The Citadel Athletics

FRESHMAN (2016): Appeared in 18 games on the mound … made collegiate debut against Virginia Tech on February 21, pitching 1.0 inning and striking out one … threw 3.1 innings against South Carolina on March 1, scattering five hits … tossed a scoreless frame at Charleston Southern on April 5 … tossed 2.2 innings at Georgia Southern and allowed two hits while striking out one … struck out a career-high four batters at No. 10 South Carolina on May 17 in 2.0 innings of work … pitched a career-long 3.2 innings at ETSU on May 19, scattering three hits and fanning three … pitched 1.0 inning against Mercer in the SoCon Tournament on May 25 … finished the season with 18.2 innings pitched and 16 Ks.

High School: A 2015 graduate of Fitzgerald High School … six time varsity letterman in football, basketball and baseball … was the only freshman in the state to be named to the AAA All-Region team … part of the state champion football team sophomore year … earned All-Region honors sophomore and junior seasons as well … led the region with highest batting average, lowest ERA, highest on-base percentage and most innings pitched as a junior … won the team pitching and hitting award for the 2014 and 2015 season … named first team All-Classification All-State as both a pitcher and outfielder senior year … garnered Region Player of the Year and First Team All-Region honors senior season … set school record for lowest ERA in region play of .347 and strike-out to walk ration of 5.3 to 1.

Personal: John Taylor Croley III … born May 18, 1996 … son of John and Margaret Croley … Father, John, played football at Georgia Tech … majoring in Psychology.