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Ridge Chapman

  • position Right Handed Pitcher
  • height 6-0
  • weight 210
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Taylors, S.C.
  • Previous School Spartanburg Methodist College
  • High school Wade Hampton HS
  • position Right Handed Pitcher
  • height 6-0
  • weight 210
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Taylors, S.C.
  • Previous School Spartanburg Methodist College
  • High school Wade Hampton HS

Ridge Chapman Bio

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2019 (SENIOR)

  • Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 34th round of the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft
  • Struck out three and did not allow a hit in 1.2 innings of relief against Liberty (Feb. 15)
  • Missed the rest of the season due to injury

2018 (JUNIOR)

  • Drafted in the 17th round by the Washington Nationals in the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft
  • Made 16 appearances with six starts in his junior season, sporting a 4.93 ERA with 36 strikeouts in 38.1 innings pitched
  • Held opponents to a .194 batting average
  • Picked up the win in his first career start in a 9-0 win over VMI (Feb. 18), striking out a season high six and allowing just one hit in five innings of work
  • Struck out the side in a win at Furman (April 24)
  • Had four strikeouts in 2.2 innings of work at Vanderbilt (April 28)
  • Did not allow a run in two innings of relief, striking out three in a win over Ole Miss (May 4)
  • Struck out three in two innings of relief in the Super Regional game at Arkansas (June 11)
  • Had a pair of strikeouts in 1.1 innings of relief at Clemson (March 4)

PRIOR TO CAROLINA

  • Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 39th round of the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft
  • NJCAA All-Region X second team (2017)
  • Had a 2.84 earned-run average with five wins and 98 strikeouts his sophomore season at Spartanburg Methodist College
  • Collected seven wins on the mound with 94 strikeouts in 63.1 innings pitched his freshman season at SMC
  • Was a two-time all-region selection at Wade Hampton High School in Taylors, S.C.
  • Perfect Game Underclass high honorable mention (2014)
  • Perfect Game honorable mention All-American and Atlantic Regional honorable mention (2015)
  • Played summer baseball for the Diamond Devils and played for the Lexington County Blowfish in the summer of 2017

PERSONAL

  • Born on January 30, 1997
  • Son of Kenny and Stacey Chapman
  • Major is interdisciplinary studies