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Jersey Number 30
Rio Britton
- Position:
- Left-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ione, Calif.
- High School:
- Capital Christian HS
Bio
Honors and Awards
2021
Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021
Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll
CAREER
Played two seasons at Oregon before transferring to North Carolina State … Finished Oregon career with a 4-1 record and a 3.29 ERA while making 49 appearances (all out of the bullpen) … Struck out 53 in 54.2 inning pitched while holding opposing batters to a .193 average.
2022 SEASON
A significant piece out of the bullpen for Oregon … Finished 4-1 with a 3.20 ERA in a team-high 34 appearances, tied for the 10th most nationally … Allowed 16 runs (14 earned) on 25 hits in 39.1 innings pitched with 35 strikeouts … Held opposing batters to a .188 batting average … Pitched more than an inning of relief 12 times, including two or more innings of work on six occasions … Fanned multiple hitters in 10 appearances, including matching a career-best of four once … Did not allow a run in 24 of 34 relief outings … Recorded one save (first of career) … at San Diego (Feb. 21): Picked up first career win, going an inning and allowing one run (unearned) with three strikeouts in the series finale … vs. St. John’s (Feb. 25-28): Made two appearances against the Red Storm, striking out four batters over 1.2 innings of work … Pitched 1.1 innings and matched a season-best with three strikeouts in series finale win … vs. UC Santa Barbara (March 4-5): Provided 3.2 innings of scoreless relief across two appearances against the Gauchos … Retired all three batters faced after entering in the eighth inning of a series-opening win … Went a career long 2.2 innings and matched a career-high in game two of a double header … at #2 Stanford (March 12): Earned second win of the season in 1.2 innings of scoreless relief … vs. San Francisco (March 29): Picked up first career save throwing 3.0 innings with three strikeouts, allowing just two hits … at Portland (April 19): Picked up third win of the season against the Pilots … Struck out three of four batters faced in 1.1 innings of work … vs. #2 Oregon State (April 26): Did not allow a run in 1.2 innings pitched with two strikeouts after entering in the sixth … vs. California (April 29): Earned fourth win of the season against the Golden Bears.
2021 SEASON
A key arm out of the bullpen for the Ducks … Finished with a 3.52 ERA in 15 appearances, allowing seven runs (6 earned) on 11 hits in 15.1 innings pitched with 18 strikeouts and six walks … Held opposing hitters to a .204 batting average … Stranded the only runner inherited during the season … Pitched more than an inning of relief on three occasions … Fanned multiple hitters in five games, including a season-high four once … Did not allow a run in first 10 career appearances covering 11 innings … Did not allow a run in 12 of 15 outings … Tied for the team lead while taking part in three combined shutouts … vs. Seattle (Feb. 26): Made career debut throwing 2.0 scoreless innings while combining with Peyton Fuller to shut out the Redhawks … Fanned two and walked one while not allowing a hit in a 6-0 Oregon win … at #15 UC Santa Barbara (March 6): Retired the only batter faced after inheriting a runner with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning … vs. Arizona State (March 19): Tossed 0.2 scoreless innings after entering the game in the top of the ninth … vs. Portland (March 23): Tossed a scoreless sixth inning while matching a then-season-high two Ks in a 10-1 win … vs. New Mexico State (April 1): Combined on second shutout of season with three other pitchers in a 5-0 win … Got the final three outs with one strikeout … at Portland (April 14): Struck out one while throwing a scoreless second inning in an 18-1 staffed outing … at USC (April 17): Got the final three outs, ending the game with a K to even the weekend series … vs. San Jose State (April 27): Fanned a season-best four, while matching a season-high with 2.0 innings pitched in an 11-7 win … Allowed a runner to reach second in the seventh inning before getting out of the inning with back-to-back strikeouts and a pick off … Retired the side in order in the eighth with a pair of Ks and a pop out … at Washington State (May 1): Pitched a scoreless eighth inning with one strikeout … vs. Washington (April 7-9): Made a pair of appearances in a series for the first time … Ran scoreless streak to 11 innings to start the season while allowing no runs in the ninth inning … Fanned two while retiring the lineup in order … Paired with two other pitchers for third combined shutout of the season … Allowed first run of the season in the series finale in 0.2 innings pitched … vs. #25 Gonzaga (May 18): Retired all four batters faced with one strikeout … at California (May 27): Pitched a scoreless ninth inning in an 11-5 win … Fanned a pair of hitters in the inning, both of whom homered earlier in the game.
SUMMER BALL
Played for the Kokomo Jackrabbits in the Northwoods League in 2021.
HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus top-100 player from California by Prep Baseball Report (No. 26) and Perfect Game (No. 86) … The No. 160 player overall nationally according to PBR … A top-70 left-handed pitcher nationally according to both Prep Baseball Report (No. 15) and Perfect Game (No. 70), while ranking in the top 10 amongst lefties in California (No. 4 PBR, No. 8 PG) … A two-year letterwinner at Capital Christian High School in Sacramento, Calif. … Played in 32 career games, including 19 appearances on the mound … Finished career with a 13-2 record and a 1.56 ERA, while allowing just 29 runs (17 earned) on 44 hits in 76.1 innings pitched with 127 strikeouts and 49 walks … Held opposing hitters to a .159 batting average … Played in four state tournament games during two seasons putting up dominant performances in each game … Finished career 3-0 in state tournament games with 0.38 ERA, while allowing just two runs (1 earned) on 12 hits with 42 Ks and 13 walks … Tossed at least five innings in nine of 15 career starts, including a two complete games … Had 10-or-more strikeouts in three career games, while fanning five-plus batters in 15 of 19 appearances … Threw 70-or-more pitches 11 times … Named to the Capital Athletic League’s all-academic team three times … Senior season was cancelled because of COVID-19 … As a junior, named Capital Athletic League Pitcher of the Year … Named first-team All-Capital Athletic League after leading team to a CAL championship and a spot in the second round of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division III State Baseball Tournament with a 18-9 record … Named honorable mention All-Metro Team by The Sacramento Bee … Started nine of 10 appearances on the mound, finishing the season 6-1 with a 1.88 ERA while allowing 21 runs (11 earned) on 26 hits with 69 strikeouts and 25 walks … Held opposing hitters to a .172 batting average … Did not allow an earned run in five of 10 appearances, including five of nine starts … Had 26 innings pitched over those nine starts … Allowed one earned run (4 IP) in one of the other three appearances … Tossed one complete game, allowing just one unearned run on two hits with seven Ks and two walks in an 11-1 win over El Camino … Went at least five innings in five starts … In addition to the complete game win over El Camino, tossed seven scoreless innings while allowing just four hits in a 9-inning loss to Oakdale in the second round of the state tournament … Fanned a career-high 14 in the tournament loss while walking just two … Went six innings while allowing two runs (one earned) on just three hits with seven Ks and two walks in a 3-2 win over Rio Americano … Tossed six scoreless innings while allowing just two hits with six strikeouts and three walks in a 3-1 win over Del Campo … Lasted five innings in a 7-6 win over Christian Brothers, while allowing five runs (none earned) on three hits with 9 Ks and just one walk … Fanned 5-or-more hitters in eight of 10 appearances … In addition to the career-high 14 Ks vs. Oakdale, had nine strikeouts against both El Camino and Christian Brothers … Struck out seven hitters twice, six hitters twice and five batters once … Fanned at least one hitter per inning in all 10 appearances … Tossed 70-or-more pitches in six games including a season-high 102 pitches in the tournament loss to Oakdale … Threw more than 90 pitches in three other games with 96 vs. El Camino and 93 against Rio American and Del Campo … As a sophomore, helped team to the 2018 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV State Tournament championship with a 27-6 record … Finished the season 7-1 with a 1.19 ERA while allowing just eight runs in nine appearances (6 starts) … Gave up just six earned runs on 18 hits in 35.1 innings pitched with 58 strikeouts and 24 base on balls … Held opposing hitters to a .143 batting average … In three state tournament games, went 3-0 with a 0.53 ERA while allowing just two runs (1 earned) on eight hits in 17.0 innings pitched with 28 Ks and 11 walks … Tossed a complete-game shutout against Mountain House in the first round of the state tournament, allowing just two hits in six innings with 11 strikeouts and one walk … Tossed five-or-more innings in four starts … In addition to the complete game against Mountain House, went six innings (6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K) in a 10-2 win over El Dorado in the championship game of the state tournament forcing the if-necessary game … Beat Dixon 10-4, going 5.2 innings while allowing just two runs on two hits with five Ks and 6 walks … Tossed five innings allowing just one run on two hits with 11 strikeouts in a win over Escalon in the state tournament … Had two games with double-digit strikeouts, with both season-high 11 strikeout performances coming in the state tournament … Fanned seven in two outings, six in two more and five in one game … Struck out at least one hitter per inning if five of seven starts … Tossed 70-or-more pitches in five different games, including a career-high 103 pitches against El Dorado in the state tournament championship game win … Threw 100 pitches in a win over Dixon and 99 pitches in the state tournament win over Escalon … Tossed the complete game against Mountain House on just 82 pitches … Offensively, had 17 at bats getting seven hits (.538) with seven RBI and five runs scored … Had one multi-hit game, going 2-for-3 with a RBI and two runs scored against Magnolia … Had two multi-RBI games, driving in two against Sunny Hills and Lindhurst … Scored multiple runs once … Lettered in basketball as a junior … High school baseball coach was Nelson Randolph.
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