Jared Poché

Jared Poché
Pitcher
Born: (1994-11-21) November 21, 1994 (age 30)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Bats: Right
Throws: Left

Jared Marcus Poché (born November 21, 1994) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

Career

Poché attended Lutcher High School in Lutcher, Louisiana.[1] Lutcher won the Class 4A state championship in 2013.[2] He enrolled at Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college baseball for the LSU Tigers. He had a 9–3 win–loss record and 2.45 earned run average (ERA) as a freshman for the Tigers.[3] The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Collegiate Baseball named him a Freshman All-American in 2014.[4][5] After the 2014 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[6]

Poché finished his junior year with a 9–4 record and a 3.35 ERA. The San Diego Padres selected Poché in the 14th round of the 2016 MLB draft.[7] He decided to return to LSU for his senior season, turning down a $150,000 signing bonus.[8][9] As a senior, he threw a no-hitter, the first for LSU since 1979,[10] and set the LSU career record for wins.[11]

The Oakland Athletics selected Poché in the ninth round of the 2017 MLB draft.[12] He signed with the Athletics, and made his professional debut for the Vermont Lake Monsters.[13] However, he only played in one game, pitching two innings, before he was placed on the 60 day disabled list, ending his season.[14] In 2018, he made his season debut with Vermont before being promoted to the Beloit Snappers, where he finished the year. In 25 games (22 starts) for Beloit he pitched to an 8-6 record with a 4.41 ERA.[15]

Poché began 2019 with the Stockton Ports.[16] He decided to retire from baseball in July 2019.[17]

Personal life

Poché's parents, Jerry and Tessa, are lifelong residents of Lutcher. His older brother, Corey, played college baseball for Nicholls State University, and taught Jared how to throw a changeup.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Still inspired by the lessons from his hometown of Lutcher, Jared Poche leads LSU into Sunday's College World Series opener | LSU". theadvocate.com. June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  2. ^ Special to (August 18, 2021). "Former Lutcher ace Poche excelling at front of LSU rotation - L'Observateur | L'Observateur". Lobservateur.com. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "LSU baseball: Jared Poche and three young guns take center stage on the mound". NOLA.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "Coming Soon Page". Sportsnola.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "LSU's Jared Poche lauded as a 2014 freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball". NOLA.com. June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  6. ^ "Jared Poche - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "San Diego Padres select LSU pitcher Jared Poche in the 14th round". NOLA.com. June 11, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  8. ^ LSU LHP Jared Poche making his pitch for MLB Draft (June 8, 2017). "LSU LHP Jared Poche making his pitch for MLB Draft". NOLA.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  9. ^ CHANDLER ROME | The Advocate (July 13, 2016). "Jared Poche to return to LSU baseball for senior year | LSU". theadvocate.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Axisa, Mike (February 25, 2017). "LSU southpaw Jared Poche comes so, so close to throwing consecutive no-hitters". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  11. ^ "Poche' sets LSU wins mark, knocks Florida State out of CWS". Theoaklandpress.com. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  12. ^ "LSU's Jared Poche taken in the 9th round by Oakland in 2017 MLB Draft". NOLA.com. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  13. ^ Steve Manney. "LSU Teammates Deichmann and Poche Together Again with Lake Monsters". Mychamplainvalley.com. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  14. ^ "Jared Poche' Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  15. ^ "Jared Poche' Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  16. ^ Scott Linesburgh. "Stockton Ports begin 2019 season with a familiar manager, local catcher and lots of prospects - Sports - recordnet.com - Stockton, CA". recordnet.com. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  17. ^ Auzenne, Josh. "Former LSU pitcher Jared Poche decides to retire from professional baseball". www.wafb.com.