Outlook

John Chambers is a the definition of a pitcher … Knows how to set up hitters and has great pitch location … Will compete for a starting role in the rotation.

Freshman Year 2023

Named third-team All-American by the JUCO Baseball Blog … Earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference first-team as a relief pitcher … Appeared in a staff-high 21 games … Finished 4-0 with seven saves, 39 strikeouts in 39.0 innings pitched and an earned run average of 1.85 … Held opposing hitters to an average of .150 … Tied for the league lead and tied for 10th in the NJCAA in saves … His seven saves tie for fifth on JCCC’s season chart … Tied a team season mark for fewest losses … Hurled two perfect innings with three strikeouts in his collegiate debut, helping JCCC to an 8-4 win over North Arkansas (2-5-23) … Allowed two hits, two walks with four strikeouts in a 2.1 innings of relief in a 4-1 loss at No. 5 Crowder (2-9-23) ... Allowed a hit with two strikeouts in 2.0 innings  to earn his first victory in a 5-4 win against North Iowa (2-25-23) … Pitched 2.2 innings of perfect relief with one strikeout in a 7-1 win over Cloud County to earn his first save  (3-4-23) … Picked up a second save logging two innings with two strikeouts in a 5-1 win over Fort Scott (3-8-23) … Pitched the final 1.1 innings and earned the victory in an 8-5 win at Coffeyville (3-15-23) … Struck out a season-high six batters over 3.0 innings, allowing only a run and a walk to pick up the save in a 6-3 win over Kansas City Kansas (3-23-23) … Was the pitcher of record in a 5-4 win over Allen, pitching the final 1.1 innings, allowing one hit with a strikeout (4-1-23) … Struck out five batters, allowing one run off two hits over 3.0 innings to earn a save in an 11-3 win at Highland (4-8-23) … Picked up another save with an inning of perfect relief with a strikeout in an 11-9 win at Neosho County (4-13-23) … Pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts in a 2-1 setback against Neosho County (4-16-23) .. Logged 1.2 innings of perfect relief while striking out four to earn the victory in a 17-1 win over Baker JV (4-29-23) … Got the save in a 7-3 win over Seward County at the Region 6/Plains District Tournament, allowing just a hit over 1.1 innings (5-17-23) … Picked up his seventh save after allowing just a walk with two strikeouts over 2.2 innings in a 2-0 win over Cowley in the tournament semifinals (5-20-23).

High School

Started one year and lettered twice for coach Ben Baier at Blue Springs South High School, Blue Springs, Mo. … Graduated 2022 … Named Missouri Class 6 honorable mention All-State at pitcher his senior year … Also earned All-District, All-Area and All-Suburban Big 8 first-team as a senior … Selected to play in the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game … Recorded the final two outs to preserve a 2-0 victory over Lindbergh and vault the Jaguars into the Missouri Class 6 state championship game for the first time in school history … Blue Springs South went on to finish runner-up to Liberty North and post a season mark of 24-10 … Finished the season 8-2, with three saves, a 1.78 earned run average  with 55 strikeouts over 59 innings … His 16 appearances and eight victories set team records … Played travel baseball for the Cavaliers Baseball Club … National Honor Society member … Academic All-State … National Honor Society member.

Personal

Born John Wayne Chambers on February 3, 2004, in Kansas City, Mo. … Nickname is Duke … Son of Travis and Mary Chambers … His father played at JCCC and ranks among the all-time pitchers in program history … Twice selected all-conference and all-region and is a member of the JCCC Athletics Hall of Fame ... Also played seven years of professional baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos and Chicago White Sox organizations … Has a sister, Claudia … Major is undecided … Also recruited by Drury University, Metropolitan Community College, Mineral Area Community College, State Fair Community College and St. Louis Community College … Favorite food is sushi … Favorite restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite TV show is Stranger Things … Favorite movie is Wolf of Wall Street … Favorite sports movie is Major League … Favorite actress is Margot Robbie … Enjoys reading Harry Potter … Favorite music entertainers are Bruno Mars and Lil Baby … Favorite cartoon character is Peter Griffin … Favorite athlete is Jacob deGrom … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … Greatest sports moment was going to the state tournament … Best player he has played against is Royals 2021 third round draft pick Carter Jensen … Notable alumni from his school are former Missouri Tiger guard Kevin Puryear and David Cook, winner of the seventh season on American Idol.