Malachi Witherspoon

Photo by: USA Baseball

Position:
Right Handed Pitcher
Class:
Junior
Height:
6-3
Weight:
211
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.
Prev School:
Northwest Florida State College

2025: Drafted in the second round of the 2025 MLB Draft with the 62nd pick by the Detroit Tigers ... 2025 NCAA Chapel Hill Regional All-Tournament Team … made 15 appearances and 15 starts on the mound … finished the season with a 5.09 ERA through 74.1 innings pitched … compiled 91 total strikeouts which ranked second among all Sooner pitchers … ranked third with 11.02 strikeouts per nine innings, which finished as the 14th best in the SEC … finished the season with a 4-8 record while holding opposing batters to a .260 batting average … had six games with seven or more strikeouts … went at least five innings in nine of his 15 starts … struck out a career-high 11 against Vanderbilt (4/13) … fanned 10 and gave up just three earned runs on four hits through 6.1 innings vs. No. 3 Texas (5/17) ... threw six scoreless innings against Nebraska (5/30) in his final start at the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional, striking out nine and walking just two.

2024: 2024 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team member … made 21 appearances on the mound in primarily a closer role … led the team with five saves and finished with a 2-2 record with a 5.64 ERA in 22.1 IP … had 29 strikeouts to 10 walks … surrendered just eight extra-base hits … went two innings and struck out a season-high four in the season opener vs. Oregon (2/16) … struck out one and got the save in the ninth inning for his first save of the year vs. Wichita State (3/5) … got the win in two innings of relief, striking out three and surrendering no runs and just two hits vs. UCF (3/9) … earned the win in two innings of relief with one strikeout at No. 12 TCU (3/16) … struck out the side in his one inning of work vs. Texas (4/26) … earned a pair of saves in OU’s sweep at Texas Tech (5/4-5) … got a pair of saves in postseason play vs. Kansas in the Big 12 Tournament (5/23) and vs. Duke in the NCAA Norman Regional (6/2).

Prior to OU: A transfer from Northwest Florida State College ... appeared in 13 games with 17.1 innings pitched and 24 strikeouts during the 2023 season.

High School: Attended Fletcher High School in Neptune Beach, Fla. ... ranked No. 6 right-handed pitcher and No. 22 overall prospect in Florida and No. 34 right-handed pitcher and top-120 overall prospect nationally by Perfect Game ... was picked in the 12th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2022 MLB draft ... high school coach was Michael Grillo ... twin brother Kyson is also on the team.