2023 Baseball Roster
Roster
Hambleton Oliver
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- High School:
- Calallen HS
CAREER HONORS
• 2022 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
• 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
2023 (JUNIOR): Made a team-leading 24 appearances out of the bullpen in 2023 … Went 2-4 on the year with a 4.31 ERA across 39.2 innings out of the bullpen … Collected a team-leading five saves … Struck out 37 batters and walked 23 … Tallied 12 multi-strikeout efforts, 11 scoreless appearances and six hitless outings … Earned the win against HCU (2/21) with 1.2 hitless innings … Earned the win vs. DBU (3/8) with three strikeouts against the Patriots … Recorded a three-inning save in series-clinching win vs. K-State (3/19) … Struck out five in two innings at Oklahoma State (3/24) … Picked up his second save of the year vs. Oklahoma (4/6) with 1.2 perfect innings of work, including two strikeouts … Collected his third save of the season vs. Oklahoma (4/8) with a clean frame … Struck out the only two batters he faced at Abilene Christian (5/2) … Each of his final four appearances were scoreless … Earned save number four on the season at Tarleton (5/16) with a four-out performance that included a bases-loaded punchout in the 8th inning … Closed out the season finale vs. CSU Bakersfield (5/20) with his fifth save of the year, throwing 2.2 scoreless frames.
2022 (SOPHOMORE): Academic All-Big 12 Second Team member … Made 22 appearances out of the bullpen, the second-most on the team … Went 1-1 on the season and recorded one save … Posted a 6.26 ERA in 23 innings of work, striking out 19 batters … Worked 12 scoreless outings … Got the win at Abilene Christian (3/9) … Struck out a season-high five at Texas (4/22) … Struck out three at K-State (5/14).
2021 (SECOND-YEAR FRESHMAN): Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Made 21 appearances on the mound, including three starts … compiled a 2-0 record with a 3.77 ERA … Threw 28.2 innings, struck out 22 while walking 11 … Earned the first win of the season at UTRGV (2/21) after hurling 1.1 scoreless innings … Started and got the win vs. Sam Houston (3/2) after throwing two scoreless innings … Threw a season-long 2.2 scoreless frames vs. Texas (3/19) … Compiled a five-game scoreless outing streak (4/18-5/14).
2020 (FRESHMAN): Made six appearances including two starts in his shortened freshman campaign ... Compiled a 1-0 record with an impressive 1.86 ERA ... Only allowed two runs in 9.2 innings of work while striking out eight ... 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Calallen High School for coach Steve Chapman … Named District 29-5A MVP … Two-time South Texas Pitcher of the Year … Three-time District Champion … Elite All-State RHP … Held a 0.90 ERA with 104 strikeouts senior year and 84 innings pitched … Collected 42 RBI and held a .432 batting average senior year ... Member of National Honor Society … 2016 Freshman Academic Athlete of the Year.
PERSONAL: Son of Don and Yvonne Oliver … Has one younger sister, Abigail ... Plans to pursue a playing career in Major League Baseball … Father, Don, played minor league baseball ... Majoring in supply chain management.
