Jamie Arnold | |
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Florida State Seminoles – No. 16 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Tampa, Florida, U.S. | March 21, 2004|
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Jamie Arnold (born March 21,2004) is an American college baseball pitcher for the Florida State Seminoles.
Arnold attended Jesuit High School in Tampa,Florida,where he played baseball and basketball. As a senior in 2022,he posted a 2.02 ERA and 91 strikeouts over 66 innings. [1] Arnold went unselected in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at Florida State University to play college baseball. [2]
As a freshman at Florida State in 2023,Arnold appeared in 24 games and went 2–5 with a 6.34 ERA over 44 innings. [3] He played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks after the season and was named an All-Star. [4] [5] As a sophomore in 2024,Arnold started 18 games and posted an 11–3 record,a 2.98 ERA,and 159 strikeouts over 105+2⁄3 innings and was named an All-American. [6] After the season, he was selected to play for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and was the starting pitcher in a combined no-hitter in a games versus Chinese Taipei. [7]
Entering the 2025 season, CBS ranked Arnold is considered to be one of, if not, the best prospect going into the 2025 MLB Draft. [8]