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Ole Miss Baseball vs Winthrop on February 16th, 2018 in O-U Stadium Swayze Field at Ole Miss in Oxford, MS.Houston Roth, RHP, Oxford, Miss.Photo by Petre Thomas/Ole Miss Athletics Instagram and Twitter: @OleMissPix Buy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
Ole Miss Baseball vs Memphis on April 4th, 2018 at AutoZone Park in Memphis, TN.Houston Roth, RHP, Oxford, Miss.Photo by Cameron Brooks/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.Houston Roth, RHP, Oxford, Miss.Photo by Cameron Brooks/Ole Miss AthleticsInstagram and Twitter: @OleMissPixBuy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
Ole Miss Baseball vs Winthrop on February 16th, 2018 in O-U Stadium Swayze Field at Ole Miss in Oxford, MS.Houston Roth, RHP, Oxford, Miss.Photo by Petre Thomas/Ole Miss Athletics Instagram and Twitter: @OleMissPix Buy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
Ole Miss Baseball vs Memphis on April 4th, 2018 at AutoZone Park in Memphis, TN.Houston Roth, RHP, Oxford, Miss.Photo by Cameron Brooks/Ole Miss AthleticsInstagram and Twitter: @OleMissPixBuy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
Houston Roth
Jersey Number 40

Houston Roth

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Position:
    RHP
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-3 / 220
  • Experience:
    2L
  • Hometown:
    Oxford, Miss.
  • High School:
    Oxford
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2019 MLB Draft Selection (29th Round - Baltimore Orioles)
 • 2017 Freshman All-American (Collegiate Baseball)
 • 2017, 2018, 2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll


2019 (Junior): Made 21 total appearances and four starts ... Finished with 1-1 record and 3.67 ERA over 41.2 innings ... Allowed 24 runs, 17 earned, on 47 hits and 17 walks, striking out 47 ... Made first 2019 appearance against Arkansas State, giving up no runs on one hit, walking one and striking out four over 2.0 innings to earn the win ... Made first 2019 start at Tulane (2/23) ... Threw 1.2 scoreless innings against Alabama, allowing one hit and striking out one (3/17) ... Worked 2.0 innings at Missouri, allowing no runs on one hit and two walks, striking out three (3/24) ... Allowed just one hit over 3.0 innings at Arkansas, striking out a season-high five (3/29) ... Turned in six straight scoreless outings from May 1-May 22, amassing a combined 9.0 innings with seven hits and three walks allowed, striking out nine ... Threw four scoreless innings in Mississippi State series, allowing four hits and striking out three (5/10-12) ... Tossed one scoreless inning against Arkansas in SEC Tournament (5/22) ... Started SEC Tournament elimination game win against Georgia, going 4.2 innings with three runs allowed on four hits and four walks, striking out four (5/25) ... Worked 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out two in NCAA Oxford Regional championship game win over Jacksonville State (6/2) ... Turned in four key scoreless innings in Fayetteville Super Regional win over Arkansas, allowing just two hits and striking out three to earn second career save (6/9).

2018 (Sophomore): Made 16 appearances, starting eight with a 5-1 record and 4.44 ERA ... Allowed 29 runs, 26 earned, on 55 hits in 52.2 innings, striking out 68 ... Gave up two runs on three hits in 4.0 innings to earn a win in first start of the season against Memphis (2/20) ... Gave up two runs and struck out seven in five innings of work at Georgia State (3/13) ... Earned a win, allowing three runs on five hits against New Orleans (3/20) ... Allowed one run on seven hits, striking out seven in five innings against Southern Miss (3/27) ... Gave up just three hits in scoreless appearance, earning a win in 4.1 innings of work at Memphis (4/4) ... Picked up a win in 5.0 innings of work, allowing three runs on five hits against Southern Miss (4/10) ... Worked two innings, giving up no runs on one hit at South Carolina (5/5) ... Threw 4.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits, striking out four in SEC Tournament Championship game against LSU (5/27) ... Entered in the ninth inning with a one-run lead in NCAA Oxford Regional against Tennessee Tech, struck out the only batter he faced to escape a bases-loaded jam to finish out a 9-8 win and earn his first career save (6/3).

2017 (Freshman): Earned Freshman All-America accolades from Collegiate Baseball … Made 18 relief appearances … Held the lowest ERA on the team (1.57) to go along with a perfect 3-0 record … Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll ... Recorded 41 strikeouts and only eight walks over 28.2 innings … Only gave up five earned runs throughout the season … Made his SEC Tournament debut, pitching 1.1 scoreless frames against No. 23 Auburn (5/23) … Earned a win over ULM after pitching 2.2 scoreless innings and striking out five (5/2) ... Pitched a career-high 3.0 innings against Missouri to earn his second victory of the season (4/23) ... Tossed a pair of scoreless frames versus UAPB, striking out four in the process (4/19) ... Struck out the side in the 10th inning against Little Rock, earning the first victory of his career (3/28) ... Pitched 2.2 innings and did not give up a run against Memphis (2/28) ... Made his first career appearance with five strikeouts over 2.0 innings versus Arkansas State (2/21).

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Oxford High School where he was a four-year letterwinner and was coached by Chris Baughman … Named a 2016 Louisville Slugger first team All-American by Collegiate Baseball … Rated as the No. 11 player in the state of Mississippi, including the No. 4 right-handed pitcher … Finished his high school career with a 34-2 record and a 1.27 ERA to go along with 281 strikeouts in 219.2 innings, including 23 complete games … Three-time all-state honoree … Named 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game honorable mention All-American and Southeast All-Region honorable mention … Went 10-0 with a 0.44 ERA, including a complete game shutout in the state championship game to help Oxford claim back-to-back state titles … Named second team All-USA Mississippi by USA TODAY … Selected to the Clarion-Ledger’s Dandy Dozen in 2016 … Earned all-state honors as a junior, posting a 9-1 record with a 1.26 ERA en route to Oxford winning a state championship ... Named the 2014 Oxford Eagle Player of the Year by going 12-1 with a 1.70 ERA as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: Son of Todd and Lisa Roth … Born: March 9, 1998 … Has two brothers, Hunter and Hays … General business major.