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Jersey Number 45
John Michael Pickens
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hueytown, Ala.
- High School:
- Hueytown High School
Awards
2025 (Sophomore at Shelton State CC)
- Alabama Community College Conference Reliever of the Year (2025)
- Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2025-2026)
- Conference USA Academic Medal Reciepient (2025-2026)
- College Sports Communicators' Academic All-District
- Made 26 appearances, including one start.
- Led team in appearances.
- Totaled 42.0 innings.
- Struck out 29 hitters.
- Carried a 2-2 record with two saves.
- Earned save after 3.1 shutout in Blue Raider debut against Bellarmine (2/14).
- Hurled 4.2 innings of shutout relief against Murray State (3/17).
- Tossed 11.2 consecutive scoreless innings from 3/17 to 3/29.
- Threw 2.0 scoreless in win against Lipscomb (4/7).
- Picked up second save with 1.1 scoreless at FIU (5/8).
- ????Carried a 7.0 inning scoreless streak into CUSA Championship
2025 (Sophomore at Shelton State CC)
- Appeared in 25 games, tallying 35.1 innings pitched, all in relief
- Led the team with five saves and tied for second with six wins
- Opened the year with four scoreless appearances
- Longest outing of the year was 3.1 innings with two strikeouts
- Appeared in 24 games, tallying 35 innings pitched, all in relief
- Led the team with 11 saves
- Named 2024 Alabama Community College Conference Reliever of the Year
- Finished the year with a 1.29 ERA, 53 strikeouts and a 1.03 WHIP
- Earned first career save on Feb. 6 after one inning with two strikeouts
- Longest outing of the year was four hitless innings with six strikeouts
- Graduated in 2023
- Rated as the 14th-best LHP in Alabama by Perfect Game
- Posted a 1.33 ERA and a 14.44 K/9 across 169.2 innings pitched
- Went 13-for-13 in save opportunities
- Named to the 2022 and 2023 All-State and All-County teams
- Named 2022 Jefferson County Pitcher of the Year
- Son of Tammy and Michael Pickens
- Mother, Tammy, played softball at Samford University
- Has been playing the drums since age three
- Majoring in construction management
- Born Dec. 6, 2004, in Birmingham, Ala
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Tuesday, January 27
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