Josh Ponder

Class:
Sophomore
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 185
Position:
RHP
Hometown:
McKinney, Texas
High School:
McKinney HS

2018 (Sophomore) | Put into both starting and relief pitching roles but used predominantly as a reliever...Took part in 21 games and made a pair of starts...Finished the year with an 0-3 record with one save and an ERA of 9.31...Gave up 38 hits, 34 runs (30 earned runs) and 12 walks while striking out 14 batters in 29 innings...Delivered his first - and only - save of the season by coming in and firing one inning of flawless relief in a non-conference home victory against Louisiana-Monroe (3/11)...Earned his first start in a non-conference home victory over Prairie View A&M where he gave up five runs on five hits and two walks through 4 1/3 frames of action (3/13)...Struck out a season-high four batters through three innings of relief work in a Southland Conference setback at Houston Baptist (5/17).

2017 (Freshman) | Called on to pitch exclusively in a relief role during his first season of collegiate baseball...Made a total of eight appearances and posted an ERA of 15.19 through 5.1 total innings and went 0-1...Gave up 10 hits, five walks and 11 runs...In his collegiate debut, pitched two-thirds of an inning in relief and notched his first collegiate strikeout in a non-conference home loss to Southeast Missouri State (2/19)...Logged a season-best one inning of work on two occasions, most recently in a non-conference home loss to Little Rock (3/11).