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Chase Isbell Season 2022

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Chase Isbell Season 2022

PositionRHP
Weight198 lbs
Height6-2
ClassJunior
HometownSpringville, Ala.
Previous SchoolSamford

2023 - SENIOR SEASON
Went 3-1 with a 5.94 ERA … tied for the team lead with 23 appearances, including one start … registered 42 strikeouts in 33.1 innings pitched, good for a 11.3 K/9.0 inning rate … tied for second on the team with a pair of saves, including one in conference play … was the team’s third-most used pitcher during SEC play with 12 appearances … pitched 2.0 scoreless innings with four strikeouts vs. North Alabama (Feb. 21) … struck out a career-high seven batters in 3.1 innings vs.  Lipscomb (Mar. 4) … made his first career start vs. Southern Cal (Feb. 26) … struck out a season-high seven batters in 3.1 innings vs. Lipscomb (Mar. 4) … earned the win with a scoreless inning at Jacksonville State (Mar. 8) … didn’t allow an earned run in five appearances from Mar. 14-24, picking up a win and a pair of saves during the span … his saves came in back-to-back appearances vs. South Alabama (Mar. 21) and Georgia (Mar. 24) … turned in 3.0 scoreless innings vs. Troy (Apr. 25) … earned his third and final win of the season in the SEC Tournament vs. Missouri (May 23) … pitched a season-high 3.2 innings in the regional vs. Southern Miss (June. 3) … was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 15th round of the MLB Draft.

2022 - JUNIOR SEASON
Went 1-1 with a 4.82 ERA in 14 relief appearances … struck out 23 batters in 18.2 innings … coming back from partial Tommy John Surgery, made his first appearance of the season and pitched a scoreless inning against South Alabama (Mar. 22) … pitched 2.1 innings and struck out three batters in his SEC debut at Texas A&M (Mar. 26) … allowed nine earned runs in his first five appearances but just one in his last nine outings and 13.1 innings, good for a 0.68 ERA … started the stretch by turning in three straight scoreless innings at Mississippi State (Apr. 15), vs. Kennesaw State (Apr. 20) and at Tennessee (Apr. 29) … matched a then-season-high with 2.1 innings and three strikeouts against Arkansas (May 7) … earned his first career win at Troy (May 10) … registered season highs with 2.2 innings and four strikeouts in game two of the Corvallis Super Regional (June 12) … struck out three batters in 1.2 scoreless innings in the College World Series against Arkansas (June 21).

2021 - SOPHOMORE SEASON AT SAMFORD
Led Samford with a 2.32 ERA and seven saves ... his seven saves were T-2nd in the SoCon ... tied for second on the team with 26 appearances and led the league with 25 games finished ... posted a 4-2 record in relief ... struck out 44 batters in 31.0 innings and held opponents to a .173 average against ... due to retaining year of eligibility from 2020, was named to the 2021 SoCon All-Freshman Team. 

2020 - FRESHMAN SEASON AT SAMFORD
Saw action in five games, all out of the bullpen … posted a record of 1-0 and a 3.38 earned run average in 5.1 innings of work … recorded six strikeouts.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Starred at Springville High School in Alabama … rated as the No. 5 shortstop and No. 22 player in Alabama by Perfect Game.

PERSONAL
Son of Cameron and Lisa Isbell ... has one brother, Chance ... enrolled in College of Liberal Arts ... born Sept. 12, 2000.