Joey Dixon Season 2021

Career Accolades

• Two-time Pac-12 team champion (2022-23)
• Drafted in the seventh round (No. 224) of the 2023 MLB Draft (Houston Astros)
• Two-time Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention (2021, 2023)
• Went 15-4 with a 4.18 ERA and three saves in 71 appearances (25 starts) during his career ... logged 183 innings and struck out 150 batters
• Stanford managed a 20-5 record in his 25 career starts

As a Junior (2023) • Pac-12 Champions

• Drafted in the seventh round (No. 224) of the 2023 MLB Draft (Houston Astros)
• Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention
• Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference
• Went 7-0 with a 4.73 ERA over 21 appearances and 14 starts
• Logged 83 2/3 innings while striking out 90 batters and limiting opponents to a .235 average against
• Lasted five innings in 10 of his 14 starts and Stanford was 10-4 in his starts
• 3-0 with a 5.05 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 10 starts and 51 2/3 innings during Pac-12 play
• Made four appearances, including three starts, while amassing a 1-0 record and a 4.11 ERA with 17 strikeouts in 15 1/3 innings during the postseason
• Struck out six hitters in three innings of work vs. California (Feb. 21)
• Earned the win vs. Rice after working 3 2/3 out of the bullpen with four strikeouts (Feb. 25)
• Made first start of the year at USC in Pac-12 play, allowing one run with four strikeouts over 4 1/3 innings (March 12)
• Struck out five over five innings vs. Oregon State (March 19)
• Earned the victory after allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits with eight strikeouts over six innings at Oklahoma (April 2)
• Quality start at California after allowing three runs over six innings with six strikeouts (April 8)
• Struck out a career-best nine batters over 5 1/3 innings vs. Washington (April 23)
• Struck out a career-high tying nine batters vs. UCLA (April 30)
• Struck out seven over five innings to earn the victory at No. 20 Arizona State (May 7)
• Earned the victory in a quality start against Arizona after allowing one run on four hits over 6 1/3 innings with two strikeouts (May 13)
• Struck out six over 4 2/3 innings against Texas (June 10) before entering and pitching a scoreless ninth and picking up the win against the Longhorns in the winner-take-all super regional to send Stanford to Omaha (June 12)

As a Sophomore (2022) • Pac-12 Champions

• Made 27 appearances, including seven starts, while compiling a 6-3 record and one save with a 3.96 ERA
• Struck out 44 hitters in 63 2/3 innings
• Combined on four Stanford shutouts
• Went 3-3 with a 3.86 ERA over 15 appearances, including two starts, in Pac-12 play
• 4-0 with a 4.21 ERA over seven starts compared to 2-3 with a 3.79 ERA during 20 relief appearances
• Earned the victory out of the bullpen after tossing 3 2/3 scoreless with four strikeouts against CSUN (March 6)
• Contributed 4 1/3 innings with four strikeouts against Washington State (March 25)
• Picked up the victory in relief at No. 3 Oregon State (April 1)
• Struck out four over two innings against San Francisco (April 12)
• Posted four strikeouts and allowed just one run over five innings against California (May 7)
• Got the start and earned the victory after allowing two runs with four strikeouts over five innings at Utah (May 14)
• Recorded fifth victory of the season against USC after allowing one unearned run on four hits over seven innings (May 20)
• Collected the victory against Arizona in Pac-12 Tournament after striking out five and allowing two runs over six innings (May 28)

As a Freshman (2021)

• Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention
• Went 2-1 with a 3.28 ERA and two saves over 23 appearances and four starts
• Compiled 35 2/3 innings while combining on two shutouts and striking out 16 hitters
• Limited opponents to a .190 average against
• 23 appearances were fourth-most on the team
• Logged 10 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings over five appearances from May 15-28, compiling a win and a save over the span
• 1-1 with two saves and a 1.84 ERA over 19 relief appearances (29 1/3 IP)
• Pitched to a 1-0 record with a 0.00 ERA over 20 innings and 11 relief appearances in Pac-12 play ... allowed just two unearned runs while striking out eight
• First career start came in first appearance vs. Santa Clara (Feb. 27)
• Tossed three scoreless innings to pick up a victory in a start vs. Pacific (April 14)
• Pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings at Oregon to pick up the victory (May 23)

Prior to Stanford 

• 2020 graduate of Bingham High School in South Jordan, Utah
• Two-time team captain (2019-20)
• Helped team to the 2018 State Championship and a spot in the 2017 Final Four
• Guided team to a State Tournament appearance in 2019
• Listed as MLB's best prospect from the state of Utah in the 2020 Draft
• 38th-best prospect out of high school according to Prep Baseball Report
• Perfect Game West All-Region first team (2020)
• Perfect Game Preseason All-American third team (2020)
• All-State first team (2019)
• All-State honorable mention (2018)
• All-Region first team (2018)
• Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American first team (2019)
• Team MVP, Pitcher of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year (2019)
• Also played football in high school

Personal

• Born in Salt Lake City, Utah
• Son of Memory and Matt Dixon
• The youngest of 11 children
• Brother, Jimi, played baseball at Salt Lake Community College
• Sister, Malori, played basketball at Concordia University