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Stuart Signs with New York Yankees
7/21/2022 10:12:00 AM | Baseball
PITTSBURGH – Pitt senior right-handed pitcher Baron Stuart has been signed by the New York Yankees as an undrafted free agent.
A native of Okeechobee, Fla., Stuart joined the Pitt program for the 2022 season after four years as a member of the USF pitching staff. Stuart appeared in a team-high 27 games out of the bullpen and logged a team-high seven saves, which ranked fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference and tied for the fourth-most in a single season in program history. Six of his saves came in conference play, which tied for the league lead. Stuart struck out 61 batters over 47 innings in his lone season as a Panther.
Stuart is Pitt's first undrafted signee since Cole MacLaren signed with the Detroit Tigers in 2019.
The Panthers posted 29 victories and reached the semifinals of the ACC Tournament for the first time since 2018 by upsetting 7-seed Georgia Tech (12-6) and 2-seed Louisville (6-5) last season. The 29 wins were the most in a single season since 2018 (29) and tied for the most in a season since joining the ACC in 2014.
Pitt finished the regular season with five wins and two series victories against Top-5 ranked teams. The Panthers ended the regular season with an RPI ranking of 69, 37th toughest strength of schedule, 12 wins against quadrant one teams and 10 wins against the NCAA Tournament field.
A native of Okeechobee, Fla., Stuart joined the Pitt program for the 2022 season after four years as a member of the USF pitching staff. Stuart appeared in a team-high 27 games out of the bullpen and logged a team-high seven saves, which ranked fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference and tied for the fourth-most in a single season in program history. Six of his saves came in conference play, which tied for the league lead. Stuart struck out 61 batters over 47 innings in his lone season as a Panther.
Stuart is Pitt's first undrafted signee since Cole MacLaren signed with the Detroit Tigers in 2019.
The Panthers posted 29 victories and reached the semifinals of the ACC Tournament for the first time since 2018 by upsetting 7-seed Georgia Tech (12-6) and 2-seed Louisville (6-5) last season. The 29 wins were the most in a single season since 2018 (29) and tied for the most in a season since joining the ACC in 2014.
Pitt finished the regular season with five wins and two series victories against Top-5 ranked teams. The Panthers ended the regular season with an RPI ranking of 69, 37th toughest strength of schedule, 12 wins against quadrant one teams and 10 wins against the NCAA Tournament field.
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