Chayce McDermott

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Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Bats/Throws::
L/R
Height:
6-3
Weight:
197
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Anderson, Ind.
Prev School:
Pendleton Heights HS
Major:
Entrepreneurial Management

Awards & Honors
* 2021 2nd Team All-MAC and 2nd Team ABCA All-Region
* 2-time Academic All-MAC
* 3-time MAC Pitcher of the Week (April 7, 2019)
* Finished career with 12-4 record 3.43 ERA over 28 appearances (199 Ks in 139 IP)

McDermott's Statistics
CAREER | 2021 GBG | 2020 GBG | 2019 GBG

2021 - REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON: Voted second team All-MAC and second team ABCA All-Region ... went 8-2 with a 3.05 ERA ... finished regular season fifth in the nation with 125 strikeouts and 12th in the nation with 13.61 Ks per 9 innings ... twice named MAC Pitcher of the Week ... held opponents to a .204 batting average over 82.2 innings in his 15 starts ...ranked eighth in the MAC with a 1.15 WHIP ... struck out 10 over 5.0 innings in win over Kentucky (March 5) ... voted NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week after 13-strikeout performance vs. Toledo (March 30) ... had 12 strikeouts and allowed one run vs. Northern Illinois (April 23) ... struck out nine over 5.1 innings vs. Kent State (May 15) ... pitched 7-inning complete game with 13 strikeouts at Ohio (May 22) ... pitched 6.0 shutout innings and fanned nine batters vs. Miami (May 29).

2020 - SOPHOMORE SEASON: Made three starts in the short season, going 0-1 with a 5.02 ERA ... had 20 strikeouts over 14.1 innings and held opponents to a .192 average .... 3.33 strikeout-walk ratio ... had 11 strikeouts over 6 no-hit innings in win over Richmond (March 7).

2019 - FRESHMAN SEASON: Named MAC Pitcher of the Week after win at Central Michigan (April 7) ... emerged as a weekend starter and posted a 4-1 record with a 3.64 ERA before an injury ... struck out 54 batters over 42 innings while holding opponents to a .228 average ... earned a win by pitching 6 shutout innings vs. Charleston Southern (March 1) ... started and retired 6 of the 7 batters he saw vs. Purdue (March 19) ... struck out career-high 13 over 6 innings to earn win over Western Michigan (March 24) ... struck out 8 and pitched 6 shutout innings in 10-0 win over league champ Central Michigan (April 7).

2018 Season: Redshirted as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in baseball for coach Travis Keesling at Pendleton Heights High … two-time first team all-conference … led Pendleton Heights to a 19-6 record in his senior year … posted a 5-3 record with a 2.29 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 49 innings pitched in 2017 … helped Pendleton Heights to a conference championship during his senior year and two sectional championships.

PERSONAL: Born Aug. 22, 1998 … son of Mike and Kim McDermott … his brother, Sean McDermott, played basketball at Butler and for the Memphis Grizzlies … his mother played basketball at Indiana State … full name is Chayce Michael McDermott.