The Miami Hurricanes have added another key arm via the summer transfer portal, landing Holy Cross’ friday starter Danny Macchiarola.
A 6-foot-2 rising senior, Macchiarola was a force on the frontlines of the Crusaders rotation. He pitched to a 9-5 record in 93.2 innings, striking out 92 batters as he held opponents to a .228 batting average against.
He’s been named to the All-Patriot league second team in back-to-back years as he just led his Holy Cross squad to their first Patriot League title since 2017
This is a strike thrower who gets outs quick, only averaging 2.7 walks per nine, as he pounds the zone and makes hitters beat him.
His ****nal includes a low 90’s fastball, a slider, a changeup, and arguably his best pitch which is his cutter.
All of these pitches come from a 3/4th to sidearm slot, which reminds me of freshman standout A.J Ciscar. In addition to the arm slot, the pair have a similar tempo, a get the ball and go mentality.
Macchiarola will be competing for a spot in the starting rotation for the Hurricanes this upcoming year which looks to be a battle between himself, fellow transfer Easton Marks, Rob Evans, and the returning freshman pair of Ciscar and Tate DeRias.
Miami has now made seven portal additions in 2025 (Danny Macchiarola, Alex Sosa, Easton Marks, Michael Taylor, Vance Sheahan, Brylan West, Cian Copeland), as they continue to focus on adding more with the draft looming.
