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Jersey Number 18
AJ Causey
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- RHP
- B/T:
- R/R
- Ht/Wt:
- 6-3 / 205
- Hometown:
- Harvest, Ala.
- High School:
- Sparkman HS
- Previous Schools:
- Jacksonville State
Bio
CAREER BESTS
- Innings Pitched: 7.0 (5x) // last vs. Bowling Green, 3/1/24
- Runs Allowed: 0 (11x) // last at Florida, 5/3/24
- ER Allowed: 0 (22x) // last vs. Evansville, 6/7/24
- Strikeouts: 12 (3x) // last vs. Illinois, 3/8/24
- Walks: 0 (22x) // last at Florida, 5/3/24
- Hits Allowed: 0 (8x) // last vs. Ole Miss, 3/14/23 (with Jacksonville State)
- Wild Pitches: 0 (47x) // last vs. Texas A&M, 6/19/24
- Putouts: 12 // at Central Arkansas, 4/9/22 (with Jacksonville State)
- Assists: 5 // vs. Queens (N.C.), 3/17/23 (with Jacksonville State)
CAREER HONORS
- Selected in Fifth Round (No. 138 Overall) of the 2024 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals
- 2024 Perfect Game All-American -- 3rd Team
- 2024 ABCA All-American -- 3rd Team
- 2024 NCBWA All-American -- 3rd Team
- 2024 ABCA All-Southeast Region -- 1st Team
- 2023-24 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
- SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week -- Feb. 19, 2024
2024
- Finished tied for the NCAA Division I lead with 13 victories on the year
- Struck out eight batters and didn't allow an earned run in 4.2 innings during Tennessee's game one victory over Evansville in the Super Regional (6/7).
- Picked up the win in the NCAA regional against Northern Kentucky (5/31) after going 6.2 innings and allowing just two runs with nine strikeouts.
- Pitched 5.0 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts to pick up the win against Florida (5/3).
- Kept the Missouri (4/25) offense at bay for six innings, allowing only one run to pick up his seventh win of the season.
- Didn't allow a run and tallied seven strikeouts to pick up the win over LSU (4/12).
- Picked up his fifth win of the year over Ole Miss (3/22) after striking out six and allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits in 5.2 innings.
- Earned his first SEC win during his start against #12 Alabama, going 6.2 innings with eight strikeouts to lead the Vols to the victory.
- Got the start and went six innings versus Illinois (3/8), striking out 12 batters and only allowing one run to pick up the win.
- Had his first start as a Vol against Bowling Green (3/1), going seven innings and allowed only one hit and run during the win.
- Allowed just one earned run in three innings of relief to pick up his first save as a Vol in Friday night win over UAlbany (2/23)
- Dazzled on Opening Day against #18 Texas Tech (2/16), keeping the Red Raiders off the board for the final 4.2 innings to pick up the win while tallying seven strikeouts.
2023 - JACKSONVILLE STATE
- Was the Friday night starter, registering a 5-2 record with a 5.07 ERA
- Logged 76.1 innings and struck out 89 batters
- Appeared in 15 games with 14 starts while registering a 1.37 WHIP
- During back-to-back performances in conference play, Causey had two straight 12-strikeout performances against Kennesaw State and Bellarmine
2022 - JACKSONVILLE STATE
- Appeared in 25 games and made one start
- Posted a 4-4 record and had a team-high nine saves
- Pitched in 48.1 innings, tallying a 2.61 ERA and 58 strikeouts on the year
HIGH SCHOOL
- Prepped at Sparkman High School in Madison, Alabama
- Led Sparkman High to a Class 7A Area 7 championship and a spot in the quarterfinals of the AHSAA Class 7A state playoffs and a 25-win season as a senior
- Named to the 2021 Alabama Sports Writers Association’s Class 7A All-State team as an infielder
- Tabbed a preseason All-American by Perfect Game
- Named to multiple Perfect Game All-Tournament teams and ranked among the top 500 players according to PG
- Tabbed an Under Armour Baseball Factory All-American
- Posted an earned run average under one and collected 94 strikeouts on the prep level
- Named to the 2019 AL.com All-Tennessee Valley First Team after hitting .337 with six homers and 26 RBIs while drawing more walks (14) than total number of strikeouts (12)
- Threw a five-inning no hitter, striking out eight, walking two and hitting two batters, in an 11-1 win over Grissom High School in April of 2019
- Also went 3-for-3 that same day, including a pair of home runs
- Active on the summer circuits with the Viper Baseball Academy
PERSONAL
- Full name is Anthony Jordan Causey
- Born on Nov. 19, 2002
- Majoring in management
BSB | Tennessee Super Regional Postgame Presser at Arkansas (6.8.25)
Sunday, June 08
BSB | Tennessee Super Regional Postgame Presser at Arkansas (6.7.25)
Saturday, June 07
BSB | Tennessee Official Super Regional Preview Press Conference (6.6.25)
Friday, June 06
BSB | Tony Vitello Pre-NCAA Super Regional Media Availability (6.5.25)
Thursday, June 05
