The 6-foot, 195-pound senior right-handed pitcher and shortstop had led the Tigers to a 20-0 record and the Division 4 sectional final at the time of his selection. Washburn compiled a 7-0 record on the mound with a 0.00 ERA and 94 strikeouts against just two walks in 39 innings. The state’s No. 5 draft prospect as ranked by Prep Baseball Report, he struck out 66 percent of the total batters he faced through 20 games, while also posting a jaw-dropping .746 batting average with nine home runs, 71 RBI, 50 runs scored and an OPS of 2.313.
Washburn has maintained a 3.59 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball at the University of South Carolina this fall.
A member of the National Honor Society, Washburn has volunteered locally on behalf of an elementary school literacy-outreach program as well as Feed My Starving Children. He also participated in relief and clean-up efforts following a tornado.
