Jimmy Boyd

Height:
5-11
Weight:
211
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Raleigh
Prev School:
Brunswick CC

2015: One of three two-way players as a junior ... On the mound, appeared in 28 games making four starts ... Posted a 5-7 record with a 4.73 ERA ... Allowed 36 runs (31 earned) on 76 hits ... Struck out 39 while walking five in 59.0 innings ... Notched starts against NC State, Campbell, Princeton and High Point ... Tallied wins against Albany, Princeton, Tulane, Old Dominion and Duke ... Recorded lone save at USF (April 12) working three scoreless frames with three strikeouts in a 6-0 victory ... Suffered losses to Virginia, NC State, Campbell, VCU (twice), High Point and Memphis ... Struck out a career-high nine batters against Tulane (April 3) in 4.1 innings of work ... Fanned multiple batters in an outing eight times ... Tossed a season-high 7.0 innings against Princeton (Mar. 17) allowing a pair of runs (both earned) on six this with three strikeouts for his second win of the year and first in a starting role ... Pitched into the sixth inning in starts at NC State (Mar. 3) and against Campbell (Mar. 10) ... Did not issue a walk in 24 of 28 outings ... Worked at least one inning in 20 of 24 relief appearances (2.0 or more frames nine times) ... Allowed two or less hits in 19 games (one or fewer six times, no hits on three occasions) ... Held opponents scoreless in 11 relief outings, while surrendering one or fewer runs 19 times ... Pirates sported a 3-3 record in his six starts in the lineup (1-1/LF, 2-2/DH), while going 1-3 in four starts on the mound ... In relief, he notched a 4-4 record with one save, a 4.26 ERA and 33 strikeouts to two walks in 24 games (38.0 innings) ... Made Pirate debut in the season opener against No. 2 Virginia (Feb. 13) starting in left field where he went 0-or-3 with an RBI ... In all, started seven of 11 games when credited with an official plate appearance ... Batted .071 (2-for-28) with a two RBI and a run scored ... First ECU hit came against Virginia (Feb. 14) -- a double ... Scored first run against Monmouth (Mar. 7) in game two of a doubleheader ... Had a pair of sac flies (UVA, Elon) accounting for both RBI ... Ranked among team leaders (pitching) in hit batters (first), losses (first), fewest walks allowed (t1st), appearances (second), games in relief (t2nd), wins (third), runners picked off (t3rd), games finished (fourth) and innings pitched (fifth) ... Appeared in 11 league games (all out of the bullpen) posting a 1-1 record with one save ... Allowed 13 runs (all earned) on 28 hits with 20 strikeouts and no walks in 18.2 innings with a 6.27 ERA against conference members ... Induced 39 fly outs and 86 ground outs (0.5 ratio) with eight double plays ... Made one appearance in Coral Gables Regional (vs. Columbia) tossing a pair of scoreless innings with one strikeout ... Did not make an appearance in the AAC Tournament.

Brunswick Community College (2013-14): Played two years for head coach Robbie Allen ... Two-way player for the Dolphins who batted .306 (34-for-111) with one home run, 10 extra base hits (7/2Bs, 3/3Bs), 28 RBI and 24 runs ... Drew 13 walks while striking out just 12 times ... Recorded eight multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games ... On the mound, appeared in 25 games making 18 starts ... Posted a 13-1 record with five complete games and four shutouts ... Allowed 50 runs (36 earned) on 111 hits in 121.0 innings sporting a 2.68 ERA ... 2014: As a sophomore batted .323 (19- for-60) with four doubles and one triple ... Collected 12 RBI while scoring 13 runs ... Recorded six multi-hit and three multi-RBI games ... Drove in a season-high three runs against the East Carolina Club squad (Feb. 8) going 2-for- 5 with a run scored in a 12-2 victory ... Also added multiple RBI against Patrick Henry CC (Mar. 1) and New River CC (April 27) ... Best game was against New River (April 27) where he was 2-for-3 with two RBI and three runs scored ... Collected at least one hit in 13 of 30 contests ... Started 6 of 9 games on the hill posting a 4-0 record ... Tossed two complete game shutouts (Danville CC, College of The Albemarle) ... Sported a 1.84 ERA ranking 23rd nationally ... Allowed 16 runs (nine earned) on 32 hits in 44.0 innings ... Worked into the sixth inning five times with a season-high 7.0 innings on four occasions ... Other wins were against Catawba Valley CC and New River CC ... Struck out a career-high nine batters against College of The Albemarle (Apr. 12) ... 2013: Teammate of Hunter Allen during freshman season ... Helped the Dolphins claim conference and district titles ... Member of National Junior College World Series squad ... Batted .294 (15-for-51) with a home run, three doubles, two triples ... In 26 games played drove in 16 runs and scored 11 more ... Drew seven walks while striking out just four times ... Posted multiple hits in a game twice - both against College of The Albemarle (April 13- 14) ... Had four multi-RBI games driving in a season-high three on two occasions (Catawba Valley CC, Rockingham CC) ... Belted lone collegiate home run against Catawba Valley (Mar. 29) ... Scored at least one run in eight games with a season high three at Rockingham CC (April21) ... Made 16 appearances on the mound (12 starts) ... Posted a 9-1 ledger with three complete games (two of the CG shutouts) ... Boasted a 3.16 ERA allowing 34 runs (27 earned) on 79 hits in 77.0 innings ... Fanned 44 while issuing just 15 free passes ... Ranked among the national leaders (Top 25) in wins (sixth), shutouts (10th), starts (19th) and innings pitched (23rd) ... Worked into the fifth inning in 11 of 12 starts ... Stuck out at least four batters in five appearances with a season-high six twice (East Carolina Club, Rockingham CC) ... Did not allow a run in 6 of 16 appearances ... Recorded complete game shutouts at Patrick Henry CC (Mar. 3) and at Catawba Valley CC (Mar. 30).

Middle Creek High School: Two-sport athlete that earned six letters (baseball 4, football 2) ... Helped coach Jeremy Thompson and the Mustangs claim the 2009 conference title ... Member of 2012 N.C. State 4A Championship club as a senior (first in school history) where he batted .450 on the season (.550 in the playoff) while posting an 8-1 record on the mound with a miniscule 0.86 ERA ... Earned Tri-9 All-Conference honors in 2012 ... Tossed a one-hitter with eight strikeouts in a 2-0 win against Hough HS in the first game of the best-of-three N.C. State title series ... Named ESPNHS Player-of-the-Week (June 7) as a senior ... Named State 4A Championship Most Valuable Player ... Became coach Thompson's first-ever four-year starter at Middle Creek ... Earned all-state honors as a freshman after batting .474 with four home runs ... As a sophomore batted .308 ... During junior campaign batted .258 while posting a 2.00 ERA on the mound ... Named 2012 Atlantic Region Honorable Mention by Perfect Game ... Tabbed 2011 Underclassmen Honorable Mention by Perfect Game ... Played summer ball for the Wilson Bulldogs under the direction of Ty Bissett ... Member of the Carolina Cubs travel team that participated in the 2009-11 Perfect Game WWBA Grads National Championships under Ricky Keith ... Two-time Tri-9 Academic All-Conference selection.

Personal: Full name is James Sidney Boyd ... Born October 2, 1993 ... Son of Randy and Robin Boyd ... Has one sibling (Sarah) ... Majoring in communications with a concentration in interpersonal/organizational communication ... Two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2014, Fall 2015).