2021 Baseball Roster
Roster
Christian MacLeod
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 227
- B/T:
- L/L
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Huntsville, Ala.
- High School/Previous School:
- Huntsville
- Major:
- Finance
Career Notes & Records
Career: Became the third Diamond Dawg freshman in program history with multiple double-digit strikeout games in his debut campaign, tying Paul Maholm (2001) and Eric DuBose (1995) with two.
Draft: Fifth round pick (No. 159 overall) in the 2021 First-Year Player Draft by the Minnesota Twins.
Game: 2020: Struck out the most batters in a collegiate debut at Mississippi State since at least 1985 with 11 versus Wright State (2/15)...His 12 strikeouts versus Quinnipiac (3/6) rank tied for No. 4 on the freshman single season charts with Nick Routt (Auburn; 4/4/2009) and Chris George (Tennessee; 4/9/1989)...His 11-strikeout effort versus Wright State (2/15) sits tied for No. 7 on the freshman single-season charts with JT Ginn (at Florida; 3/6/2019) and Mark Freed (UAB; 4/14/1998).
2021 (Redshirt-Sophomore Season)
Awards: SEC Pitcher of the Week – April 5 & May 10.
Season: With 19 appearances and starts and a 6-6 win/loss record, allowed 79 hits, 55 runs, 48 earned runs, 33 walks… second highest strikeouts (113)... second highest batters striking out looking (32)... opposing batting average (.248).
Texas (2/20): Through four innings, allowed six hits and one run with striking out seven. Eastern Michigan (3/12): Striking out 11 and allowing one hit, one walk and one wild pitch through five innings. LSU (3/19): Allowed three hits, one run with two walks and striking out nine in six innings pitched...game ERA of 1.50. Kentucky (4/1): Through six innings, allowed two hits and a double with 11 strikeouts and one wild pitch. Auburn (4/9): Through six innings, allowed five hits and two runs and collected six strikeouts. Ole Miss (4/16): Collected five strikeouts and allowed four hits with two runs and two walks through five innings. South Carolina (5/7): Through seven innings, allowed one hit and two walks while collecting six strikeouts. Alabama (5/20): Collected 10 strikeouts through seven innings, and allowed five hits, two runs and one walk. VCU (6/5): Collected 12 strikeouts in 5.2 innings, and allowed five hits and four runs. Notre Dame (6/13): Through five innings, collected seven strikeouts.
2020 (Redshirt-Freshman Season)
Awards: Named Co-National Freshman Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and was a member of the publications Freshman All-America team...Earned third-team All-America accolades from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper...Tabbed SEC Co-Freshman of the Week after his 11-strikeout performance over Wright State in his collegiate debut...Also earned a spot on Collegiate Baseball’s National Player of the Week Honor Roll for his effort versus the Raiders.
Season: Made four starts on the mound...Made his collegiate debut in the middle game of the series versus Wright State (2/15) and picked up the victory...Led qualifying pitchers in ERA (0.86) and opponents’ batting average (.127)...Led the team in strikeouts (35), innings pitched (21.0) and wins (4)...Tied for the team lead in pitching starts (4)...Owned victories over Wright State (2/15), Oregon State (2/22), at Long Beach State (2/29) and Quinnipiac (3/6)...Posted one quality start...Held the opponents to two-or-fewer runs in all four starts...Fanned seven-plus batters in three of four starts...Issued one-or-fewer walks in three of four starts...Allowed just two extra base hits on the season.
Rankings: Only freshman in the NCAA with multiple double-digit strikeout games in 2020...Only Power 5 freshman to register four-or-more victories on the season...Tied for the most strikeouts among Power 5 freshmen on the season (Burke, Maryland; Prielipp, Alabama)...Finished tied for No. 2 nationally and tied for the SEC lead in victories (4)...Finished No. 25 in the NCAA and No. 5 in the SEC in hits allowed per nine innings (3.86)...Was No. 32 nationally and No. 4 in the SEC in WHIP (0.71)...Sat No. 41 in the NCAA and No. 4 in the SEC in ERA (0.86)...Ended the year No. 43 nationally and No. 3 in the SEC in strikeouts (35).
Wright State (2/14-16): Made collegiate debut in the middle game of the series...Earned his first collegiate victory with five shutout innings of work...Struck out 11 batters, the most batters in a collegiate debut at Mississippi State since at least 1985...Allowed one hit and walked one. Oregon State (2/21-23): Allowed two runs on five hits in the middle game of the series...Struck out seven and walked one in five innings of work to earn the victory. at Long Beach State (2/28-3/1): Earned the win with five shutout innings in the middle game of the series...Combined with Will Bednar for the shutout...Allowed one hit, walked three and struck out five. Quinnipiac (3/6-8): Struck out 12 batters in six innings of work to earn the win in the series opener...Scattered two hits and walked one.
2019 (Freshman Season)
Awards: Earned SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Season: Redshirt season.
High School
Lettered five times for head coach David Sharp at Huntsville High School...Helped the Panthers to the 7A Area championship as a sophomore and senior...Named team captain as a senior...Selected as team Most Valuable Pitcher as a junior and senior...Two-time second-team All-America selection by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, earning the honor as a junior and senior...Selected first-team all-state as a junior and senior...Earned first-team all-city as a junior and senior...Garnered All-City Pitcher of the Year as a senior.
Personal
Born Christian Ferguson MacLeod on April 12, 2000 in Huntsville, Alabama...Son of Kimberly and Kevin MacLeod...Has two older brothers, Colton and Spencer...Father, Kevin, played baseball at Toledo and was a 10th-round pick of the Oakland Athletics in the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft...Majoring in finance.
