Florida State coach Link Jarrett delivered an optimistic outlook on his pitching staff and likely a sigh of relief from baseball fans who are curious when Cam Leiter, Conner Whittaker and Ben Barrett could return.
"Ben is throwing (bull)pens, Leiter is working his way back, Whitt is just resting right now," Jarrett said. "We'll figure it out. I see all three of those guys coming back (this year). Clearly that helps a lot. ... They're coming along. It's not going to happen this weekend. But they're coming along."
The long-term outlook is encouraging. The short-term outlook has No. 8 FSU (30-6, 10-5 ACC) shorthanded again in a three-game series at Wake Forest (24-12, 9-9) that begins on Friday at 6 p.m. (ACC Network Extra).
Jarrett and pitching coach Micah Posey have adapted well, but the path to 27 outs each game looks different without Leiter (seven starts, 35 innings) or Whittaker (seven starts, 39 innings) in the weekend rotation. Or without Barrett, who has started and been a long reliever at FSU. Barrett hasn't pitched since March 2.
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"Ben is throwing (bull)pens, Leiter is working his way back, Whitt is just resting right now," Jarrett said. "We'll figure it out. I see all three of those guys coming back (this year). Clearly that helps a lot. ... They're coming along. It's not going to happen this weekend. But they're coming along."
The long-term outlook is encouraging. The short-term outlook has No. 8 FSU (30-6, 10-5 ACC) shorthanded again in a three-game series at Wake Forest (24-12, 9-9) that begins on Friday at 6 p.m. (ACC Network Extra).
Jarrett and pitching coach Micah Posey have adapted well, but the path to 27 outs each game looks different without Leiter (seven starts, 35 innings) or Whittaker (seven starts, 39 innings) in the weekend rotation. Or without Barrett, who has started and been a long reliever at FSU. Barrett hasn't pitched since March 2.
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FSU will be shorthanded but Link Jarrett is encouraged about the potential of three pitchers returning.
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