Oliver McCarthy

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Position:
Left-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-4
Weight:
205
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Brooklyn, N.Y.
High School:
Poly Prep Country Day

2021: Saw action in eight games out of the Duke bullpen ... allowed 12 hits and nine walks while striking out 11 in 11.1 innings of work for a 6.35 ERA ... fanned four while allowing one earned run in 2.1 innings of work on opening weekend at Coastal Carolina (2/21) ... gave up one run and struck out two in his ACC debut against Boston College (2/27) ... threw scoreless appearances against Davidson (3/2), Georgia Tech (3/26) and Liberty (3/30) ... allowed an unearned run while striking out two in an inning against Pittsburgh (3/7).

2020: Made one appearance on the season that was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic … made his collegiate debut in the midweek matchup with Air Force (2/24), tossing 1.0 clean inning, while striking out two.

High School: 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American and Northeast All-Region 1st Team selection ... Rated as Perfect Game's No. 275 overall and No. 32 left-handed pitcher in the 2018 recruiting class ... Also tabbed PG's No. 6 overall prospect and No. 2 LHP in the state of New York ... Led Poly Prep to three straight New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) championships ... As a junior, boasted a 1.05 ERA to help the Poly Prep capture its sixth NYSAIS Tournament championship in the past seven years ... As a sophomore, went 8-1 on the mound and amassed 61 strikeouts in 55 innings ... Named to the 2017 Perfect Game Underclass Second Team and tabbed 2016 Underclass High Honorable Mention.

Personal: Born Oliver David McCarthy on September 27, 1999 in London ... The son of Michael and Jennifer McCarthy ... Has one older sister (Izzy) ... Father played football and was a member of the rowing team at Columbia.

Last updated 9/30/2021