2023 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 33
Josh Farmer
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Bogart, Ga.
- High School:
- North Oconee HS
Awards/Accolades
2023
Before Mercer
High School
- 2023 All-Southern Conference Second Team (Media)
- SoCon Pitcher of the Week (March 13, 2023)
2023
- Started 15 games, ranking fourth among SoCon pitchers, including every weekend series and one game in the SoCon Tournament
- Pitched 77 innings which was the seventh-most in the SoCon
- Earned six wins
- Threw a nine-inning complete game against The Citadel in the SoCon Tournament, allowing just one run (5/26)
- Threw a seven-inning complete game against ETSU, allowing zero walks (4/15)
- Struck out a career-high seven batters against Rutgers (3/19)
- Pitched seven scoreless innings against Baylor (3/12)
- Posted a 4-1 recordÂ
- Had five starts and 25 appearances
- Struck out 38 batters on the season
- Pitched a total of 54.1 innings
- Had a season high of five strikeouts against Western Carolina
- Made six appearances including three starts
- Went 2-0 on the season with a 2.30 ERA
- The two wins were third most on the team
- Pitched 15.2 innings on the season, the fifth most on the team
- Picked up a win at Georgia State (March 10) after pitching five innings of no-hit ball
- Limited opponents to a .179 batting average
- Struck out 10 batters with four coming at Florida A&M (Feb. 19)
- SoCon Player of the Week (March 16)
- Logged 14.1 innings over 13 appearances & two starts on the mound
- Posted a 6.28 ERA & 0-1 record
- Struck out 13 batters & issued five walks
- Made collegiate debut vs. Alabama A&M (Feb. 22)
- Threw a season-high 2.2 innings vs. Western Carolina (April 13)
- Fanned three batters in one scoreless inning of relief vs. No. 4 Georgia at the NCAA Athens Regional (May 31)
- Made two mid-week starts vs. Florida A&M (Feb. 27) & Georgia Southern (March 6)
- Reshirted during freshman year
Before Mercer
High School
- Four-year letterwinner for head coach Jayden Lasley at North Oconee High School (Bogart, Ga.)
- Was a two-time captain for the Titans during junior & senior seasons
- Went 3-2 on the mound with a 3.70 ERA, 45 strikeouts & one save over 35.3 innings pitched; also batted .341 with 11 RBIs & nine stolen bases
- Earned All-Region 8-AAAAÂ honors
- Earned team's Coaches Award & Leadership Award
- Recipient of the school's Epic Honor Award
- Played summer ball for Team Elite Prime & earned Perfect Game Underclass All-American honors
- Full name is Joshua Damon Farmer
- Son of Stephanie & Jamie Farmer
- Has three siblings, Jeremy, Jessica & Hannah
- Born June 18, 1999 in Athens, Ga.
- Chose Mercer because of the chance to compete at a high level in baseball & the school's prestigious academics
- Graduated with a Bachelor's in criminal justice
- Earning a master's degree higher education
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