- Full name Jack David Crowder
- Born 07/25/2002 in Naperville, IL
- Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 220 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Plainfield
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Drafted in the 9th round (279th overall) by the Baltimore Orioles in 2024 (signed for $27,500).
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Crowder is a 6-foot-4 225-pound senior righthander who began his career out of the bullpen at Illinois but pitched as a full-time starter this spring. He posted a 4.88 ERA over 90.1 innings and 16 starts with a 20.4% strikeout rate and 9.7% walk rate. While he’s never been a huge strikeout machine, Crowder has solid stuff including a fastball that averaged 93 mph and touched 98, a low-to-mid-80s slider and a mid-80s changeup.
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Crowder is a 6-foot-4 225-pound senior righthander who began his career out of the bullpen at Illinois but pitched as a full-time starter this spring. He posted a 4.88 ERA over 90.1 innings and 16 starts with a 20.4% strikeout rate and 9.7% walk rate. While he’s never been a huge strikeout machine, Crowder has solid stuff including a fastball that averaged 93 mph and touched 98, a low-to-mid-80s slider and a mid-80s changeup.