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2023 Baseball Roster

Brad Laux
Brad Laux
Brad Laux
Brad Laux

26 John Bakke

  • Hometown Huntsville, Ala.
  • Position Left-Handed Pitcher
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 205
  • High School Huntsville HS

Biography

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2023)
Appeared in 18 games making 10 starts ... Named Preseason OVC Pitcher of the Year ... 6-3 record, 5.74 ERA ... Struck out 60 batters in 64.1 innings ... Recorded two saves, moving his career total to 17 to tie the school record ... Named OVC Pitcher of the Week on 3/27 after 7.0 inning, eight K performance vs. Southern Indiana ... Recorded final out in OVC Regular Season Championship clinching win over Little Rock ... Named Academic All-American by CSC. 

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2022)
Transitioned into the Sunday starter after beginning the season as the closer... Recorded eight saves... Finished with a 4-3 record with a 4.05 ERA... Struck out 70 batters in 60 innings including a season-high eight K's vs Presbyterian on 4/10... Twirled a complete game three-hitter vs. UT Martin in his second start of the season on 4/29... Named Second-Team All-OVC... Earned Academic All-America Honors ... Named to the 2021-22 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll and OVC Academic Medal of Honor. 

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2021) (Players were not charged eligibility for 2020 due to CoVID)
Settled in at the Eagles' closer and recorded seven saves to rank among the top three in the OVC ... Finished with a 1-3 record and 4.02 ERA ... Notched 61 strikeouts in just 47 innings ... Opponents only managed to hit .223 against him ... Masterful effort against Murray State in OVC Tournament, tossing 4.2 innings with career-high 12 strikeouts ... Four of his saves were accomplished by recording more than just three outs ... Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2020)
(Shortened season) ... Appeared in six games, all in relief ... Finished with a 2-0 record with a team-best 4.70 ERA for qualifying pitchers along with a 1.19 WHIP ... Recorded 17 strikeouts in 15.1 innings pitched ... Held batters to a .193 batting average ... Best game came against Norfolk State on 2/22 where he struck out six in 3.1 innings while allowing only one hit ... Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2019)
Appeared in nine games, all in relief ... Had a 6.35 ERA and was part of one shutout ... Totaled seven strikeouts ... Best game came against Alabama A&M where he struck out three in one inning ... Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

AS A FRESHMAN (2018)
Did not appear in any games, taking a redshirt.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    6'3" 190 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 205 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 205 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 205 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2022Graduate Student

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 205 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2023Graduate Student

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 205 lbs
    26