Alan Watts' Career Stats
2012: Amassed a 1-3 record and a 16.20 ERA...finished 10th all-time in games pitched at VMI (66)...pitched a shutout inning 3/17 against UNC Asheville...picked up his lone win of the year against Hartford...took his first loss in the team's battle with then-#2 South Carolina 2/17.
2011: Went 3-0 with three saves and a 2.64 ERA…had a stellar 37/4 strikeout-to-walk ratio, including working his first 29 1/3 innings without issuing a free pass…had the seventh-most appearances in school history (26)…picked up his first save of the year with two strikeouts in a perfect inning against Binghamton (2/26)…got save #2 with three one-hit frames against New Mexico State (3/12), striking out three…vultured a win at Longwood (3/22), surrendering a run over 2 1/3 frames…saved his third game of the season against Gardner-Webb (4/1)…went a season-long four innings at Radford (4/8) to get his second win of the year…threw two shutout innings at William & Mary (4/13) to give VMI its first win in Williamsburg since 1996…threw eight straight scoreless innings from April 19 through May 11…that run ended May 13, but he picked up the win with two innings of relief that day against UNC Asheville…pitched 1 2/3 innings in the Big South Tournament against Radford.
Summer: Pitched for the Outer Banks Daredevils of the Coastal Plain League…pitched in 24 games, tying the team record for appearances, and posted a 3.32 ERA.
2010: Saw action in 14 games, posting the third-best relief ERA on the squad (3.91)…struck out 32 hitters in just 23 innings…amounted to 12.52 K/9 innings, the highest total on the pitching staff…opponents hit just .218, the second-lowest mark on the VMI staff (Garrett - .215)…had the third-lowest HR rate on the team, giving up .39 home runs per nine innings…did not allow a hit in three straight outings, working 4.1 innings against Longwood, Gardner-Webb and Liberty, striking out five…had a career-long outing against High Point (3/21), going 4.2 innings and allowing just one run…retired all five batters he faced in the series finale against La Salle (3/14), two via strikeout.
Summer: Again pitched for Lexington's Rockbridge Rapids of the Valley League…accumulated 16 appearances in the summer league, posting a 2.76 ERA and a .220 batting average against.
2009: Made 10 appearances as a freshman…pitched a scoreless inning in game one at #23 Coastal Carolina (5/10), allowing just a walk…worked a shutout inning at Virginia Tech (3/17), allowing only a hit…worked a season-long 1.2 innings in his first career appearance…made his first career appearance at #1 UNC.
Summer: Made a team-high 18 appearances and four saves for the Rockbridge Rapids of the Valley League…had a team-best 0.73 ERA while allowing opponents to hit just .176, striking out 33 batters in 24.2 innings…named a Valley League All-Star and a Mid-Atlantic All-Star.
High School/Personal: Three-year letterman as a pitcher and catcher at Lord Botetourt…as a senior, earned First Team All-District and Second Team All-Region honors as a utility player…earned Cavalier Award after hitting .326 with a .417 on-base percentage, while also going 3-2 on the mound with 33 strikeouts in 32 innings...son of Randolph and Karen Watts…won the VMI Academic Writing Award in 2009…majoring in english.
