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Wayne State University Athletics

2024 Baseball Roster

Hyelim Shin
Hyelim Shin
Hyelim Shin
(C) Douglas Johnson
Izzy Rincon
(C) Douglas Johnson
Denny Sinnock
Izzy Rincon

11 Ashton Potts

11 Ashton Potts

  • Position:
    RHP
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    200
  • Letters:
    2
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Sterling Heights, Mich.
  • High School:
    Stevenson (Kellogg CC)

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Pitched in 20 games (12 starts) across two seasons after coming over from Kellogg CC ... notched Honorable Mention All-GLIAC honors during the 2024 campaign.

2024:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... garnered Honorable Mention All-GLIAC honors ... earned GLIAC Pitcher of the Week distinction for the first time in his career on March 11 ... that honor came after a stellar performance against Minnesota Duluth on March 7 in Auburndale, Fla. as part of the RussMatt Inivtational ... in that outing, he went the distance (seven innings) with just one earned run allowed on four hits, no walks and nine strikeouts ... in his 11 appearances as a Warrior prior to that, he'd never completed more than five frames in a single game, something he did five times in 2024) ... also, the nine punchouts were his most since a career-high 13 as a sophomore at Kellogg Community College on May 12, 2022 against Mid Michigan College ... also set down nine batters by way of the K on April 14 at Parkside while throwing 82 pitches (5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO), which lowered his ERA to a season-best 2.90 ... aside from the GLIAC Pitcher of the Week effort, notched two more quality starts including March 29, game two against Parkside (6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 83 pitches) and April 28 at Davenport (6.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 8 BB, 4 SO), 120 pitches) ... for the season, turned in a 3.60 ERA (first on the team), 4-3 win-loss record, 11 appearances (all starts), 55 frames of work, 44 strikeouts, 24 walks and a .263 batting average against ... defensively, was perfect on six chances with six assists ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2023:  2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... made nine appearances in first season with the program (1-1 record), including a lone start on March 9 against Seton Hill (3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO) ... in total, pitched 13.2 innings with a 5.27 ERA, 11 punchouts and four free passes ... that outing against the Griffins was one of four scoreless appearances along with his Wayne State debut on March 6 vs. Ohio Dominican (1.1 IP, 2 SO), April 25 against Hillsdale (0.1 IP) and April 29 vs. Parkside (0.1 IP) ... longest performance of the spring came against Grand Valley State in the GLIAC Tournament on May 14 (3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO) ... final outing of the season was vs. Northwood in the NCAA Midwest Regional on May 18 (1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO) ... also threw against D'Youville on March 13 (2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB), Saginaw Valley State on April 23 (0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 BB) and Davenport on May 7 (1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 SO) ... seven of 11 strikeouts during the season were looking ... stranded two of three inherited runners during the season ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2022 (Kellogg CC):  Pitched in 15 games and made 13 starts ... went 8-2 with a 2.53 ERA, while tossing two shutouts ... struck out 75 batters in 67 and 2/3 innings ... struck out a season-high 13 batters in a 4-0 win vs. Mid-Michigan (5/12) ... had back-to-back outings with nine strikeouts (4/2 at Glen Oaks, and 4/8 at Kalamazoo Valley) ... link to Game-By-Game Stats.

2021 (Kellogg CC):  Appeared in 14 games for the Bruins, making five starts ... went 3-2 and struck out 44 batters in 37 and a 1/3 innings ... posted a 6.99 ERA ... twice struck out six batters in a game (4/6 vs. Glen Oaks and 6/2 vs. Louisiana State University Eunice) ... link to Game-By-Game Stats.

High School:  A 2020 graduate from Sterling Heights Stevenson High School ... was a two-year letterwinner for the Titans and head coach Joe Emanuele ... helped lead the Titans to the playoffs as a junior, while the coronavirus pandemic cut his senior season short ... played summer baseball with the Macomb Muckdogs and head coach Joe Loria ... primarily pitched but also played outfield.

Personal:  Full name -- Ashton J. Potts ... born on June 18, 2002 ... son of Micheal and Monique Potts ... has one sister, Allison ... is majoring in Exercise & Sport Science ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Fall 2023.
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  • 11

    2023Junior

    RHP
    6'3" 200 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2024Senior

    RHP
    6'3" 200 lbs
    11