RJ Freure

Position:
RHP
Class:
Sophomore
B/T:
R/R
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 205
Hometown:
Burlington, ON, Canada
High School:
Robert Bateman

CAREER: Appeared in 48 outings, including one start, in his two-year career as a Panther ... owns a career record of 8-2 with two saves ... threw 96.2 innings in his two-year career with a 4.47 ERA ... was drafted in the sixth round of the 2018 MLB Draft by the Houston Astros with the 192nd overall pick.

2018: Was named the Collegiate Baseball Notebook Player of the Week on Feb. 19 after striking out 13 in 6.2 innings of work the week before … appeared in 27 games, making one start on the mound for Pitt in his sophomore campaign … went 4-1 with two saves and a 4.30 ERA, adding 95 strikeouts and a .227 opponent batting average in 58.2 innings pitched … ranked second on the team in strikeouts, third in opponent average and tied for third in wins … recorded three assists and two putouts in five chances … recorded career-highs in both innings pitched and strikeouts after earning a win against Georgia Tech, striking out 11 and allowing just three hits in 5.2 innings on the rubber … struck out nine and surrendered just two hits in 5.0 innings, earning a win against Oakland … recorded a win against Massachusetts after striking out nine and giving up just one hit in 4.0 innings.

2017: Was one of the bullpen’s top producers in his freshman campaign … made 21 appearances … tallied 38.0 innings with a mark of 4-1 and a 4.74 ERA … led the pen with 46 strikeouts … held opponents to a .250 average … made his collegiate debut in the conclusion of the Sunshine State Classic against Delaware (Feb. 19), tossing 1.0 inning of scoreless relief, striking out one en route to his first collegiate win … improved to 2-0 the next weekend against Siena (Feb. 25), going 3.0 innings, again not allowing any runs, surrendering just one hit and one walk, fanning four … struck out a career-high six batters in Pitt’s win over Notre Dame on March 19 after tossing 4.0 innings of scoreless work, allowing one hit and one walk, capturing the win to improve to 3-1 … earned Pitt’s first ever victory over Miami (FL) on April 14 … tossed 3.0 innings of scoreless work against SIU Edwardsville (April 29) … threw 2.0 innings of flawless work against West Virginia (May 16).

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Robert Bateman High School in Burlington, Ontario, Canada … also played for the Ontario Blue Jays U16 and U18 teams … helped lead Team Canada’s JNT U18 team to a sixth place finish in the World Championships … made honor roll all four years of high school.

PERSONAL: Born July 6, 1997 … son of Richard and Sharon Freure … has an older sister, Kristy Burns.