Tuesday, January 14, 2014

31 Days until First Pitch - #31 John McClure

It's 31 days until the 2014 season's first pitch and the first three game home series against the Ohio Bobcats.

#31 John McClure


Class
: Senior
Hometown: Albemarle, N.C.
High School: Albemarle HS
Height / Weight: 6-5 / 215
Position: LHP
B/T: L/L



2013 (Junior): Made four appearances on the season, all out of the bullpen ... Tossed a combined three innings of relief, scattering eight runs - six of which were earned - on eight hits ... Struck out three against five walks, finishing with an ERA of 18.00 in limited action ... Made his WCU debut against Longwood (Feb. 27), tossing an inning in relief ... Struck out a WCU career-high two against 13th-ranked Clemson (April 24) at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

Prior to Western Carolina: Attended USC Lancaster in Lancaster, S.C., out of high school ... As a sophomore at USCL, pitched 40 innings in 13 appearances, striking out 25 ... Posted a 4.73 ERA and a 6-1 overall record ... As a freshman in the spring of 2011, tossed 3.2 innings with five strikouts against five walks with a 2.45 ERA ... Was an Academic All-America selection at USC-Lancaster.High School: Was an All-Rocky River Conference honorable mention as a junior and all-conference selection as a senior at Albemarle HS.

Personal: Full name is John Crockett McClure ... Is the son of George and Janet McClure ... Has one sibling, Kathryn ... Was born in Fayetteville, N.C. ... Majoring in Sport Management prior to his transfer to WCU.


Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations

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