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2026 Baseball Roster

30 Alex Esker

  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown St. Louis, MO
  • Highschool Christian Brothers College HS

Biography

2025: Pitched 12.2 innings in 13 appearances... Finished the season with 14 K's... 

2024: Appeared in 5 games at Mineral Area College with one start...Pitched a total of 13.1 innings and recorded 26 K's... Gave up 15 earned runs and finished the season with an ERA of 10.13... 

2023: Made one appearance as a Sophomore at SEMO... Pitched 5.2 innings striking out three and giving up six hits... 

2022: Appeared in eight games and made two starts on the mound as a freshman at SEMO…Posted seven strikeouts in 12.1 innings…Both of his starts were no decisions…Tossed two scoreless innings with one strikeout in his first career start at Ole Miss (4/19), the eventual NCAA Baseball National Champion…The Redhawks won that game by a score of 13-3…Had a season-high two strikeouts in 1.1 innings of relief vs. Southern Illinois (4/12)…Longest outing was 3.1 scoreless innings at Saint Louis (3/29).

Prep: Left-handed pitcher who graduated from Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis…As a senior, he put together a 6-1 record with a 2.31 ERA in 13 appearances and nine starts…Tied for first on the team in wins…Had 51 strikeouts in 42.3 innings and boasted a .857 winning percentage on the mound…Prep Baseball Report (PBR) ranked him as the #3 left-handed pitcher in the state of Missouri…First-Team All-Metro Catholic Conference selection as a senior…Participated in the 2019 PBR Future Games…Was a member of the varsity baseball program since his sophomore season.

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2025Junior

    LHP
    6'4" 215 lbs
    42
  • 30

    2026Senior

    LHP
    6'4" 215 lbs
    30