CJ Van Slooten

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
RHP
Ht. / Wt.:
6-6 / 215
B / T:
R/R
Hometown:
Charleston, S.C.
High School:
Ashley Ridge

2026: Made 22 relief appearances. Worked 30.1 innings with 19 strikeouts and 16 walks, allowing 26 hits, 12 runs (eight earned) and two home runs… Worked a season-high three innings and struck out a season-high three at UT Martin (Mar. 15)…

2025: Appeared in 18 games, making one start…compiled a 7.52 ERA in 20.1 innings pitched…gave up zero hits in 1.2 innings pitched with two strikeouts in first appearance of the season against Maine…tossed a scoreless inning against South Carolina…threw two scoreless innings against College of Charleston, allowing just one hit…did not record a win or a loss but did tally one save on the season…threw three scoreless innings against Western Michigan…struck out a batter and did not give up a run in an inning of work in win over Charleston Southern.

2024: Appeared in three games, starting in one game for the Bulldogs…Recorded a 6.23 ERA on 4.1 innings pitched…Season was cut short due to injury.

2023: Appeared in 11 games out of the bullpen…finished the season with a 1-2 record…struck out 20 over 15.0 innings…gave up two hits and struck out three over 1.2 scoreless innings in collegiate debut against Delaware State…fanned season-high four over 2.0 shutout innings against Lehigh…tossed 2.0 shutout innings against LIU…allowed one run over 2.1 innings against ETSU in the SoCon Tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach BJ Bellush at Ashley Ridge High School…two-time All-Region 8 5A selection…posted a 2.10 ERA with 54 strikeouts over 50 innings as a senior…also hit .333…selected for the North-South All-Star Game…runner-up in the Dorchester District 2 Home Run Derby…posted a 1.93 ERA with 43 strikeouts in 42 innings as a junior…selected to the 5A All-Diamond Prospect Team…went 2-0 with a 1.70 ERA in a COVID shortened sophomore season…struck out 12 in 12 innings…also hit .600…recipient of the South Carolina High School League Scholar-Athlete Award.

PERSONAL: Son of Christi and Chad Van Slooten…father is a 1995 graduate of The Citadel and a three-year member of the baseball team (92-94)…majoring in business management.