Brock Porter

Brock Porter (born June 3, 2003) is an American baseball pitcher.

Brock Porter
Pitcher
Born: (2003-06-03) June 3, 2003
Milford, Michigan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Career

Porter attends St. Mary's Preparatory in Orchard Lake Village, Michigan. As a freshman in 2019, he pitched to a 9-2 record with a 1.20 ERA and 85 strikeouts, leading St. Mary's to a state championship.[1] He committed to play college baseball at Clemson University after his freshman year, choosing the Tigers over offers from Duke University, the University of Miami, and the University of Tennessee.[2] As a junior in 2021, he went 12-0 with a 0.56 ERA and 126 strikeouts over 62+1⁄3 innings, leading St. Mary's to a 43-1 record and another state title.[3][4] He was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Michigan.[5]

Porter entered his senior season in 2022 as a top prospect for the upcoming draft.[6][7][8] During the season, he threw a no-hitter in which he struck out 11 batters on 47 pitches.[9]

References
  1. Goricki, David (April 18, 2021). "Detroit News top baseball players: Orchard Lake St. Mary's dominates top spots". The Detroit News.
  2. Oliver, Gavin (June 27, 2019). "Porter discusses commitment to 'dream school' Clemson". The Clemson Insider.
  3. Dunlap, Keith. "Detroit High School Sports Awards 2021: Meet our honorees for baseball". Detroit Free Press.
  4. Thompson, Lee (June 19, 2021). "State champ St. Mary's can exhale after living up to billing as nation's No. 1 team". MLive.com.
  5. Burnstein, Scott (July 6, 2021). "OLSM's Porter, Mooney earn Player of the Year honors". The Oakland Press.
  6. Askeland, Kevin (January 28, 2022). "High school baseball: Best player in every state heading into the 2022 season". MaxPreps.
  7. Burnstein, Scott (January 3, 2022). "Prep Notebook – OLSM hurler Porter trending towards Major Leagues". The Oakland Press.
  8. Purcell, Jared (April 24, 2021). "Unbeatable? With a potential 1st round MLB Draft pick, Orchard Lake St. Mary's baseball is loaded". MLive.com.
  9. Purcell, Jared (April 12, 2022). "Brock Porter's no-hitter spearheads St. Mary's baseball to dominant mercy sweep of Brother Rice". MLive.com.
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