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James Harrington

Position

Right Handed Pitcher

Height

6-1

Weight

155 lbs.

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Gilbert, Ariz.

Previous School

Mesquite HS

JUNIOR (2017): Made 14 appearances, including five starts, for the Lobos and had a 7.18 ERA in 36.1 inning pitched … Finished with 18 strikeouts … Top performance came against nationally ranked Oklahoma State on March 14, getting the start and going six innings, giving up two hits, walking four and striking out three.

SOPHOMORE (2016): Went 7-2 with a 6.04 ERA for the Lobos in 13 appearances, including 10 starts … Gave up just one earned run on four hits in seven innings against Hawaii on Feb. 22 … Struck out a season-best five against New Mexico State on March 8 … Didn’t give up an earned run on four hits in 6.2 innings in a start against New Mexico State on April 26.

FRESHMAN (2015): Went 1-1 with a 7.11 ERA in five starts and eight relief appearances … earned his first career win May 10 vs. San Jose State by pitching 2.0 innings of relief … did not allow a run over his first three appearances, all in relief, spanning 6.1 innings with seven strikeouts … made first career start at No. 18 Texas Tech on March 24 and allowed two runs, one earned, in 3.0 innings … longest outing came in his start at San Diego State on April 2, one of four weekend starts on the year … went 4.1 innings vs. the Aztecs and allowed two runs, one earned, in a 7-4 victory.

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 20, 1995, to Steve and Patricia Harrington in Suffern, N.Y. … has an older brother, Steven, an older sister, Jennifer, and a younger sister, Lauren … played three years for Jeff Holland at Mesquite HS in Gilbert, Ariz. … was All-District and Second team All-State in 2014 … favorite athlete is Derek Jeter … enjoys playing golf in his spare time … favorite food is corned beef … majoring in criminology … drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 33rd round of the 2014 MLB Draft.