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2017 Baseball Roster

Nick Hammonds
Nick Hammonds
Nick Hammonds
Nick Hammonds
Nick Hammonds
Nick Hammonds
Nick Hammonds

24 Aaron Leasher

  • Hometown Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
  • Position Left-handed Pitcher
  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 190
  • High School Mt. Pleasant

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2017)
Named First-Team All-OVC ... Finished the year with 105 strikeouts, the third highest single-season total in program history ... Became just the second pitcher in program history to record back-to-back 100-strikeout seasons ... Had a team-best 9-3 record with a 4.19 ERA ... His nine wins were the most in the OVC ... Walked only 32 in 92 innings pitched ... Wrapped up junior year with 248 career strikeouts, which ranks in the top 10 in Morehead State history ... Season-high 10 strikeouts in 8 innings in win over Alabama State ... Notched nine punchouts in a seven-inning outing in OVC Tournament win over Austin Peay ... Drafted in the 6th round (168th overall) of the MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2016)
Named OVC Pitcher of the Week twice … Ranked third in single-season MSU history with 107 strikeouts … Finished the season with a 5-4 record, appearing in 15 games while starting 13 ... Pitched two complete-game shutouts … Ranked second on the team with a 4.57 ERA … Notched 107 strikeouts in 80.2 innings pitched … Opponents only hit .233 against him … Completed a career-high 15 strikeouts at SIUE on April 23 ... Tossed a complete-game shutout versus Belmont.

AS A FRESHMAN (2015)
Appeared in 17 games and started four times ... Was 2-3 with a 9.71 ERA ... Made 36 batters whiff in 38 innings ... Struck out six in home win versus West Virginia Tech.

HIGH SCHOOL
Named Morning Sun and Saginaw News Player of the Year as a senior in 2014 ... Was also a First-Team All-State, as a well as an all-district, all-conference and all-region, selection in 2014 ... In 2013, as a junior, was tabbed Second-Team All-Conference as well as all-district and all-region ... Helped guide his high school team, the Mt. Pleasant Oilers, to the Division II State Championship as a senior ... As a junior, the Oilers were district and region champions and ranked second among Michigan's Division II schools ... As a senior, posted a 10-3 record with a 0.75 ERA ... struck out 131 batters in 91 innings, and opponents managed just a .115 batting average ... Fashioned an 8-1 mark with a 1.12 ERA as a junior and recorded 55 strikeouts.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2015Freshman

    Left-handed Pitcher
    6'3" 0 lbs
    9
  • 24

    2016Sophomore

    Left-handed Pitcher
    6'3" 190 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2017Junior

    Left-handed Pitcher
    6'3" 190 lbs
    24