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Jersey Number 66
RJ Gordon
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Santa Clarita, Calif.
- High School:
- West Ranch HS
Bio
Honors and Awards
2024
Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Conference
Dean’s List (Winter)
2024
Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Conference
Dean’s List (Winter)
MLB DRAFT
Selected by the New York Mets in the 13th round (Pick 383) of the 2024 MLB Draft.
CAREER
Tied for 10th in Oregon history in career starts with 28 … Finished with a 14-9 record and a 5.22 ERA … Made 51 career appearances allowing 116 runs (106 earned) on 191 hits in 182.2 innings of work with 155 strikeouts and 89 walks.
2024 SEASON
Named honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference ... Earned the start on opening day after missing the 2023 season with an injury ... Game one starter in every regular-season series as well as the Santa Barbara Regional and the Bryan-College Station Super Regional … Finished the season 7-6 with a 5.13 ERA in 17 starts … Allowed 59 runs (54 earned) on 92 hits in 94.2 innings with 87 strikeouts and 46 walks … Limited opposing hitters to a .256 batting average … Went 5-3 in 10 Pac-12 Conference starts with a 5.40 ERA … Allowed 38 runs (35 earned) on 52 hits in 58.1 innings with 59 Ks and 27 base on balls … led the Pac-12 Conference in starts and finished second in the league in innings pitched, while ranking tied for third in wins, eighth in strikeout and third in strikeouts looking … Held Pac-12 hitters to a .239 batting average in league games, which ranked ninth in the conference … Also ranked in the top 10 in wins (T3rd), innings pitched (5th) and strikeouts (sixth) … vs. Oklahoma (Feb. 16): Fanned three in 4.1 innings of work while allowing two runs on five hits in an Oregon win ... vs. Lafayette (Feb. 23): Picked up first win since May 19, 2022, after tossing six innings of three-hit ball ... Allowed just one run while fanning four ... vs. UC Santa Barbara (March 1): Charged with the loss after allowing four runs (3 earned) on four hits in 4.2 innings with four walks and 6 Ks ... at Arizona State (March 8): Battled through 5.1 innings allowing three runs on four hits with four walks and three Ks ... Left with the game tied 3-3 ... vs. California (March 15): Struck out a career-high seven but was tagged with the loss after giving up six run in 5.0 innings pitched ... vs. Arizona (March 22): Picked up the win while matching career highs in innings pitched (6.1) and strikeouts (7) ... Allowed just one run on four hits ... vs. Seattle (March 28): Picked up the win after allowing just one run on five hits in 5.0 innings with 5 Ks ... at UCLA (April 5): Picked up the win after fanning a career-high 10 over 5.1 innings of work … Allowed four runs (2 earned) on four hits with just two walks … vs. USC (April 12): Put together best career outing allowing just one run on five hits in a career-best 8.1 innings pitched with three strikeouts ... at Stanford (April 19): Charged with the loss after allowing nine runs on seven hits with four walks and four strikeouts ... at #13 Oregon State (April 26): Got the loss despite giving the Ducks a quality start ... Allowed two runs on four hits over 6.0 innings while striking out nine and walking two ... vs. Utah (May 4): Picked up the win in the first game of a doubleheader ... at Washington (May 10): Picked up a no-decision after allowing six runs on seven hits in six innings with five Ks and three walks ... vs. Washington State (May 16): Picked up a win while allowing just two runs on five hits with six Ks ... vs. USC (May 23): Gave the Ducks a quality start but came up on the losing end allowing three runs on eight hits over 6.0 innings of work with three strikeouts ... vs. San Diego (May 31): Gave Oregon a quality start leaving the game with no outs and two runners on with a 4-1 lead ... Got the no-decision in an Oregon win ... at #4 Texas A&M (June 8): Took the loss in the Super Regional opener allowing seven runs (6 earned) on nine hits in 3.1 innings with four walks and four Ks.
2023 SEASON
Redshirted after missing the season with an injury.
2022 SEASON
Started the season in the bullpen before moving into the weekend rotation for the Utah series ... Started game one of the next eight series before moving back to the pen when Oregon transitioned to using an opener for series’ openers … Finished 4-3 with a 5.64 ERA in 20 appearances (eight starts) … Fanned 48 batters in 68.1 innings … Had one save … at San Diego (Feb. 20): Pitched a scoreless inning while walking two ... vs. St. John's (Feb. 26): Earned first career save tossing 4.0 innings of quality relief ... Allowed two runs (1 earned) on four hits with four strikeouts and three walks ... vs. UC Santa Barbara (March 5): Gave up two runs in 2.0 innings ... vs. Portland (March 8): Tossed a scoreless inning allowing one hit ... at #2 Stanford (March 11): Gave Oregon 4.2 key scoreless innings in a 4-3 series-opening win that ultimately led to a series win ... Matched a career high with five Ks while allowing just three hits and one walk ... vs. Utah (March 18): Made first career weekend start ... Got a no-decision allowing three runs on five hits in 3.1 innings pitched with four walks and four strikeouts ... vs. USC (March 25): Picked up first win of the season allowing seven runs on eight hits in 5.0 innings with three strikeouts ... at UCLA (April 1): Charged with the loss despite tossing a then career-high 5.2 innings and fanning a career-best six ... Allowed three runs on six hits with one walk ... vs. Ball State (April 8): Got a no-decision after allowing four runs on five hits in 4.2 innings with three strikeouts and three walks ... at Washington (April 14): Picked up the win after allowing three runs on five hits in 5.0 innings pitched with two Ks and two walks ... vs. Washington State (April 22): Allowed six runs on nine hits in 3.2 innings with a strikeout and a walk ... vs. California (April 29): Put together best start of career allowing two runs (1 earned) on just two hits with four Ks and two walks in 5.2 innings pitched ... at #2 Oregon State (May 6): Gave up three runs on two hits in 3.1 innings while walking five in a downpour and striking out two ... vs. UC San Diego (May 10): Made first relief appearance since March 29 ... Allowed a run on two hits with a walk and a strikeout in two inning pitched ... at Arizona State (May 13): Came out of the pen to put together one of best outings of career ... Allowed just one earned run in a career-high 6.1 innings pitched on five hits with four Ks and two walks ... vs. #25 Arizona (May 19): Picked up the win after allowing two runs on four hits with two walks and four strikeouts in 4.1 innings ... vs. Arizona (May 25): Tagged with the loss in the opening road of the Pac-12 Conference Tournament ... Allowed three runs (2 earned) on four hits with two strikeouts and a walk ... at Louisville Regional (June 3-5): Made two appearances out of the bullpen ... Allowed three runs on seven hits in 3.1 innings with three Ks ... vs. Michigan (June 3): Got a no-decision in Oregon's opening game at the Louisville Regional after allowing three runs on six hits in 2.1 innings with two Ks and a base on balls ... at #7 Louisville (June 5): Tossed a scoreless inning vs. host Louisville in an elimination game while striking out one.
2021 SEASON
Finished true freshman season 3-0 with a 4.19 ERA … Made three starts … Allowed 10 runs (9 earned) on 24 hits in 19.1 innings pitched with 20 strikeouts and nine walks ... at #15 UC Santa Barbara (March 6): Struck out five in two innings in first career appearance ... vs. Arizona State (March 19): Retired only batter faced ... vs. Portland (March 23) Picked up first career win in first career start allowing no runs on one hit with four strikeouts in two innings ... at #21 Arizona (March 27): Allowed no runs on two hits in 0.1 innings pitched ... vs. New Mexico State (April 1): Tossed a season-high three innings allowing no runs on two hits with two Ks and two walks ... vs. Portland (April 6): Fanned four in 2.1 innings while allowing no runs on three hits ... vs. #21 Oregon State (April 11): Did not allow a run while walking two and giving up a hit in 0.1 innings pitched ... at Portland (April 14): Picked up third career win tossing a scoreless inning in his second start of the season ... at USC (April 16): Allowed two runs on two hits with a walk and three Ks in two innings pitched ... vs. UCLA (April 25): Gave up a run on two hits with a walk in 0.2 innings of work … vs. San Jose State (April 27): Made third start of the season, allowing an unearned run in 2.0 innings pitched … at Utah (May 15): Pitched a scoreless ninth inning, fanning one.
SUMMER BALL
Played for the Bend Elks in the West Coast League in 2021.
HIGH SCHOOL
A top-225 player in California according to Prep Baseball Report (No. 117) and Perfect Game (No. 214) … Top-25 outfielder in the state by Perfect Game (No. 17) and PBR (No. 21) … The No. 131 outfielder in the nation according to Perfect Game … Lettered as a sophomore and junior at Notre Dame High School before transferring to West Ranch High School for senior season … As a senior, named preseason All-America and all-region in a season cut short by COVID-19 … Made five relief appearances on the mound, allowing just one unearned run on four hits in 9.1 innings pitched with 12 strikeouts and just four walks … Earned one save and held opposing hitters to a .118 batting average … Did not allow an earned run in all five appearances … Pitched multiple innings of relief in three games, including a season-high three innings in a 4-2 loss to JSerra Catholic (3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K) … Threw two scoreless innings in a 2-0 loss to Fountain Valley (2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K) … Went 2.1 innings in a 9-2 win over Saugus (2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K) … Had multiple strikeouts in three of five relief appearances including a career-high four against Fountain Valley … Fanned three once and two twice … Struck out at least one batter per inning in all five outings … Offensively, batted .414 (12-for-29) with a home run, four RBI, five runs scored, two doubles, two triples and a stolen base … Finished season with a .514 on-base percentage, a .689 slugging percentage and a 1.204 OPS … Had three multiple-hit games, including a 3-hit game (3-for-4, 1 RBI) in a 9-2 win over Saugus … Also pitched against Saugas fanning two while not allowing a hit in 2.1 innings pitched … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored against JSerra Catholic … Was 2-for-3 with a RBI, a double and a triple in a 4-2 loss to Ocean View … Drove in a run in four games … Scored runs in four games, including a season-high two runs scored in the win over Saugus … Had one stolen base in a 4-2 win over El Dorado … As a junior, helped Notre Dame to a Mission League championship and a spot in the second round of the 2019 CIF Southern Section Division 1 Tournament with a 24-7 record … Named preseason All-America, honorable mention All-Mission League, honorable mention all-state … Earned the David Kramer Award (team honor) for hard work and respect … Finished the season batting .298 (17-for-57) with a home run, 13 RBI, 19 runs scored, two doubles and three stolen bases … Had a .459 OBP, a .385 slugging percentage and a .845 OPS … Had three multi-hit games … Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in a 10-1 win over Alemany … Was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a double in a 5-2 loss to Harvard-Westlake … Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in a 7-5 win over Harvard-Westlake … Had four multi-RBI games, including one 3-RBI game … Drove in three runs while going 1-for-2 with a home run in a 8-2 win over Chaminade … Had two RBI three times … Scored a run in 14 games, including two runs five times … Had a stretch of scoring a run in eight consecutive games and nine of the last 11 games … Stole a base in three separate games … As a sophomore, helped lead team to the 2018 CIF Southern Section Division 1 Tournament play-in game … Earned honorable mention All-Mission League honors … Made two appearances on the mound … Offensively, batted .312 (15-for-48) with a home run, nine RBI, 15 runs scored, a double, a triple and two stolen bases … Had four multi-hit games, all coming in wins … Drove in a run in eight games, with one 2-RBI game … Scored multiple runs in three games, including one 3-run game … Scored a run in 11 games overall … Stole a base in two games … High school coach at Notre Dame was Tom Dill and at West Ranch was Casey Burrill.
PERSONAL
Dad (Jason) played professional golf on the Canadian PGA Tour, the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.
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
