Thomas Harrington #78

Thomas Hinson Harrington... Is a 2019 graduate of Southern Lee (N.C.) High School, where he went 4-0 with an 0.32 ERA over 43.2 innings as a senior...Helped lead Southern Lee High School to three straight high school championships from 2017-19…He also lettered in football at Southern Lee...Went 12-2 with a 2.53 ERA (92.2ip/26er), 111 strikeouts, 18 walks and .204 batting average against in 15 starts in 2022 for Campbell (N.C.) University...Earned Big South Pitcher of the Year honors in 2022 after leading all NCAA pitchers in wins (also set new school records in wins and strikeouts)...Was ranked No. 45 on the Top 250 draft prospects list by MLB Pipeline and 48th by Baseball America...Took home first-team All-America honors from both ABCA and D1Baseball in 2022 while being the first player in Campbell University history to be named to the Golden Spikes Award mid-season Watch List...Was named the 2021 Big South Freshman of the Year...Recorded a 2.94 ERA in his career at Campbell University, the fourth-best mark in program history among pitchers with at least 100.0 innings...Was named the Big South Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2022 and a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American as a kinesiology, pre-physical therapy major...Signed by Pirates scout Mike Bradford.

2023

Went a combined 7-6 with a 3.53 ERA (127.1ip/50er) and 146 strikeouts in 26 starts between Bradenton and Greensboro…Finished tied for the organizational lead in strikeouts while also ranking second among Pirates farmhands in ERA…Began the season with Bradenton…Struck out seven batters in 5.0 scoreless innings while earning the win in his professional debut on 4/7 vs. Clearwater…Won each of his first four decisions before being charged with his first career loss (5.1ip/2er) on 5/19 at Clearwater…Ranked fourth among all Florida State League pitchers with a 2.77 ERA at the time he was promoted from Bradenton to Greensboro on 6/1…Recorded 106 strikeouts with Greensboro beginning on 6/1, which were tied for the most among all pitchers at the High-A level through the remainder of the season...Allowed three runs in 2.1 innings in his High-A debut on 6/2 at Winston-Salem…Allowed two hits while striking out eight batters in 7.0 scoreless innings on 6/8 vs. Wilmington…Was named the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week for the week of 6/5-11…Struck out 11 batters in 7.0 innings while allowing one run on 8/1 vs. Asheville.