2016 Baseball Roster
Rodney Hutchison Jr.
- Position:
- Right Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mason, Ohio
- High School:
- Mason
Sophomore Season (2017)
Durable righty who emerged as a key bullpen piece as a sophomore • Made 31 total appearances, including 30 in relief, and finished 7-4 with a 4.14 ERA and 53 strikeouts • Issued just 17 walks in 58.2 innings, including a team-high 57.0 relief innings • Went at least two innings in relief on 13 occasions, including a season-high 5.0 innings against Miami on March 26 • Worked three shutout frames to get the win over Miami in the ACC tournament • Had 15 multi-strikeout appearances, including a season-high five punchouts four times • Struck out four and allowed just one hit over 4.2 innings in a win at Virginia Tech on May 13 • Had five strikeouts over 4.0 scoreless to beat Boston College on April 8 • Beat East Carolina on March 22 with 4.2 shutout innings.
Freshman Season (2016)
Appeared in eight games and made three starts as a true freshman • Finished 1-2 with a 5.82 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 17.0 innings • Picked up his first career win against Campbell on April 27 • Worked 5.1 innings and allowed just two earned runs against the Camels • Impressed against eventualy NCAA champ Coastal Carolina on April 19, tossing 4.2 scoreless innings and striking out a career-high seven Chanticleer batters.
Mason High School
Played four seasons of basketball in addition to being an all-state performer in baseball • Also played two seasons of football and one of hockey • Ranked the No. 3 right-handed pitcher and the No. 5 overall player in the state of Ohio by Perfect Game • Also considered the No. 97 right-hander nationally by PG • Earned 2014 Underclass High Honorable Mention from PG • Also plays basketball at Mason • Coached by Curt Bly at Mason.
Personal
Rodney Dean Hutchison Jr. is the son of Rodney and Stephani Hutchison • Birthday is Aug. 8 • Grandfather played professionally for the White Sox • Plans to major in exercise science at Carolina with a concentration in sport administration.
