RHP Joey Volchko, 3rd round (77th) – Chicago White Sox -- Signed $1.25Million

Heighth/Weight: 6’ 4” 225 lbs.

B/T: R/R

Hometown: Visalia, Calif.

Born: Torrance, Calif.

School: Georgia.

Coach: Wes Johnson.

Citizenship _ Dual, United States and Canada ... his mother is from Calgary.

Rankings _ Ranked No. 5 among Perfect Game Preseason Top 101 Sophomores in 2025 ... Listed No. 36 among D1Baseball Preseason Top 150 Starting Pitchers ... Ranked No. 37 overall prospect on the Baseball America High School Top 500 in 2023 ... Ranked No. 8 RHP in California (No. 19 player overall) according to Perfect Game plus overall No. 30 RHP in the nation and No. 109 player overall)

Slot money: $109 Million.

Previous Coaches: David Esquer. Mike Firenze.

2026 spring at Georgia _ Had a team-best 11-2 record, 3.68 ERA in 18 starts in 95 1/3 innings with 119 strikeouts and 46 walks ... The 11 wins and 18 starts tied for first in the SEC ... Ace of the rotation for one of the best teams in school history as the Bulldogs posted a 53-14 mark, tied for third at the College World Series, won the SEC regular season and tournament titles and ranked a consensus No. 3 in the final top 25 polls ... Pitched complete game 7-1 win over No. 5 Texas with career-high 15 strikeouts, the most ever by a Bulldog in a CWS game ... Had a no decision in start vs. No. 14 Mississippi State in Super Regional allowing four runs on seven hits and two walks in five innings ... Beat Long Island with six hitless innings, one unearned run and 10 strikeouts to earn NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament honors ... Beat Mississippi State at SEC Tournament giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk in five innings ... Recorded 2-1 road win over No. 4 Auburn giving up one run on three hits and three walks in five innings ... Six scoreless with nine strikeouts facing Missouri ... No decision against No. 17 Ole Miss leaving with an 8-4 lead as he struck out 10, allowing four runs on three hits and five walks ... Allowed three runs on one hit and two walks in the first at No. 14 Arkansas in a 6-3 loss ... Beat No. 5 Miss. State in Starkville by going 5 innings and allowing two runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out three ... Beat South Carolina 5-2 with season-high 6 2/3 innings allowing two runs on seven hits and four walks ... Lifted at No. 21 Texas A&M after 1 2/3 innings walking four in an eventual 9-4 win ... Beat Oakland 16-6 in a run-rule seven-inning game giving up three runs on eight hits and a walk that featured four infield choppers or slow-rollers for hits by the Grizzlies ... Beat Samford 11-1 in a run-rule seven-inning contest pitching six allowing one run on three hits, striking out eighth ... Was Opening Day starter in 13-1 win (seven innings) over Wright State, working four innings allowing one earned run and fanning five.

2025 spring at Stanford _ Posted a 3-4 mark and a 6.01 ERA in a team-high 70 1/3 innings with 56 strikeouts and was a part of a pair of shutouts ... Made 15 starts for the Cardinal as they finished 27-25 ... Tallied a season-high six strikeouts three times against Xavier, at No. 4 North Carolina and at Boston College ... Went five innings with six strikeouts and only two runs allowed against Xavier for a win ... Got the win at No. 4 North Carolina after hurling 5 1/3 scoreless with six strikeouts to clinch a road series ,,, Collected six strikeouts and zero runs across six innings to pick up a win a Boston College.

2024 summer with Team USA _ Made one start, allowing one run on one hit with seven strikeouts over four innings in a 2-1 victory over select members of the Coastal Plain League.

2024 spring at Stanford): Was 2-1 with a 5.70 ERA and one save as Stanford finished 22-33 ... Tallied 53 strikeouts over 42 2/3 innings in 20 appearances, including six starts ... Held opposition to a .256 average ,,, Made eight appearances, including one start, and struck out eight batters in 7 2/3 innings during Pac-12 play ... Struck out two batters in an inning of work in his collegiate debut versus Cal State Fullerton ... Made his first career start at Creighton, striking out seven and allowing two runs over four innings ... Converted first career save at No. 5 Oregon State ,,, Allowed one unearned run on one hit with a career-high 11 strikeouts over six innings in a start against Santa Clara to register first career victory ... Got the start and earned a victory over No. 6 Oregon State in the Pac-12 Tournament, tossing six scoreless allowing two hits with nine strikeouts

High School: Posted a 0.59 ERA with 135 strikeouts in 59 innings as a senior ... t the plate he hit .442 with eight home runs, eight doubles and 38 RBIs in his final season ... Helped team to 2023 D1 Central Section semifinal.

Favorite player growing up: “Watching the Giants. Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, those were all the guys I watched growing up. Even now,

Favorite player now: “I still watch Logan Webb pitch. The sinker, sweeper, changeup thing he does is really fascinating to me. I’ve implemented a little bit of that into my game. Giants all the way.”

Honors: Baseball America preseason second-team All-American ... No. 30 in D1Baseball’s Top 100 College Prospects in the draft ahead of this season.