2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
J.C. Keys
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 173
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hattiesburg, Miss.
- High School:
- Oak Grove HS
2019 (Sr.): Chosen in the 23rd round of the MLB First-YEar Players Draft (Pick No. 684) by the Cincinnati Reds... Appeared in 22 games, all in relief, in his final year as he saw action in 63 career games…Posted a 2-1 record with a 4.65 ERA over 31 innings of work…Fanned 49 and walked 27, while opponents hit just .189 off of him during the year…Second on the tem with three saves…Best outing of the year was a victory in relief over Ole Miss (5/1) in which he fanned six and did not allow a run, hit or walk over 2 2/3 innings…Posted a three inning outing versus Holy Cross (3/8, G2) in which he whiffed a career-high tying seven over three innings to earn a save…Gave up an unearned run on three hits over two innings with no walks and four strikeouts to defeat ULM (3/19)…Fanned at least three batters in nine appearances…Only gave up four extra-base hits during the year – all doubles…2018 (Jr.): Registered a 3-5 record over 21 appearances, including five starts that included one combined shutout and one save…Fanned 41 and walked 23 over 46 innings of work…Fanned a season-high five in his first loss of the season to UT Martin (2/24) in the second game of a doubleheader…Longest outing of the year came in a start versus Louisiana-Lafayette (4/3) in which he allowed two runs on six hits over 4 1/3 innings in a no-decision start…Had a stretch of eight scoreless innings (4/15-24) that included three shutout relief frames at FIU (4/15) and four innings versus South Alabama (4/24) during the stretch…Threw the final three innings to secure first career save at FIU (4/15), fanning four and walking one…Garnered two of his three victories versus C-USA foes, throwing 3 1/3 in a victory over UTSA (3/17) in the second game of a doubleheader and firing a scoreless 12th frame to defeat Rice (3/31)…Final victory came against South Alabama (4/24)…2017 (So.): Stepped into more prominent role pitching, appearing in 16 games, including eight starts…Finished 3-3 with a 5.56 ERA…Picked up first career win with six innings of shutout ball versus Xavier (3/11, G2)…Threw career-long eight innings, a complete game, allowing a run on one hit with a career-high seven strikeouts in a win at WKU (4/2)…Scattered five hits, while allowing one run over five innings in a win against Southeastern Louisiana (5/16) in Biloxi…Threw 55 innings, allowing 34 earned runs, with 25 walks and 48 strikeouts…Allowed 54 hits, including 11 doubles, six home runs…Also appeared in five games as a defensive replacement in the outfield and another as a pinch runner…Did not have a plate appearance…Played for the Ocean State Waves of the New England Collegiate Baseball League last summer…Did not register a decision, but fanned 19 and walked 13 over 16 2/3 innings with a 1.62 ERA…2016 (Fr.): Appeared in 34 games, primarily as a pinch-runner and/or late-inning defensive replacement in the outfield...Has scored nine runs…No hits in four at-bats…Appeared also on the mound for four relief appearances… Allowed five runs on five hits in 1 2/3 innings…Walked nine while striking out two…Played for the Acadiana Cane Cutters in the Texas Collegiate League…Made the league’s all-star game and earned the victory with an inning of relief in the contest…Posted an 0-2 mark during the summer with a 4.13 ERA…Fanned 44 in 37 innings of work in which he appeared in 13 games with one start…Named to C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Earned Athletic Director’s Honors during the 2016 fall semester…Prep: Played for Coach Chris McCardle…One of four former Oak Grove teammates on the Golden Eagles’ roster…Three-year starter, played pitcher and outfield…Compiled went 18-7 in his career with 2.18 ERA.; appeared in 33 games (26 starts) with 10 complete games; logged 201 strikeouts and 105 walks in 151 innings….Finished with .311 career average with 45 RBIs, 48 runs scored and 16 stolen bases…Warriors won state 6A baseball title in 2014, were runner-ups in 2015…As senior, went 10-2 with a 1.64 ERA; in 13 appearances (12 starts); threw seven complete games, including three no-hit shutouts; logged 117 strikeouts and 48 walks in 81 innings… Hit .336 with seven doubles, 27 RBIs and 20 runs scored … Mississippi High School All-Star Team…First-team All-State, first-team All-Region, first-team All-Area…As junior, went 2-3 with 3.59 ERA with 33 strikeouts in 25 1/3 innings…Hit .322 with 18 RBIs and 12 runs scored…As sophomore, started eight games, including three complete games; finished 6-2 with 2.35 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 44 2/3 innings…Played football three years, finishing with 134 tackles in 22 career games with eight interceptions …As senior, completed 37 of 50 passes for 323 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for 126 yards on 33 carries; had 91 tackles, four interceptions…Personal: Son of Iris and Joseph Keys…Majoring in Business Administration.
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