University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2023 Baseball Roster
Etheridge, JT
Jersey Number 40
JT Etheridge
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 215
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sweet Water, Ala.
- High School:
- Sweet Water
- Prev School:
- Meridian CC
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List
• 2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List
2024 (Senior)
Finished with a 3-2 record with one save on the season in 20 appearances … made three starts on the mound and recorded a 5.51 earned run average … fourth on the team in both strikeouts (52) and games finished (7) … earned starts against Southeastern Louisiana (4/16), Jackson State (5/7) and against Grambling (6/1) in the NCAA College Station Regional … tossed a then career-best 4.0 innings with a career-high eight strikeouts in his first career start to earn win at SLU … pitched a career-best 4.1 innings with six strikeouts in a starting role against JSU … pitched a scoreless inning of relief to earn first win of the season at Louisiana Tech (3/13) … earned the win at Georgia Southern (5/11) pitching 1.2 innings of hitless relief with three strikeouts … collected his lone save of the season against Marshall (4/13) tossing the ninth inning and fanning two batters to preserve a 1-0 victory.
2023 (Junior)
Finished 1-1 on the season with 4.71 ERA ... made 18 appearances with one start ... fanned 23 batters in 21.0 innings on the season ... collected a pair of saves with both coming in the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... pitched season-high 2.1 innings against Miami (6/4) in the NCAA Coral Gables Regional ... fanned four batters and tossed 2.0 innings of hitless relief in win over Texas State (5/26) in the SBC Championships ... earned the save the following day with 0.2 innings of hitless relief in win over Coastal Carolina (5/27) ... made debut against BYU (2/23) and allowed one hit with a strikeout in 2.0 innings of work ... earned lone start against Tulane (4/4) pitching 2.0 innings and striking out two ... tossed a pair of hitless innings and fanned three batters at Louisiana Tech (5/9) ... earned victory in final game of the South Alabama series (3/25), scattering a pair of hits and fanning two in 1.2 innings.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Went 4-1 on the mound with a 4.21 earned run average at Merdian Community College ... fanned 66 batters in 36.1 innings ... went 3-0 in four consecutive starts where he fanned 45 batters in 23.1 innings ... struck out a season-best 13 batters in 6.0 innings of work against Copiah-Lincoln ... pitched a scoreless inning with a pair of strikeouts to earn a save against Hinds Community College.
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as the No. 48 prospect in the state of Alabama by Perfect Game.
PERSONAL
Born January 30, 2002 in Meridian, Miss. ... the son of Daphne and Morris Etheridge ... has one brother ... father played baseball at Alabama ... a Professional Land and Resource Management major.
• 2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List
• 2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List
2024 (Senior)
Finished with a 3-2 record with one save on the season in 20 appearances … made three starts on the mound and recorded a 5.51 earned run average … fourth on the team in both strikeouts (52) and games finished (7) … earned starts against Southeastern Louisiana (4/16), Jackson State (5/7) and against Grambling (6/1) in the NCAA College Station Regional … tossed a then career-best 4.0 innings with a career-high eight strikeouts in his first career start to earn win at SLU … pitched a career-best 4.1 innings with six strikeouts in a starting role against JSU … pitched a scoreless inning of relief to earn first win of the season at Louisiana Tech (3/13) … earned the win at Georgia Southern (5/11) pitching 1.2 innings of hitless relief with three strikeouts … collected his lone save of the season against Marshall (4/13) tossing the ninth inning and fanning two batters to preserve a 1-0 victory.
2023 (Junior)
Finished 1-1 on the season with 4.71 ERA ... made 18 appearances with one start ... fanned 23 batters in 21.0 innings on the season ... collected a pair of saves with both coming in the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... pitched season-high 2.1 innings against Miami (6/4) in the NCAA Coral Gables Regional ... fanned four batters and tossed 2.0 innings of hitless relief in win over Texas State (5/26) in the SBC Championships ... earned the save the following day with 0.2 innings of hitless relief in win over Coastal Carolina (5/27) ... made debut against BYU (2/23) and allowed one hit with a strikeout in 2.0 innings of work ... earned lone start against Tulane (4/4) pitching 2.0 innings and striking out two ... tossed a pair of hitless innings and fanned three batters at Louisiana Tech (5/9) ... earned victory in final game of the South Alabama series (3/25), scattering a pair of hits and fanning two in 1.2 innings.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Went 4-1 on the mound with a 4.21 earned run average at Merdian Community College ... fanned 66 batters in 36.1 innings ... went 3-0 in four consecutive starts where he fanned 45 batters in 23.1 innings ... struck out a season-best 13 batters in 6.0 innings of work against Copiah-Lincoln ... pitched a scoreless inning with a pair of strikeouts to earn a save against Hinds Community College.
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as the No. 48 prospect in the state of Alabama by Perfect Game.
PERSONAL
Born January 30, 2002 in Meridian, Miss. ... the son of Daphne and Morris Etheridge ... has one brother ... father played baseball at Alabama ... a Professional Land and Resource Management major.
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