Jack Carey

Photo by: Justin Krueger

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-0
Weight:
205
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Summit, N.J.
High School:
St. Peter's Prep

Selected in the 11th round (313rd overall) in the 2021 MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

2021: Began his junior season slated as the Sunday starter before being elevated to the Friday night arm … started 15 games for the Blue Devils while putting in a team-leading 68.2 innings of work … his 15 games started tied the 10th most games started by a Duke pitcher in a single season … put together a 5.24 ERA with a 4-3 record throughout the season … led the Duke team in quality starts, tallying four … continually got better as the season went on, going 2-0 in four starts (27 innings pitched) with a 2.33 ERA in the month of May … tallied 29 strikeouts to just three walks in four appearances in May … part of a Duke pitching staff that boasted a 1.00 ERA with 41 strikeouts to just five walks in the ACC Baseball Championship on its way to winning the first tournament title in program history … struck out a then career-high seven batters in 3.2 innings of work against Pittsburgh (3/7) … put together a stellar showing at No. 15 Notre Dame (3/21), holding the Irish to just one hit while striking out four in six scoreless innings pitched … fanned a career-high nine batters in 5.2 innings of work while throwing a career-high 108 pitches in a win against Wake Forest (4/17) … limited No. 11 Louisville (5/7) to just four hits and one run while striking out five in seven innings to secure the win … enjoyed a stellar performance at Clemson (5/20), allowing just four hits and one run in seven innings while matching his career-high of nine strikeouts … made another quality start in the ACC Championship against Miami (5/27) as he struck out eight while limiting the Hurricanes to two runs, one earned, in six innings.

2020: Recorded five appearances on the season that was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, including three starts as the team’s Sunday starter … closed out the campaign with a 1-1 record on the mound … picked up his first win of the season in game two against Army West Point (2/15), covering 2.0 innings while allowing one earned run on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter … tossed 2.0 scoreless innings in the midweek matchup with William & Mary (2/18), scattering two hits while registering four punchouts … made his first career start in the series finale with Cornell (2/23), working 4.0 innings of one-run baseball, yielding five hits and two walks while collecting five strikeouts … posted a quality start in the final game of the CambriaCollegeClassic against Iowa (3/1), tossing 6.0 innings while allowing three earned runs on six hits and one walk to go along with a career-high six strikeouts … suffered the loss in the series finale with Florida State (3/8), surrendering four earned runs on eight hits and three walks across his 5.0 frames of work, while striking out six.

2019: Earned four wins on the season, posting a 4-1 record along with one save on the mound over his freshman year … ranked fourth on the team in wins … Made his collegiate debut in game two of the series against Lehigh (2/16), tossing 3.0 scoreless innings and recording four strikeouts … pitched the final 3.0 frames in Duke’s combined no-hitter over Penn State (3/1), notching a season-high five strikeouts to earn his first career save … notched his second win of the season in the second game at Clemson (4/20), working 2.2 scoreless innings, yielding two hits while striking out two … earned the win at Boston College (4/27), covering 2.2 frames, allowing one earned run on two hits while walking one and recording one punchout … picked up his fourth win of the campaign in the final game of the NCAA Morgantown Regional against Texas A&M (6/2), going 2.1 scoreless innings, scattering one hit and one walk while collecting two strikeouts.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain at St. Peter's Prep ... 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American and Northeast All Region 1st Team selection ... 2017 Underclass Second Team selection ... Listed as Perfect Game's No. 213 overall prospect in the class of 2018 as well as the No. 77 right-handed pitcher ... In the state of New Jersey, rated as PG's No. 5 overall prospect and No. 2 RHP in the class ... Posted a 3.18 ERA and 6-2 record as a senior ... Struck out 71 batters over 44 innings while allowing 13 walks and 36 hits ... Went 5-2 in nine starts as a junior in 2017 ... Fanned 56 batters in 47.1 innings and posted a 1.18 ERA ... Participated in the 2017 East Coast Professional Showcase, an event that provides a venue for premier youth baseball players across the eastern United Sates to compete in a professional environment.

Personal: Born Jack Reynolds Carey on September 20, 1999 in Atlanta ... The son of Chris and Alister Carey ... Has one younger brother, Matt ... Father also attend Duke.

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Last updated 7/12/2021