James Tallon

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Photo by: Shane Sturtz / Duke Athletics

Height:
6-5
Weight:
195
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Arlington, Va.
High School:
Yorktown
B/T:
L/L

Awards

Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch List (2024)
NCBWA Preseason First Team All-American (2024)
D1 Baseball Preseason First Team All-American (2024)
Perfect Game Preseason Third Team All-American (2024)
Stopper of the Year Finalist (2023)
All-ACC Second Team (2023)
All-ACC Freshman Team (2023)
Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American (2023)
NCBWA Freshman All-American (2023)
ABCA/Rawlings All-Region (2023)
NCBWA First Team All-American (2023)
Perfect Game Freshman All-American (2023)
D1 Baseball First Team Freshman All-American (2023)
Baseball America First Team Freshman All-American (2023)

2025: His 14 career saves moves him into second all-time in a Duke uniform … Appeared in 21 games for the Blue Devils making three starts … Posted a 1-2 record on the mound with a 3.96 ERA … In his 36.1 innings of work, Tallon punched out 50 batters, holding opponents to a .208 batting average against … Tied a career-high with three innings of work against Virginia Tech (4/26) and struck out five batters against Georgia (5/31).

2024: Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch List … Appeared in 24 games for the Blue Devils, making his first career start in the ACC Championship game … Posted a 2-0 record on the mound, working 32.1 innings … Punched out 37 batters and held opponents to a .227 average against … Worked a career high three innings against Florida State (5/26) and struck out four batters against Pittsburgh (4/14)

2023: Stopper of the Year Finalist… All-ACC Second Team… Became the seventh player in program history to be named All-ACC Freshman Team… Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American… NCBWA Freshman All-American… ABCA/Rawlings All-Region… NCBWA First Team All-American… Perfect Game Freshman All-American… D1Baseball First Team Freshman All-American... Baseball American First Team Freshman All-American... Broke the single season saves record at Duke with his 12th in game one against Virginia in the Charlottesville Super Regional (6/9)… Tallied 33 innings of work, striking out 54 batters to just 11 walks… Held opponents to a .185 batting average against… Allowed six earned runs and six extra base hits… Appeared in 23 games for the Blue Devils… Tallied a career high four strikeouts against Georgia Tech (5/13)…

Prior to Duke: At Yorktown High School was Atlantic Region First Team, Sr. … preseason All-American, Sr. …First team All-District and All-Region pitcher, Jr. … played club at Virginia Stars