2023 Baseball Roster
Roster
Anderson Needham
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Heath, Texas
- High School:
- Rockwall Heath HS
CAREER HONORS
• 2023 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll - Fall 2021, Spring 2022
• 2020 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2023 (JUNIOR): Made a team-leading 24 appearances out of the bullpen … Posted a 1-1 record with a 4.91 ERA across 29.1 innings of work … Struck out 33 batters and walked just 14 … Logged 14 scoreless appearances, eight multi-strikeout efforts and four hitless outings … Did not allow an earned run over his first four appearances (3.2 innings) … Struck out a season-high four batters three times … Went a season-long 2.2 innings three times … Worked five-straight scoreless outings from March 25 to April 11 … Allowed just four earned runs over his last 11.1 IP … Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection.
2022 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Made eight appearances on the mound, including one start … Posted an 8.59 ERA across 7.1 innings of work … Struck out nine and walked nine … Made only start of the season vs. Sam Houston (4/19) … Worked four scoreless outings … Struck out a season-high four vs. Oklahoma State (5/21).
2021 (THIRD-YEAR SOPHOMORE): Did not play after undergoing elbow surgery before the season.
2020 (SOPHOMORE): 2020 Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Saw action in two games, both in relief ... compiled 3.2 innings of work in the shortened season.
2019 (FRESHMAN): Made six appearances on the mound including three starts … Owned a 1-0 record with 7.07 ERA … Struck out 18 batters in 14 innings of work … Made collegiate debut and first-career start vs. Holy Cross (2/17) … Earned first-career win vs. Cornell (2/24) … Notched season-high six strikeouts in both of the two previous appearances.
HIGH SCHOOL: Pitched at Rockwall Heath High School in Heath, Texas in 2018 ... Earned District Newcomer of the Year honors … Tallied 90 strikeouts in 2018 … Pitched and played outfield for three seasons at Midland Christian School in Midland, Texas ... Helped team to 2016 state runner-up finish ... Named first-team all-district pitcher in 2016 ... Named 2016 academic all-state ... Also played football at RHHS ... Named first-team all-district punter in 2016 ... Finished 2016 football season with 701 rushing yards, 619 passing yards, 443 receiving yards and 995 punting yards.
PERSONAL: Son of David and Kindra Needham ... Has two older sisters, Abigail and Anna Lee ... National Honor Society member ... majoring in management information systems.
