2024 Baseball Roster
Roster
JB Middleton
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 172
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Yazoo City, Miss.
- High School:
- Benton Academy
2025 (Jr.): A first-team All-American selection by Perfect Game and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association…Earned second-team All-American honors by D1Baseball.com and ABCA/Rawlings…Garnered Third Team All-America honors by Baseball America…Won the Ferriss Trophy for top collegiate baseball player in the state of Mississippi…A Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist…Earned first-team All-Sun Belt honors…Named to the Collegiate Pitcher of the Year Watch List by the College Baseball Hall of Fame…A two-time Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week (4/22; 4/29), winning on consecutive weeks…Finished his first season as a starting pitcher with a 10-1 record and a 2.31 ERA in 16 starts…Fanned 122 and walked just 25 in 105 1/3 innings, while allowing only 65 hits…As of 6/16, ranked No. 2 nationally in WHIP (0.85), fifth in hits allowed per nine innings (5.55), sixth in strikeouts, 10th in ERA and 11th in wins…Heading into the summer’s MLB Draft, he was ranked as the No. 34 prospect…Won his first two starts to open the year, not allowing a run over 11 innings…Allowed one unearned run through his first three starts, becoming the first Golden Eagle to accomplish that feat this century…Registered a career-best 12 strikeouts versus South Alabama (3/28) and against Georgia State (4/17)…Won his final eight decisions…Threw at least five innings in 15 of his 16 starts…His first SBC Pitcher of the Week award saw him throw eight innings against Georgia State (4/17), giving up just one run on three hits and one walk with those 12 strikeouts…Threw nine-inning complete game the following week at App State (4/27), giving up a run on four hits with a walk and eight strikeouts…Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Spring 2025 semester.
2024 (So.): Saw action on the mound 24 times with two starts…Posted a 2-1 record with a pair of saves and a 4.34 ERA…Fanned 45 and walked 25 over 37 1/3 innings…Fanned three over 1 1/3 innings against Missouri State (2/25) to earn his first save…Got both batters he faced against Marshall (3/16) to garner a his first victory of the season…Posted his second save a day later against the Thundering Herd by recording the final out…Did not allow a run over 2 1/3 innings versus Troy (5/23) to collect a win in the Sun Belt Tournament…Gave up just one hit and a walk with three strikeouts…Last start of the year came against Tennessee in NCAA Knoxville Regional…Did not record a decision but fanned four and walked four on three hits and one run over 3 1/3 frames…Registered 18 strikeouts over his final five outings, spanning 13 2/3 innings…Had season-high five strikeouts four times during the year…Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2023 semester.
2023 (Fr.): Threw in eight games, including one start…Tallied 9 1/3 innings and posted an 0-3 record with a 8.68 ERA…Collected season-high four strikeouts in initial outing against Liberty (2/19) and versus Georgia Southern (3/25)…Missed time due to injury during the year…Longest stint of the year came in that Liberty performance, throwing two innings and not allowing a run, hit or walk in the performance…Retired all three Dallas Baptist (3/5) hitters on four pitches…Pitched for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks in the Cape Cod League during the summer…Posted a 1-0 record with a 3.24 ERA…Appeared in six games and threw 8 1/3 innings, fanning 15 and walking five…Earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Spring 2023 and Fall 2022 semesters.
High School: Prepped at Benton Academy where he was a MAIS Class 3A all-state selection as a senior…Went 2-1 with a save in 12 appearances during final high school season with a 1.37 ERA…Fanned 91 and walked 24 in 41 innings…Added a .383 batting average at the plate with six doubles, four home runs and 18 RBI…Made the All-MAIS preseason all-state team prior to senior season…Team won MAIS AAA District 3 championship…Named MAIS Class 2A All-State honors during his junior campaign, as he fanned 97 and walked just 28 and gave up 20 hits in 40 innings of work for a team that went 10-9 last season.
Personal: Son of Byron and Kelly Middleton…Born on November 24…Majoring in Liberal Studies with a minor in Sports Coaching Education.
