2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jared Padgett
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Graceville, FL
- High School/Previous School:
- Graceville HS
2017: Did not see any action during his secoond season with the program.
2016: Made his collegiate debut in relief on Feb. 19 against FAU, tossing one inning of shutout relief โข Earned his first-career strikeout on March 1 in an inning of relief against Alcorn State โข Played summer ball for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod League alongside fellow Bulldog Ryan Rigby โข Made five appearances before being sidelined due to injury โข Tossed 9.2 innings, striking out nine batters and owning a 0.93 ERA and earning a save for the Kettleers.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked No. 120 in Baseball Americaโs Top-500 prospects for the 2015 MLB Draft โข Listed at No. 195 on MLB.comโs Top-200 prospect list for the 2015 MLB Draft โข Rated the 150th-best prospect in the 2015 MLB Draft by D1 Baseball โข Turned down a $731,000 offer from the Chicago Cubs in the third round of the 2015 MLB Draft โข A projectable southpaw with a terrific breaking ball โข High ceiling with a fastball that tops out at 94 MPH but sits at 90-92 โข Earned all-state honors all four years in high school โข 2014 and 2015 Perfect Game All-American โข 2015 Under Armour All-American โข Struck out 140 batters in 75 innings as a senior with a 0.87 ERA โข Recorded a 1.10 ERA in 69 innings as a junior with 120 strikeouts โข Competed in the 2014 Under Armour All-America Preseason Tournament in Tucson, Arizona โข Fanned 89 batters in 58 innings as a sophomore with a 1.30 ERA โข Made his high school debut as a freshman with a 1.32 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 48 innings โข All-state quarterback in high school as well with several FBS scholarship offers.
DRAFT HISTORY: Chosen by the Chicago Cubs in the 26th round of Major League Baseballโs 2015 First-Year Player Draft.
PERSONAL: Born Jared Alan Padgett on Nov. 18, 1996 in Dothan, Alabama โข Son of Dorothy and Robert Padgett โข Has one brother, Drew โข Majoring in kinesiology โข Chose MSU over scholarship offers from Florida, South Carolina, Clemson, Georgia and Florida State โข Biggest fear is being eaten by a shark โข Favorite MLB player is David Price โข Loves eating Vienna sausages covered in hot sauce โข Celebrity crush is Scarlett Johansson.
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