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2024 Baseball Roster

32 Jalen Borders

  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 240
  • Bats/Throws R/L
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Alexandria, Ala.
  • High School Alexandria HS

Biography

2023-24 MVC Honor Roll
2022-23 MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award
2022-23 MVC Honor Roll
No. 19 MLB Draft Prospect in Perfect Game's 2023 Preseason Top 20 MVC
2022 OVC All-Tournament Team
2022 All-OVC Second Team
No. 4 MLB Draft Preseason Prospect in OVC for 2022 by Perfect Game
2021-22 Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll

2024 (Redshirt Senior)

  • Made six appearances and two starts, 0-3 record
  • Finished the season with a 51.75 ERA in four innings of work
  • Pitched a season-high one inning in season debut on Feb. 18 vs. Eastern Michigan, stuck out a season-high two batters
  • Recorded strikeouts on Feb. 25 at South Carolina and April 16 vs. North Alabama

2023 (Redshirt Junior)

  • Started in seven games with five starts
  • Pitched 18 innings with a 9.50 ERA and 25 strikeouts
  • Record: 0-2
  • Set a new career high in strikeouts (9) against UT Martin in 3.2 innings (Feb. 18)
  • Recorded four strikeouts against Lipscomb in three innings (May 9) in his first start since Feb. 18
  • Started in MVC Tournament against Southern Illinois and threw a season-high six innings with six strikeouts, as Belmont defeated the Salukis, 6-5 (May 25)

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)

  • Went 5-2 with a 3.04 ERA in 15 starts on the mound
  • Collected 61 strikeouts in 80.0 innings
  • Ranked second in the OVC in ERA (3.04) and third in opponent batting average (.247)
  • Finished seventh in the OVC in innings pitched (80.0)
  • Allowed the fewest home runs of any qualified pitcher in the OVC (5)
  • Started the winner-take-all OVC Championship game against SEMO on May 28 and went 7.0 innings on the hill, allowing just one earned run on two hits with four strikeouts
  • Started the season with a 16-inning scoreless streak on the mound, shutting out both Toledo and Youngstown State
  • Tossed four innings and held Purdue to two runs in a sweep-clinching win on April 24, Belmont's first-ever road sweep of a Power Five opponent
  • Shut out Austin Peay over six innings on March 27, allowing just three hits in a series-clinching 6-4 win
  • Had at least three strikeouts in 14 of 15 starts
  • Collected season-high seven strikeouts on May 1 against SEMO
  • Did not give up a home run over his first seven starts
2021 (Redshirt Freshman)
  • Pitched in 17 games, starting three on the mound
  • Threw 22.1 innings with 19 strikeouts
  • Made first start of the season on Feb. 27 against Creighton, striking out three batters
  • Started at No. 2 Vanderbilt on March 16
  • Came up with his third start of the season on March 23 at Tennessee Tech
  • Struck out three batters on March 26 against Austin Peay, pitching a pair of innings
  • Tied his season-high for strikeouts with three on April 10 at Jacksonville State and on April 18 against Murray State
  • Had a pair of strikeouts in one inning on April 25 at Tennessee Tech ... Did not allow a hit in four of his final five appearances
2020 (Freshman)
  • Made six appearances with two starts in his first season
  • Posted a 1-0 record with 12 strikeouts in 10.1 innings pitched
  • Collegiate debut came on Feb. 16 against Kansas, coming up with two strikeouts in 1.2 innings pitched
  • Got the nod for his first collegiate start on Feb. 23 against Bradley, collecting a season-high four strikeouts in three innings pitched
  • Earned first win of his collegiate career on Feb. 29 against UNC Asheville
  • Came up with two strikeouts in each of his final two appearances on the season
High School
  • Attended Alexandria High School
  • Team captain and leader in wins, strikeouts, WHIP, ERA and innings
  • Earned All-State honors as a senior, and collected three consecutive All-County accolades
  • Earned varsity letters in basketball
  • Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
  • Major: Exercise Science
  • Favorite singers: Luke Combs and Eric Church
  • Favorite book: Fahrenheit 451
  • Favorite vacation spot: Destin, Florida

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

    LHP
    6'6" 235 lbs
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    2021Freshman

    LHP
    6'7" 240 lbs
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    2022Sophomore

    LHP
    6'7" 240 lbs
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    2023Junior

    LHP
    6'7" 240 lbs
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    2024Redshirt Senior

    LHP
    6'7" 240 lbs
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