Troy University Athletics
2022 Baseball Roster
Roster
Marquez Oates
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 247
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Panama City, Fla.
- High School:
- Bay High School
- Prev School:
- Marion Military
2022 (Senior)
With 36 innings in 25 appearances finished the season with seven saves leading Troy for the second consecutive year… Was 2-1 on the season, with wins coming g against Kennesaw State and Samford… Held a 4.50 earned run average with opposing batters hitting .234… Recorded 35 strikeouts with only 13 walks...Went a career-high 4.0 innings pitched against Coastal Carolina and matched his career-high in strikeouts with five against Kennesaw State.
2021 (Junior)
Appeared in 23 games leading the Trojan bullpen in innings pitched with 33.2… Finished with a 3-2 record with wins against UAB, Texas State, and Jacksonville St… Pitched a season high three innings against Texas State and UAB going more then two innings in eight games... Struck out 42 batters and only 11 walks, with a season high of five strikeouts in a single game coming against Youngstown State… Held a 2.41 ERA to lead all Troy pitchers, and opponents only had a .176 batting average against him… Earned eight saves on the season which were third in the Sun Belt Conference
2020 (Junior)
Made six appearances and pitched eight innings … Compiled a 3-0 record and struck out 11 batters compared to just two walks … Earned the win and fanned a season-high four batters in his Troy debut against Northern Kentucky … Recorded a strikeout in each of his six outings … Also earned wins against Louisiana Tech and Alabama State
*Had season cut short after 17 games due to COVID-19
Prior to Troy (Marion Military Institute)
Pitched two years at Marion Military Institute … Responsible for an 11-6 record on the mound over his two seasons, including an 8-3 mark his sophomore year … Earned 13 starts and pitched 68.1 innings during his sophomore campaign … Registered a 2.73 ERA
High School
Attended Bay High School in Panama City, Fla. … Pitched and also played catcher, first base and third base … Led his team to a district championship his senior season … Named an all-district performer his junior and senior seasons
Personal
Full name is Marquez Antoni Oates … Born Dec. 11, 1998 … Son of Tiffany Jones and Craig Oates … Has four brothers, Durrell, Terell, Chris and Chance and two sisters, Bria and Kimorah … Majoring in HSTM - sport management
