Hurston Waldrep

Hurston Wayne Waldrep (born March 1, 2002) is an American college baseball pitcher for the Florida Gators.

Hurston Waldrep
Florida Gators
Pitcher
Born: (2002-03-01) March 1, 2002
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Career

Waldrep attended Thomasville High School in Thomasville, Georgia where he played on their baseball team as a pitcher and on their football team as a kicker and punter.[1] He earned All-State honors in both sports.[2] He went unselected in the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at the University of Southern Mississippi to play college baseball.[3]

As a freshman at Southern Mississippi in 2021, Waldrep pitched 16+1⁄3 innings in relief and went 1-0 with a 3.31 ERA and 16 strikeouts.[4] For the 2022 season, he became Southern Mississippi's Sunday starter.[5] Over 17 starts, he went 6-2 with a 3.20 ERA, 140 strikeouts, and 33 walks over ninety innings.[6] After the season, he entered the transfer portal.[7][8] He later transferred to the University of Florida.[9] That summer, he played with the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.[10][11] He entered the 2023 season as a top prospect for the upcoming MLB draft.[12]

References
  1. Lamar, Joey. "Bulldogs hoping they've found answer in replacing all-state kicker". WCTV.
  2. Dauer, Paige. "My Senior: Hurston Waldrep". WALB.
  3. "Thomasville's Waldrep signs with USM for baseball". WTXL. November 20, 2019.
  4. https://www.sunherald.com/sports/college/conference-usa/university-of-southern-mississippi/article257984503.html
  5. Curet, Taylor. "Hurston Waldrep's hard work paying off". WDAM.
  6. "Which Southern Miss Baseball Pitchers Can Attract MLB Draft Interest?". June 16, 2022.
  7. "Southern Miss starter Hurston Waldrep enters the transfer portal". Sun Herald. June 29, 2022.
  8. "Southern Miss All-American pitcher Hurston Waldrep to enter transfer portal". June 30, 2022.
  9. "Gators add impact pitching transfer Hurston Waldrep". Swamp247.
  10. "USA Baseball Names 2022 Collegiate National Team Roster". USA Baseball.
  11. Thompson, Clint. "Former THS ace selected to Team USA". Thomasville Times-Enterprise.
  12. Callis, Jim. "Here's a first look at 2023's top Draft prospects". MLB.
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