2022 Baseball Roster
DeJong, Max
Jersey Number 43
Max DeJong
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 219
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Powder Springs, Ga.
- High School:
- Hillgrove HS
- Shop:
- R/R
Bio
2024 (Senior): Made 10 relief appearances as team went 43-17 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Super Regional
*Went 0-0, 7.20 ERA in 10 innings with four walks and seven strikeouts
*Pitched two scoreless innings in a Bulldog win over Kennesaw State
*Provided one scoreless inning with two strikeouts at Kentucky
*Made one appearance in NCAA Athens Super Regional versus No. 10 N.C. State, allowing two runs on two hits
2023 (Junior): Made two relief appearances as team went 29-27 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 0-0 mark, 27.00 ERA in one inning with two walks and two strikeouts
*Registered a pair of strikeouts in 0.2 innings against Princeton
*Final outing of year came at Georgia Tech on March 4, allowed three runs on two hits with two walks in 0.1 innings
*Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 (Sophomore): Posted a 1-0 mark and 2.61 ERA in 11 relief appearances for a team that went 36-23 and advanced to the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Tallied 10.1 innings pitched with 13 strikeouts and six walks with opponents hitting .205 against him
*First appearance of year came on March 22 against Ga. State and provided one scoreless inning with two strikeouts
*Notched first career victory in 10-7 decision over Kennesaw State on May 3, pitching two scoreless innings with one strikeout
*Made two appearances in the Missouri series for a total of 2.1 innings and allowed two runs on three hits with one walk and three strikeouts
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 (Freshman): Debut delayed until Apr. 13 due to sore arm and then made four relief appearances for the squad that went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 0-0 mark with a 1.80 ERA in five innings with five walks and nine strikeouts
*Pitched 1.2 scoreless innings with two strikeouts in his debut coming against Georgia State
*Tossed three scoreless innings with five strikeouts, both career-highs, against No. 1 Arkansas at SEC Tournament
High School: A graduate of Hillgrove where he played for David Richardson
*Posted a 3-0 record and team-best 1.34 ERA with 55 strikeouts in 31 innings as a junior in 2019 with his senior season in 2020 canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
*Led the 2019 team to a 32-10 record, region title and state runner-up finish in the Class 7A playoffs
*Earned All-State and All-Region honors in 2019 plus All-Region in 2018
*An Honor Roll student during prep career
*Played summer baseball with the Nelson Baseball School
Personal: Born April 9, 2002
*Son of Laura and Todd DeJong
*Major: Sport Management
*Went 0-0, 7.20 ERA in 10 innings with four walks and seven strikeouts
*Pitched two scoreless innings in a Bulldog win over Kennesaw State
*Provided one scoreless inning with two strikeouts at Kentucky
*Made one appearance in NCAA Athens Super Regional versus No. 10 N.C. State, allowing two runs on two hits
2023 (Junior): Made two relief appearances as team went 29-27 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 0-0 mark, 27.00 ERA in one inning with two walks and two strikeouts
*Registered a pair of strikeouts in 0.2 innings against Princeton
*Final outing of year came at Georgia Tech on March 4, allowed three runs on two hits with two walks in 0.1 innings
*Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 (Sophomore): Posted a 1-0 mark and 2.61 ERA in 11 relief appearances for a team that went 36-23 and advanced to the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Tallied 10.1 innings pitched with 13 strikeouts and six walks with opponents hitting .205 against him
*First appearance of year came on March 22 against Ga. State and provided one scoreless inning with two strikeouts
*Notched first career victory in 10-7 decision over Kennesaw State on May 3, pitching two scoreless innings with one strikeout
*Made two appearances in the Missouri series for a total of 2.1 innings and allowed two runs on three hits with one walk and three strikeouts
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 (Freshman): Debut delayed until Apr. 13 due to sore arm and then made four relief appearances for the squad that went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 0-0 mark with a 1.80 ERA in five innings with five walks and nine strikeouts
*Pitched 1.2 scoreless innings with two strikeouts in his debut coming against Georgia State
*Tossed three scoreless innings with five strikeouts, both career-highs, against No. 1 Arkansas at SEC Tournament
High School: A graduate of Hillgrove where he played for David Richardson
*Posted a 3-0 record and team-best 1.34 ERA with 55 strikeouts in 31 innings as a junior in 2019 with his senior season in 2020 canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
*Led the 2019 team to a 32-10 record, region title and state runner-up finish in the Class 7A playoffs
*Earned All-State and All-Region honors in 2019 plus All-Region in 2018
*An Honor Roll student during prep career
*Played summer baseball with the Nelson Baseball School
Personal: Born April 9, 2002
*Son of Laura and Todd DeJong
*Major: Sport Management
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