Ross Massey

Photo by: Parker Waters

Height:
5-11
Weight:
193
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Baton Rouge, La.
High School:
Catholic HS

2016 Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
2016 Baseball America Second Team Freshman All-American
2016 Perfect Game Second Team Freshman All-American
2016 NCAA Oxford All-Regional Team
2016 American Athletic Conference All-Second Team
2016 LSWA Pitcher of the Week (4/18)
2016 American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (4/18)
2016 American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (3/21)

2018 (Junior): Appeared in 16 games with six starts…went 2-2 and posted a 5.86 ERA in 35.1 innings…earned the win vs. Wright State (2/17) – pitched 3.0 innings with two strikeouts; retired nine straight batters...pitched 5.0 innings in his first start of the season at Ole Miss (2/24)…tossed 1.1 scoreless innings at LSU (3/21)…struck out season-high five batters, allowed one earned run over 5.2 innings vs. Texas Southern (4/24)…pitched 3.0 relief innings with two strikeouts at ULL (5/15)… was named to the 2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and the Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2017 and spring 2018.

2017 (Sophomore): Appeared in 12 games with nine starts…went 0-8 with a 9.68 ERA in 35.1 innings…allowed 43 hits and 49 runs (38 earned) while striking out 21 and walking 38…held opponents to a .307 batting average…recorded eight assists…recorded three assists and three strike outs in 3.0 innings vs. Army…struck out six vs. San Diego (3/12)…held Louisiana-Lafayette to just one run during 7.0 innings (4/18)…struck out one in 1.2 innings at Memphis (5/18)…off the field, was named to the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and the Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2016 and spring 2017. ...named to Tulane University’s Spring 2017 Dean’s List

2016 (Freshman): A 2016 Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American … a 2016 Second Team Freshman All-American from both Baseball America and Perfect Game … an NCAA Oxford All-Regional Team Selection … a 2016 All-American Athletic Conference Second Team selection … appeared in 18 games with 12 starts … went 10-3 with a 2.29 ERA in 90.1 innings … allowed 87 hits and 32 runs (23 earned) while striking out 51 and walking 18 … held opponents to a .254 batting average … 1.79 walks per nine innings ranks 14th in single-season Tulane history … 10 wins are tied for 17th in single-season Tulane history … became the first Tulane pitcher to win 10 games in a season since Brian Bogusevic (13), Micah Owings (12) and J.R. Crowel (10) did so in 2005 … became the first freshman pitcher at Tulane to win 10 games in a single season since stats began being recorded in 1965 … led the team in ERA, wins, fewest runs allowed and fewest earned runs allowed, was second in innings pitched, third in opponent batting average, tied for third in games started, fourth in appearances and was fifth in strikeouts … led The American Athletic Conference in wins, tied for first in fewest triples allowed (0), ranked fourth in ERA, tied for fourth in fewest earned runs allowed, sixth in fewest walks allowed, tied for seventh in fewest runs allowed, tied for eighth in strikeouts and fewest home runs allowed (4) … ranked tied for 18th nationally in wins, 54th in ERA and 93rd in walks allowed per nine innings (1.79) … made his collegiate debut in relief vs. Illinois (2/21), walking one … pitched 4.0 perfect innings in relief vs. Alabama A&M (2/24), posting four strikeouts for the victory … made his first-career start at Southeastern Louisiana (3/2), fanning seven in 5.0 innings … struck out two in 6.0 innings of work in a no-decision vs. UL-Lafayette (3/7) … fanned seven across 7.0 innings of relief in the lightning halted series opener at Texas (3/19) for the win … got the victory after hurling 7.0 innings in his first-career weekend start against Illinois State (3/25) … tossed a complete game against East Carolina (4/8), striking out three for the win … posted a complete game with five strikeouts against Cincinnati (4/16), earning LSWA Pitcher of the Week honors on April 18 … got the win at UCF (4/23), tossing 8.0 frames … fanned five in 5.2 innings for the win at USF (5/7) … struck out three in 5.0 innings during the second game of a doubleheader at Houston (5/20) … struck out four and allowed just five hits in 8.0 innings of work vs. Utah during the NCAA Oxford Regionals (6/5).

High School: A three-year letterman at Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, La. … was a pitcher and an outfielder for the Bears … helped lead his team to a 37-4 record as a senior, as well as a second place finish in the LHSAA 5A State Playoffs … named a First-Team All-State Pitcher, as well as the All-State Pitcher of the Year as a senior after going 11-0 with a 1.19 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 77 innings … earned Nola.com Preps Pitcher of the Year as a senior … hurled a no-hitter against Slidell during his senior campaign … named the All-District 5-5A MVP as well as the All-Metro MVP as a senior … earned honorable mention All-State honors as a junior, while picking up First-Team All-District and All-City honors, after going 7-3 with a 1.83 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 79 innings … picked up First-Team All-State, All-District and All-City honors as a sophomore with an 8-2 record to go along with a 1.25 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 74 innings … also lettered one year as a point guard for the basketball team … played summer ball for Marucci Elite, helping lead the team to a Perfect Game Super 25 National Championship.

Personal: Brother, Alex, pitched for Tulane from 2013-16 … major is finance.