Jamie Arnold (pitcher)

Jamie Arnold
Florida State Seminoles – No. 16
Pitcher
Born: (2004-03-21) March 21, 2004 (age 20)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Jamie Arnold (born March 21, 2004) is an American college baseball pitcher for the Florida State Seminoles.

Career

Arnold attended Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida, where he played baseball and basketball. As a senior in 2022, he posted a 2.02 ERA and 91 strikeouts over 66 innings.[1] Arnold went unselected in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at Florida State University to play college baseball.[2]

As a freshman at Florida State in 2023, Arnold appeared in 24 games and went 2–5 with a 6.34 ERA over 44 innings.[3] He played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks after the season and was named an All-Star.[4][5] As a sophomore in 2024, Arnold started 18 games and posted an 11–3 record, a 2.98 ERA, and 159 strikeouts over 105+2⁄3 innings and was named an All-American.[6] After the season, he was selected to play for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and was the starting pitcher in a combined no-hitter in a games versus Chinese Taipei.[7]

References

  1. ^ "FSU Baseball: Seminoles to begin season with rotation of Montgomery, Baumeister, Arnold". 247Sports. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  2. ^ Griek, Ross Van De (2022-05-11). "Top 20 seniors to watch in 2022 Florida high school baseball playoffs". Sports Illustrated High School News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  3. ^ Kassim, Ehsan. "Who is Jamie Arnold? Stats, more for Florida State baseball ace ahead of College World Series". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  4. ^ Pontes, Geoff (2023-07-23). "West Defeats East 7-1 In Cape Cod League All-Star Game". College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  5. ^ "FSU Baseball: Jamie Arnold's confidence growing from success and mechanical tweak". 247Sports. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  6. ^ information, FSU sports. "FSU's James Tibbs III, Jamie Arnold, Cam Smith earn All-Americans honors after 2024 season". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  7. ^ Jr, Peter Holland. "Florida State's ace pitcher Jamie Arnold part of no-hitter for USA Baseball national team". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2024-08-10.