Liam Doyle, a 2022 graduate of Pinkerton Academy in NH, was selected fifth overall by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the MLB draft.

The SEC’s pitcher of the year, a native of Derry and Pinkerton Academy, went 10-4 with a nation-leading 164 strikeouts and 3.20 ERA as a junior.

In desperate need of more swing-and-miss stuff among their starting pitching staff, the Cardinals jumped at the opportunity to select college baseball’s top strikeout artist in 2025. Hard-throwing left-handed pitcher Liam Doyle,