2023 Baseball Roster
Roster
Cromwick, Josiah

Jersey Number 27
Josiah Cromwick
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- High School:
- Palo Verde HS
Bio
Honors and Awards
2023
Collegiate Baseball Player of the Week (February 20)
2023
Collegiate Baseball Player of the Week (February 20)
CAREER
Played in 93 games, making 67 career starts at catcher and one at designated hitter … Batted .260 with 11 home runs, 47 RBI and 36 runs scored in three seasons … Finished with 27 extra-base hits, including 16 doubles to go with the 11 home runs … Had a .781 OPS while reaching base at a .331 clip and slugging .450 … Totaled 13 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games … Named Collegiate Baseball Player of the Week on Feb. 20 in 2023.
2023 SEASON
Selected as Collegiate Baseball Player of the Week following series against Xavier … Played in 40 games, matching a team-high with 31 starts at catcher … Batted .248 with seven home runs, 23 RBI and 16 runs scored … Had an OPS of .824, reaching base at a .310 clip and slugging .514 … Doubled seven times … Stole three bases … Finished with four multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games … In Pac-12 games, batted .242 with three home runs, 10 RBI and eight runs scored while doubling three times … vs. Xavier (Feb. 17-19): Batted .444 (4-for-9) with three home runs, a double, six RBI, four runs scored and a stolen base in four-game sweep of the Musketeers … Went 2-for-3 with two home runs, five RBI and two runs scored in game two … First career multi-home run game … Hit a three-run home run to open the scoring in the first inning … Sent a two-run home run down the left-field line in the third inning … Reached base twice (1-for-3, BB) with a home run, RBI, run scored and stolen base in the series finale … Homered in the seventh to tie the game at 1-1 … vs. Niagara (March 15): Reached base three times (2-for-3, BB) with a double and an RBI … Drove in the first run for Oregon with an RBI single to left field … at Washington State (March 17-19): Batted .625 (5-for-8) with a home run, a double, four RBI and two runs scored against the Cougars … Went 4-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored in the series-clinching win in the series finale … Sent a two-run home run to left field to cut the Washington State lead to four … Singled and drove in two as part of a seven-run seventh inning for the Ducks … Scored on a Carter Garate home run ... vs. Northwestern State (March 24-26): Had two doubles, four RBI, two runs scored and two stolen bases in a series sweep… Went 1-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a stolen base in game one … Doubled to left and drove in two in the fifth inning … Reached twice (1-for-3, BB) with a double, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in game two of the series… Reached and stole second base before scoring in the second … Hit a two-run double to left and scored as part of a four-run third inning for Oregon … vs. Gonzaga (April 25-26): Went 1-for-3 with a home run, RBI and run scored in game two of a midweek-series sweep against the Bulldogs … Opened a four-run eighth inning with a solo home run to left field … vs. No. 12 Arizona State (April 28-30): Batted .375 (3-for-8) with a home run, three RBI and three runs scored in series win against the Sun Devils … Went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in series-clinching game-two win … Hit a three-run home to left field as part of a six-run third inning for the Ducks … Singled and scored on a Gavin Grant double in the eighth inning.
2022 SEASON
Played in 43 games, making 31 starts including a team-best 30 at catcher … Batted .266 (34-for-128) with four home runs, 23 RBI, 17 runs scored, eight doubles, nine walks and six hit-by-pitches … Reached base at a .343 clip while slugging .422 … 12 of 34 hits (35.3 percent) went for extra bases including a pair of grand slams and two 3-run homers … Finished season with five multiple RBI games, including a 5-RBI game, a 4-RBI game and two 3-RBI games … Had multiple hits seven times including one 4-hit game … In Pac-12 games, batted .254 (16-for-63) with a home run, seven RBI, eight runs scored, three doubles, four walks and four HBP … Had a .338 OBP and a .349 slugging percentage … vs. San Diego (Feb. 18-21): Batted a team-best .571 (4-for-7) with a home run, a team-high seven RBI, a double, two runs scored and a HBP … Had a .625 OBP and slugged 1.143 … Got the start in game two of the series and responded going 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored … Singled and scored in the top of the fifth … Delivered a two-out, two-run double in the top of the sixth … In game two, reached on a pinch-hit HBP in a 1-run game in the top of the ninth … Came off the bench in the series finale and went 2-for-3 with a home run, a career-high five RBI and a run scored … Hit an eighth-inning grand slam to give Oregon a 14-11 lead … Added a RBI single later in the inning to cap a 21-11 win … vs. St. John’s (Feb. 25-28): Reached base in all three games played in Oregon’s four-game sweep … In game two of the series, doubled in Oregon’s six-run second inning and drove in a run with a third-inning fielder’s choice in a 16-3 win … In game two, walked to load the bases in Oregon’s four-run third inning in an eventual 13-1 win … Hit a three-run second-inning homer to give the Ducks a 3-0 lead in an eventual 6-0 win … vs. UC Santa Barbara (March 4-6): Batted .375 (3-for-8) with a home run, a double, four RBI, a run scored and two walks in a series split … Reached base at a .500 clip while slugging .875 … Made two starts, while playing in three of the four games … Had a hit in all three games played, while reaching base twice in two of the games … Delivered a pinch-hit single in the seventh inning of game one to help Oregon cut a two-run deficit in half during the frame in an eventual 3-2 walk-off win … Reached twice (1-for-3, BB) in game two of a Saturday doubleheader with a home run, four RBI and a run scored … Hit second grand slam in last six games played, a second-inning blast giving Oregon a 4-1 lead … Added a fourth inning walk in next at-bat … Doubled and walked in the series finale … at #2 Stanford (March 11-13): Batted .429 (3-for-7) with a double and two runs scored in a Pac-12 opening series win … Started two of the three games, reaching base four times … Went 1-for-3 with a HBP in a 4-3 series-opening win … Had a pair of hits (2-for-4), a double and scored two runs in the series finale … vs. USC (March 25-27): Batted .286 (2-for-7) with a home run, four RBI and a run scored in a series win … Drove in a third-inning run in a 9-7 series-opening win … In the finale, helped clinch the series after tying the game with an eighth-inning three-run home run in a 7-6 win … at Washington (April 14-16): Started two games in Oregon’s road sweep of the Huskies … Batted .333 (3-for-9) with a double, run scored, walk and HBP … Reached base at a .455 clip … Got the start in the series opener drawing a walk … Came off the bench in game two to go 2-for-2 with a run scored … Delivered a pinch-hit double in the top of the sixth … Singled in the top of the eighth and came around to score the tying run in an eventual 8-6 win … Went 1-for-4 in the series finale, a 6-5 (11-inning) win … vs. California (April 29-May 1): Started the last two games of the series, reaching base five times in nine plate appearances while batting .429 (3-for-7, 2 BB) … Went 2-for-4 with a RBI in a series-clinching 8-3 win in game two … Capped a five-run Oregon first inning with a RBI single … Added a two-out double in the fifth … Reached base three times (1-for-3, 2 BB) in the series finale … at #2 Oregon State (May 7): Drove in a run on a single to center field to give Oregon a 2-0 second-inning lead … at Louisville Regional (June 3-5): Started two of Oregon’s three NCAA Regional games … vs. Southeast Missouri State (June 4): Had a career-high four hits going 4-for-6 with a double and two runs scored … Singled and scored in Oregon’s 7-run second inning … Singled in the fourth before doubling to lead off the sixth and coming around to score … Added a single in the eighth.
2021 SEASON
Limited to 10 games played because of injury … Made six starts … Batted .280 (7-for-25) with a double, RBI and three runs scored … Walked twice and had one HBP to finish with a .444 OBP … Successful on only stolen base attempt … Had two multiple-hit games and scored multiple runs once … at #15 UC Santa Barbara (March 5-7): Played in two games in the Ducks’ four-game sweep … Made career debut in game one of Saturday doubleheader as a defensive substitution … Made first career start in the nightcap of the doubleheader (game three of the series), going 2-for-6 with two runs scored … at #21 Arizona (March 26-28): Played in all three games … Singled in Oregon’s 3-run ninth inning in game one of the series … Delivered a pinch-hit single in the seventh inning of game two … Made second career start in the series finale, an 18-13 Oregon win … Reached base a season-high four times (2-for-4, 1 BB, 1 HBP), doubled and scored a run in the win … vs. New Mexico State (April 1-3): Started two of the four games in the Ducks’ series sweep … Walked and stole a base in Oregon’s 6-1 series-finale win … vs. #21 Oregon State (April 9-11): Started series opener in Ducks’ first series sweep of the Beavers since 2011 … at Portland (April 14): Made final start … Went 1-for-2 before suffering season-ending injury.
SUMMER BALL
Played for Yarmouth-Dennis in the Cape Cod League in 2022 … Named the Cape’s best defensive catcher by Baseball America … Played for the Burlington Sock Puppets in the Appalachian League in 2021.
HIGH SCHOOL
A top-50 catcher nationally according to both Prep Baseball Report (No. 25) and Perfect Game (No. 41) … Ranked No. 269 overall by PBR and No. 465 according to Perfect Game … Consensus top-10 player from Nevada according to Prep Baseball Report (No. 2) and Perfect game (No. 6), as well as the No. 1 catcher in the state according to both outlets … A three-year letterwinner at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas … In 77 games, hit .405 (92-for-227) with 21 home runs, 80 RBI, 66 runs scored, 17 doubles, two triples and 11 stolen bases … Reached base at a .444 clip, while slugging .775 with a 1.219 OPS … Had at least one hit in 55 of 77 career games with 28 multiple-hit games … Hit a home run in 15 career games, including six two home run games … Drove in a run in 36 career games with 23 multi-RBI games … Scored a run in 41 career games with 15 multi-run scored games … The top-ranked player in the state of Nevada according to MaxPreps heading into senior season that was shortened to five games by COVID-19 … Team captain senior season … Batted .267 (4-for-15) with two home runs, six RBI, three runs scored and a double in abbreviated season … Had a .353 OBP, a .733 slugging percentage and a 1.086 OPS … Had one multi-hit game going 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, a run scored and a double in a win over Bishop Manogue … Had a pair of multi-RBI games … In addition to the two-RBI game against Bishop Manogue, drove in four runs in a 12-7 win over Green Valley with a grand slam … Had a hit in three of the five games … Also scored a run in three games … As a junior, led team to a third-place finish in the 2019 NIAA 4A Mountain Region Tournament with a 25-10 record … Named first-team all-state by the Las Vegas Review Journal … Named 2019 Prep Baseball Report All-State … The Mountain Region Player of the Year … In 33 games, batted .465 (47-for-101) with 12 home runs, 43 RBI, 39 runs scored, seven doubles, a triple and nine stolen bases … Finished with a .500 OBP, .910 slugging percentage and a 1.411 OPS … Had four two-HR games … Hit a pair of bombs in wins over Eldorado, San Fernando, Cimarron-Memorial and Shadow Bridge … The last two-homer games came in back-to-back games … Hit a home run in eight different games … Finished season with 15 multi-hit games including a 4-hit game against Cimarron-Memorial (4-for-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R) in a 11-4 win … Had three 3-hit games … Went 3-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI a run scored and a stolen base in a 10-5 win over American Fork … Was 3-for-4 with two homers, three RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in a 10-6 win over Shadow Ridge … Went 3-for-3 with four runs scored, a double and a stolen base in a 16-5 win over Rancho … Had 14 multi-RBI games including one 5-RBI game, one 4-RBI game and five 3-RBI games … Drove in five runs in a win over San Fernando, four in a win over Cimarron-Memorial … Had five 3-RBI games and eight 2-RBI games … Had at least one RBI in 19 of 33 games … Scored runs in 25 of the 33 games, including eight multi-run scored games … Had two games with four runs scored, in wins over San Fernando and Rancho … Scored three runs in two games, in wins over Eldorado and Shadow Ridge … Swiped a base in eight different games, including one game with a pair of stolen bases … As a sophomore, helped Palo Verde to the 2018 NIAA State Baseball Tournament title and the 2018 NIAA 4A Sunset Region championship with a 31-9 record … Named honorable mention all-state by the Las Vegas Review Journal after batting .369 (41-for-111) with seven home runs, 31 RBI, 24 runs scored, nine doubles a triple and two stolen bases … Finished with a .405 OBP, a .657 slugging percentage and a 1.063 OPS … In nine playoff games, batted .370 (10-for-27) with seven RBI, a run scored and four doubles … In 39 games played, had 12 multi-hit games including three 3-hit games … Went 3-for-3 with two home runs, five RBI and two runs scored in a 12-8 win over Cimarron-Memorial … Was 3-for-5 with a homer, five RBI, three runs scored and a double in a 15-14 loss to Centennial … Went 3-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles in a 5-2 win over Reno in the 4A State Baseball Tournament semifinals … Had nine 2-hit games, including forcing the if-necessary game in the 4A Sunset Region Tournament championship game going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double in a 15-0 win over Centennial … Hit a homer in five games during the season, including a pair of 2-HR games … Went yard twice in a 12-8 win over Cimarron-Memorial and twice in a 10-4 win over Shadow Ridge … Drove in a run in 15 games, including seven multi-RBI games … Had two 5-RBI games … Drove in five in a 10-4 win over Shadow Ridge … Had five RBI in a 15-14 loss to Centennial … Had two 3-RBI games … Drove in two runs three times, including in the region tournament championship game win and the state semifinal playoff win … Scored a run in 13 games, including seven multi-run scored games … Scored five runs in a 12-8 win over Cimarron-Memorial … Scored three runs against Centennial … Stole a base in two games … High school coach was Joe Hallead.
MAJOR
Human Physiology
2024-25 Oregon Baseball Intro Video
Thursday, June 12
Oregon Baseball | Eugene Regional | Postgame vs. Cal Poly
Saturday, May 31
Oregon Baseball | Eugene Regional | Postgame vs. Utah Valley
Saturday, May 31
Grayson Grinsell & Jacob Walsh | NCAA Selection Show
Monday, May 26