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Jack Owen Season 2018

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Jack Owen Season 2018

PositionLHP
Weight174 lbs
Height6-2
ClassFreshman
HometownAliso Viejo, Calif.
Previous SchoolL/L

2021 – SENIOR YEAR
Made 11 appearances, including nine starts … missed non-conference play with an injury ... ultimately led the team in strikeouts (46) and innings pitched (51.0) ... picked up two wins on the season … made his season debut SEC opening weekend at Ole Miss (Mar. 21) and came out of the bullpen again the following weekend vs. Kentucky (Mar. 27) … pitched 5.1 scoreless innings and struck out four batters at No. 1 Arkansas (Apr. 2) … earned his first win of the season and pitched a season high 7.0 innings with a season high eight strikeouts at Alabama (Apr. 16) … pitched 7.0 innings for the second consecutive start and struck out seven vs. Florida (Apr. 23) … turned in a 3.32 ERA with 21 strikeouts and three walks in 19.0 innings and three starts from Apr. 16-29 ... earned his second win of the season and didn't allow an earned run with seven strikeouts in 6.2 innings at Missouri (May 20) … started the Tigers SEC Tournament game vs. Ole Miss (May 25) ... named to the 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2020 – JUNIOR YEAR
Rated by Baseball America as the No. 96 player in college baseball entering the season ... made four starts and posted a 3-1 record with a 3.43 ERA … struck out 25 batters and issued five walks in 21.0 innings … ranked third on the team in strikeouts … allowed one run and struck out a season-high eight batters in 5.0 innings in his season debut vs. Illinois-Chicago (Feb. 15) … suffered a tough-luck loss vs. UCF (Feb. 22) but bounced back to earn the win the following weekend vs. Wright State (Feb. 29) … struck out six batters and didn’t issue a walk against the Raiders … pitched a season-high 6.0 innings and allowed two runs on four hits with one walk and six strikeouts vs. Chicago State (Mar. 7) ... named to the 2020 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll. 

2019 – SOPHOMORE YEAR
Made 14 appearances and 10 starts in a breakout sophomore season … posted a 4-2 record with a team-best 2.75 ERA … ranked third on the team in innings (68.2) and strikeouts (59) … started the year in the bullpen but entered the starting rotation in week three … pitched 4.2 scoreless innings and struck out four batters while earning the win in his season debut vs. Georgia Southern (Feb. 17) … allowed one unearned run and struck out eight batters in 4.1 innings of relief at UCF (Feb. 23) … made his first career start on the weekend and turned in 7.0 scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts vs. Cincinnati (Mar. 2) … turned in a complete-game shutout with seven strikeouts the following weekend vs. UTSA (Mar. 9) … was named the SEC Pitcher of the Week for his effort … allowed one run on two hits in 4.0 innings vs. Tennessee (Mar. 16) … didn’t issue a walk in four straight appearances and struck out 29 during the span … didn’t allow an earned run in a record 28.2 innings dating back to 2018 … missed four weekends with an injury before making a pair of relief appearances vs. Ole Miss (Apr. 20) and at Vanderbilt (Apr. 27) … returned to the starting rotation and improved to 4-0 by allowing one run in 5.0 innings vs. Alabama (May 3) … pitched 7.0 innings and struck out six batters at LSU (May 17) … allowed one run and struck out five in 5.2 innings in the SEC Tournament vs. LSU (May 23) … earned the start in the regional opener vs. Coastal Carolina (May 31) … also earned the start and turned in 5.0 innings in the Chapel Hill Super Regional opener (Jun. 8) … allowed one run in 5.0 innings in the College World Series vs. Mississippi State (Jun. 16) … was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 21st round of the MLB Draft but elected to return to school for his junior season ... named to the Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll. 

2018 – FRESHMAN YEAR
Made 14 appearances with seven starts … turned in a 2-2 record and 5.97 ERA … struck out 35 batters in 34.2 innings pitched … made his collegiate debut in the second game of the season vs. Longwood (Feb. 17) … picked up his first collegiate save after throwing 3.0 scoreless innings vs. BYU (Mar. 3) … also turned in 3.0 scoreless innings and struck out five batters en route to picking up his second straight save vs. Georgia Tech (Mar. 13) … made his first collegiate start a week later at Georgia Tech (Mar. 20) … earned his first win after throwing 4.0 scoreless innings and striking out four in the Capital City Classic vs. Alabama (Mar. 27) ... turned in a scoreless inning of relief in his SEC debut vs. Missouri (Apr. 1) … pitched a season-high 5.1 innings and struck out five while earning the win vs. Samford (Apr. 24) … struck out a season-high six batters in back-to-back midweek starts vs. South Alabama (Feb. 24) and Troy (May 15) ... turned in a scoreless inning of relief at Ole Miss (May 11) … started the SEC Tournament opener vs. Kentucky (May 22) … turned in a 3.12 ERA in his last five trips to the bump.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Brett Kay at JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. … appeared in 26 games and made 16 starts during his freshman and sophomore seasons … posted a 17-1 record over the two seasons and registered ERAs of 1.81 and 1.84 … struck out 94 batters in 100 innings pitched … Second Team All-State as a sophomore … two-time First Team All-Trinity … 2015 Perfect Game Pitcher of the Year … 2015 Perfect Game Underclass National Championship Most Valuable Pitcher ... posted a 4-0 record with one save and a 0.00 ERA in the event ... second team Louisville Slugger High School All-American 2016 ... 2016 Underclass 2nd team All-American … 2017 West Coast League Pitcher of the Year and Summer Collegiate Second Team All-American … rated the No. 2 left-handed pitcher in California and a top-200 player nationally … member of the Academic Honor Roll from 2013-17.

PERSONAL
Son of Robert and Lauren Owen … has three siblings, Charlotte, Molly and Harry … born May 26, 1998 in Miami, Fla.