Josh Fernald
#41PositionRHP
Weight200 lbs
Height6-2
ClassFreshman
HometownLive Oak, Fla.
High School
- Prepped at Columbia High School in Lake City, Fla.
- Tabbed the Player of the Year by both the Gainesville Sun and the Lake City Reporter.
- Two-time All-Area honoree.
- 5A Florida Baseball Player of the Year runner-up.
- Went 9-0 with a 0.56 ERA, 86 strikeouts while limiting opponents to a .117 opposing batting average over 50 innings of work during his senior year.
- Helped his high school team to a pair of FHSAA State Final Four appearances (2022, 2023).
- Also helped his squad win the Five Star National WWBA, Five Star National WWBA Jupiter, BCS and World Series championships.
- Played club/travel ball for the Georgia Florida Boys.
Personal
- Graduated with high honors from Columbia HS in 2023.
- Birthday is March 12.
- Son of Brandon and Leigh Fernald.
- Has two siblings, Mallory and Brooke.
- His grandfather, David Fernald, played college baseball as he pitched for Florida State.
- Enjoys hunting and fishing.
- Favorite MLB team is the Atlanta Braves.
- Favorite food is steak.
- Favorite movie is Top Gun.
- Plans to major in Business Management at UCF.