2022 Baseball Roster
Covington, Jaxon
Jersey Number 40
Jaxon Covington
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- LHP
- Hometown:
- Center, Texas
- High School:
- Center HS
Bio
2021 (Sophomore) | Made appearances on the mound in two road games this season (Nicholls and TCU)...Retired two batters at TCU (3/2), where he tossed a season-high 2.0 innings.
2020 (COVID Season) I Appeared in seven games, starting in one... Pitched for 12.2 innings - finishing with a 3.55 ERA, greatly improving from his previous year... Had a total of 13 hits with 8 runs (5 earned)... Posted a WHIP of 1.31... Pitched in his most innings in a game against UIW, pitching in 3.0 innings with 3 hits, 4 runs - only 1 of which earned... Finished his season in a win against Lamar, pitching in 2.1 innings with 2 hits and no runs.
2019 (Freshman) Started his first year at SFA playing in sixteen games, and started in seven of them... Pitched in 48.0 innings - ending with an ERA of 6.38... Threw 40 runs (34 earned runs) on 67 hits... Posted a WHIP of 1.56... Pitched in his most innings in this season, pitching in 6.2 innings in a win against Houston Baptist - with 5 hits allowed and 2 earned runs.
High School | An east Texas product, played his pre-collegiate hardball at nearby Center High School under the direction of head coach Kelly Spann...A four-year letterwinner, collected All-District First Team honors as a pitcher during his sophomore season...Upped the ante as a junior and collected team MVP and District Pitcher of the Year Accolades...As a senior, raked in District and Team MVP honors while helping take the Roughriders into the third round of the state playoffs.
Personal | Born Jaxon Van Covington on Nov. 30, 1999...Son of Michelle Covington and David Richards...Has two brothers...Plans to major in business at SFA.
2020 (COVID Season) I Appeared in seven games, starting in one... Pitched for 12.2 innings - finishing with a 3.55 ERA, greatly improving from his previous year... Had a total of 13 hits with 8 runs (5 earned)... Posted a WHIP of 1.31... Pitched in his most innings in a game against UIW, pitching in 3.0 innings with 3 hits, 4 runs - only 1 of which earned... Finished his season in a win against Lamar, pitching in 2.1 innings with 2 hits and no runs.
2019 (Freshman) Started his first year at SFA playing in sixteen games, and started in seven of them... Pitched in 48.0 innings - ending with an ERA of 6.38... Threw 40 runs (34 earned runs) on 67 hits... Posted a WHIP of 1.56... Pitched in his most innings in this season, pitching in 6.2 innings in a win against Houston Baptist - with 5 hits allowed and 2 earned runs.
High School | An east Texas product, played his pre-collegiate hardball at nearby Center High School under the direction of head coach Kelly Spann...A four-year letterwinner, collected All-District First Team honors as a pitcher during his sophomore season...Upped the ante as a junior and collected team MVP and District Pitcher of the Year Accolades...As a senior, raked in District and Team MVP honors while helping take the Roughriders into the third round of the state playoffs.
Personal | Born Jaxon Van Covington on Nov. 30, 1999...Son of Michelle Covington and David Richards...Has two brothers...Plans to major in business at SFA.
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