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Lewis & Clark College

2024 Baseball Roster

Julie Ward Jones
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Julie Ward Jones
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22 Brett Pierson

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 195
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Yorba Linda, Calif.
  • High School Orange Lutheran
  • Position RHP
  • Major International Affairs

Biography

2024 Awards

All Conference: NWC Honorable Mention Team 

2024 SEASON HIGHS

Appearances / Starts: 14/14

Record: 4-5

Innings: 66.2 (8.0 vs. Vassar March 15) 

Earned Run Average: 5.80

Strikeouts: 56 (13 vs. Vassar March 15)  

Batting Average Against: .288

NOTABLES

  • Closed out his career by serving as the Pioneers ace for the third-straight season and earning his first collegiate All-Conference honors
  • Broke the program record for career strikeouts (214) that had stood since 1990 
  • Named the Northwest Conference Pitcher of the Week, earned a spot on the D3baseball.com Team of the Week and was named the NCAA Division III Honorable Mention National Pitcher of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) after his start against Vassar 
  • Led the Pioneers staff with 14 starts (tied for first in appearances) and 56 strikeouts 
  • Finished first in the NWC in starts by a pitcher and 11th in the league in strikeouts
  • Went at least five innings in eight starts and allowed two earned runs or fewer six times
  • Opened the season by limited Whittier to seven hits and two runs over six innings in a 9-3 win over the Poets 
  • Struck out a career-high 13 batters in a career-high eight innings, while allowing just one hit and one unearned run on March 15 in a 12-1 win over Vassar
  • Retired 21 consecutive batters against the Brewers in his outing on March 15
  • Set the program record for career strikeouts and earned his final collegiate victory on April 20 when he struck out six and held Whitworth to six hits and four runs (two earned) over seven innings in a 6-5 win 
  • Finished his career 14-17 (tied for 10th in program history in wins) with a 5.60 ERA in 49 starts/appearances and threw 244.1 innings which ranks just behind Doug Nichols (248.1) for second all-time

2023 Stats (Season Highs in Parentheses)

Appearances / Starts: 14 / 14
Record: 8-4
Innings Pitched: 73.0 (7.2 at Willamette GM1 April 8)
Earned Run Average: 5.18
Strikeouts: 51 (6 two times)
Opponent Batting Average: .273

NOTABLES

  • Ranked 8th in Division III and tied for the lead in the Northwest Conference with his 14 starts.
  • Ended the season fifth in program history with 158 career strikeouts and tied for third in with eight wins in a season.  
  • Set new career bests in appearances (14), starts, innings (73.0), ERA (5.18), batters faced (336), and pickoffs (2).
  • Went a career-high 7.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts and threw 120 pitches in game one at Willamette on April 8.
  • Threw 7.0 innings in the opening round of the NWC Tournament on April 21 against Willamette and earned his 3rd straight win and 6th of the year.
  • On April 23, he started the second championship game of the NWC Tournament against Pacific on two days rest and pitched two scoreless innings with four strikeouts to lead the Pioneers to the 10-7 win.
  • Started game one of the NCAA Tournament on May 19 at Birmingham-Southern and pitched 6.0 innings, giving up one run on three hits and striking out five, three of them looking, of the 26 batters he faced in a 7-1 victory for his team-leading eighth win.

2022 SEASON HIGHS

Appearances / Starts: 13/13
Record: 1-4
Innings: 61.0 (7 vs. Pacific GM1 March 5) 
Earned Run Average: 5.31
Strikeouts: 66 (10 vs. Caltech GM1 February 11) 
Batting Average Against: .226

NOTABLES

  •  Led the Pioneers staff in starts (13) and finished tied for second in appearances (13)
  • Served as the Pioneers number one starter 
  • Led the team in innings pitched (61) and strikeouts (66) and finished first amongst starters in batting average (.226) and earned run average (5.31) 
  • Ended the year fifth in the NWC in strikeouts and 11th in innings pitched 
  • Placed second in the conference in strikeouts in NWC games (51) and held opposing hitters to a .236 batting average in NWC play
  • Ranked 28th in Division III with his 13 starts 
  • Tied for second in program history with his 66 strikeouts in a single-season 
  • Threw at least five innings in nine of his 13 starts and posted five or more strikeouts eight times 
  • Limited Caltech to one hit, four walks and no runs and struck out a season-high 10 batters over six innings to earn the win in a 15-4 victory on February 11 
  • Went seven innings allowing one hit, one run and striking out nine in a 5-4 NWC win over Pacific on March 5
  • Allowed two runs over six innings and struck out five on April 15 against Whitworth 
  • Enters his senior season tied for 13th in program history with 107 career strikeouts 

As a Freshman (2020-21): Named Northwest Conference Student Athlete of the Week on Mar. 22 after throwing seven innings and striking out six in an 11-0 game three victory over Linfield …Played in eight games … Ended the season with 41 strikeouts … Made first career appearance on Mar. 14 against Whitman … Had 10 strikeouts on Apr. 11 against George Fox.

At Lewis & Clark: Minoring in Political Economy.

Prior to the Pios: National High School Invitational Champions, Trinity League Champions, Austin Gorrell Tournament Champions, Desert Classic High School Invitational Champions, Ranked No. 1 Team Nationally - National High School Baseball Coaches' Association, Four-time Honor Roll, National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation, Ignite Student Leadership Mentor.

Why Lewis & Clark?: Great baseball program and coaches, beautiful campus in an amazing city, strong academics.

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2021First Year

    RHP
    6'2" 185 lbs
    32
  • 22

    2022Sophomore

    RHP
    6'1" 195 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2023Junior

    RHP
    6'1" 195 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2024Senior

    RHP
    6'1" 195 lbs
    22