Miami continued to deepen its bullpen with the addition of RHP Jackson Cleveland from Lamar. Cleveland is a strike-thrower with an impressive 5.1% walk rate. He played in 20 games (four stars), going 5-0 with a 3.80 ERA over 42 ⅔ innings. He had 36 strikeouts and only 9 walks.
Cleveland was a major part of a Lamar pitching staff that finished the regular season ranked first nationally in ERA and WHIP. Last year, he played 12 games (four starts) as a sophomore and went 4-4 with a 2.74 ERA. He also had 14 at bats that year.
A Texas native who began his career at NC State, Cleveland is Miami’s 11th Portal commit joining C Tanner Smith, OF Max Galvin, OF Bobby Marsh, OF Derek Williams, 1B Todd Hudson, RHP Griffin Hugus, LHP Rob Evans, RHP Reese Lumpkin, RHP Will Smith and RHP Carson Fischer in Miami’s Portal class.
Cleveland was a major part of a Lamar pitching staff that finished the regular season ranked first nationally in ERA and WHIP. Last year, he played 12 games (four starts) as a sophomore and went 4-4 with a 2.74 ERA. He also had 14 at bats that year.
A Texas native who began his career at NC State, Cleveland is Miami’s 11th Portal commit joining C Tanner Smith, OF Max Galvin, OF Bobby Marsh, OF Derek Williams, 1B Todd Hudson, RHP Griffin Hugus, LHP Rob Evans, RHP Reese Lumpkin, RHP Will Smith and RHP Carson Fischer in Miami’s Portal class.
