2024 Baseball Roster Choose a Player: Allen, Ty Baratta, Dominic Barton, Blake Blessinger, Max Borders, Jalen Ciuffetelli, Blake Clarke, Jeff Daniel, Pete Duby, Bill Fooks, Wyatt Galason, Kaden Godsey, Landon Granzow, Cade Guisewite, Caleb Harden, Ethan Heaton, Brodey Hernandez, Zach Jones, Max Kirkpatrick, Sam Krider, Austin Landers, Mason Lareau, Michael Liss, Hank Owen, Heath Pritchett, Philip Pryor, Will Rando, Jack Rogers, Cade Ruzicka, Joe Slaughter, Sam Taylor, Levi Tesh, Simon Thielke, Jett Timbes, Jake Wu, Kaden Zuger, Jordan Go Pause 32 Jalen Borders Height 6-7 Weight 240 Bats/Throws R/L Class Redshirt Senior Hometown Alexandria, Ala. High School Alexandria HS Bio Related Stats Historical 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 Related Content There is no related content available. Related Headlines Related Press Clips Related Videos Related Photos Statistics Season: 2024 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Season Statistics Season Statistics No statistics available for this season. Career Statistics There are no statistics available for this player. Historical Player Information 32 2020Freshman LHP 6'6" 235 lbs 32 32 2021Freshman LHP 6'7" 240 lbs 32 32 2022Sophomore LHP 6'7" 240 lbs 32 32 2023Junior LHP 6'7" 240 lbs 32 32 2024Redshirt Senior LHP 6'7" 240 lbs 32