Bryce Thomas Hubbart (born June 28, 2001) is an American

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in the

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organization.

Amateur career

Hubbart attended

Windermere High School Windermere High School is a high school in Lake Butler, an unincorporated area located in the southwest portion of Orange County, Florida, USA, within the Orlando metropolitan area.Orlando, Florida Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, acco ...

. As a senior in 2019, he went 9-0 with a 0.73 ERA and 96 strikeouts over innings. He went unselected in the

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and enrolled at

Florida State University Florida State University (FSU) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the st ...

to play

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. As a freshman at Florida State in 2020, Hubbart pitched innings in which he gave up six earned runs, eight walks, and compiled 13 strikeouts before the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the

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. That summer, he played

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with the Winter Garden Squeeze of the

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. In 2021, Hubbart appeared in 16 games (making 14 starts) in which he went 6-5 with a 3.80 ERA and 94 strikeouts over 71 innings. After the season, he played in the

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with the

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, where he posted an 0.87 ERA and 45 strikeouts over 31 innings and earned All-Star honors. Hubbart entered the 2022 season as a top prospect for the upcoming draft. He was named Florida State's number two starter behind

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. In his first start of the season versus the

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, he threw five scoreless innings in which he walked zero batters while striking out 13. He was subsequently named the

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Pitcher of the Week. At the end of the regular season, he was named to the All-ACC Second Team. Over 15 starts, he went 8-3 with a 3.32 ERA and 96 strikeouts over 76 innings. Following the season's end, he traveled to

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where he participated in the Draft Combine.

Professional career

Hubbart was drafted by the

in the third round with the 94th overall selection of the

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. He signed with the team for $520,500. Hubbart made his professional debut with the

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and was later promoted to the

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. Over innings, he gave up one run while striking out 12 batters and walking six.

References

External links

Florida State Seminoles bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hubbart, Bryce 2001 births Living people Baseball players from Florida Baseball players from Orlando, Florida Baseball pitchers Florida State Seminoles baseball players Brewster Whitecaps players Arizona Complex League Reds players Daytona Tortugas players