Rabon Martin

Position:
LHP
Height:
6-1
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Dallas, Ga.
Prev School:
Darton State College
High School:
North Cobb Christian

2018: Completed final collegiate season with 2.93 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 14 outings, including one start... Worked 3.0 innings of scoreless relief allowing only one hit on March 18 at Wake Forest... Pitched a perfect inning of relief with one strikeout on Feb. 27 against Xavier... Registered two strikeouts in perfect inning of relief against Youngstown State on Feb. 24... Twirled 1.1 innings of scoreless relief against George Mason on Feb. 18 at the Charleston Crab House Challenge.

2017: Finished first season at Louisville with a 4-1 record and 4.88 ERA in 15 appearances on the mound, including two starts... Moved to 4-0 on the season allowing just one earned run on three hits in career-best four innings of work in first Louisville start on May 9 against No. 25 Vanderbilt... Earned third win of the season with two innings of perfect relief on March 19 against Boston College... Moved to 2-0 on the season after registering career-best five strikeouts in 2.1 innings of relief against Xavier on March 15... Had three strikeouts and did not allow a hit in 3.0 shutout innings of relief to earn first collegiate win on Feb. 22 against EKU... Made a brief relief appearance in Louisville’s win over No. 22 Maryland on Feb. 18.

Prior to UofL: Played two years of prep baseball at Darton State College... Helped Darton State finish ninth in country at the Junior College World Series... Named second team All-Conference and Gold Glove winner for the pitcher position in 2016. Named to The GCAA All-Tournament Team in 2015.

High School: Played four seasons of prep baseball at North Cobb Christian School under the direction of head coach Brad Pager… Earned First Team All-Region honors as a pitcher as a senior and was an All-Region Honorable Mention selection as an outfielder… Also earned two prep letters as a quarterback at North Cobb Christian.

Personal: Born Rabon O’Neal Martin on Dec. 21, 1995 in Austell, Ga. Son of Michael and Susan Martin... Has two siblings – Ryan and Reily... Majoring in history... Signed with Louisville after also strongly considering Clemson, College of Charleston and Missouri... Person with the greatest influence on his athletic career is his father, who started him in sports and has always supported him throughout his career... Hobbies and interest include watching movies and playing FIFA and Super Smash Brothers... Favorite movies include The Prestige, The Martian and The Bourne film series... Favorite TV shows include Supernatural, Game of Thrones, The Flash and Arrow... Favorite athletes are Clayton Kershaw, Madison Bumgarner and Buster Posey... Favorite cereal is Honey Nut Cheerios... Favorite candy bar is Snickers... Favorite foods are chicken Alfredo, bar-b-q hickory fries and hibachi chicken and fried rice... Favorite team is the Atlanta Braves... Favorite restaurants are Panda Express and Hibachi Express.