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South Carolina baseball left-handed pitcher Ashton Crowther enters transfer portal

by: Mingo Martin06/30/25
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Ashton Crowther (Katie Dugan/GamecockCentral)

South Carolina left-handed pitcher Ashton Crowther entered the transfer portal, College Baseball Central’s Andrew Riedell reported on Sunday.

In Crowther’s lone season pitching for the Gamecocks, the redshirt sophomore went 2-2 with a 4.38 ERA. In his 19 appearances, Crowther pitched 28 strikeouts in 37 innings. He also gave up 18 earned runs, 36 hits and walked 10 batters.

Crowther joined the Gamecocks in 2025 after spending two years at the University of Miami (FL). After redshirting as a true freshman, he pitched 15 games for the Hurricanes, including seven starts.

Crowther becomes the 18th player to exit South Carolina this offseason via the transfer portal. He is also the 10th Gamecock pitcher from last season to enter.

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Ashton Crowther’s Bio from GamecocksOnline

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2025)

  • Made 19 appearances with two starts for the Gamecocks in 2025
  • Was 2-2 with a 4.38 ERA and a save
  • Had 28 strikeouts in 37 innings pitched
  • Had a 3.05 ERA in SEC games
  • Struck out four batters in 2.2 hitless innings in a win over Kentucky (April 26)
  • Earned his first win as a Gamecocks vs. Milwaukee (Feb. 23), striking out three in two innings
  • Picked up the save vs. Ole Miss (April 18), retiring the final four batters of the game
  • Struck out a pair in 2.1 hitless innings at Texas A&M (April 10)
  • In three innings, allowed an unearned run at Auburn (May 9)
  • Made his first start of the season May 4 vs. Florida, striking out four and allowing one earned run in four innings

PRIOR TO CAROLINA

  • Attended the University of Miami in Miami, Fla., for two academic years
  • As a redshirt freshman in 2024, pitched in 15 games with seven starts for the Hurricanes
  • Had 28 strikeouts in 36.2 innings pitched in 2024
  • Earned the win against Florida Atlantic (April 9), allowing just one run in three innings of relief
  • Struck out five in two separate outings against Florida Atlantic (March 12, April 2)
  • Was injured his freshman season at Miami and has three years of eligibility remaining
  • Attended J.W. Mitchell High School in Trinity, Fla., and was a four-time all-conference first-team selection
  • Had 176 strikeouts in 133.2 innings pitched in his high school career
  • As a junior at J.W. Mitchell, had a 1.43 ERA and 70 strikeouts
  • Was the No. 7 left-handed pitcher in the state of Florida in the class of 2022 by Perfect Game
  • 2022 Perfect Game All-Florida Region First Team Preseason All-American
  • Played for the Brewster Whitecaps in the Cape Cod League in the summer of 2024

PERSONAL

  • Born on November 26, 2003
  • Son of John and Dominique Crowther
  • Father, John, played in the Toronto Blue Jays organization
  • Major is services management

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