Chase Watkins

Photo by: Mario Terrana

Position:
Left-Handed Pitcher
B/T:
L/L
Height:
6-4
Weight:
217
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Watsonville, Calif.
High School:
St. Francis

2021
• Fort Worth All-Regional Team.
• Made 25 appearances, all in relief. Posted a 3-4 record and 4.88 ERA in 31 1/3 innings. Struck out 38 and held opponents to a .198 batting average.
• Earned his third win of the season after allowing one hit and one unearned run with three strikeouts in three innings versus McNeese (6/5).
• Posted his second win of the season after throwing one pitch, in the eighth, in the opener versus USC (5/7).
• Won his first career game after holding California to one hit in 2 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out three (4/18).
• Struck out two in 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief in the opener versus California (4/16).
• Finished with two scoreless innings of relief in the opener versus Utah, striking out two (4/1).
• Tossed one scoreless inning in the no-hitter versus Washington, striking out one (3/26).
• Struck out three in 1 1/3 scoreless innings versus BYU (3/5).
• Came on and stranded two runners in a scoreless 2/3 of an inning in the eighth at Grand Canyon (2/27).
• Posted a scoreless eighth inning of relief in the opener at Grand Canyon, striking out one (2/25).
• Tossed a scoreless seventh inning in relief against New Mexico (2/22).

College of Central Florida
• Spent his sophomore season at the program in Ocala, Fla.
• Posted a 4-1 record with a 1.91 earned run average. Struck out 44 in 28 1/3 innings.

Cal Poly
• Played as a freshman the school in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
• Pitched in 14 games, making nine starts. Posted an 0-3 record and 5.20 ERA.
• Struck out 35 in 36 1/3 innings.

St. Francis High School
• Three-year letterwinner where he saw action as a left-handed pitcher, first base and the outfield.
• Named County Athlete of the Year as both a junior and a senior.
• Selected as the D-5 California Athlete of the Year as a senior.
• As a senior, was 6-3 with a 1.83 ERA. Posted 85 strikeouts in 56 2/3 innings.
• Finished 2-2 with a 1.23 ERA in 2017, as a junior, also tallying one save. Recorded 57 strikeouts in 28 1/3 innings. Offensively batted .423 with six doubles, one triple, four home runs and 22 RBI.

Personal
• Born Oct. 4, 1999 in Santa Cruz, Calif.
• Son of Kim and Brad Watkins.
• Has two sisters, Emily and Alexa.
• Majoring in speech communication.
• Member of the National Honor Society in high school.
• Enjoys going to the beach, reading and gaming in his spare time.
• Volunteered at Teen Kitchen in his community, helping cook meals for the sick.
• Chose Oregon State because of “the winning tradition, the coaching staff and the player development.”

Watkins’ Career Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 3.0, vs McNeese, Jun 05, 2021 ; vs Dallas Baptist, Jun 07, 2021
Walks allowed: 2, 5 times
Strikeouts: 3, 6 times
Batters faced: 11, vs McNeese, Jun 05, 2021 ; Arizona, May 23, 2021
Field chances: 2, vs McNeese, Jun 05, 2021
Putouts: 1, California, Apr 16, 2021 ; vs McNeese, Jun 05, 2021
Assists: 1, at Grand Canyon, Feb 27, 2021 ; vs McNeese, Jun 05, 2021 ; at Washington, Mar 26, 2021
Runners CS: 1, California, Apr 18, 2021