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Jersey Number 23
Jack Leftwich
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- TNXL Academy
2021 Seventh-Round MLB Draft Pick (216th overall, Cleveland Indians)
2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 NCAA Lubbock (Texas) All-Regional Team
2019 SEC Pitcher of the Week (May 20)
2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Career:
2021 (Junior*):
2020 (Junior):
2019 (Sophomore):
2018 (Freshman):
TNXL ACADEMY:
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 9.0, at Missouri, May 17, 2019
Walks allowed: 5, at Miami, Feb 22, 2020
Strikeouts: 9, at Georgia, May 05, 2019 ; at Missouri, May 17, 2019
Batters faced: 32, at Missouri, May 17, 2019
Putouts: 2, Mississippi State, Mar 16, 2019; Texas A&M, March 19, 2021
Assists: 3, at Missouri, May 17, 2019
2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 NCAA Lubbock (Texas) All-Regional Team
2019 SEC Pitcher of the Week (May 20)
2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Career:
- Drafted by the Cleveland Indians with the 216th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2021 MLB Draft
- Posted a 20-14 career record with seven saves across 65 appearances (35 starts)
- Accumulated 235.1 innings pitched and racked up 247 strikeouts for a 9.4 K/9
- Held opposing hitters to a .233 batting average
- Pitched one career complete-game shutout (at Missouri on May 17, 2019)
2021 (Junior*):
- Listed at No. 41 in D1Baseball’s Preseason Top 100 2021 MLB Draft College Prospects list
- No. 86 on Baseball America’s Preseason Top 150 players list
- Ranked seventh in the SEC in opposing batting average (.208), tied-ninth in ERA (3.36), tied-10th in saves (five) and 11th in games finished (14)
- Made 24 appearances including six starts on the mound
- Finished with a 7-4 record and team-leading five saves
- Pitched to a team-best 3.36 ERA and .208 BAA (among qualifying pitchers) across 69.2 innings
- Registered 78 strikeouts, equating to a 10.1 K/9
- Allowed just 54 hits all season long for a 7.0 H/9
- Delivered three-consecutive quality starts from March 5 to March 19 (vs. Florida A&M, vs. Jacksonville and vs. Texas A&M)
- Pitched a season-high eight innings en route to earning the win vs. Florida A&M on March 5, allowing just one run on four hits to pair with a season-high eight strikeouts
- Tossed six shutout innings with just two hits and three walks allowed while striking out seven to earn the victory vs. Jacksonville on March 13
- Fired 2.2 scoreless innings of relief with one hit and three strikeouts to earn the series-clinching save over No. 2 Vanderbilt on May 2
- Earned the save vs. Georgia on May 14 by pitching two shutout innings on two hits and five strikeouts
- Enjoyed a four-appearance scoreless streak spanning 7.0 innings and including 11 strikeouts from May 7 to May 16
2020 (Junior):
- Made four appearances, all Saturday starts, and posted a 4.15 ERA over 21.2 innings
- Hurled a scoreless outing across 6.0 innings against Marshall (Feb 15), allowing three hits and posting eight strikeouts
- Went 6.0 innings at then-No. 1 Miami, allowing just one run on four hits and posting six strikeouts, but did not receive a decision
- Took a perfect game into the seventh inning against South Florida (March 7), before exiting with three runs and three hits against him in a win
2019 (Sophomore):
- Made 13 appearances, all weekend starts, and posted a 5.31 ERA over 62.2 innings, second most on the team
- Missed time during the season with a blister injury on his pitching hand
- Posted a 1.77 ERA over his final three starts, allowing four earned runs in 20.1 innings with 21 strikeouts and five walks
- Named the SEC Pitcher of the Week after pitching a complete game shutout at Missouri on May 17, allowing just two hits and matching his career-high with nine strikeouts
- Earned a spot on the NCAA Lubbock All-Regional Team after tossing seven innings against Army with just one hit allowed (a solo home run) and seven strikeouts
- Set a career-high with nine strikeouts at Georgia on May 5 in just five innings of work
2018 (Freshman):
- Pitched in 24 games with 12 starts as a true freshman, posting a 4.20 earned run average over 81.1 innings, the most by a freshman at Florida since 2014 (Logan Shore, 95.2 IP)
- Limited opposing hitters to a .231 batting average, ranking 10th in the SEC and second among freshmen
- Was outstanding out of the bullpen early in the year, posting a 1.78 ERA in 25.1 innings before moving into a starting role
- Made his collegiate debut with a scoreless inning against Siena on February 17
- Went 4.1 innings with one run allowed on two hits in his first career start on February 20 against FAU
- First SEC start came against Auburn on April 28; he pitched 6.2 innings with three runs allowed on four hits and seven strikeouts to earn his first SEC victory
- Was strong down the stretch, posting a 2.53 ERA in 21.1 postseason innings (SEC and NCAA Tournaments)
TNXL ACADEMY:
- Drafted in the 39th round by the Detroit Tigers in the 2017 MLB Draft
- Ranked No. 45 in the class of 2017 by Perfect Game and the No. 13 right-handed pitcher, ranked No. 7 overall in Florida and the No. 1 right-handed pitcher in the state
- 2017 Perfect Game/Rawlings First Team Preseason All-American
- 2016 Perfect Game 3rd Team Preseason Underclass All-American
- Helped lead TNXL to a 30-2 record in 2017 after going 28-4 as a junior in 2016
- As a senior, had a 0.63 ERA over 45.1 innings of work with just 17 hits allowed while striking out 76 batters
- Played at Winter Park HS as a sophomore in 2015, making eight appearances on the mound with a 1.31 ERA over 32.0 innings; had 31 strikeouts with just eight walks
| Year | ERA | W | L | App | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | B/Avg | WP | HBP | BK | SFA | SHA |
| 2018 | 4.20 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 81.1 | 71 | 41 | 38 | 26 | 84 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 340 | .231 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 5.31 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62.2 | 68 | 40 | 37 | 18 | 62 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 279 | .273 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4.15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 91 | .200 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.36 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 69.2 | 54 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 78 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 292 | .208 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 4.25 | 20 | 14 | 65 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 235.1 | 209 | 119 | 111 | 74 | 247 | 40 | 2 | 27 | 1002 | .233 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 9.0, at Missouri, May 17, 2019
Walks allowed: 5, at Miami, Feb 22, 2020
Strikeouts: 9, at Georgia, May 05, 2019 ; at Missouri, May 17, 2019
Batters faced: 32, at Missouri, May 17, 2019
Putouts: 2, Mississippi State, Mar 16, 2019; Texas A&M, March 19, 2021
Assists: 3, at Missouri, May 17, 2019
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