Aaron Nola

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In this episode of I-95 Rundown we discuss: Edward Nola’s Early Career, Rise to the Majors, and Current Status with the Phillies.

Both Aaron and Austin Nola were selected by the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the 2011 MLB Draft. Aaron elected not to sign with the Blue Jays and instead attended Louisiana State University (LSU), where his brother was a senior.[4] Nola majored in Sports Management at LSU,[7] and was roommates with Alex Bregman.
After throwing 78 pitches in a 5–0 shutout game against Tulane,[5] Nola gave up five runs in the first inning in his Southeastern Conference (SEC) debut against Mississippi State.
He quickly rebounded, and posted five shutout innings, a recovery that struck LSU pitching coach Alan Dunn, who said that the turnaround "gave us a glimpse of how good Aaron could be".
Head coach Paul Mainieri "made a commitment that day that [Nola] was going to be a starter on the weekend",[4] a position that would have him pitch largely in conference games.
Nola finished his freshman season in 2012 with a 7–4 record and a 3.61 earned run average (ERA) in 89
2⁄3 innings, as well as with seven walks and 89 strikeouts.
In the postseason, he was the starting pitcher in the first game of the best-of-three 2012 Baton Rouge Super Regional. It would be the only game that LSU would win against the Stony Brook Seawolves in that tournament.

He signed with the team for a $3.3 million signing bonus on June 10, 2014, and was assigned to the Phillies' Class A-Advanced minor league affiliate, the Clearwater Threshers.
In his first five starts with the Threshers, Nola posted a 3.80 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 21
1⁄3 innings pitched.
That season with Clearwater, he posted a 2–3 record, with a 3.16 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 31
+
1⁄3 innings pitched.
In his first five starts with the Threshers, Nola posted a 3.80 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 21
He was then promoted to the Double-A Reading Phillies, making his debut on August 6, 2014, against the Harrisburg Senators.

Nola made his major league debut on July 21, 2015, the first Phillies pitcher to debut the season after he was drafted since Pat Combs in 1989.
He threw his first major league strikeout to Steven Souza Jr. in the first inning of the 1–0 loss against the Tampa Bay Rays.
That one run was a solo home run, and the first career hit, from opposing pitcher Nathan Karns.
He notched his first win less than a week later, pitching 7
+
2⁄3 innings and earning a run batted in (RBI) in the Phillies' July 25, 11–5 rout of the Chicago Cubs.
Nola finished the season with a 6–2 record and 3.59 ERA in 13 starts and 77
+
2⁄3 innings pitched.
The Phillies shut Nola down on September 27, following a decision made that July to end his season after pitching approximately 185 innings between the majors and minors.

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