2015 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jesse McCord
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Spanish Fort, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Spanish Fort HS
CAREER STATS
2015: Started three games before missing the rest of his debut season with a torn labrum • Went 1-0 with nine strikeouts in 8 2/3 innings pitched • Held opponents to one hit in six at-bats with two outs (.167) • Made his final appearance March 3 against Arkansas Pine-Bluff, before undergoing season-ending surgery • Picked up his first career win with six strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings Feb. 24 against Alcorn State • Made his collegiate debut opening weekend against Cincinnati, earning a no decision Feb. 14 in the 19-5 win • Member of the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated the No. 66 incoming true freshman in America by Perfect Game • Earned 2014 MaxPreps and Louisville Slugger All-America honors, in addition to Perfect Game All-Southeast Region first-team honors • Also garnered 2013 MaxPreps Underclassmen All-America and Perfect Game Underclassmen All-America honorable mention accolades in 2013, as well as Perfect Game honorable mention honors in 2012 • Went 12-1 with a 0.73 ERA his senior season, leading Spanish Fort High School to its fourth Class 5A state title in the previous five seasons • Struck out 122 batters with 24 walks in 86 innings of work his senior campaign • Half of his 16 starts in 2014 were shutouts • Named MaxPreps Mr. Baseball in Alabama in 2014 • Listed as one of the top high school players in America in 2014 according to MaxPreps • Member of the Alabama Sports Writers Association All-Super State Team • Voted ASWA Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year • Team went 21-2 his final two seasons in his starts • Named the Mobile Press-Register’s Coastal Alabama Baseball Player of the Year his junior and senior seasons • MVP pitcher of the 2013 World Wood Bat Championship • Earned an invitation to the 2013 East Coast Pro Showcase, where pro baseball scouts evaluate players at the invitation-only event • Went 9-1 as a junior with a 0.91 ERA • Fanned 106 batters with 25 walks in 2013 • Recorded a 12-1 mark in 2012 as a sophomore in 87 innings with a 1.21 ERA, 105 strikeouts and 23 walks.
PERSONAL: Born Jesse Elijah McCord on Aug. 2, 1995 in Mobile, Alabama • Son of Bobbi and Rock McCord • Has two siblings, Danielle and Rocky, who pitched at Auburn from 2012-15 • Chose MSU over offers from Ole Miss, Alabama, Tennessee and Auburn • Favorite MLB team is the Baltimore Orioles • Major is undecided • Favorite pro athlete is Michael Jordan.
CAREER HIGHS
Innings Pitched-Starter: 5.2 vs. Alcorn State, 2/24/15
Innings Pitched-Reliever: N/A
Strikeouts-Starter: 6 vs. Alcorn State, 2/24/15
Strikeouts-Reliever: N/A
Walks-Starter: 4 vs. Alcorn State, 2/24/15
Walks-Reliever: N/A
Hits Allowed-Starter: 3, 2x, last vs. Alcorn State, 2/24/15
Hits Allowed-Reliever: N/A
Runs Allowed-Starter: 4 vs. Cincinnati (DH-2), 2/14/15
Runs Allowed-Reliever: N/A
Earned Runs Allowed-Starter: 4 vs. Cincinnati (DH-2), 2/14/15
Earned Runs Allowed-Reliever: N/A
