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37 James Severson

  • Class Senior
  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Hometown Western Springs, Ill.
  • High School Lyons Township
  • Major Marketing

Biography

Collegiate Honors
· Horizon League All-Freshman Team (2021)

2024 | Game-by-Game Statistics
Was tied among Milwaukee’s relievers for the second-most appearances as he finished the year with 20 times on the mound as a senior … struck out 28 batters over 31 1/3 innings worth of work … allowed a .259 opponents’ batting average while pitching to a 6.03 earned run average … made his season debut and struck out three batters over 1 2/3 innings in the season opener at Fresno State (2/16) … threw another 1 2/3 inning with a pair of strikeouts in his next outing at UT Rio Grande Valley (2/23) … pitched another 1 2/3 innings with two strikeouts at Long Beach State (3/1) … threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings on the road at Northern Kentucky (3/24) … made his home debut and tossed two scoreless frames against Purdue Fort Wayne (3/28) … pitched another 2 1/3 innings later in the series against the Mastodons (3/30) … struck out a season-high five batters over 1 2/3 innings at home against Oakland (4/5) … threw a season-high three innings and allowed just one hit while striking out two in non-league play against Valparaiso (4/9) … threw a hitless frame at American Family Field against MSOE (4/17) … struck out three over 1 2/3 innings versus Northern Kentucky (4/26) … threw two scoreless innings with three strikeouts against Purdue Fort Wayne (5/5) … allowed just one hit in the series opener against Youngstown State (5/16) … finished his season by striking out two and not allowing a hit in the regular season finale against Youngstown State (5/18).
 
2023 | Game-by-Game Statistics
Made two appearances on the year before an injury kept him out of the remainder of the season … made two appearances and retired one batter in each and did not allow a run in either appearance … made his season debut and retired the only batter he faced on four pitches in the team’s opening series of the year at North Alabama (2/19) … kept Pacific off the board in his next outing in California (2/24).
 
2022 | Game-by-Game Statistics
Recorded 16 appearances out of the bullpen for Milwaukee, tied for the most on the team... struck out 15 in 15.0 innings of work, earning one victory... made his season debut on February 18 and struck out one in a scoreless frame against Alabama A&M... had three four straight scoreless outings from March 30 to April 12 to lower his ERA to 2.84... threw two scoreless innings against MSOE on April 20, allowing just one hit and striking out five... allowed just one hit in a clean inning of work against Wright State on May 15.

2021 | Game-by-Game Statistics
Appeared in 13 games in his first season and earned one start... named to the Horizon League All-Freshman team... finished third on the team with a 3.18 ERA and 1.32 WHIP... recorded one victory and one save... struck out 26 batters in 22.2 innings pitched... held opponents to a batting average of .188... made his collegiate debut on February 27 at Kentucky and needed just three pitches to record an out... pitched a scoreless inning at Ohio on March 7... picked up his first save on March 14 at UIC, striking out one and allowing one hit in one full inning... had another clean inning at Northern Kentucky on March 21, striking out one... earned his first collegiate start on March 28 against Purdue Fort Wayne and tossed 3.0 innings, striking out four and allowing four hits and three earned runs... matched that season-high of 3.0 innings in his next outing, working around three hits and striking out three without allowing an earned run... had back-to-back scoreless outings on April 11 and April 16, totaling 4.2 innings pitched and six strikeouts... earned his first collegiate win on May 22 at Youngstown State, tossing 2.0 innings of relief, striking out three and allowing just two hits... kept Milwaukee close against Wright State in game one of the Horizon League Tournament, allowing just one hit and striking out a pair in 2.2 innings of relief.

High School: Competed all four years at Lyons Township... contributed to three straight conference titles... hit .335 and also went 5-1 on the hill as a junior... finished 3-0 as a starter and went 2-for-2 on save opportunities... recorded a 1.23 earned run average... senior season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Personal: Son of Brian and Sarah... major is marketing... chose Milwaukee for "the opportunity to play baseball and it has a good business program"... career goals are to become a better baseball player and put himself in a good position to get a job in business upon graduation... lists most memorable sports experience as winning conference as a junior and beating the No. 1 ranked team in the state... did some volunteer work in soup kitchens and at youth baseball camps... born on May 20, 2002.

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2021Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'0" 180 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2022Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'0" 180 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2023Junior

    Pitcher
    6'0" 180 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2024Senior

    Pitcher
    6'0" 190 lbs
    37