Gage Wood

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40+13 innings. [5] After the season, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Falmouth Commodores. [6] [7] Wood moved into Arkansas' starting rotation for the 2025 season. [8] He missed time in February, March, and April due to a shoulder injury. [9] [10]

On June 16, 2025, Wood threw the third no-hitter in College World Series history, striking out 19 batters in a 3-0 win versus the Murray State Racers. [11] [12] Over ten starts for the season, Wood went 4-1 with a 3.82 ERA and 69 strikeouts over 37+23 innings. [13]

Professional career

Wood was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the first round with the 26th overall pick of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft. [1] [14] He signed with the team on July 22 for $3 million. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 https://www.mlb.com/phillies/news/gage-wood-drafted-no-26-by-phillies-in-2025-mlb-draft?t=phillies-pipeline-coverage
  2. "Local players make All-State | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Arkansas' Best News Source". arkansasonline.com. June 2022. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
  3. "Batesville pitcher Gage Wood wins inaugural Harold Gwatney Award". kait8.com. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
  4. "Arkansas pitcher Gage Wood on NCBWA Stopper of the Year watch list". kait8.com. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
  5. "Arkansas RHP Gage Wood dark horse to be weekend starter in 2025". 247sports.com. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
  6. "www.swtimes.com/story/sports/college/sec/2024/06/24/where-arkansas-baseball-players-are-playing-summer-ball-in-2024/74180179007/". swtimes.com. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
  7. "Gage Wood". capecodleague.com. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  8. "www.swtimes.com/story/sports/college/sec/2025/02/12/arkansas-baseball-weekend-pitching-rotation-dave-van-horn-washington-state/78329564007/". swtimes.com. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
  9. "www.swtimes.com/story/sports/college/sec/2025/04/03/arkansas-baseball-injury-updates-gage-wood-parker-coil-out-vs-missouri/82729772007/". swtimes.com. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
  10. "Timely return: Wood, back from injury, fills in for Gaeckle | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette". nwaonline.com. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
  11. "Arkansas' Wood throws 1st MCWS no-no since '60".
  12. "Gage Wood stats: Just how dominant was Arkansas ace in no-hitter vs Murray State?".
  13. https://www.swtimes.com/story/sports/college/baseball/2025/07/13/gage-wood-mlb-draft-2025-mlb-mock-draft-projections-stats-arkansas-baseball/84510254007/
  14. https://www.swtimes.com/story/sports/college/sec/2025/07/13/gage-wood-arkansas-star-pitcher-picked-no-26-by-phillies-in-2025-mlb-draft/84587559007/
  15. https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/phillies-sign-2025-first-round-pick-gage-wood.html
Gage Wood
Philadelphia Phillies
Pitcher
Born: (2003-12-15) December 15, 2003 (age 21)
Newport, Arkansas, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right