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Jersey Number 43
James Sells
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Winchester, Tenn.
- High School:
- Tullahoma HS
Awards
• Born on Dec. 4, 2002.
• Majoring in sports medicine.
• The son of Chris and Michele Sells. Brother of Kenzie.
• Played for Exposure Baseball during the summer.
Tullahoma HS
• Played under head coach Mike Crossland.
• 3.5 GPA.
• Threw a no hitter and gave himself run support by driving in the only two runs of the game back on April 24, 2019.
- All-Conference USA Freshman Team (2022)
- Conference USA Pitcher of the Week (April 6)
- Appeared in 18 games, starting in five for the Blue Raiders
- Second on the team with 62.1 innings pitched
- Second best ERA among qualified pitchers
- Most wins on the team with six
- His first win of the season came vs. Bowling Green on February 17 in one inning of relief
- On March 8 vs. St. Bonaventure, he threw six innings of one run ball, allowing just one hit as well
- Struck out five batters in his 6.1 inning start vs. Binghamton on March 29
- He threw a scoreless inning in the Conference Tournament vs. Sam Houston on May 24
- Made 26 total appearances, and started against Charlotte on May 27 at the C-USA Championships
- Led the Blue Raider staff in both wins and saves, with six of each
- Had 53 strikeouts, third-best on the team
- Struck out three over 2.2 innings March 15 vs. Tennessee Tech for his first save of the season
- Earned a save in MTSU’s series-opening win over WKU on March 17, going 1.2 frames with no runs and three strikeouts
- Was the winning pitcher in the Blue Raiders’ series-clinching win two days later with a three-frame outing March 19
- Finished all three games at WKU, earning saves in all three games of the road series sweep April 6-8, had a combined five strikeouts over 4.1 innings and earned C-USA Pitcher of the Week honors for his performance
- Had no earned runs in a 2.1 inning stint at Lipscomb on April 19
- Struck out eight in a six-inning winning decision at No. 16 DBU on May 6
- Was the winning pitcher twice in one day against UAB on May 13 as MTSU swept a home doubleheader
- Took the winning decision as the Blue Raiders defeated LA Tech in the C-USA Championships, tossing two innings
- Named to the 2022 Conference USA All-Freshman Team after winning four games, striking out 37 batters and posting an ERA of 3.60.
- Made 18 appearances, including four starts
- Five straight outings without allowing an earned run (16 innings pitched) from March 15 to April 12.
- Did not allow more than two earned runs in 16 of his 17 regular season appearances.
- Retired the first 17 batters faced, struck out eight and allowed just a bloop single over 6.1 innings pitched in his first career start at Tennessee Tech March 29.
- Pitched three, no-hit innings in relief with three strikeouts vs. Austin Peay March 15.
• Born on Dec. 4, 2002.
• Majoring in sports medicine.
• The son of Chris and Michele Sells. Brother of Kenzie.
• Played for Exposure Baseball during the summer.
Tullahoma HS
• Played under head coach Mike Crossland.
• 3.5 GPA.
• Threw a no hitter and gave himself run support by driving in the only two runs of the game back on April 24, 2019.
Thursday, February 12
Monday, February 02
Tuesday, January 27
Friday, January 31
