JJ Sliepka

Class:
Freshman
Height:
6-1
Weight:
185
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Jersey Village

2019: Appeared in ten games out of the bullpen … finished with a record of 2-2 and picked up wins against Fairfield (3/15) and Yale (3/24) … recorded 8.0 innings … finished with eight strikeouts … made three appearances in league play.

2018: CoSIDA Academic All-District … Made 20 appearances out of the bullpen, tied for most on the team … posted a 1.69 ERA in 12 Ivy League appearances … logged 26.0 innings of work … recorded 15 strikeouts.

2017: Made 12 appearances in relief ... recorded a team-high three saves ... registered 15 strikeouts over 14.1 innings ... sported an impressive 1.69 ERA over five Ivy League outings.

2016: Ranked second on the team with 16 appearances … also made two starts … earned the win at Siena (3/30) with five scoreless innings … finished fourth on the team in strikeouts (20) and innings pitched (24.2) … had three games with at least three strikeouts.

Before Brown: A four-year letterwinner at Jersey Village High School in Houston, where he set the school record for ERA … two-time team captain … two-time All-District selection … led team in batting as a sophomore in state playoff run … batted .365 with four home runs as a junior … two-time All-State Academic Team … Greater Houston Touchdown Club Baseball Player of the Year … TASO baseball player of Houston … also played for Marucci Legends.

Personal: Born on December 6, 1996 … son of Shirley and Joe Sliepka … has two brothers, Joey and Mikey, who both attend and play baseball at Harvard and Yale, respectively.