JD Callahan

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

• Innings pitched: 7.0, at UC Riverside, May 7, 2023
• Walks allowed: 5, San Jose State, Apr 10, 2023 ; at Pepperdine, Apr 5, 2022
• Strikeouts: 10, at UC Riverside, May 7, 2023
• Batters faced: 29, Cal Poly, May 2, 2021
• Field chances: 3, at Loyola Marymount, Feb 22, 2022
• Putouts: 2, Loyola Marymount, Feb 22, 2022
• Assists: 1, at Hawaii, May 27, 2023
• Runners CS: 1, Cal Poly, May 21, 2023

GRADUATE – 2024

• Transferred to Kansas with one year of eligibility remaining
• Committed in June 2023

UC SANTA BARBARA – 2020-23

• Spent four years in the UC Santa Barbara program
• Went 9-10 with a 4.98 ERA in 150.0 innings pitched with 57 walks and 142 strikeouts in 40 appearances (28 starts)
• Big West Academic All-Conference in 2022 and 2023
• Helped UCSB become Big West Champions in 2022
• Worked three quality starts in 2023, at Pepperdine (April 18), versus UC Davis (April 30), and at UC Riverside (May 7)
• Recorded career highs for both innings pitched (7.0) and strikeouts (10) against UC Riverside on May 7, 2023

HIGH SCHOOL

• Played four years of baseball at West Ranch High School in Stevenson Ranch, California
• Set the Wildcats’ single-season ERA record as a sophomore
• Helped lead the team to three postseason appearances and a National Classic Tournament championship
• Had a 1.54 ERA with 64 strikeouts in 54 innings as senior, earning him All-CIF First Team and Foothill League Pitcher of the Year

PERSONAL

• Son of Jim and Janay Callahan
• Has one younger brother, Jake
• Chose Kansas because, “The rich tradition in athletics and the pride I saw in being a Jayhawk.”
• Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communications from UC Santa Barbara in May 2023