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Jersey Number 37
Ari Bethea
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- RHP
- B/T:
- R/R
- Ht/Wt:
- 6-1 / 197
- Hometown:
- Collierville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Collierville HS
HIGH SCHOOL
- Rated as the No. 14 prospect and No. 5 right-handed pitcher in Tennessee for the class of 2025 by Perfect Game
- Named a 2025 Perfect Game Preseason All-American and All-Southeast Region Second Team selection
- Played club ball with the Rawlings Southeast Mad Mavericks 18U team in the 2025 18U Perfect Game World Series
- Particpated in the 2023 Perfect Game Junior National Showcase
- Tabbed an All-Metro pitcher in 2024 after recording 107 strikeouts as a junior in 2024
- Played all four years on the Collierville High School varsity baseball team
PERSONAL
- Full name is Ari Isaiah Bethea
- Born on July 29, 2006 in Coll
- Majoring in Management
- Son of Lamonte and Shirley Bethea
- Has five sisters, Aaliyah, Anushka, Abigail, Annie and Amelia
- Grandfather, Elvin Bethea, was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2003 after playing as a defensive end for the Houston Oilers for 16 years
- Enjoys fishing, watching football and being outdoors
Everything Orange S3 | Josh Elander (Baseball)
Friday, November 07
BSB | Josh Elander Introductory Press Conference (10.27.25)
Monday, October 27
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
