Ridge Chapman
- position RHP
- height 6-0
- weight 228
- class Junior
- Hometown Taylors, S.C.
- Previous School Spartanburg Methodist College
- High school Wade Hampton HS
- position RHP
- height 6-0
- weight 228
- class Junior
- Hometown Taylors, S.C.
- Previous School Spartanburg Methodist College
- High school Wade Hampton HS
Ridge Chapman Bio
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