2019 Baseball Roster
Detmers, Reid
Jersey Number 42
Reid Detmers
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Chatham, Ill.
- High School:
- Glenwood
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2020 MLB Draft, 1st Round (10th overall), Los Angeles Angels
• 2020 All-America First Team (Collegiate Baseball Newspaper)
• 2019 All-America First Team (ABCA, D1Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game)
• 2019 All-America Second Team (College Baseball Foundation, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper)
• 2019 ACC Pitcher of the Year
• 2019 All-ACC First Team
• 2019 Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist
• 2019 Dick Howser Award Semifinalist
• 2019 NCBWA March National Pitcher of the Month
• 2019 D1Baseball Midseason Top Pitcher
• 2019 Perfect Game Midseason National Pitcher of the Year
2020: Took the ball four times for the Cardinals before the season was halted, going 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 22 innings... Moved into fourth on UofL's career strikeout list with 284 and tied for ninth with 20 wins... Struck out nine, including seven in a row, while picking up a win in his first start at Ole Miss on Feb. 14... Tossed six shutout innings with 14 strikeouts in a win over Valparaiso... Struck out 10 in five innings against Western Michigan... Tallied 15 strikeouts over six scoreless innings in a win over Wake Forest.
USA Baseball: Pitched for USA Collegiate National Team in 2019 summer… Arguably the top pitcher for Team USA, going 2-0 in three starts with just one run allowed in 12 innings… Picked up wins over Chinese Taipei and Japan, allowing one hit in each start and holding both teams scoreless.
2019: Made 19 appearances on the mound, starting 18 games. Went 13-4 with a 2.78 ERA in 113.1 innings. Set Louisville's single-season strikeout record with 167 and tied the program record for wins. Allowed just one run in seven innings for the victory over East Carolina in the opening game of the Super Regional on June 7. Set the Louisville single-season strikeout record in the second inning against Illinois State on June 1. Tossed six shutout innings with 11 strikeouts in a win over Florida State on May 16. Won his 10th game at Virginia on May 10, becoming the 13th player in program history to reach double digit wins. Allowed just one hit in seven shutout innings for the win at Notre Dame on May 3. Retired 15 of the 16 batters he faced, 12 via strikeout, in a win over Alabama A&M on April 26. Struck out 10 for the fifth time in seven starts with the win over Wake Forest on March 29. Set a Jim Patterson Stadium record with 16 strikeouts against Georgia Tech on March 24. Allowed just one run over six innings at Duke on March 17 for fourth win. Worked third straight scoreless start with 7.2 innings of shutout ball against Boston College on March 8. ACC Pitcher of the Week after taking a no-hitter into the eighth before allowing a hit against James Madison on March 2, while setting a career high with 14 strikeouts in eight innings. ACC Pitcher of the Week after tossing seven hitless innings with a career-high 11 strikeouts against Brown on Feb. 22. Made the opening day start for the Cardinals against UConn on Feb. 15. Allowed just one run on four hits over five innings.
2018: Completed first collegiate season with 4-2 record, 4.85 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 18 appearances, including eight starts, and 55.2 innings pitched... Moved to 4-1 on the season after allowing just one run on four hits with five strikeouts in 5.2 innings against Wake Forest in May 23 ACC Championship opener... Registered no-decision after pitching career-long 6.1 innings with just one run and five strikeouts on May 15 against No. 19 Indiana... Had career-high 10 strikeouts in six innings against Wright State on May 8... Won second straight start allowing just one run on four hits with five strikeouts in career best 5.1 innings at No. 15 Vanderbilt on May 1... Earned second win of the season while matching career long outing with 4.2 innings and only one run on three hits against No.6 Kentucky on April 17... Had five strikeouts in 3.0 scoreless innings of relief against No. 5 Florida State on March 30... Matched a career-high with seven strikeouts in 3.0 scoreless innings of relief to earn first collegiate win on March 4 against Western Carolina... Did not earn a decision in first career start after allowing two runs on four hits with four strikeouts in 4.2 innings... Registered seven strikeouts and allowed just one run on one hit in 3.0 innings of relief in collegiate debut on Feb. 18 against George Mason.
High School: Drafted in the 32nd round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves… Played final prep season at Chatham Glenwood High School... Attended and played at Nokomis High School for three years… Ranked No. 190 in the nation in the class of 2017 by Perfect Game, including the No. 21 lefty pitcher and the No. 3 player in the state of Illinois… Named to the All-Conference team all four years… Named to the All-State First Team… Made the 40-man Team USA roster… Finished senior season with a 9-2 record, 1.87 ERA and 153 strikeouts… Accumulated 27-5 prep record in four seasons… Totaled 110 strikeouts as a junior, 105 strikeouts as a sophomore and 90 strikeouts during freshman season for Nokomis.
Personal: Born Reid Kristien Detmers on July 8, 1999 in Springfield, Illinois… Parents are Kris and Erica Detmers… Has two siblings - Drew and Parker… Majoring in sport administration… Signed with Louisville after seriously considering Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri… Person with greatest influence on athletic career is his dad who has always been by his side and pushes him to get better… Favorite movies are The Sandlot and Major League… Favorite TV shows are How I Met Your Mother, The 100, and Prison Break… Favorite athletes are Clayton Kershaw and David Price… Favorite cereal is Cinnamon Toast Crunch… Favorite candy bar is Snickers… Favorite teams are the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Bears… Grandpa played college football… Dad played professional baseball at the Triple-A level for the St. Louis Cardinals.
• 2020 MLB Draft, 1st Round (10th overall), Los Angeles Angels
• 2020 All-America First Team (Collegiate Baseball Newspaper)
• 2019 All-America First Team (ABCA, D1Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game)
• 2019 All-America Second Team (College Baseball Foundation, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper)
• 2019 ACC Pitcher of the Year
• 2019 All-ACC First Team
• 2019 Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist
• 2019 Dick Howser Award Semifinalist
• 2019 NCBWA March National Pitcher of the Month
• 2019 D1Baseball Midseason Top Pitcher
• 2019 Perfect Game Midseason National Pitcher of the Year
2020: Took the ball four times for the Cardinals before the season was halted, going 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 22 innings... Moved into fourth on UofL's career strikeout list with 284 and tied for ninth with 20 wins... Struck out nine, including seven in a row, while picking up a win in his first start at Ole Miss on Feb. 14... Tossed six shutout innings with 14 strikeouts in a win over Valparaiso... Struck out 10 in five innings against Western Michigan... Tallied 15 strikeouts over six scoreless innings in a win over Wake Forest.
USA Baseball: Pitched for USA Collegiate National Team in 2019 summer… Arguably the top pitcher for Team USA, going 2-0 in three starts with just one run allowed in 12 innings… Picked up wins over Chinese Taipei and Japan, allowing one hit in each start and holding both teams scoreless.
2019: Made 19 appearances on the mound, starting 18 games. Went 13-4 with a 2.78 ERA in 113.1 innings. Set Louisville's single-season strikeout record with 167 and tied the program record for wins. Allowed just one run in seven innings for the victory over East Carolina in the opening game of the Super Regional on June 7. Set the Louisville single-season strikeout record in the second inning against Illinois State on June 1. Tossed six shutout innings with 11 strikeouts in a win over Florida State on May 16. Won his 10th game at Virginia on May 10, becoming the 13th player in program history to reach double digit wins. Allowed just one hit in seven shutout innings for the win at Notre Dame on May 3. Retired 15 of the 16 batters he faced, 12 via strikeout, in a win over Alabama A&M on April 26. Struck out 10 for the fifth time in seven starts with the win over Wake Forest on March 29. Set a Jim Patterson Stadium record with 16 strikeouts against Georgia Tech on March 24. Allowed just one run over six innings at Duke on March 17 for fourth win. Worked third straight scoreless start with 7.2 innings of shutout ball against Boston College on March 8. ACC Pitcher of the Week after taking a no-hitter into the eighth before allowing a hit against James Madison on March 2, while setting a career high with 14 strikeouts in eight innings. ACC Pitcher of the Week after tossing seven hitless innings with a career-high 11 strikeouts against Brown on Feb. 22. Made the opening day start for the Cardinals against UConn on Feb. 15. Allowed just one run on four hits over five innings.
2018: Completed first collegiate season with 4-2 record, 4.85 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 18 appearances, including eight starts, and 55.2 innings pitched... Moved to 4-1 on the season after allowing just one run on four hits with five strikeouts in 5.2 innings against Wake Forest in May 23 ACC Championship opener... Registered no-decision after pitching career-long 6.1 innings with just one run and five strikeouts on May 15 against No. 19 Indiana... Had career-high 10 strikeouts in six innings against Wright State on May 8... Won second straight start allowing just one run on four hits with five strikeouts in career best 5.1 innings at No. 15 Vanderbilt on May 1... Earned second win of the season while matching career long outing with 4.2 innings and only one run on three hits against No.6 Kentucky on April 17... Had five strikeouts in 3.0 scoreless innings of relief against No. 5 Florida State on March 30... Matched a career-high with seven strikeouts in 3.0 scoreless innings of relief to earn first collegiate win on March 4 against Western Carolina... Did not earn a decision in first career start after allowing two runs on four hits with four strikeouts in 4.2 innings... Registered seven strikeouts and allowed just one run on one hit in 3.0 innings of relief in collegiate debut on Feb. 18 against George Mason.
High School: Drafted in the 32nd round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves… Played final prep season at Chatham Glenwood High School... Attended and played at Nokomis High School for three years… Ranked No. 190 in the nation in the class of 2017 by Perfect Game, including the No. 21 lefty pitcher and the No. 3 player in the state of Illinois… Named to the All-Conference team all four years… Named to the All-State First Team… Made the 40-man Team USA roster… Finished senior season with a 9-2 record, 1.87 ERA and 153 strikeouts… Accumulated 27-5 prep record in four seasons… Totaled 110 strikeouts as a junior, 105 strikeouts as a sophomore and 90 strikeouts during freshman season for Nokomis.
Personal: Born Reid Kristien Detmers on July 8, 1999 in Springfield, Illinois… Parents are Kris and Erica Detmers… Has two siblings - Drew and Parker… Majoring in sport administration… Signed with Louisville after seriously considering Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri… Person with greatest influence on athletic career is his dad who has always been by his side and pushes him to get better… Favorite movies are The Sandlot and Major League… Favorite TV shows are How I Met Your Mother, The 100, and Prison Break… Favorite athletes are Clayton Kershaw and David Price… Favorite cereal is Cinnamon Toast Crunch… Favorite candy bar is Snickers… Favorite teams are the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Bears… Grandpa played college football… Dad played professional baseball at the Triple-A level for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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