2008 Baseball Roster
Roster
Chad Crosswhite
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 203
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Brandon, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Madison Ridgeland Academy
CAREER:
Fourth-year junior right-hander and one of three team captains for 2008 ? Sports an 8-8 record with two saves and a 4.68 earned run average in 43 career appearances, 13 as a starter ? Totals 102 career strikeouts in 119-1/3 inning pitched.
2008:
Appeared in 19 games, drawing 11 starts ? Posted a 3-5 record with a 9.96 earned run average ? Opened the year in the Bulldog starting rotation before being sidelined by a hip injury ? Earned wins in back-to-back relief appearances against South Alabama (Mar. 26) and Georgia (Mar. 28) and later with a midweek start against Memphis (May 13) ? Yielded one run on two hits with a season-high eight strikeouts in his five-inning start against the Tigers ? Turned in a season-longest seven-inning mound performance in a no-decision Dudy Noble Field start against Tennessee (Apr. 25) ? Allowed three runs in the 4-3 MSU win ? Tagged with the loss in starts at home against Air Force (Mar. 1), Baylor (Mar. 9) and on the road against league foes Alabama (Apr. 19), Auburn (May 2) and Louisiana State (May 9) ? Appeared in nine SEC games (six starts) with a 1-3 record and 10.05 ERA ? Posted a 2-0 record with a 5.19 earned run average in eight appearances (8-2/3 innings pitched) in relief ? One of three players chosen to serve as team captain.
2007:
Pitched in 22 games, posting a staff-leading eight wins with an 8-5 record, two saves and a 4.69 earned run average ? Made 11 relief appearances (19-2/3 innings) to open the season, compiling a 2-1 record with two saves and a 3.20 ERA ? Moved into the starting rotation as State’s Friday starter the third weekend of the SEC season ? In 11 starts compiled a 6-4 record and a 5.19 ERA ? Earned wins (at Arkansas, at Tennessee, vs. LSU and Auburn and at Georgia) in five of his first six starts ? Ranked second on the staff with 66 strikeouts and 78-2/3 innings pitched ? Worked five innings or better in eight of his 11 starts ? Tossed a career-first nine-inning complete-game, scattering 10 hits with no walks and five strikeouts in a series-opening 12-3 win over Louisiana State (Apr. 20) ? Also recorded quality starts (6 or more IP/3 or fewer earned runs allowed) against Tennessee (Apr. 13), Auburn (May 4) and in the SEC Tournament against league champion Vanderbilt (May 24) ? Earned his first career save with 1-1/3 innings of hitless shutout relief in MSU’s season-opener against Murray State (Feb. 23) ? Also picked up a save with two innings of scoreless relief work against Troy (Mar. 2) ? Registered wins in relief against UAB (Mar. 6) and in his season SEC debut at Florida (Mar. 18), also his longest relief stint (four innings) of the season ? Lone loss out of the bullpen was a three-inning effort against Winthrop (Mar. 9) in the Quala-T Imprints Baylor Classic ? Scattered nine hits and struck out six Razorbacks over six innings in his season starting debut and win at Arkansas (Apr. 6) ? Checked Auburn on a run and three hits over seven innings at Dudy Noble Field (May 4) ? Fanned a career-high eight batters in a closely-contested 3-2 SEC Tournament loss to Vanderbilt ? Worked opposite Vandy ace and 2007 Player of the Year David Price ? Notched his eighth win with 5-1/3 innings of shutout pitching against Stetson (June 1) in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional ? Worked five strong innings but did not get a decision in MSU’s Starkville Super Regional-opening 8-6 win over Clemson (June 8) ? Took the loss and worked 2-1/3 innings against Louisville (June 17) in the College World Series ? Finished with a 6-2 record and a 5.03 ERA in 11 SEC games (48-1/3 innings).
2006:
Appeared in 21 games and earned his first varsity letter as a redshirt freshman ? Compiled an 0-3 record with a 4.65 earned run average ? Recorded 36 strikeouts in 40-2/3 innings ? Used primarily in middle inning relief but also drew a pair of starts ? at Memphis (Apr. 19) and at Kentucky (May 14) ? Made his MSU and collegiate debut with two innings of scoreless no-hit relief in State’s season-opener against Marist College (Feb. 24) ? Worked a season-longest 4-1/3 innings in MSU’s 9-7 extra-inning loss at South Carolina ? Struck out a season-high five and allowed five runs on five hits, also season-highs, while absorbing his first loss ? Drew his first SEC start (2-1/3 innings) but took the loss in a 10-9 decision at eventual SEC co-champ Kentucky (May 14) ? Made two relief appearances in the NCAA Clemson Regional ? Worked 2/3 of an inning in the tourney-opener against Elon (June 2) and took the loss in 1-1/3 innings of relief work in the championship game against host Clemson (June 4) ? Appeared in 10 SEC games, compiling an 0-2 mark with a 6.38 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 24 innings pitched.
2005:
Opted to sit out the 2005 season as a freshman redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL:
2004 Louisville Slugger High School All-American and two-time MPSA All-State selection playing for coach Randy Palmer at Madison Ridgeland Academy ? Four-year starter who compiled an 8-1 record with an 0.95 earned run average, helping lead the Patriots to a 22-6 record and a runner-up finish in the Academy North AAA State Playoffs ? Paced the MRA staff with 83 strikeouts while walking but 13 in 59 innings ? Also played third base, hitting at a .345 clip in 2004 and compiling a .964 fielding percentage ? Named to the Jackson Clarion-Ledger “Dandy Dozen” team ? First-team all-metro Jackson and all-conference selection as a senior ? Tabbed as the MPSA’s most valuable player ? Tabbed to play in the MPSA All-Star game, earning MVP honors for the North squad ? Competed on the gold medal-winning teams in the State Games of Mississippi in 2002 and 2003 ? Earned first team MPSA all-state honors as a junior, batting .379 and posting a 9-2 record with a 1.06 ERA in 2003 ? A five-year starting infielder, including an eighth grade season at Leake Academy and as the MVP of Madison Ridgeland’s junior varsity team as a ninth grader ? Also earned three varsity letters in basketball and two in football ? First-team all-conference selection at quarterback, helping guide MRA to a 10-2 record and runner-up finish in the Mississippi Private School Association AAA state playoffs ? Passed for a state-leading 2,148 yards as a senior in 2003 ? Set school single-game record with 346 passing yards and tied school record for touchdown passes in a game with four ? Honor roll student and elected Mr. Madison Ridgeland Academy as a senior ? Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Key Club.
PERSONAL:
Born Chadwick Dees Crosswhite on August 29, 1985 in
