Long Beach State Pitcher Juaron Watts-Brown Commits to Oklahoma State

The Cowboys are in want of beginning pitching getting into the 2023 season, and so they received an enormous boon in that division Sunday.

Lengthy Seaside State switch hurler Juaron Watts-Brown introduced his dedication to Oklahoma State. Listed as a 6-foot-3, 190-pound right-hander, Watts-Brown threw 73 1/3 innings final season the place he had a 3.68 ERA to go together with 111 strikeouts. He was listed as a redshirt freshman final season.

Watts-Brown boasted a 4-4 file in 15 appearances (12 begins). He threw a no-hitter in opposition to UC-Riverside on Might 8, the place he had one stroll and 16 strikeouts. Within the month of Might, Watts-Brown had double-digit strikeouts in 4 of his 5 appearances.

He has spent the summer season enjoying within the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Falmouth Commodores. In eight begins, Watts-Brown has thrown 34 innings the place he has a 3.70 ERA and a team-best 45 strikeouts.

Rob Walton should rebuild his beginning rotation after weekend starters Justin Campbell, Victor Mederos and Bryce Osmond all received taken on this 12 months’s MLB Draft. Campbell and Mederos have since signed with their respective MLB groups. Osmond might nonetheless return to Oklahoma State ought to he select to.