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2021 Baseball Roster

27 Jaxson Otis

27 Jaxson Otis

  • Weight:
    175
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Las Vegas, Nev.
  • Highschool:
    Advanced Technology Academy

Summary

Biography

At Utah Valley University ...
JUNIOR/COVID YEAR ~ (2021): Made 10 appearances on the mound on the season which included one start ... went 0-2 with a 10.47 ERA and one save over 16.1 innings of work ... struck out nine and walked 12 on the season ... made his lone start at BYU on March 23 ... recorded a trio of scoreless outings on the season ... went a season-long 3.0 innings twice on the year ... tossed three scoreless innings of relief at UTRGV on April 10 in which he allowed just two hits while striking out two ... also tossed 2.0 scoreless and hitless innings at Cal Poly on March 7 in which he also fanned a pair of batters ... registered his first save in a UVU uniform on April 2 against GCU after surrendering just two runs on four hits over the final 3.0 innings to help preserve the win for the Wolverines ... recorded a pair of assists and one putout.  

JUNIOR ~ (2020): Started three games and made four total appearances on the mound before having the season cut short due to COVID-19 ... went 1-2 with a 5.03 ERA in 19.2 innings ... struck out 12 and walked just eight while limiting opponents to a .197 batting average ... tossed a complete-game shutout victory at Pac-12 Washington in what turned out to be his final start on March 7 ... allowed just three hits and no runs while striking out three and walking just one in the dominant seven-inning 1-0 shutout over the Pac-12 Huskies ... the outing was his lonest of the year and UVU's lone complete-game shutout ... also threw 4.0 innings of shutout relief in his appearance on the mound at Abilene Christian on Feb. 15 in which he surrendered just two hits and no runs over four innings.

Before Utah Valley...
Prepped at Advanced Technology Academy in Las Vegas, Nev. ... earned first team All-State accolades as a pitcher/shortstop ... played for head coach Paul Basset in high school ... also played tennis in high school. 

Other College...
Played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Salt Lake Community College ... tabbed second team all-conference as a shortstop during his freshman campaign and first team all-conference as a designated hitter during his sophomore season ... hit .315 in 2019 with 18 extra-base hits (1 HR, 13 2B, 4 3B) and 32 RBIs ... also stole 14 bases as a sophomore, scored a team high 51 runs, slugged .458 and posted a .411 on-base percentage. In 2018, he batted .318 with 15 extra-base hits (14 2B, 1 3B) and 34 RBIs ... also added a team-best 16 stolen bases, 42 runs scored, and a .412 on-base percentage as well as a .401 slugging percentage ... had one relief appearance on the mound at SLCC and pitched a third of an inning of scoreless relief for the Bruins. 

Personal...
Graduated from Advanced Technology Academy in 2017 ... birthday is March 10 ... born in Las Vegas ... plans to major in computer science at UVU ... his greatest sports thrill is pitching ... the St. Louis Cardinals are his favorite professional team ... wants to be involved in software development and/or real-estate investment for his career.
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    2020Junior

    RHP
    6'2" 175 lbs
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  • 27

    2021Junior

    RHP
    6'2" 175 lbs
    27

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