Senior RHP Josh Kirchhoff gives Minnesota a sturdy bullpen arm with strike-throwing poise
Josh Kirchhoff entered Minnesota as a senior right-hander and immediately gave the Gophers a useful, low-drama relief option: he earned the win with 3.0 scoreless innings against Gonzaga in the 2026 season and later logged another scoreless, no-hit outing versus North Dakota State, showing the kind of strike-throwing steadiness coaches love[1][3][5]. He was also described by Missouri as a power righty after a strong junior-college stop, so the appeal is clear—experienced arm, size, and enough pitchability to fit in high-leverage innings if your staff needs reliability more than flash[4][8].
