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Ole Miss Baseball vs Murray State on February 27th, 2018 at O-U Stadium Swayze Field at Ole Miss in Oxford, MS.Will Ethridge, RHP, Lilburn, Ga.Photo by Cameron Brooks/Ole Miss AthleticsInstagram and Twitter: @OleMissPixBuy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
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Ole Miss Baseball at Vanderbilt on April 15th, 2018 in Nashville, TN.Will Ethridge, RHP, Lilburn, Ga.Photo by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss Athletics
Ole Miss Baseball vs Arkansas on March 29th, 2018 at Swayze Field in Oxford, MS.Will Ethridge, RHP, Lilburn, Ga.Photo by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss AthleticsInstagram and Twitter: @OleMissPixBuy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
Ole Miss Baseball vs Murray State on February 27th, 2018 at O-U Stadium Swayze Field at Ole Miss in Oxford, MS.Will Ethridge, RHP, Lilburn, Ga.Photo by Cameron Brooks/Ole Miss AthleticsInstagram and Twitter: @OleMissPixBuy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
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Will Ethridge

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Position:
    RHP
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-5 / 240
  • Experience:
    2L
  • Hometown:
    Lilburn, Ga.
  • High School:
    Parkview
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2019 MLB Draft Selection (5th Round - Colorado Rockies)
 • 2017 Freshman All-American (Collegiate Baseball)
 • 2016 MLB Draft Selection (35th Round - Seattle Mariners)

2019 (Junior): Held Friday night starting role for the Rebels, making 17 appearances and 16 starts ... Finished with 7-7 record and 3.39 ERA ... Amassed 93.0 innings of work, allowing 45 runs (35 earned) on 87 hits and 24 walks while striking out 73 ... Opened season with scoreless start against Wright State, going 5.2 innings with four hits allowed (2/15) ... Went 3.0 scoreless innings with just two hits allowed against Long Beach State (3/1) ... Worked 5.0 innings with one earned run allowed against UAB (3/8) ... Opened SEC play strong, going 6.0 scoreless innings with just three runs allowed, striking out nine against Alabama (3/15) ... Turned in career start against Kentucky, working 7.0 scoreless innings with just three hits and no walks allowed, striking out a career-high 11 (4/12) ... Went career-high 8.0 innings with three runs allowed on six hits and one walk, striking out seven in win over Texas A&M (4/25) ... Allowed just two runs on six hits over 6.0 innings against Mississippi State (5/10) ... Opened 2019 SEC Tournament with dominant performance against Missouri, allowing one run on seven hits over 7.0 innings with no walks and six strikeouts (5/21) ... Made only relief appearance of the season in SEC Tournament title game against Vanderbilt, allowing one unearned run in 1.2 innings (5/26) ... Allowed just three hits and two runs over 7.0 innings, walking none and striking out three in NCAA Oxford Regional opener against Jacksonville State (5/31).

2018 (Sophomore): Made 26 appearances in relief, tallying a 3-1 record with a 3.91 ERA over 50.2 innings of work ... Allowed 22 earned runs on 49 hits and 14 walks with 53 strikeouts for a 3.8 strikeout-to-walk ratio ... Threw one scoreless inning, allowing just one baserunner in first appearance of 2018 against Winthrop (2/18) ... Five straight scoreless outings with just three baserunners allowed on one hit and two walks with 10 strikeouts over 8.2 innings (2/27-3/13) ... Struck out four of six batters faced in perfect 2.0-inning appearance at Georgia State (3/13) ... Threw a combined 5.0 innings over two appearances at Texas A&M, allowing just two hits while striking out eight to anchor SEC road series win ... Threw 5.2 crucial innings in relief in Game 3 against LSU, allowing just one run on four hits to set the table for a 9-8 series-clinching comeback win ... Struck out 10 over 6.2 innings in relief against Auburn, allowing just one unearned run and two hits in 10-3 win.

2017 (Freshman): Earned Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball … Made 19 appearances, including four starts … Went 2-2 with a 2.41 ERA and one save in 41.0 innings of work … Recorded 50 strikeouts, while holding opponents to a .213 batting average … Struck out 10 hitters in each of his first two career starts … Had a streak of nine appearances, spanning 14.0 innings, without allowing an earned run ... Collected his second career victory by tossing 1.2 scoreless innings versus No. 19 Texas A&M (5/13) ... Pitched a scoreless ninth inning, combining with starter James McArthur to limit No. 10 Arkansas to two hits throughout the series opener (4/27) ... Earned his first career save by pitching the final 1.1 innings versus Missouri (4/23) ... Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings of relief by retiring all six batters he faced against Missouri (4/22) ... Retired all four hitters he faced in 1.1 innings of relief to help preserve a victory over No. 8 LSU (4/14) ... Went a career-high 7.2 scoreless innings and matched his career high in strikeouts with 10 against Georgia State (3/8) ... Pitched 2.0 innings of relief with four strikeouts against No. 1 TCU (3/5) ... Made collegiate debut facing 17 batters and tallying 10 strikeouts in a victory over Arkansas State, the most strikeouts by any Rebel in a debut this century (2/21). 

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Parkview High School where he lettered three years and was coached by Jed Hixson and Chan Brown … Selected in the 35th round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners … Ranked as the No. 49 prospect in the nation as well as the No. 7 player in the state of Georgia by Perfect Game … Posted a 23-5 record with a 1.65 ERA, 119 strikeouts and 21 walks in 148.0 innings throughout his high school career … Among college and high school players, rated the No. 137 draft prospect by D1Baseball.com and No. 176 draft prospect by MLB.com … Named a top-500 prospect by Baseball America … Collected 2016 Louisville Slugger first team All-America honors by Collegiate Baseball … Earned 2016 Rawlings Perfect Game second team All-American accolades after going 6-3 with a 1.21 ERA and 49 strikeouts over 52.0 innings as a senior … Went 13-0 as a junior, including a win in the Georgia 6-A State Championship game that gave the team a No. 1 national ranking to end the season … Participated in the 2015 East Coast Professional Showcase, featuring some of the nation’s top prospects.

PERSONAL: Son of Bernard and Leslie Ethridge … Born: Dec. 20, 1997 … Has two older siblings, Chris and Breanna … Banking and Finance major.