Kyson Witherspoon

Lead, Kyson Witherspoon vs. UGA SEC Tournament

Lead, Kyson Witherspoon Golden Spikes Semifinalist

Photo by: USA Baseball

Position:
Right Handed Pitcher
Class:
Junior
Height:
6-2
Weight:
207
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.
Prev School:
Northwest Florida State College

Career: Finished OU career ranked 18^th in program history for career strikeouts with 214 ... his 10 single-season wins (2025) ranked 14^th in school history and 124 strikeouts was 13^th all-time.

2025: Consensus First Team All-American (Baseball America, D1Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game) ... Second Team All-American by ABCA ... Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist … Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist ... All-SEC First Team (SP) … NCBWA District 6 Player of the Year … ABCA All-Region First Team … Perfect Game Midseason Pitcher of the Year … D1Baseball Midseason Top Pitcher … two-time SEC Pitcher of the Week (2/24, 4/14) … Round Rock Classic All-Tournament Team ... made 16 appearances and 16 starts on the mound as OU’s Friday night starter … finished the season with a 2.65 ERA, ranking second in the SEC and 22nd nationally … led the Sooner pitching staff with 95.0 innings pitched and 124 strikeouts … 124 strikeouts ranked sixth in the country and fifth in the SEC … earned a team-high 10 wins (10-4 record) which ranked third in the conference and 11th in the nation … his 5.39 strikeout-to-walk ratio was best in the SEC and the 18th in the country … his 1.01 WHIP was the second lowest in the conference and 21st in the nation … held opposing batters to a .208 batting average … threw a complete-game shutout against Vanderbilt (4/12), hurling seven scoreless innings in a run-rule victory, striking out six and walking none … struck out a career-high 12 batters twice (2/21 vs. Minnesota; 3/7 vs. Sam Houston) ... struck out seven or more batters in 11 of his 16 starts, including four double-digit K performances … went 7.0 innings or longer in five starts and did not have an outing under 4.0 innings all season ... did not surrender more than four earned runs in all 16 starts ... fanned 12 in seven innings of one-run ball on three hits vs. Minnesota (2/21) ... struck out a career-best 12 for the second time in three appearances, allowing no earned runs and just one hit in five innings vs. Sam Houston (3/7) ... fanned 11 and walked one and gave up one earned run on five hits in 6.2 innings vs. Mississippi State (3/21) ... got the win in seven innings of one-run ball with eight strikeouts at No. 10 Georgia (4/24) ... struck out eight and surrendered no runs on one hit in seven innings vs. No. 23 Ole Miss (5/2) ... again fanned eight in a win vs. Georgia, going a season-long 7.2 innings in the SEC Tournament (5/21).

2024: USA Baseball Collegiate National Team member … Perfect Game Midseason All-American … led OU with 3.71 ERA in 80.0 IP, 11 starts, 17 appearances and 8-3 record … 90 strikeouts to 40 walks … combined on one shutout and earned one save … had a 6-1 record in conference play with 57 strikeouts to 21 walks … struck out four in 4.1 IP, surrendering no runs and just three hits in a win over No. 9 Tennessee (2/17) … earned first win of the season in first start as a Sooner, going five innings and striking out three in a win over Wright State (2/24) … struck out eight and got the win in five innings of relief, surrendering just three hits and no runs with two walks at No. 12 TCU (3/15) … struck out a season-best 11 in longest outing of the season, going 7.2 innings vs. West Virginia, allowing one run on one hit and two walks (3/23) … fanned eight and got the win in 5.1 IP vs. Kansas State (4/13) … stuck out at least six in seven of final eight starts of the season … started the NCAA Norman Regional opener and got the win in 6.0 IP, striking out nine and surrendering just one hit and no runs in a combined shutout vs. Oral Roberts (5/31).

Prior to OU: A transfer from Northwest Florida State College ... appeared in 17 games with 69.2 innings pitched ... had a 3.10 ERA with 72 strikeouts.

High School: A right-handed pitcher from Fletcher High School in Neptune Beach, Fla. ... ranked as a top-60 shortstop and top-280 overall prospect in Florida and a top-430 shortstop and top-500 overall prospect nationally by Perfect Game ... high school coach was Michael Grillo ... has a twin brother, Malachi, who is also on the team.