Joseph King - Baseball - California Golden Bears Athletics

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2022 (Jr.)

Selected 277th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth round in the 2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft
Led Cal in innings pitched (72.2), starts (14) & wins (5) in a quality junior season on the mound
Was 5-3 & posted a 3.72 ERA with 60 strikeouts to just 15 walks
Put Cal in position to win frequently, as the Golden Bears were 9-5 in games started by King
Ranked third in the Pac-12 with 1.86 walks allowed per nine innings
Pitched at least five innings in 11 of his 15 appearances, including nine of 10 straight starts from March 6-May 7
Named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week after tossing seven strikeouts in 5.0 shutout innings in a win at #10 Florida State (March 6)
Tallied a career-high eight strikeouts across 7.0 innings in a win at Arizona State (April 2)
Followed his effort at ASU with a career-high 8.0 innings pitched vs. Washington (April 9)
- Struck out six batters & allowed one run in Cal's series-tying 6-3 victory
Shut the door on #20 UCLA with 2.0 innings pitched in his lone relief appearance of the season in a 4-1 win at the Pac-12 Tournament (May 25)

2021 (So.)

Battled injuries throughout his sophomore season, making just five appearances & two starts on the mound
Went 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA & 1.50 WHIP in 5.1 innings pitched
Struck out six batters, didn't issue a walk & allowed three runs – two earned – on eight hits
Both starts were "openers" vs. Loyola Marymount (March 13) & at San Jose State (March 30)
Made season debut vs. LMU, striking out the side in one inning of work
Logged 3.1 total innings against Pac-12 foes, including 1.1 scoreless frames (with three strikeouts) at Stanford (April 6)
Picked up the win with a scoreless inning pitched vs. USC (April 2)

*** 2020 (Fr.)

Quickly established himself as one of Cal's top pitchers & earned Freshman All-American honors
Logged 11.1 innings over seven appearances on the mound
Owned a 1.59 ERA, 17 strikeouts & a .209 opposing batting average against
Allowed just two earned runs on nine hits & four walks allowed
Earned a two-inning save against San Jose State (March 10)
Struck out the side in his collegiate debut at Long Beach State (Feb. 14)
Posted three strikeouts in four of his seven appearances

*** 2020 season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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