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Jersey Number 40
Josh Mollerus
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Campbell, Calif.
- High School:
- Bellarmine College Prep
- Prev School:
- San Francisco
Bio
Honors and Awards
2023
ABCA/Rawlings Second-Team All-West Region
Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Conference
CSC Academic All-District
2023
ABCA/Rawlings Second-Team All-West Region
Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Conference
CSC Academic All-District
MLB DRAFT
Drafted in the 10th round (Pick 304) of the 2023 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.
2023 SEASON
Earned ABCA/Rawlings second-team All-West Region honors as well as honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference recognition … Worked out of the bullpen as Oregon’s closer finishing the year 3-3 with a 3.44 ERA and 11 saves in 28 appearances … Allowed 15 runs (14 earned) on 27 hits in 36.2 innings pitched with 50 strikeouts and 18 walks … Held opposing hitters to a .201 batting average … Allowed just four of 12 inherited runners to score (33.3 percent) … Finished sixth all-time in single-season saves and games finished (25) at Oregon … Tied for the Pac-12 lead in both saves and games finished … Tied for 14th in the nation in saves … Did not allow a run in first 19 innings pitched (15 appearances) … Five saves came in Pac-12 Conference games, tied for the third most in the conference … Went 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in 12 appearances in league games … Allowed seven runs on 12 hits in 16.1 innings with 21 Ks and seven walks … Held opposing Pac-12 hitters to a .194 batting average … vs. Xavier (Feb. 17-19): Made two appearances in Oregon’s four-game sweep finishing with a win and a save … Tossed two scoreless innings while allowing just one base runner (walk) with two strikeouts … Winning pitcher in the series opener after the Ducks won on a walk off … Fanned two of three batters faced … Picked up first career save as a Duck retiring three of four batters faced in the ninth inning of a 3-1 win … Struck out a pair … vs. UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 19): Got the final two outs with one K in the series finale … vs. San Diego (March 2-5): Made appearances in two of the four games in a Ducks series sweep … Picked up second save of the season in the opener after pitching 1.1 innings in a 3-2 win … Allowed first two hits of the season but no runs with one strikeout … Threw a then season-high 2.0 in the series finale … Fanned a season-best four while not allowing a run on one hit with a walk in a 5-1 win … vs. #13 UCLA (March 10): Retired three of four batters faced in the top of the ninth to secure a 6-2 series-opening win … vs. Niagara (March 15): Inherited a two-on, two-out situation in the top of the eighth and fanned the first batter faced to get out of the jam … Struck out the side in the ninth … at Washington State (March 19): Got the final five outs in Sunday’s finale to help the Ducks clinch the series with a 13-7 win … vs. Northwestern State (March 26): Pitched a scoreless ninth to wrap a 5-0 win and series sweep … Struck out two of three batters faced … at Arizona (March 31-April 2): Pitched in the final two games of Oregon’s sweep … Picked up a save in both games … Did not allow a run while fanning three in the series … In game two, allowed a pair of base runners (BB, HBP) after getting the first two batters out before getting out of the jam with a ground out to secure a 13-11 series-clinching win … In the series finale, got the final five outs to clinch the series sweep … vs. Oregon State (April 7): Notched third consecutive save tossing 1.1 scoreless innings in a 2-0 Oregon win … Inherited runners on the corners and two outs in the eighth, but got out of the jam unscathed with a fly out … Struck out the side swinging to wrap up the save … vs. San Francisco (April 11): Made it four appearances in a row with a save … Second appearance of the season tossing 2.0 innings … Retired six of seven batters faced with two Ks in a 5-3 win … vs. #7 Stanford (April 16): Struck out two of four batters faced in a scoreless inning … at Portland (April 18): Ran scoreless streak to 19 innings with a 1-2-3 eighth inning before allowing four runs in the ninth to suffer first blown save as a Duck … at California (April 21-23): Made two appearances in the series win … Picked up seventh save of the season in a 5-4 series-opening win … Fanned four of seven batters faced over 1.2 innings … Got out of an eighth-inning jam stranding two with a ground out to end the inning … Struck out three of four batters faced in the ninth to wrap up win … Secured a series win allowing one run on one hit (home run) in a 9-3 Oregon win … at USC (May 6): Added save No. 8 on the season in a 7-5 win … Put together a 1-2-3 inning in the ninth with back-to-back Ks to start the inning … at Utah (May 20): Helped Oregon clinch a series win retiring all three batters faced with two strikeouts and a fly-ball out to end the series … at Pac-12 Tournament (May 23-27): Made a pair of appearances picking up a save and a win while helping Oregon win the tournament … vs. California (May 23): Got the save after facing the minimum in the ninth inning … After giving up a leadoff single, got a fly-ball out before enticing a game-ending double play in the 3-2 win … vs. #4 Stanford (May 25): Earned the win after tossing a season-high 2.2 innings on a season-most 49 pitches … Did not allow a run while matching a season-high with four strikeouts … Did not allow a run while pitching out of trouble after inheriting a runner in scoring position in the bottom of the eighth … Against the top of the Cardinal order, left the bases loaded with a strikeout of the Stanford cleanup hitter after getting the two-hole hitter on strikes with runners at second and third … Pitched a scoreless ninth stranding runners on second and third with an inning-ending ground out in an eventual 8-6 (10-inning) win … at Nashville Regional (June 2-4): Picked up two saves in two appearances while helping Oregon win the regional championship … vs. Xavier (June 2): After allowing a leadoff single, retired the next batter on strikes before getting a game-ending double play to secure 10th save of the year in a 5-4 win … vs. #3 Vanderbilt (June 3): Made it 11 saves getting the final three outs in an 8-7 win … Eugene Super Regional (June 9-11): Made appearances in all three games, the first time pitching in all three games of a series during the season … Tossed 2.2 total innings on 47 pitches … Picked up the win in the opener retiring three of four batters faced on just 15 pitches with a ninth-inning ending double play setting up an Oregon walk-off win … In game three appearance, did not allow a run while pitching the sixth inning.
CAREER (at San Francisco)
Played four seasons (2019-2022) … Appeared in 68 games, making nine starts … Finished 4-9 with five saves and a 5.60 ERA … In 135.0 career innings, struck out 126 batters and walked 46.
2022 SEASON (at San Francisco)
Had a career year out of the bullpen for the Dons, appearing in 24 games … Finished the year 4-2 with a career-low 3.96 ERA and five saves, good for fifth in the West Coast Conference for saves … Totaled a career-best 52 strikeouts, walking just nine batters in 36.1 innings ... Ended the year with a 1.07 WHIP and a .221 opponent batting average … vs. Utah Valley (Feb. 27): Notched first career win after matching a then career-high five strikeouts in 4.0 innings, allowing just two hits … vs. St. John’s (March 3): Earned first career save in the 8-5 win over the Red Storm … at Portland (March 25): Picked up second save of the season after striking out five batters in 2.0 innings … at Pepperdine (April 14): Struck out a career-high six batters and allowed just one hit in 4.0 innings against the Waves.
2021 SEASON (at San Francisco)
Appeared in 18 games, starting five for the Dons … Tallied 39 strikeouts and walked 17 batters in 46 innings pitched … at Stanford (March 4): Matched a then career-high of five strikeouts against the Cardinal ... at BYU (March 26): Pitched a career-high 6.0 innings in win over the Cougars.
2020 SEASON (at San Francisco)
Pitched in three games and threw 1.1 innings in the shortened COVID-19 season.
2019 SEASON (at San Francisco)
Made 23 appearances with four starts on the mound as an important part of the Dons' bullpen in first year of college baseball ... Held opponents to a .268 batting average and had 33 strikeouts and 20 walks ... Fifth on the team with a 5.26 ERA … Became the Dons midweek starter in April, making three consecutive Tuesday starts against Stanford, Nevada and UC Davis ... Did not allow a run in more than half of his appearances (12) and closed the year with a 1.42 ERA in final seven games ... at San Diego State (Feb. 15): Made collegiate debut on opening day, throwing a shutout inning of relief in the eighth … vs. Stanford (April 9): Took the mound for first career start against the Cardinal … vs. CSUN (May 19): Had a then career-high of five strikeouts, only allowing one baserunner in 4.1 innings of work.
SUMMER BALL
Played in the MLB Draft League in 2022 … Struck out 31 batters in 18.2 innings, going 0-1 with a 4.82 ERA … Pitched for the Portland Pickles of the West Coast League in 2021 … Earned first-team All-WCL honors after going 3-0 with two saves and a 0.39 ERA … In 23 innings pitched, struck out 39 batters and had a 1.043 WHIP while not allowing a home run.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose, Calif. … Ranked the No. 194 player in California and the 55th-rated right-handed pitcher in the state by Perfect Game … As a senior, named a PG Preseason All-American and all-region honorable mention pick … Earned second-team West Catholic Athletic League honors … Led the Bells to the championship game of the California Interscholastic Federation Central Coast Section Division I playoffs ... Posted a 1.10 ERA, going 2-0 with seven saves in 15 appearances in 2018 ... Struck out 44 batters with just seven walks in 38.1 innings pitched ... Held opponents to a .146 batting average … Selected a PG Preseason Underclassman All-America choice and all-region honorable mention selection … Named to the top prospect team at the 2017 West Coast Top Prospect Showcase.
2024-25 Oregon Baseball Intro Video
Thursday, June 12
Oregon Baseball | Eugene Regional | Postgame vs. Cal Poly
Saturday, May 31
Oregon Baseball | Eugene Regional | Postgame vs. Utah Valley
Saturday, May 31
Grayson Grinsell & Jacob Walsh | NCAA Selection Show
Monday, May 26
