Will Koger

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Will Koger and Will Vierling after the win over Dayton.

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

B/T:
L/R
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 180
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Bardstown, Ky.
High School:
Bardstown
Prev School:
Bardstown HS

2024: Made 13 appearances on the mound with one start ... Finished 1-3 with an 11.81 ERA ... Picked up 10 strikeouts in 16.0 innings ... In 2023 ... Made 16 appearances with one start on the mound ... Posted a 2-1 mark with a 4.81 ERA ... Tallied 25 strikeouts across 24.1 innings ... Pitched a career-long 4.1 hitless innings in relief for the win over Dayton on March 11 ... Pitched four shutout innings, facing the minimum, to finish off a victory over Lipscomb on March 12.

2023: Made 16 appearances with one start on the mound ... Posted a 2-1 mark with a 4.81 ERA ... Tallied 25 strikeouts across 24.1 innings ... Tossed 2.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen against Bucknell on Feb. 18 ... Struck out two in a perfect inning against Morehead State on March 7 ... Pitched 4.1 hitless innings in relief for the win over Dayton on March 11 ... Threw two scoreless innings with three strikeouts against WKU on March 21 ... Pitched a scoreless inning at Indiana on April 18.

2022: Made 11 appearances on the mound with a pair of starts ... Finished 0-1 with a 12.27 ERA ... Recorded 10 strikeouts in 14.2 innings ... Made his collegiate debut out of the bullpen at USF on Feb. 19, allowing just one run while striking out four in three innings ... Made his first career start against Akron on March 5 ... Pitched a scoreless inning against North Carolina on April 8 ... Worked 1.2 scoreless against Eastern Kentucky on May 17.

High School: Lettered three years in basketball and six years in baseball and golf at Bardstown High School… 2021 Fifth Region Player of the Year… Rated as the No. 2 right-handed pitcher and No. 3 overall player in Kentucky and the No. 35 right-handed pitcher in the nation by Perfect Game.

Personal: Parents are Glenn and Shea Koger… Sister is Haylee… Chose Louisville over Kentucky, Florida, Virginia, North Carolina and Auburn… Credits his dad as having the greatest influence on his athletic career… Enjoys hunting and playing golf in his free time… Favorite TV show is Friends… Favorite teams are the Yankees and Lakers… Favorite athlete is Mariano Rivera.