Ole Miss pitcher JT Quinn set to transfer to Georgia
OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss pitcher JT Quinn, who entered the transfer portal June 29, is headed to Georgia to play for the Bulldogs. He posted the following on his X (formerly known as Twitter) account Friday morning, and The Rebel Walk also confirmed with JT.
Go Dawgs 🐶 pic.twitter.com/6ivic6wk4y
— JT Quinn (@quinnjt1) July 5, 2024
The 6-foot-6, 215-pound Quinn finished the 2024 season with a 1-3 record and 19.1 innings pitched.
In 2023, his freshman campaign, Quinn appeared in 17 games, making 12 starts, tied for second-most on the team. He finished third on the team in ERA (6.83), opposing batting average (.281), strikeouts (63), and innings pitched (55.1). The Tampa, Florida native finished the year with a 3-4 record.
In 2024, Quinn suffered an oblique injury while warming up for game three against South Carolina. That injury kept him out for a month.
Several other high-profile Ole Miss pitchers have also entered the portal, including Grayson Saunier, Liam Doyle, Wes Mendes. We will keep you updated on where they land.
Portal Update
Thus far, the Rebels have lost 14 players to the portal:
C Trenton Lyons
RF Seth Farni
RF Treyson Hughes,
RHP Grayson Saunier
RHP Corey Braun
C Eli Berch
RHP Gabe Smith
LF John Kramer
RHP Kyler Carmack
RHP Cole Tolbert
3B Andrew Fischer
RHP JT Quinn
LHP Liam Doyle,
LHP Wes Mendes
Additions to the team through the portal, thus far, include: Collin Reuter (BYU), RHP Will McCausland (St. Joseph) , SS Luke Cheng (Illinois State) and OF Ryan Moerman (Illinois).
Best of luck to JT as he continues his career.
Evelyn Van Pelt
Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn's love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.
