2022 Baseball Roster
Woods, Jaden
Jersey Number 17
Jaden Woods
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 198
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Warner Robins, Ga.
- High School:
- Houston Co. HS
- Shop:
- L/L
Bio
UGA Career (2021-current): Owns an 8-5 record with four saves and a 5.03 ERA in 52 appearances including 15 starts...Tallied 195 strikeouts and 82 walks in 155.2 innings.
2023 (Junior): Posted a 3-3 mark, 5.77 ERA in 10 starts in helping team go 29-27 and advance to the SEC Tournament
*Participated in 2023 MLB Draft Combine in Phoenix, Ariz.
*Missed the final five SEC series due to bicep tendonitis and returned against #16 South Carolina at the SEC Tournament on May 23 an was on a pitch count (1.2 IP, 3H, 2R. 1K)
*Served as Friday night starter during the first first half of the season including six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts in a 7-2 win over No. 16 Ga. Tech
*Struck out a career-high 11 in seven innings against No. 14 South Carolina in SEC opening series but got a no decision, also registered 11 Ks in only 4.2 innings in a win over Princeton
*In line for a win against No. 10 Kentucky including 5.2 innings of no-hit baseball, gave up 2 ER in the 7th and no decision after bullpen blew lead in eventual 7-4 loss
Tallied 62 strikeouts and 25 walks in 48.1 innings as opponents hit .233 against him
*Earned a degree in sport managament in just three years
2022 (Sophomore): Went 1-1, 4.80 ERA and 3 Saves in 25 appearances with one start in helping team go 36-23 and advance to the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Notched saves against Kentucky, No. 16 Florida and at Kennesaw State
*Tied his career high with 7K in 3.2 IP in relief against Wofford
*Pitched 1.2 innings for a save against Gators to sweep the series
*Logged a 3.0 inning save against KSU with 5Ks in 17-15 road victory
*Made a planned 1 IP start on a staff night in a 10-7 win over Kennesaw State
*Made two relief appearances in series versus #14 Vanderbilt (4 IP,3 H,1 R,3 BB,2 K)
*Tossed 2.1 scoreless innings with 4BB and 4K at #1 Tennessee in an 8-3 win
*Provided 3 IP of relief (4H, 2R, 0BB, 2K) in 11-10 win over Missouri
*Matched career-high with 7K in four scoreless innings versus Alabama at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala.
*Made one relief appearance in NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional versus UNC (3IP, 3H, 2R, 2BB,4K)
*Earned invitation to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team summer training camp
2021 (Freshman): Named 2nd Team Freshman All-American by Perfect Game/Rawlings
*Named to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team by conference coaches
*Made 17 appearances with four starts for the squad that went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 4-1 mark with one save and a 4.58 ERA in 53 innings with 24 walks and 53 strikeouts
*All five decisions came in SEC action (including SEC Tournament win over LSU)
*Provided four scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts in beating top-ranked Arkansas in Fayetteville
*Notched first career win at Texas A&M to avoid a sweep, pitched four innings and allowed just one run with three strikeouts
*Got the final out for his first career save in an 8-7 win against Kentucky and then came back the next day and pitched 2.1 scoreless innings with four strikeouts for a win over the Wildcats
*Registered five strikeouts in three different relief outings, the final one coming versus LSU at the SEC Tournament as he picked up his fourth win of the year, tossing 3.2 scoreless frames
*Went a combined 0-1 with a 6.14 ERA in four starts (Evansville, Gardner-Webb, North Florida and at No. 7 Florida), tallying 17.2 innings with 11 walks and 16 strikeouts
*No decision in a start against North Florida despite a career-high 5.2 innings and seven strikeouts, allowed three runs on two hits with four walks in an eventual 7-4 win
High School: A graduate of Houston County where he played for Matt Hopkins
*Posted a 9-2 record and 1.18 ERA in 58 innings as a junior in 2019 with his senior season in 2020 canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
*Also batted .314 with a .395 on base percentage and 18 RBI in 2019
*Helped the Bears to the 6A Elite Eight of the playoffs and won the Region 1-6A title in 2019 with a 24-12 record
*Part of the squad that reached the Elite Eight of the 2018 state playoffs
*Played summer baseball with the Braves Scout Team, Team Elite and D-Bat Elite and named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2020 Perfect Game SE Elite Championship, the 2020 PG WWBA 18u event, the 2020 PG 18u Battle of the Southeast and MVP of the 2019 WWBA 17u Elite Championship
Personal: Born Feb. 1, 2002
*Son of Shonto and Brian Woods
*Major: Sport Management
2023 (Junior): Posted a 3-3 mark, 5.77 ERA in 10 starts in helping team go 29-27 and advance to the SEC Tournament
*Participated in 2023 MLB Draft Combine in Phoenix, Ariz.
*Missed the final five SEC series due to bicep tendonitis and returned against #16 South Carolina at the SEC Tournament on May 23 an was on a pitch count (1.2 IP, 3H, 2R. 1K)
*Served as Friday night starter during the first first half of the season including six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts in a 7-2 win over No. 16 Ga. Tech
*Struck out a career-high 11 in seven innings against No. 14 South Carolina in SEC opening series but got a no decision, also registered 11 Ks in only 4.2 innings in a win over Princeton
*In line for a win against No. 10 Kentucky including 5.2 innings of no-hit baseball, gave up 2 ER in the 7th and no decision after bullpen blew lead in eventual 7-4 loss
Tallied 62 strikeouts and 25 walks in 48.1 innings as opponents hit .233 against him
*Earned a degree in sport managament in just three years
2022 (Sophomore): Went 1-1, 4.80 ERA and 3 Saves in 25 appearances with one start in helping team go 36-23 and advance to the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Notched saves against Kentucky, No. 16 Florida and at Kennesaw State
*Tied his career high with 7K in 3.2 IP in relief against Wofford
*Pitched 1.2 innings for a save against Gators to sweep the series
*Logged a 3.0 inning save against KSU with 5Ks in 17-15 road victory
*Made a planned 1 IP start on a staff night in a 10-7 win over Kennesaw State
*Made two relief appearances in series versus #14 Vanderbilt (4 IP,3 H,1 R,3 BB,2 K)
*Tossed 2.1 scoreless innings with 4BB and 4K at #1 Tennessee in an 8-3 win
*Provided 3 IP of relief (4H, 2R, 0BB, 2K) in 11-10 win over Missouri
*Matched career-high with 7K in four scoreless innings versus Alabama at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala.
*Made one relief appearance in NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional versus UNC (3IP, 3H, 2R, 2BB,4K)
*Earned invitation to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team summer training camp
2021 (Freshman): Named 2nd Team Freshman All-American by Perfect Game/Rawlings
*Named to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team by conference coaches
*Made 17 appearances with four starts for the squad that went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 4-1 mark with one save and a 4.58 ERA in 53 innings with 24 walks and 53 strikeouts
*All five decisions came in SEC action (including SEC Tournament win over LSU)
*Provided four scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts in beating top-ranked Arkansas in Fayetteville
*Notched first career win at Texas A&M to avoid a sweep, pitched four innings and allowed just one run with three strikeouts
*Got the final out for his first career save in an 8-7 win against Kentucky and then came back the next day and pitched 2.1 scoreless innings with four strikeouts for a win over the Wildcats
*Registered five strikeouts in three different relief outings, the final one coming versus LSU at the SEC Tournament as he picked up his fourth win of the year, tossing 3.2 scoreless frames
*Went a combined 0-1 with a 6.14 ERA in four starts (Evansville, Gardner-Webb, North Florida and at No. 7 Florida), tallying 17.2 innings with 11 walks and 16 strikeouts
*No decision in a start against North Florida despite a career-high 5.2 innings and seven strikeouts, allowed three runs on two hits with four walks in an eventual 7-4 win
High School: A graduate of Houston County where he played for Matt Hopkins
*Posted a 9-2 record and 1.18 ERA in 58 innings as a junior in 2019 with his senior season in 2020 canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
*Also batted .314 with a .395 on base percentage and 18 RBI in 2019
*Helped the Bears to the 6A Elite Eight of the playoffs and won the Region 1-6A title in 2019 with a 24-12 record
*Part of the squad that reached the Elite Eight of the 2018 state playoffs
*Played summer baseball with the Braves Scout Team, Team Elite and D-Bat Elite and named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2020 Perfect Game SE Elite Championship, the 2020 PG WWBA 18u event, the 2020 PG 18u Battle of the Southeast and MVP of the 2019 WWBA 17u Elite Championship
Personal: Born Feb. 1, 2002
*Son of Shonto and Brian Woods
*Major: Sport Management
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