Alabama Ace Luke Holman Enters Transfer Portal

The Crimson Tide's Friday night starter has decided to entertain his options in the transfer portal.

Alabama sophomore right-handed pitcher Luke Holman has entered the transfer portal as first reported by Kendall Rogers of D1 Baseball.

Holman becomes the Tide's sixth player to hit the portal this offseason alongside names like Colby Shelton and Bryce Eblin. 

The Pennsylvania-native worked himself into Alabama's Friday night starting pitching role after Grayson Hitt's injury. Holman struck out 87 batters in 2023 over 81 innings pitched while holding batters to just a .180 average in the box.

He and Alton Davis were invited to the 2023 Collegiate National Team Training Camp due to their strong seasons. 

Holman's 2023 season earned him a place on the ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region Second Team. 

He will have two seasons of eligibility remaining in college but only needs to put in one more season before he is eligible for the Major League Baseball draft.

The sophomore caught national attention as he was scratched from making his Friday night start against LSU with back tightness. This ended up as the focus of the gambling scandal that saw head coach Brad Bohannon lose his job. Holman, in retrospect, did acknowledge the legitimacy of his back injury.

Former Crimson Tide third baseman Colby Shelton announced on Thursday he would be transferring to Florida, meaning the Tide will face him in future games. Holman's strong season makes him an appealing transfer portal pitcher, will he follow in Shelton's footsteps and stay in the Southeastern Conference?

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