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NC State RHP Jacob Dudan Out For Season

NC State RHP Jacob Dudan will be out for the remainder of the season with a UCL injury to his elbow.
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April 9, 2026
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NC State RHP Jacob Dudan will be out for the remainder of the season with a UCL injury to his elbow.

A source has confirmed the injury for Inside Pack Sports.

Dudan had a 4-1 record this season, with a 3.60 ERA in 8 games played and only 3 home runs allowed. 

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NC State RHP Jacob Dudan Out For Season

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But pitch count doesn't matter!
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not sure we can survive this
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In reply to Wolfpokes92 • 8:06p
I have heard it the whole time on the boards! Surely a reliever turned into a starter can average the most pitches in the acc!
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In reply to Wolfpokes92 • 8:20p
Wolfpokes92 said:
But pitch count doesn't matter!


They pretty much don't. Pitchers get hurt. Especially high velocity, slider heavy ones. Anyone blaming the staff just wants to be mad.
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In reply to kmb717 • 8:24p
kmb717 said:
Wolfpokes92 said:
But pitch count doesn't matter!


They pretty much don't. Pitchers get hurt. Especially high velocity, slider heavy ones. Anyone blaming the staff just wants to be mad.


SVD tore his after just 8 total innings in three games last year. It sucks out loud, but it happens. Hare it for him.
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Ethan nailed it.
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In reply to kmb717 • 8:52p
kmb717 said:
Wolfpokes92 said:
But pitch count doesn't matter!


They pretty much don't. Pitchers get hurt. Especially high velocity, slider heavy ones. Anyone blaming the staff just wants to be mad.


Eh not sure I agree with that. Yes throwing hard and throwing more breaking balls is harder on the arm but even worse when you're doing it 110 times a game.

There's a reason no major league pitcher throws over 100 pitches anymore. Big time investment with high risk low reward.

Hope he bounces back and I hope he had some kind of insurance policy because he just lost a lot of money. Blame who you want but I'm sure he will look back on it and say he probably should have done it differently.
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It seems like every season we lose a key pitcher to injury.
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In reply to kmb717 • 9:41p
kmb717 said:
Wolfpokes92 said:
But pitch count doesn't matter!


They pretty much don't. Pitchers get hurt. Especially high velocity, slider heavy ones. Anyone blaming the staff just wants to be mad.


You know who calls the pitches...right?
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In reply to Jtilley • 9:57p
Jtilley said:
kmb717 said:
Wolfpokes92 said:
But pitch count doesn't matter!


They pretty much don't. Pitchers get hurt. Especially high velocity, slider heavy ones. Anyone blaming the staff just wants to be mad.


Eh not sure I agree with that. Yes throwing hard and throwing more breaking balls is harder on the arm but even worse when you're doing it 110 times a game.

There's a reason no major league pitcher throws over 100 pitches anymore. Big time investment with high risk low reward.

Hope he bounces back and I hope he had some kind of insurance policy because he just lost a lot of money. Blame who you want but I'm sure he will look back on it and say he probably should have done it differently.


And even with those pitch counts, dozens of major leaguers get Tommy John every year. I'd be shocked if Skenes doesn't tear his UCL within the next 5 years regardless of what the Pirates do with him.
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In reply to griff17matt • 9:59p
griff17matt said:
kmb717 said:
Wolfpokes92 said:
But pitch count doesn't matter!


They pretty much don't. Pitchers get hurt. Especially high velocity, slider heavy ones. Anyone blaming the staff just wants to be mad.


You know who calls the pitches...right?


You know he only throws 2 pitches right?
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Heartbreaker. Easy to blame the staff but there's an element of this that's just inevitable. Every pitcher is a flight risk whether they throw 20 pitches or 120. 3 other pitchers on State's roster have had it. Would this have happened if he threw 95 pitches per start? Maybe not right now but eventually yeah probably
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In reply to kmb717 • 10:14p
kmb717 said:
Jtilley said:
kmb717 said:
Wolfpokes92 said:
But pitch count doesn't matter!


They pretty much don't. Pitchers get hurt. Especially high velocity, slider heavy ones. Anyone blaming the staff just wants to be mad.


Eh not sure I agree with that. Yes throwing hard and throwing more breaking balls is harder on the arm but even worse when you're doing it 110 times a game.

There's a reason no major league pitcher throws over 100 pitches anymore. Big time investment with high risk low reward.

Hope he bounces back and I hope he had some kind of insurance policy because he just lost a lot of money. Blame who you want but I'm sure he will look back on it and say he probably should have done it differently.


And even with those pitch counts, dozens of major leaguers get Tommy John every year. I'd be shocked if Skenes doesn't tear his UCL within the next 5 years regardless of what the Pirates do with him.


He very well could.

You don't find it interesting that mlb teams that spend literally hundreds of millions of dollars on pitchers contracts don't let them go over an inning limit for the year or keep them on hard pitch counts though?

Like they might know more about it than the casual fan or college coach.
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11:02p
So any chance he comes back next year now?
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