Bryant Yoak is a high-upside, homegrown righty with real strikeout juice
Bryant Yoak, a junior RHP for West Virginia in the 2026 season, has flashed efficient bat-missing stuff across limited relief work, including 11 strikeouts in 7.1 innings with 13 appearances as a freshman in 2025 and nine outings in 2026 while earning Academic All-Big 12 honors[1]. He’s a 6-foot-2, 180-pound right-hander from Big Bend, West Virginia, and his appeal is simple: he’s a polished, local arm with a history of overpowering hitters dating back to a 0.38 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 54.2 high school innings[1][4]. The fit question comes down to role—he looks like a developmental bullpen piece with upside if the command holds and the strikeout trend keeps climbing[1].
