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23 Ethan Chenault

  • Position RHP
  • Class Junior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-5 / 200
  • Hometown Forest, Va.
  • High School Miller School

Biography

2023 (Junior): Selected in the 18th round of the MLB Draft with the 553rd pick by the Philadelphia Phillies ... All-CAA honorable mention ... Made career-high 26 appearances, all out of the bullpen ... Was 5-2 with three saves ... Also set career-high with 59 strikeouts hile limiting opponents to a .202 batting average ... Earned the win in the CAA Championship against Northeastern (5/28) ... Allowed a run on four hits over four innings.

2022 (Sophomore): Appeared in 21 games ... Opened the season in the rotation before moving back to the bullpen ... Struck out 53 in 39 inning (12.23 per nine innings) ... Twice pitched a career-long five innings, once as a starter and the other in relief ... Fanned 10 over five innings in his season debut, a start against Middle Tennessee (2/20) ... Earned wins against Ohio State (3/17), NC State (5/10) and Northeastern (5/15) ... Named CAA Pitcher of the Week (5/16) ... Struck out 11 over 7.1 innings of shutout relief over the course of three outings (5/10-15).

2021 (Freshman): Made 17 appearances, 16 of which were out of the bullpen ... Notched a win (4/28, Coastal Carolina) and three saves in the final month of the season ... Tossed three innings of relief twice ... Struck out a season-high five against nationally-ranked Oklahoma State (4/10) ... Earned the save against Northeastern (5/28) in the CAA tournament, striking out two in 2.2 innings of hitless, shutout relief ... First career win came against Appalachian State (3/14) and his first save was at Elon (3/25) ... Retired nine of the 10 batters he faced over three innings of relief for the save against James Madison (5/9).

Prior to UNCW: Started all four seasons for the Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks ... Coached by former all-star reliever Billy Wagner ... Helped Mavs to conference and state championships from 2017-2019 ... First-team VISAA All-State in 2019 and second-team in 2018 ... Named conference Player of the Year in 2019 ... As a sophomore (2018), compiled a 6-1 mark and a 1.89 ERA ... Struck out 27 over 33.1 innings ... Tossed a no-hitter that same season ... His junior season, he struck out 68 over 40 innings of work (14.2 per nine innings) ... Recorded a 1.92 ERA ... Also played basketball for Miller ... Played for Canes National/American in the summer and fall of 2019 ... Previously pitched for Baseball Company Invaders in 2017-18 ... Participated in the East Coast Pro Showcase (2020) in Hoover, Ala.

Personal: Full name: Ethan Taylor Chenault ... Born in Lynchburg, Va. ... Son of Melanie and Kevin Chenault.

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2021Freshman

    RHP
    6'5" 200 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2022Sophomore

    RHP
    6'5" 200 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2023Junior

    RHP
    6'5" 200 lbs
    23