Hunter Furtado

Career Accolades

Versatile arm who totaled 17 appearances, including two starts, on the season
Tied for third on UA with 27.1 innings of relief work, part of his 36.0 innings overall
Finished with a 1-1 record and 4.75 ERA (19 ER/36.0 IP) while striking out 38 compared to 17 walks
Got the start against Kentucky in the opening round of the SEC Tournament on May 23, tossing 5.0 scoreless innings with two hits, a pair of walks and two strikeouts for the win
Made the first start of his Crimson Tide career on May 9 in Montgomery against Troy, tossing 3.2 innings and allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits and two walks to go with a career-best seven strikeouts

Provided Alabama with a power arm out of the bullpen
Went 3-2 with a 6.47 ERA (23 ER/32.0 IP) in his first season at the Capstone
Ranked third in appearances with 17 total, all in relief
Recorded 33 strikeouts to tie for second by a reliever and sixth overall among UA pitchers
Picked up the win in his first appearance with the Crimson Tide, tossing 3.0 scoreless innings of relief with four strikeouts against Xavier on Feb. 19

Spent his freshman season at Wake Forest
Appeared in 22 games for the Demon Deacons, combining for 27 strikeouts across his 25.2 innings of work
Finished with a 1-4 record and a 6.31 ERA (18 ER) in his first collegiate campaign

Attended The King's Academy in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Tabbed the No. 7 left-handed pitcher and 61^st-ranked prospect overall in the state of Florida by Prep Baseball Report
Rated by Perfect Game USA as the No. 377 overall recruit and No. 38 left-handed pitcher in the country
Also listed as the No. 68 prospect at any position and eighth-ranked left-handed pitcher in the state of Florida by PG
Sported a 0.37 ERA through 19.0 innings of work with 31 strikeouts during the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign
A multi-sport athlete who also competed in football and basketball for the Lions
Coached by a pair of former MLB players in Brad Wilkerson and Jarrod Saltalamacchia in high school