Jake Walsh #12

Played one season of college baseball at Jacksonville State (AL) University before transferring to Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Fla... Eventually landed at Florida Southern University, a prominent Division II program that produced former All-Stars Rob Dibble, John Hudek and Matt Joyce... Was 12-1 with a 2.62 ERA in 16 starts at Florida Southern in 2017. Was team co-MVP and a finalist for the Brett Tomko Award as Division II Pitcher of the Year...Struck out 104 batters over 99.2 innings with five double-digit strikeout games... Graduated from Melbourne (Fla.) High School in 2014... Resides in Indialantic, Florida.

2021

Appeared in 17 games out of the bullpen between Springfield (AA) and Memphis (AAA) posting a 2-2 record with a 2.86 ERA and one save. Posted a 12.5 strikeouts/9 IP mark (25 K/18.0 IP)... Began the season in Springfield before a late-season promotion to Memphis, appearing in his first Triple-A game on Sept. 21... Recorded his first professional save vs. Charlotte (10/3), striking out two batters in a scoreless inning... Named Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May with a 2-1 record and 1.29 ERA. Struck out 19 batters over 14.0 innings with a 12.0 inning scoreless streak (5/9- 5/27), two appearances of 3.0 innings or more, including a season-high of 3.2 innings at Arkansas (5/14)... Did not allow a home run in his 13 appearances in Springfield... Pitched for Glendale in the Arizona Fall League posting an 0-1 record with an 8.10 ERA. Led the league with four saves in five opportunities.