Joseph Menefee

COLLEGE STATION, TX - January 12, 2022 - left hand pitcher Joseph Menefee #6 of the Texas A&M Aggies during the Texas A&M Aggies 2022 Baseball Photo Day in The Studio in Kyle Field College Station, TX. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

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COLLEGE STATION, TX - January 12, 2022 - Pitcher Joseph Menefee #6 of the Texas A&M Aggies during Texas A&M Aggies Baseball photo day in College Station, TX. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre

Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Sam Craft/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics

Height:
6-2
Weight:
220
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Richmond, Texas
High School:
George Ranch

2019 Freshman All-SEC Team
2019 SEC Co-Freshman of the Week (5/20)

CAREER: Owns 72 Aggie pitching appearances, including one start... possesses a 8-6 record with one save and 138 strikeouts in 91.1 innings... also saw limited action as a designated hitter as a freshman, logging a .167 batting average with two hits, one double and three RBI.

2022 (JUNIOR): Has appeared 14 times posting 27 strikeouts, a 0-2 record, a 8.80 ERA in 15.1 innings pitched... against Kentucky (4/7) posted four strikeouts in 1.2 innings... tallied four strikeouts in 2.1 innings pitched at Alabama (4/3)... against Tarleton (3/9) had two strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA in one inning pitched...had two strikeouts against Penn (2/27) in 1.0 innings pitched... against Fordham (2/19) had three strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA in 1.1 innings pitched.

2021 (COVID SOPHOMORE): Came out of the bullpen in 20 games for the Aggies... registered a 4-2 record with one save, a 3.00 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 33.0 inning... finished the year leading the team in ERA (3.00) and opponent batting average (.155), second in WHIP (1.19), wins (4), and saves (1), and third in appearances (20)... worked through a stellar outing of 4.1 hitless innings, scattering two walks while fanning six in the extra-inning affair against LSU (5/21)... earned at Auburn (5/15), hurling 4.2 scoreless innings, scattering three hits and one walk while fanning five... notched the win with a scoreless frame against UT Arlington (5/4), yielding one walk while striking out a pair of batters... worked through a stellar 3.0 frames, allowing just one run on one hit and two walks while punching out four against No. 5 Mississippi State (4/30)... threw two shutout innings, yielding one hit while fanning a pair in the series finale against Alabama (4/10)... tossed two hitless frames with two walks and three strikeouts in the series finale at Missouri (4/3)... picked up first collegiate save for working 1.1 innings, scattering one lone walk while fanning two in win over New Mexico State (3/5)... earned win versus Incarnate Word (3/3) for striking out the final six Cardinals of the game...fanned five of six batters he faced in 1.2 blank frames against Oklahoma in the Round Rock Classic (2/27)... awarded his first win of the season for working a perfect frame with two strikeouts in the midweek win over Tarleton State (2/24)... logged five starts for the Brazos Valley Bombers of the Texas Collegiate League... posted a 0-1 mark for the Bombers with a 1.29 ERA, 0.714 WHIP and 24 strikeouts in 14 innings.

2020 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in seven games out of the bullpen for the Maroon & White... tallied a 0-0 record with a 4.50 ERA and five strikeouts in 4.0 innings... closed out an inning against New Mexico State (3/8), stranding two inherited runners with two strikeouts... worked a scoreless frame in the win over Houston Baptist (2/25)... tossed a perfect inning with one strikeout against Miami (2/15).

2019 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 26 games on the mound for the Aggies, and four games as a batter, including one start on the mound... posted a 3-2 record with a 3.75 ERA, and 51 strikeouts in 36.0 innings... named to the Freshman All-SEC Team, after posting a 2-1 record in SEC play with a 2.55 ERA, .180 opponent batting average and 33 strikeouts in 24.2 innings... had six stellar consecutive appearances (5/4-5/21), throwing 10.1 scoreless innings yielding just four hits while fanning 15... name SEC Co-Freshman of the Week, for retiring 12 of 13 batters he faced against Arkansas (5/16-5/18), while fanning seven in the two relief appearances... threw 1.2 perfect innings against Auburn (4/14), fanning four of the five consecutive batters he retired... picked up second win of the season against Kentucky (3/24), scattering one hit and two walks while fanning three over 3.1 shutout innings.. earned his first collegiate win, throwing 1.1 innings allowing one hit while fanning one against Gonzaga (3/10)... had key strikeouts to close out the eighth inning in close games against TCU (3/2) and Houston (3/3) ... threw two perfect frames with four strikeouts against Houston Baptist (2/26).

AT GEORGE RANCH HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letter winner for head coach Greg Kobza... hit .458 with one double and one HR and posted a 1-0 record with an 0.00 ERA and 20 strikeouts on the mound in 2018... named the District 23-6A MVP as a junior in 2017... tabbed to the 2017 Under Armour Preseason Underclassman All-America Second Team in 2017... logged an 8-0 record with a 1.44 ERA and 75 strikeouts and hit .430 with 27 runs, eight doubles, six triples, four HR and 29 RBI as a junior... earned District 24-5A Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore... batted .425 with 10 doubles and two HR and posted a 1-2 record with a 1.19 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 2016... played summer ball for the Texas Twelve… was a member of the USA Baseball 18U National team in 2017... pitched in three games at the WBSC 2017 World Cup, logging a 1-0 record with six strikeouts in 5.0 innings of work... recorded three pickoffs in an appearance at the 2017 USA Baseball 18U National Team Trials... played on the Texas Rangers Area Code Team in 2017 and the Rangers Area Code Underclass Team in 2016.

PERSONAL: Joseph Edward Menefee was born Oct. 6, 1999 in Wharton, Texas to Todd and Edy Menefee... has an older brother, Ryan, and an older sister, Lauren... father, brother and sister all attended Texas A&M... grandfather played baseball at LSU... majoring in agricultural leadership and development… plans to become a coach or rancher/farmer after graduation... enjoys hunting and fishing.

4/14/2022