with a 1.84 ERA, averaging two strikeouts an inning.

 

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Sophomore pitcher Cole Leaman, a native of nearby Reading, Pennsylvania, has become one of the top starters for the Lehigh baseball team.

After appearing in 16 games in his first year and making only one start, Leaman has transitioned to a full-time starter, leading the charge for the Mountain Hawks as they start the season 15-8-1.

“Last year, we were using him in what I would call the learning and high-leverage situations,” coach Sean Leary said. “Combined with his work ethic and dedication, the last nine months has put him in a situation where now he gets to start on weekends.”

Leaman boasts a 2.40 ERA and 22 strikeouts, ranking second on the team in both categories.

Leaman now has a versatile pitching arsenal, including a four-seam fastball, sinker, curveball and cutter. His fastball currently has an average velocity of 92 mph and has topped out at 97 mph.