Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Blue Raiders sign RHP Bair
7/11/2016 5:20:00 PM | Baseball
JUCO transfer has three years remaining
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee has added to its pitching depth with the signing of junior college transfer Carter Bair, Head Coach Jim McGuire announced Monday.
Bair, who hails from Columbia, Tenn., played prep baseball for former Blue Raider Mark Pickle at Columbia High School before signing with Volunteer State in 2014. He has three years of eligibility remaining at Middle Tennessee.
Bair took a redshirt season in 2015 before hitting the field for Vol State in 2016. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Bair started 13 games and worked 76-1/3 innings in his first season. He struck out 70 and walked just 28 while posting a 3-5 record with a 4.24 earned run average.
"It is a plus to have three years of eligibility instead of a regular junior college guy having two," McGuire said. "The best thing about Carter is he has not pitched a whole lot in high school and he redshirted his first year in junior college. He is still relatively young and the arm is relatively fresh as he has kind of been converting from a position player to pitcher."
McGuire said Bair has a great upside and will benefit the Blue Raider pitching staff.
"(Bair) has got quality stuff and he is a big, strong pitcher," McGuire said. "His physicality and arm strength are two things we really needed to add. He showed his size and strength and durability to be able to throw 70 innings right out of the gate in junior college, and that was really, really important. He has a huge upside. We don't know what role he will be in and that will depend on how he comes in, but we think he has a chance to be really good down the road."
Bair, who hails from Columbia, Tenn., played prep baseball for former Blue Raider Mark Pickle at Columbia High School before signing with Volunteer State in 2014. He has three years of eligibility remaining at Middle Tennessee.
Bair took a redshirt season in 2015 before hitting the field for Vol State in 2016. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Bair started 13 games and worked 76-1/3 innings in his first season. He struck out 70 and walked just 28 while posting a 3-5 record with a 4.24 earned run average.
"It is a plus to have three years of eligibility instead of a regular junior college guy having two," McGuire said. "The best thing about Carter is he has not pitched a whole lot in high school and he redshirted his first year in junior college. He is still relatively young and the arm is relatively fresh as he has kind of been converting from a position player to pitcher."
McGuire said Bair has a great upside and will benefit the Blue Raider pitching staff.
"(Bair) has got quality stuff and he is a big, strong pitcher," McGuire said. "His physicality and arm strength are two things we really needed to add. He showed his size and strength and durability to be able to throw 70 innings right out of the gate in junior college, and that was really, really important. He has a huge upside. We don't know what role he will be in and that will depend on how he comes in, but we think he has a chance to be really good down the road."
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