Marshall University Athletics
2021 Baseball Roster
Roster
John Cheatwood
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chino, Calif.
2020 (JUNIOR): Made four appearances in the shortened season with a 1-0 record and 5.23 ERA, including one start in the second game of the March 8 doubleheader vs. Akron, a dominant start which he defeated the Zips (5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO) … He tallied 10.1 total innings pitched for the season, holding batters to a .294 average against … named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.
Junior College: Played one year at Lincoln Trail College where he amassed a 5-3 record with a 2.24 ERA, 67 strikeouts and one save in 59.1 innings pitched … he was an academic all-American.
High School: Played high school baseball at Chino High School in Chino, Calif. for one year, Centerville High School in Centerville, Ind., for one year and Richmond High School in Richmond, Ind., for two years … was second-team all-NCC in 2015, was named to the Indiana 4A all-state team in 2016 and was first-team all-NCC in 2016 … was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born July 24, 1998 … son of Jerry and Stacey Cheatwood … has two older brothers, Justin and Aaron … lists New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole as his favorite athlete … lists the Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Chargers as his favorite professional sports teams … chose Marshall because of the family atmosphere of the baseball program … lists his favorite hobbies as fishing and hiking.
