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2023 Catamount Baseball Roster

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25 Jackson Kirkpatrick

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 250
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Madison, N.C.
  • High School McMichael HS

Biography

2023 (Junior): Made four relief appearances with one total inning recorded … Recorded a third of an inning in three of his four trips to the mound … Struck out two against six walks in limited action … Only allowed one single ... Named to the 2022-23 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2022 (Sophomore): Made three appearances on the season tossing one complete inning … WCU won two of the three games in which he pitched … Allowed four runs – three earned – on two base hits with one double allowed over his inning of action for a 27.00 ERA … Struck out one against six total walks … Tossed a season-long two-thirds of an inning against Gardner-Webb (April 6) ... Named to the 2021-22 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2021 (Freshman): Made eight appearances, each coming in relief … Tossed 6.2 innings with a 10.80 ERA over a smaller sample size with no record … Struck out 11 batters against 10 walks … Limited opponents to six hits including two doubles with opponents hitting .250 against him on the season … Made his collegiate debut against Towson (Feb. 20), striking out two against two walks in an inning of work … Struck out a career-high three, fanning the side against UNC Asheville (Feb. 23) … Recorded two strikeouts against nationally-ranked Tennessee (April 13) in an inning of hitless, scoreless relief ... Named to the 2020-21 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll; Summer 2021: Appeared in 18 games for the Souris Valley (N.D.) Sabre Dogs of the Exhibition League ... Posted a 1-1 record over 20.2 innings of work, striking out 32 against 26 walks ... Had a 8.71 ERA for the summer.

Prior to Western Carolina: Three-year varsity letter winner ... Was a key player on McMichael High's 2019 squad which finished 17-9, leading the team with a 5-0 record on the mound and a 3.89 ERA and 46 strikeouts as a junior ... Batted .280 with a .398 on-base percentage with 11 stolen bases as a junior ... Was invited to the 2018 PBR Future Games and the 2019 Top Prospect Games ... Was a two-sport athlete as a prep, also playing basketball ... Was a two-time Academic All-Conference selection ... Played for the NCBA Golden Spikes.
 

Career Game Highs:

  • Innings Pitched: 1.0, six times (MR: WOFFORD-1, 5/15/21)
  • Strikeouts: 3, UNC ASHEVILLE (2/23/21)
  • Walks: 3, VMI-2 (4/6/23)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 36

    2021Freshman

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'6" 215 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2022Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'6" 215 lbs
    36
  • 25

    2023Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'7" 250 lbs
    25