| John Curtiss |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Southlake, Texas
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| High School:
Southlake Carroll
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| Height / Weight:
6-4 / 200
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| Position:
Pitcher
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| Bats/Throws:
Right/Right
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2013
Curtiss will sit out the entire 2013 season after undergoing surgery on his right elbow last summer ... he was named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the fall 2012 semester.
2012
He made four starts in 28 appearances as a freshman, going 2-3 with a 3.50 ERA and two saves ... in 64 1/3 innings, he allowed 55 hits and 25 earned runs with 25 walks and 48 strikeouts ... opponents hit .237 against him ... did not allow a run in six straight appearances from April 13 through April 24 (12 1/3 innings) ... allowed just one run on seven hits in a start of 4 2/3 innings with two walks and three strikeouts on May 19 against Baylor ... threw two no-hit innings on May 12 against Texas Southern in the second game of a doubleheader, striking out two ... threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings, giving up only a hit on May 1 against Prairie View A&M ... gave up two hits in 1 2/3 scoreless innings on April 24 against Central Arkansas to earn the win ... threw 3 1/3 scoreless innings and gave up just one hit on April 22 against Kansas ... struck out four in two no-hit innings on April 20 against Kansas ... threw three no-hit innings on April 17 against Texas State, walking two and striking out one, to collect his first collegiate win ... allowed two hits in two scoreless innings on April 14 against Oklahoma State ... earned his second save on the year with three innings at Texas Tech on April 7, allowing one run on two hits with two walks ... earned his first collegiate save on March 18 at Oklahoma with two scoreless innings, allowing one hit with a walk ... threw two scoreless innings on March 6 against Dallas Baptist, allowing a hit and one walk ... struck out five batters in four scoreless innings on March 3 against Tennessee with two hits and two walks ... went 1 2/3 innings on Feb. 21 against UT Arlington and did not allow a hit with a walk and three strikeouts ... made his collegiate debut with a start on Feb. 19 against Duke, going three innings and allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits with a walk and four strikeouts.
HIGH SCHOOL
He lettered twice at Southlake High School in Southlake, Texas for Coach Larry Hughes ... served as team captain his senior year ... won the Team Hustle Award as a junior ... named District 7-5A Pitcher of the Year for his senior season ... added to the USA Today Second Team All-America as a senior ... began his senior season on the Rawlings Preseason Second Team All-American ... compiled a 9-0 record through 72.2 innings pitched with a 0.96 ERA and 101 strikeouts as a senior ... also played for Logan Stout and the Dallas Patriots in the AABC Summer League ... drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 30th round during the 2011 MLB draft.
PERSONAL
Born John Pickens Curtiss on April 5, 1993 in Dallas, Texas ... parents are Ken and Elizabeth Curtiss ... has one sister, Emily ... favorite teams are the St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers ... favorite athletes are Nolan Ryan, Bob Gibson and Greg Maddux ... favorite movies are The Shawshank Redemption, The Three Amigos and Mongol ... favorite television shows are Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Seinfeld ... working on a double major in English and history with Plan II Honors.
