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Jersey Number 31
Cody Puckett
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Smithville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Dekalb County HS
Bio
2017 (Senior):
• Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 30th Round (861st overall) in the 2017 MLB Draft
• Made 12 appearances, and a team second best nine starts
• Compiled the lowest era amongst the starting rotation, 2nd on the team with a 4.76 ERA.
• Ranked 44th in the nation in Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (10.89)
• Led the team with 71 strikeouts
• Struck out a career-high 10 batters on two separate occasions, vs. WKU (3/26/17) and vs. nationally-ranked Southern Miss (4/29/17)
• Dominated Rice (5/13) tying a career-high throwing seven scoreless innings, while only allowing four hits, two walks, and striking out eight in the 13-1 win
• In his first appearance of the season at Memphis (3/8), he threw four scoreless innings and earned his first win of the year.
• Named TSWA Pitcher of the Week (5/18)
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2016 (Junior): Tied for team lead with three wins … Made 17 appearances, all in relief … Posted a 3-2 record with 4.22 ERA and three saves … Notched first career win in first appearance as a Blue Raider, pitching 2-2/3 innings and allowing no hits or runs with two strikeouts vs. Indiana … Also earned wins vs. Lipscomb (2/23) and Kennesaw State (3/11) … Collected first career save with three-innings of one-hit, shutout relief and four strikeouts at South Alabama (3/4) … Also collected saves vs. Florida Atlantic (3/18) and No. 5 Vanderbilt (3/22) … Worked more than one inning in 12 of 17 appearances … Allowed no hits in four appearances and one hit or less in 11 … Career-high five strikeouts in two innings of work vs. Miami (Ohio) … Power pitcher had at least one strikeout in 14 of 17 appearances and multiple strikeouts in eight outings … Career-high 3-2/3 innings at Old Dominion, allowing one hit … Named to C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Columbia State CC: Started 11 games and went 4-4 with a 4.60 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 62.2 innings … Named second team All-TJCAA as a freshman … Started 13 games, going 5-0 with a 3.14 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 66 innings during freshman campaign … Helped the Chargers make it to the Junior College World Series in 2014.
Dekalb County: Held a 30-3 career record and 1.54 ERA for the Tigers … Named the District 8-AA Pitcher of the Year as a junior … Perfect Game Underclass All-American Honorable Mention in 2012 and 2013.
Personal: Born March 29, 1995 in Knob Noster, Mo. … Son of Lisa Puckett … Has one brother, Jake, and one sister, Krista … Major is Leisure, Sport and Tourism Studies.
• Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 30th Round (861st overall) in the 2017 MLB Draft
• Made 12 appearances, and a team second best nine starts
• Compiled the lowest era amongst the starting rotation, 2nd on the team with a 4.76 ERA.
• Ranked 44th in the nation in Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (10.89)
• Led the team with 71 strikeouts
• Struck out a career-high 10 batters on two separate occasions, vs. WKU (3/26/17) and vs. nationally-ranked Southern Miss (4/29/17)
• Dominated Rice (5/13) tying a career-high throwing seven scoreless innings, while only allowing four hits, two walks, and striking out eight in the 13-1 win
• In his first appearance of the season at Memphis (3/8), he threw four scoreless innings and earned his first win of the year.
• Named TSWA Pitcher of the Week (5/18)
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2016 (Junior): Tied for team lead with three wins … Made 17 appearances, all in relief … Posted a 3-2 record with 4.22 ERA and three saves … Notched first career win in first appearance as a Blue Raider, pitching 2-2/3 innings and allowing no hits or runs with two strikeouts vs. Indiana … Also earned wins vs. Lipscomb (2/23) and Kennesaw State (3/11) … Collected first career save with three-innings of one-hit, shutout relief and four strikeouts at South Alabama (3/4) … Also collected saves vs. Florida Atlantic (3/18) and No. 5 Vanderbilt (3/22) … Worked more than one inning in 12 of 17 appearances … Allowed no hits in four appearances and one hit or less in 11 … Career-high five strikeouts in two innings of work vs. Miami (Ohio) … Power pitcher had at least one strikeout in 14 of 17 appearances and multiple strikeouts in eight outings … Career-high 3-2/3 innings at Old Dominion, allowing one hit … Named to C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Columbia State CC: Started 11 games and went 4-4 with a 4.60 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 62.2 innings … Named second team All-TJCAA as a freshman … Started 13 games, going 5-0 with a 3.14 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 66 innings during freshman campaign … Helped the Chargers make it to the Junior College World Series in 2014.
Dekalb County: Held a 30-3 career record and 1.54 ERA for the Tigers … Named the District 8-AA Pitcher of the Year as a junior … Perfect Game Underclass All-American Honorable Mention in 2012 and 2013.
Personal: Born March 29, 1995 in Knob Noster, Mo. … Son of Lisa Puckett … Has one brother, Jake, and one sister, Krista … Major is Leisure, Sport and Tourism Studies.
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
🎥 from the 52nd annual Groundhog Day Luncheon! Also, we play baseball this month 🤩
Sunday, February 02
MTSU Baseball 2025 52nd Annual Groundhog Day Luncheon
Friday, January 31
