LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bob Revesz likes Frosted Flakes, idolizes Sandy Koufax, listens to rap and hip hop music and once drank an entire cube of MountainDew in one night.

His tastes are as eclectic as his pitching repertoire.

Not many at the University of Louisville have had a chance to meet the 6-foot-5 left-handed pitcher from Grove City.

Cardinals fans were supposed to get their first glimpse of the hard-throwing freshman Tuesday, but bad weather nixed Revesz's first collegiate appearance.

"That sort of stunk," Revesz said. "I've been ready to go since I got here in the fall."

Truth is, Revesz always has been ready to go.

As a senior last spring at Grove City High, he put together one of the most dominating seasons in recent memory.

He posted a 9-1 record to go with a 1.04 ERA and 97 strikeouts. That earned Revesz a spot on the all-state team and hordes of scouts observing his every move on the mound.

The spike in numbers was made possible by a minor adjustment: He began wearing contact lenses.

"It's amazing what you can do when you can see," Revesz said, laughing.

The Pittsburgh Pirates liked what they saw, as well, selecting Revesz in the 30th round — he went that low only because his intention to pitch at Louisville was made clear from the start.

"After about a day, it was pretty easy to turn them down," Revesz said. "I had no doubt I wanted to come here, get some classes in and pitch for a while."

Revesz honed his craft not only in the springs in Western Pennsylvania, but also in the fall in Juniper, Fla.

He spent his time last October punching out some of the best young hitters on the planet in the World Wood Bat Association Fall Championships.

For the Reds, the eventual champion of the 80-team tournament, he pitched five innings of three-hit ball and earned a save.

"It definitely helped seeing some of the better hitters around," Revesz said.

Revesz, whose fastball is clocked consistently at more than 90 mph, worked on his changeup in the fall.

He gives it a big thumbs up.

"I had to work on the control with it," Revesz said. "Last year in high school I would throw it, but I wasn't very confident with where it was going. It would bury itself into the dirt at times. But now I feel confident enough in it to throw it in any count."

He hopes to unleash it on Louisville's opponents soon.

Revesz and the No. 22 ranked Cardinals will be inCharleston, S.C., this weekend for three games. Revesz finally might take the hill this week.

"There will definitely be some butterflies," Revesz said. "It's something I have been dreaming about for a long time."