2025 Baseball Roster

James Vaughn
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 240
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- New York, N.Y.
- High School:
- Collegiate School
- Prev School:
- Columbia University
PRIOR TO MIZZOU
Vaughn spent the past two seasons at Columbia University, appearing in 30 games for the Lions ... named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team a season ago ... earned a spot on the 2024 Ivy League All-Tournament Team ... worked 29.1 innings in 2024, registering 36 strikeouts and tallying five scoreless outings ... recorded an immaculate inning at Cornell ... posted a career-high six strikeouts over 3.2 scoreless frames in the Ivy League Tournament vs. Princeton ... appeared in 11 games out of the bullpen in 2023, recording 17 strikeouts across 12.2 innings ... pitched at the JUCO level for Monroe University in 2022, logging a 4.32 ERA and 20 strikeouts over 16.2 innings spanning eight appearances ... started his collegiate career at Duke, earning Academic All-ACC honors as a freshman in 2021.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Collegiate School in New York City, lettering three times in baseball and basketball ... was a two-time First-Team All-Ivy League Preparatory School League selection in baseball ... won the NYSAIS state championship in 2019.
PERSONAL
Son of John Vaughn and Kimberleigh Jordan ... born November 21, 2001 ... has one brother, Caleb ... was a Baccalaureate speaker at Columbia, where he earned a bachelors degree in anthropology ... pursuing a masters degree in positive coaching and athletic leadership at Mizzou.