2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jack Ralston
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 222
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Newhall, Calif.
- High School:
- Hart HS
Notes
Selected in the seventh round (215th overall) of the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals ... Finished his career with a 12-5 record, 3.66 ERA, .238 batting average against, and 128ย strikeouts in 137ย 2/3 innings.ย
2019
Had a breakout campaign as a redshirt junior, going 11-1 with a 2.66 ERA, .214 batting average against, and 110 strikeouts in 101 1/3 innings ... Semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy ... Named an All-American by the NCBWA (Second Team), Collegiate Baseball (Second Team), ABCA (Third Team), and Perfect Game (honorable mention) ... Also named to the ABCA All-West Region First Team and the Pac-12 All-Conference Team ... Started 17 games, the most of any Pac-12 pitcher ...ย Had a 27-inning scoreless streak from Apr. 27 to May 23, the longest such streak by a Bruin in 2019 ... Won his first 11 decisions, at one point having the best record in the country ... In 10 Pac-12 starts, went 8-0 with 69 strikeouts in 61 innings ... Won a pair of Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week Awards ... Led the Pac-12 in wins and innings pitched, was second in strikeouts to teammate Ryan Garcia ... Also ranked in the top-10 leaguewide in ERA (sixth) and BAA (fifth) ... Ranked eighth nationally in wins ... In postseason play, was 0-1 with a 4.38 ERA ... Team was 15-2 in his starts ... Produced over twice as many groundouts (124) as flyoutsย (59), by the far the best ratio on the team ... Rolled up a team-high seven double plays ... Averaged 9.77 strikeouts per nine innings and 3.3 strikeouts for every walk ... Was UCLA's first 10-game winner since James Kaprielian in 2015 ... Won his first career Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week after his May 4 start against Arizona State, as he allowed just three hits over seven shutout innings and retired 17 consecutive Sun Devils at one point ... Also honored as the league pitcher of the week after his May 18 start against Washington when he surrendered just one hit over six scorelessย innings while striking out nine ... Finished one batter short of a complete game shutout at USC on Mar. 30, allowing a solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth ... Retired 15 of the final 16 batters he faced in a seven-inning, scoreless start against Sac State on Mar. 3 ... Gave up just three hits, no runs while striking out seven against St. John's on Feb. 16 in his first start of the year ... Struck out a career-high 12 batters at Washington State on May 11, yielding no runs in a seven-inning outing ... Recorded double-digit strikeouts three times in a four-start span from May 11 to Jun. 1 ... Was a tough-luck loser in regionals to LMU, striking out 10 and recording a quality start (three earned in 6.1 IP) ... Started game two of the Los Angeles Super Regional against Michigan, receiving a no-decision after walking none and allowing three earned over six innings.ย
2018 (Summer)
Pitched out of the bullpen for the Cape Cod League champion Wareham Gatemen โฆ Had a 7.10 ERA in 6 1/3 innings โฆ Didn't allow a run in three of his five appearances.
2018
Made 14 appearance on the mound, making nine starts โฆ posted a 1-4 record with a 6.44 ERA โฆ struck out 18 batters over 36.1 innings โฆ made four appearances during Pac-12 play including three starts โฆ posted a 8.44 ERA in conference play โฆ struck out three batters in 10.2 innings in Pac-12 games โฆ made first career appearance at CSUN tossing 3.0 scoreless innings on March 14 โฆ earned first career win throwing 5.1 innings allowing two runs with seven strikeouts against CSUN on May 15 โฆ threw 4.0 shutout innings scattering five hits at UC Irvine on May 1.
2017 (Summer)
Went 2-2 with a 3.51 ERA in eight starts for Chico in the Great West League โฆ recorded 36 strikeouts compared to just 23 walks in 41.0 innings of work โฆ played with teammate Gavin Johns.
2017
Did not play in 2017.
2016 (Summer)
Played for the La Crosse Loggers in the Northwoods League for the second season ... went 3-2 with a 6.40 ERA in 12 games (four starts) ... threw one complete game ... finished the summer with 19 strikeouts and 19 walks in 32.1 innings ... La Crosse compiled a 38-33 overall record.
2016
Redshirted.
2015 (Summer)
Played for the La Crosse Loggers in the Northwoods League ... made 11 appearances (two starts) โฆ posted a 1-1 record with a 5.59 ERA over 27.1 innings pitched โฆ struck out 27 batters, while conceding 16 walks โฆ struck out six batters twice and allowed zero earned runs in six of 11 appearances โฆ helped lead La Crosse to a 40-31 overall record and a fourth place finish in the Northwoods League South Division.
High School
Three-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Hart High School (Newhall, Calif.) under head coach Jim Ozella ... 2015 LA Daily News All-Area Player of the Year โฆ 2015 MaxPreps first team All-State selection โฆ All-CIF-Southern Section first team selection โฆ 2015 Santa Clarita Valley Signal All-Area first team selection โฆ 2015 Perfect Game USA California Region honorable mention All-American โฆ 2015 and 2014 All-Foothill League first team selection โฆ as a senior at Hart HS, went 7-3 with a 2.06 ERA over 13 appearances (12 starts), while leading his team to the CIF-SS Division I championship game โฆ struck out 72 batters in 78.1 innings pitched โฆ as a junior, posted a 7-0 record with a 1.29 ERA in 54 innings, while leading his team to the CIF-SS Division I playoffs โฆ as a sophomore, struck out 20 batters over 11 appearances.
Personal
Full name: Jack William Ralston โฆ born in Panorama City, Calif. โฆ parents are Jeffrey and Julie Ralston โฆ has a twin sister Alyssa (18) โฆ decided to attend UCLA for the great academic programs and to further pursue his career in baseball โฆ admires Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander โฆ lists his hobbies outside of baseball as fishing, skeet shooting, playing golf and frisbee golf and playing video games โฆ majoring in sociology.
Career Highs
Innings: 8.2 at USC (3/30/19)
Strikeouts: 12 at Washington St. (5/11/19)
