“We had a scout day in the fall and we had nine guys throwing 88 [mph] and above,” Walsh continued. “We didn’t have Eadington, so it’s really 10. We have some power arms on this team, but it doesn’t mean anything unless you get that breaking ball and those sliders.”

Overall, the Crimson boasts three freshman pitchers and 16 upperclassman arms. And on a Harvard team that has few power hitters and a strong defense, the Crimson’s pitchers will need to take on a big role if the team hopes to make a run at its first Ancient Eight title since 2005.

“Our team goal is first and foremost to win the Ivy League,” Suter said. “We feel not only that we have worked hard enough, but that we have the talent and the drive to do it.”

“As a [pitching] staff, we want to keep a low ball-to-strike ratio, keep runs down, keep hits down,” he said. “But most of all to keep team in the game every single game.”

Though only time will tell if Harvard will win the program’s 20th Ivy championship this year, the pitching staff looks promising to Walsh.

“They’re all capable pitchers,” Walsh said. “Right now, we’re really excited because of the number of arms we have.”

—Staff writer Catherine E. Coppinger can be reached at ccoppinger@college.harvard.edu.