JB Middleton

For the 2025 season, Middleton moved into the [[starting rotation]].<ref>https://www.wlbt.com/2025/02/13/yazoo-city-native-announced-southern-miss-baseballs-opening-weekend-rotation/</ref> He was awarded the [[C Spire Ferriss Trophy]].<ref>https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/southern-miss/2025/05/19/jb-middleton-southern-miss-baseball-ferriss-trophy-mississippi-2025/83677204007/</ref><ref>https://cdispatch.com/sports/on-a-day-for-right-handed-aces-usms-jb-middleton-wins-the-ferris/</ref> Over 16 starts, Middleton went 10-1 with a 2.31 ERA and 122 strikeouts over 105{{frac|1|3}} innings. After the season's end, he participated in the MLB Draft Combine at [[Chase Field]].<ref>https://www.wdam.com/2025/06/14/4-pine-belt-stars-participating-2025-mlb-draft-combine/</ref>

For the 2025 season, Middleton moved into the [[starting rotation]].<ref>https://www.wlbt.com/2025/02/13/yazoo-city-native-announced-southern-miss-baseballs-opening-weekend-rotation/</ref> He was awarded the [[C Spire Ferriss Trophy]].<ref>https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/southern-miss/2025/05/19/jb-middleton-southern-miss-baseball-ferriss-trophy-mississippi-2025/83677204007/</ref><ref>https://cdispatch.com/sports/on-a-day-for-right-handed-aces-usms-jb-middleton-wins-the-ferris/</ref> Over 16 starts, Middleton went 10-1 with a 2.31 ERA and 122 strikeouts over 105{{frac|1|3}} innings. After the season's end, he participated in the MLB Draft Combine at [[Chase Field]].<ref>https://www.wdam.com/2025/06/14/4-pine-belt-stars-participating-2025-mlb-draft-combine/</ref>

Middleton was selected by the [[Colorado Rockies]] in the second round with the 45th overall pick of the [[2025 Major League Baseball draft]].<ref>https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/sports/college/southern-miss/2025/07/13/jb-middleton-colorado-rockies-southern-miss-baseball-pitcher-mlb-draft/84630652007/</ref>

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