Juaron Watts-Brown
Juaron Watts-Brown (born February 23, 2002) is an American college baseball pitcher for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
Juaron Watts-Brown | |
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Oklahoma State Cowboys – No. 23 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: | February 23, 2002|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Amateur career
Watts-Brown grew up in Hanford, California and attended Hanford High School. He was named the West Yosemite League Player of the Year in football and basketball during his senior year.[1] Watts-Brown committed to play college baseball at Texas Tech, but suffered a shoulder injury and ultimately enrolled at Long Beach State.[2]
Watts-Brown began his college baseball career at Long Beach State and redshirted his true freshman season while recovering from surgery to repair a torn labrum.[3] After the season, he played summer collegiate baseball for the Brockton Rox of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL).[4] Watts was a member of Long Beach State's starting rotation as a redshirt freshman and pitched a no-hitter with 16 strikeouts against UC-Riverside on May 8, 2022.[5] Watts-Brown finished the season with a 4-4 record and an 3.68 ERA and 111 strikeouts.[6]
After the season Watts-Brown transferred to Oklahoma State.[7]
References
- "All-WYL Boys Basketball: Juaron Watts-brown earns co-Player of the Year". Hanford Sentinel. April 8, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- "Watts-brown signs NLI with Texas Tech University". Hanford Sentinel. January 25, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- "Hanford High's Juaron Watts-Brown contributing at Long Beach State". Hanford Sentinel. March 16, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- "Brockton Rox pound Norwich, gear up for playoffs". The Enterprise. August 11, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- "Long Beach State baseball's Juaron Watts-Brown throws no-hitter". Press Telegram. May 8, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- "Hanford's Juaron Watts-Brown ready for season with Oklahoma State". Hanford Sentinel. February 3, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- "Oklahoma State baseball's Juaron Watts-Brown was a three-sport star". The Oklahoman. April 21, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Long Beach State 49ers bio
- Oklahoma State Cowboys bio