2022 Baseball Roster
Joe Moran
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Graduate +
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Anderson, Ind.
- High School:
- Anderson
2022 (Graduate Season)
Season: Made five appearances in relief ... Made Indiana debut in the middle game of the series at Clemson (2/19) ... Did not allow a run of his own in one of five appearances ... Allowed all six inherited runners to score ... Held the opponent to three-or-fewer earned runs in two outings ... Issued two-or-fewer walks in four appearances.
at Clemson (2/18-20): Appeared in the middle game of the series ... Retired two batters ... Allowed four runs on three hits ... Walked six batters and fanned one. Purdue Fort Wayne (3/9): Threw a scoreless ninth inning ... Did not allow a base runner ... Struck out one ... Threw nine pitches. Xavier (3/17-20): Appeared in the second game of the series in relief ... Tossed two-thirds of an inning ... Allowed six runs on seven hits ... Walked one. at Purdue (4/9-10): Threw one inning of relief in the series opener ... Gave up four runs on two hits ... Struck out one. Illinois State (5/17): Tossed one inning of relief ... Allowed two runs on three hits ... Struck out two.
2021 (Senior Season – Taylor University)
Awards: Selected honorable mention NAIA All-America … Garnered Crossroads League Pitcher of the Year and Newcomer of the Year honors … Selected first-team All-Crossroads League as a pitcher … Earned Crossroads League Pitcher of the Week on March 1 and April 19 … Spent part of the summer playing for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
Season: Started 53 games at the plate, including 12 in which he was the starting pitcher … Led the team in home runs (14) and stolen bases (19) … Finished No. 2 on the team in hits (56), RBIs (46) and batting average (.309) ... Reached base in 47 of 53 games ... Owned 13 multi-hit games and 12multi-RBI games ... Owned a season-long 10-gmae hitting streak from March 29-April 16, which was in the middle of a season-best 28-game reached base streak from March 13-May 1... Homered against Bethel (2/6), Indiana Tech (2/27), twice against Bethel (3/12), Mount Vernon Nazarene (3/20), in both games of a doubleheader versus Grace (4/2), twice versus Indiana Wesleyan (4/9), in both games of a doubleheader versus Spring Arbor, St. Francis (Ind.) (4/24) and Marian (5/1)... Had a season-high four hits in the season finale against Mount Vernon Nazarene (5/11) at the Crossroads League Tournament … Hit a pair of home runs and drove in a season-best six RBIs in the third game of a series with Spring Arbor … Had a four-RBI game in the Crossroads League Tournament against St. Francis (Ind.) (5/10).
Started 16 games on the mound ... Led the team in starts (16), wins (9), innings pitched (84 1/3) and strikeouts (111) … Posted six quality starts ... Allowed three-or-fewer runs in 13 of 16 starts ... Walked two-or-fewer batters in 13 of 16 appearances ... Struck out seven-or-more batters in 10 games, including three double-digit strikeout games ... Collected victories at Park-Gilbert (1/22), at Ottawa (Ariz.) (1/29), versus Indiana Tech (2/26), Goshen (3/4), at Bethel (3/12), against Grace (4/2), Spring Arbor (4/16), Marian (Ind.) (5/1) and versus Spring Arbor (5/7) at the Crossroads League Tournament … Tossed a season-best 7 2/3 innings with 11 punchouts against Spring Arbor (4/16) … Fanned 10 and didn’t allow a run at Bethel (3/12) … Struck out 10 and didn’t allow a run in a season-opening victory at Park-Gilbert (1/22) over five innings of work.
2020 (Junior Season – Anderson University)
Awards: Named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week following the opening week of the season.
Season: Started nine games at the plate, including four in which he was the starting pitcher … Led the team in runs scored (10), hits (18) and walks (9) … Ranked No. 2 on the team in RBIs (5) and stolen bases (6) ... Hit safely in all nine games … Owned six multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game ... Homered at Spalding (2/16) ... Had a season-high three hits on three occasions: vs. Heidelberg (2/22), Benedictine (3/1) and Albion (3/10) … Drove in a season-best two RBIs at Spalding (2/16).
Started four games on the mound ... Led the team in strikeouts (32) and ERA (0.90) … Tied for the team lead in starts (4) and wins (2) … Posted two quality starts ... Allowed three-or-fewer runs in all four starts ... Walked two-or-fewer batters in three of four appearances ... Struck out seven-or-more batters in three of four appearances, including one double-digit strikeout game ... Collected victories at Baldwin Wallace (2/22) and against Benedictine (3/1) … Tossed a season-high six innings in each of his first two starts: versus Wisconsin-Whitewater (2/15) and at Baldwin Wallace (2/22) … Fanned a season-best 10 batters against Baldwin Wallace (2/22).
2019 (Sophomore Season – Anderson University)
Awards: Garnered Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year … Earned first-team All-HCAC as a pitcher, as well … Tabbed American Baseball Coaches Association second-team All-Region … Named third-team CoSIDA Division III Academic All-America … Earned first-team CoSIDA Division III Academic All-District … Earned HCAC Hitter of the Week twice.
Season: Started 35 games at the plate, including nine in which he was the starting pitcher … Led the team in hits (46) and home runs (5) … Finished No. 2 on the team in runs scored (27), doubles (7), RBIs (25), walks (24) and stolen bases (20) ... Reached base in 32 of 35 games played ... Owned 14 multi-hit games, nine multi-run games and six multi-RBI games ... Owned a season-long 13-game hitting streak from April 2-22, which was also the start of a season-best 19-game reached base streak that ended on May 5... Homered at Manchester (4/2), in both games of a doubleheader at Defiance (4/8) and versus Bluffton (4/16) ... Posted a season-high four hits on two occasions: versus Mount St. Joseph (4/6) and Bluffton (4/16) … Drove in a season-best four RBIs at Defiance (4/8).
Started 11 games on the mound ... Also hit in nine of 11 pitching appearances … Led the team in games started (11), wins (7), innings pitched (59.0) and strikeouts (66) … Finished No. 2 on the team among qualifying pitchers in ERA (3.20) … Team won eight of 11 starts on the season … Posted five quality starts ... Allowed three-or-fewer runs in nine of 11 starts ... Walked two-or-fewer batters in six of 11 appearances ... Struck out seven-or-more batters in five of 11 appearances, including two double-digit strikeout games ... Collected victories against Heidelberg (2/22), Amherst (3/16), Crown College (3/21), at Defiance (4/8), at Hanover (4/13), versus Transylvania (4/22) and at Earlham (4/28) … Tossed a season-high seven innings in three starts: versus Amherst (3/16), at Defiance (4/8) and against Transylvania (4/22) … Struck out a season-best 11 batters versus Crown College (3/21) over five shutout innings … Struck out 10 batters at Manchester (4/2) in six innings of work.
2018 (Redshirt-Freshman Season – Anderson University)
Season: Appeared 42 games at the plate with 41 starts at the plate … Led the team in home runs (3) and tied for the team lead in RBIs (33) ... Reached base in 35 of 42 games ... Owned 12 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games ... Owned a season-long six-game hitting streak, which he accomplished twice … Carried a season-long seven-game reached base streak from March 13-23 ... Homered against Colby-Sawyer (3/14), Hanover (4/13) and Rose-Hulman (5/12) ... Posted a season-best four hits to go along with three runs scored and three RBIs versus Colby-Sawyer (3/14) … Plated a season-high six RBIs with three hits and one runs score versus Rose-Hulman in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.
Appeared in 11 games with nine starts on the mound ... Also hit in nine of 11 pitching appearances … Led all qualifying pitchers in ERA (3.75) … Ranked No. 2 on the team in starts (9), wins (5), innings pitched (48.0) and strikeouts (49) … Posted two quality starts ... Allowed three-or-fewer runs in six of nine starts ... Walked two-or-fewer batters in seven of 11 appearances ... Struck out seven-or-more batters in four appearances ... Collected victories versus Wisconsin-Plattville (3/3), Defiance (3/31), Manchester (4/5), at Transylvania (4/21) and versus Bluffton (5/11) in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament … Fanned a season-high nine batters twice: versus Manchester (4/5) and against Hanover (4/13) … Tossed a season-high seven innings in his final start versus Bluffton (5/11) at the HCAC Tournament with seven punchouts.
2017 (Freshman Season – Anderson University)
Did not appear during his initial collegiate season.
Prep/Personal
Played for head coaches Terry Turner and Adrian Heim at Anderson High School, where he was a four-year letterwinner … Rated the No. 60 prospect in Indiana by Perfect Game … Garnered honorable mention All-Central Region by Perfect Game as a senior … Also lettered four times in tennis and once in basketball … Named team MVP in tennis as a senior … Son of Stephanie and Mike Moran … Born on May 2, 1998 in Anderson, Indiana … Has one brother, Bobby, and one sister, Megan … Grandfather, Robert McCurdy, attended Indiana … Father, Mike, lettered in baseball at Anderson University … Enrolled in the master’s program in the School of Public Health … Graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in management from Anderson University.
