JT Long brings swing-and-miss stuff and strikeout upside to Dallas Baptist
Long’s defining trait is **bat-missing ability**: at Polk State in 2025, he led the FCSAA with **67 strikeouts in 50.2 innings**, and Dallas Baptist lists him as a pitcher after that breakout season. The profile suggests a power arm that can change an inning with strikeouts, which is valuable if your team wants late-inning leverage or a starter with bat-tilting stuff. The key question is command consistency—his 2025 line also showed a **4.44 ERA** and a **3-5 record**, so he looks more like a high-variance impact arm than a polished finished product.[1][15]
