15 Will Stroup

2006 Big South Conference Honor Roll
2005 Big South Conference Honor Roll

Stroup showed steady improvement in the fall and will likely see action in the Crimson Tide bullpen, either as a set-up man or as the closer.

SUMMER (2006):

Pitched for the Wisconsin Woodchucks in the Northwoods League
Appeared in 21 games and made five starts en route to a 2-3 record with five saves
 and a 4.47 ERA
He worked 46 1/3 innings and allowed 47 hits, 26 runs and 23 earned runs, with 32 walks and 46 strikeouts

BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN (2005-06):

He pitched two years at Birmingham Southern College for Brian Shoop, before transferring to Alabama this summer after the Panthers dropped to Division III status
He appeared in 34 career games at BSC and compiled a 2-4 overall record with six saves and a 3.98 ERA
Worked 40 2/3 innings and allowed 27 hits, 20 runs and 18 earned runs, with 28 walks and 32 strikeouts
As a sophomore, he posted a 2-2 record with six saves and 3.37 ERA in 25 games
The lefty worked 34 2/3 innings and allowed 21 hits, 15 runs and 13 earned runs, with 24 walks and 27 strikeouts
He recorded his first collegiate save with two scoreless innings of relief at Jacksonville State on March 21
Logged his first career win against UNC Asheville on March 25, with two scoreless innings out of the pen
He recorded his second win at Coastal Carolina on April 14
Over his final seven outings, Stroup allowed only two earned runs (2.25 ERA) and two hits in eight innings while notching three saves for the Panthers
As a freshman, Stroup was 0-2 with a 7.20 ERA in nine games
He worked six innings and allowed six hits, five runs and five earned runs, with four walks and five strikeouts
He did not allow a hit in five of his nine outings
He also did not allow a run in six of his nine games

PREP:

A four-year starter at Oak Mountain High School for coach Tommy Youngblood
Posted a 27-6 (.818) record with five saves in his prep career
Oak Mountain posted a 77-27 (.740) during his four-year career
2004 Birmingham News Honorable Mention
 All-State
Posted a 9-3 record with two saves, 100 strikeouts and 1.70 ERA as a prep senior
2003 Birmingham News Honorable Mention
 All-State
Owns school single-season record with 20
 pickoffs

PERSONAL:

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