Chandler Welch

Photo by: Parker Waters

Photo by: Victoria Ahlbrecht

Photo by: Parker Waters

Height:
6-0
Weight:
170
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Slidell, LA
High School:
Holy Cross HS

2024 (Junior): Went 7-4 with a 4.65 ERA in 89.0 innings (17 appearances, 17 starts)...Struck out 88 with 24 walks…Allowed a .303 batting average against…AAC Pitcher of the Week (2/19/2024)...AAC Weekly Honor Roll (3/25/2024)..Drafted in the sixth round (185th) by the Milwaukee Brewers.

2023 (Sophomore): Went 4-5 with a 6.82 ERA in 58.0 innings (25 appearances, seven starts) with one save … Struck out 62 with 17 walks … Allowed a .323 batting average against … Recorded a season-high six strikeouts three times (April 1-Memphis, April 23-Cincinnati and May 23-Houston) … Also went a season-long seven innings in that April 1 contest against the Tigers.

2022 (Freshman): Ranked first on the team in appearances, as he saw action in 25 games... Landed second on the team in saves with two... Logged 52.1 innings, struck out 54, gave up 30 earned runs and walked 29... Made his collegiate debut on opening night against UMass-Lowell (2/18) where he worked 3.2 innings giving up no hits or runs, only a single walk and striking out five…Started in five before finding himself in the closing position later in the season… Had two five-inning outings marking as his season high, Nicholls (3/16) and at Southern (4/6)… Had two assists from the mound at Houston (4/14)… Threw 5.2 innings of work in two outings at the AAC Tournament giving up just three earned runs…Ended the season with a 5.16 ERA.

High School: Comes across town from Holy Cross High School…Pitched and played the infield…Helped Holy Cross to two playoff appearances…claimed First Team All-District, All-State Honorable Mention and Holy Cross’s baseball MVP in 2019…He was a three-time honor roll and a one-time high honor roll student.

Personal: Full name is Chandler David Welch goes by Chan…Born in Slidell, LA on Mar 5^th, 2003…Parents are Ana and David Welch…has two sisters Kaitlyn and Mallory...A second-generation Tulane Athlete...Chandler's father wore the Olive and Blue in 1991-92...He went on to play for the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox.