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Jersey Number 4
Choyce Diffey
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sallis, Miss.
- Previous School:
- Meridian CC
- High School:
- Winona Christian HS
- Pronunciation:
- R/R
Bio
2023: Made 11 appearances, coming out of the bullpen for his first nine outings before ending the season with a pair of solid starts…Tossed 17 innings and struck out 18 batters for an electric 9.53 strikeouts-per-nine-innings ratio…Notched a save in his Skyhawk debut, not allowing an earned run while setting career-highs in innings (three) and strikeouts (four) in the backend of the Feb. 18 doubleheader at Belmont…Equaled a career-high with three innings in both of his two starts (May 14 against Southeast Missouri and May 20 at Illinois), allowing just two extra-base hits with five strikeouts and one walk over that stretch…Matched a career-high with four strikeouts in the Southeast Missouri start…Tossed a pair of scoreless frames out of the bullpen at Tennessee Tech on April 21…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.
BEFORE UTM: Was part of a successful two-year run under head coach Dillon Sudduth at Meridian Community College, located in Meridian, Miss….Helped the Eagles post a combined 66-26 record with a 41-15 mark in Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference play…Went 3-1 with three saves over 22 relief appearances in his junior college career, fanning 27 batters with 25 hits allowed in 27 innings of work…Threw 6.2 innings over seven appearances in 2022, registering nine strikeouts (12.15 strikeouts-per-nine-innings ratio)…Did not concede an earned run over his final four appearances down the stretch…Struck out the side with a season-high three strikeouts in one inning against Itawamba on April 29…Posted a 3-1 record with three saves while ranking second on the team with 15 appearances as a freshman, allowing 18 hits with 18 strikeouts in 20.1 frames…Was dominant in the month of February, going 2-0 with two saves over five appearances (four hits allowed in 9.1 innings)…Earned a victory in his collegiate debut, tossing a season-best 3.2 innings of no-hit baseball at Jones College on Feb. 3…Tossed more than one inning on six different occasions…Dialed up multiple strikeouts in five different games, including a season-high three whiffs in 1.2 scoreless innings on Feb. 27 at Mississippi Delta…Prepped at Winona Christian High School, where he was rated by Perfect Game as the 10th best right-handed pitching prospect in the state of Mississippi for his class…Was identified as a Preseason All-American in 2020 by Perfect Game and garnered “Top Prospect” status at the 2019 Sunshine Gulf Coast Showcase…Was also a standout performer in football and basketball at WCHS…Earned Midsouth Association of Independent Schools Class 3A Defensive Player of the Year honors in football after posting 48 tackles and 12 interceptions while earning an MAIS All-Star nod for his offensive production (40 receptions for 954 yards, 12 touchdowns) as a senior…Averaged 15 points and eight rebounds on the hardwood during his senior campaign.
PERSONAL: Born on July 18, 2002…Son of Stan and Angela Diffey...Has two siblings, Elise and Grace...Majoring in physical therapy.
BEFORE UTM: Was part of a successful two-year run under head coach Dillon Sudduth at Meridian Community College, located in Meridian, Miss….Helped the Eagles post a combined 66-26 record with a 41-15 mark in Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference play…Went 3-1 with three saves over 22 relief appearances in his junior college career, fanning 27 batters with 25 hits allowed in 27 innings of work…Threw 6.2 innings over seven appearances in 2022, registering nine strikeouts (12.15 strikeouts-per-nine-innings ratio)…Did not concede an earned run over his final four appearances down the stretch…Struck out the side with a season-high three strikeouts in one inning against Itawamba on April 29…Posted a 3-1 record with three saves while ranking second on the team with 15 appearances as a freshman, allowing 18 hits with 18 strikeouts in 20.1 frames…Was dominant in the month of February, going 2-0 with two saves over five appearances (four hits allowed in 9.1 innings)…Earned a victory in his collegiate debut, tossing a season-best 3.2 innings of no-hit baseball at Jones College on Feb. 3…Tossed more than one inning on six different occasions…Dialed up multiple strikeouts in five different games, including a season-high three whiffs in 1.2 scoreless innings on Feb. 27 at Mississippi Delta…Prepped at Winona Christian High School, where he was rated by Perfect Game as the 10th best right-handed pitching prospect in the state of Mississippi for his class…Was identified as a Preseason All-American in 2020 by Perfect Game and garnered “Top Prospect” status at the 2019 Sunshine Gulf Coast Showcase…Was also a standout performer in football and basketball at WCHS…Earned Midsouth Association of Independent Schools Class 3A Defensive Player of the Year honors in football after posting 48 tackles and 12 interceptions while earning an MAIS All-Star nod for his offensive production (40 receptions for 954 yards, 12 touchdowns) as a senior…Averaged 15 points and eight rebounds on the hardwood during his senior campaign.
PERSONAL: Born on July 18, 2002…Son of Stan and Angela Diffey...Has two siblings, Elise and Grace...Majoring in physical therapy.
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