Rhett Lowder

Rhett Hamilton Lowder (born March 8, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Rhett Lowder
Cincinnati Reds
Pitcher
Born: (2002-03-08) March 8, 2002
Albemarle, North Carolina
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Amateur career

Lowder went to North Stanly High School located New London, North Carolina, where he played baseball. During his sophomore season in 2018, he pitched a 9–2 record and with a 1.03 ERA.[1] As a junior in 2019, he went 9–0 with a 0.61 ERA, 115 strikeouts, and seven walks over 68.1 innings.[2] His senior season in 2020 was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic and he was unselected in the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball draft, leading to him enrolling at Wake Forest University to play college baseball.

During his freshman at Wake Forest in 2021, Lowder appeared in 14 games (making 12 starts) in which he went 4–2 with a 6.12 ERA, 78 strikeouts, and 14 home runs allowed over 67.2 innings.[3] That summer, he played for the Strasburg Express of the Valley Baseball League.[4] As a sophomore in 2022, Lowder started 16 games and pitched to an 11–3 record with a 3.08 ERA, 105 strikeouts and 26 walks over 99.1 innings.[5] He was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year, becoming the first ever player from Wake Forest to win the award.[6] Following the season's end, he was named to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team .[7]

Professional career

The Cincinnati Reds selected Lowder in the first round, with the seventh overall selection, of the 2023 MLB draft. On July 14, 2023, Lowder signed with the Reds for an under slot deal worth $5.7 million.[8]

References
  1. Curcio, Charles (July 5, 2018). "Five Stanly baseball players named to All-State team". The Stanly News & Press.
  2. Curcio, Charles (December 12, 2019). "North Stanly pitcher signs with Wake Forest". The Stanly News & Press.
  3. Thayer, Essex. "Baseball looks to shock the nation".
  4. "Rhett Lowder - Valley Baseball League - player". Pointstreak Sports Technologies.
  5. "An early '23 mock: Top 20 picks". MLB.com.
  6. "Wake Forest's Rhett Lowder Becomes First Demon Deacon Named ACC Pitcher of the Year". wfmynews2.com. May 23, 2022.
  7. "USA Baseball Names 2022 Collegiate National Team Roster". USA Baseball.
  8. "Reds sign 1st round draft pick Rhett Lowder for $5,700,000". redsminorleagues.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
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