Santhosh Gottam

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Class:
Senior
Position:
RHP
Height/Weight:
6-1 / 200
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Flower Mound, Texas
High School:
Flower Mound
Concentration:
Applied Math - Biology

CAREER: Finished his career at Brown with 227.2 innings pitched, ranking sixth all-time in program history at the time of his graduation. His 52 career appearances on the mound also ranked fifth in program history at the time of his graduation.

2025: Made 14 appearances, including 11 starts as the team’s top weekend starter…Finished the regular season ranked second in the Ivy League with 63.2 innings pitched…Struck out 58 batters while holding a 6.08 ERA…His 58 strikeouts were tied for fourth in the league at the end of the regular season…Earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief against Stonehill (3/25)…Struck out three batters over 1.2 innings of relief to earn an extra innings win at Princeton (4/20)…Tossed his first career complete game (9.0 IP) on a career-high 120 pitches, allowing just one earned run on four hits with 11 strikeouts (one shy of his career-high) in a 4-1 win over Penn in his final collegiate appearance on May 2, earning him Ivy League Pitcher of the Week honors…Served as Co-President of Brown’s Stuent-Athlete Advisory Committee.

Summer 2024: Made two relief appearances for the Falmouth Commodores in the Cape League, posting a 1-0 record and striking out five over 5.1 innings.

2024: Appeared in 13 games, making 11 starts on the mound as a weekend starter…Struck out 50 batters and walked 20 over 65.0 innings…Earned the win in a 5.0 inning start at UT Martin (2/25)…Picked up the win with a 6.0 inning performance at Harvard (3/31)…Struck out a season-high 12 batters while allowing three earned runs and two walks over 8.0 innings against Princeton (4/7)…Went 17.1 innings without issuing a walk over five appearances from April 14-May 5.

Summer 2023: Helped lead the Newport Gulls to the NECBL title…Made 12 appearances, including seven starts…Struck out 45 batters over 47.1 IP and held a 2.47 ERA with a 4-1 record…Named to the NECBL All-Star Team.

2023: Made 11 starts…Posted a 2-4 record and a 6.87 ERA overall…Struck out 50 batters in 55.0 innings…Earned the win with a 5.2-inning start at Columbia (3/26)…Tossed 7.0 shutout innings with a season-high eight strikeouts and no walks in a win at Cornell on April 8…Struck out six batters over 6.0 innings while allowing two runs in a win over Harvard (4/22).

Summer 2022: Posted a 3-0 record with a 0.96 ERA over 17 appearances (two starts) for the Amsterdam Mohawks, who captured the PGCBL title…Struck out 43 and walked 11 over 37.1 innings…Named Championship Series MVP and the PGCBL’s first-ever Relief Pitcher of the Year.

2022: Made 14 appearances on the mound, including five starts…Ranked 10th in the Ivy League with a 5.52 ERA…Tied for the team lead in wins…Struck out 35 and walked 10 over 44.0 innings pitched…Allowed three earned runs over 6.2 innings pitched to earn the win in his collegiate debut at USF (2/27)…Earned the win after firing 3.2 innings of relief at Harvard (4/3)…Struck out six over 3.0 innings of relief to earn the win at URI (4/12)…Tossed 4.0 innings of one-hit ball with no walks in relief to pick up the win over Princeton (4/30)…Allowed just two hits over 4.2 scoreless innings of relief against Cornell (5/7)…Closed the season by not allowing an earned run over his final 13.1 innings pitched.

Before Brown: Earned District 6-6A All-District honors as a pitcher in 2021 … Served team as a captain as a senior … Gained Honorable Mention Preseason All-American Texas Region accolades in 2021 … Garnered Honorable Mention Preseason Underclass All-American Texas Region plaudits in 2020 … Played as a pitcher, infielder, and outfielder for head coach Danny Wallace … Competed on the club level for Dulins Dodgers and Thrive – Haugen … A National Merit Commended Scholar, Math Honor Society, and English Honor Society student.

Personal: Santhosh is the son of Rajani and Ravindra Gottam … Has one older sister, Madhuri … Plans to concentrate in Biology and pursue a career as a physician.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown because it provides a high standard in both athletics and academics – something not many universities in the country can say. The academic rigor at Brown will help set me up for a great future and being surrounded by people so focused on their education will only motivate me to do better. Athletically, Brown provides the opportunity to play against the best of the best in the country and will help develop me into the player I want to become.”