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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
Bio
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.
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
