Outlook

Landon Fulk played was first baseman and pitcher as a prep, but will focus on his pitching talent as a collegiate player … Was one of JCCC’s better arms last fall … Throws from a lower three-quarter angle and has a lot of sink and movement on his ball … Nothing he throws is straight and he is very difficult to hit … Should be a stopper or closer out of the bullpen.

Freshman Year 2023

Appeared in 10 games, all in relief … Finished 0-1 with 10 strikeouts in 8.2 innings pitched with an earned run average of 14.54 … Made is collegiate debut in a 9-7 win over North Arkansas, allowing four runs off four hits with a strikeout in 0.2 innings of relief … Allowed a walk with no runs in two-thirds of an inning in a 9-8 win over No. 5 Crowder (2-11-23) … Pitched a perfect inning of relief with two strikeouts in an 8-4 win over Southwestern (2-19-23) … Allowed a run off two hits with a strikeout in an inning in a 12-2 win over North Iowa Area (2-26-23) … Hurled another perfect inning of relief in a 7-5 loss to Cloud County (3-4-23) … Was perfect in an inning pitched with a strikeout in a 31-0 rout at Benedictine JV (3-28-23) … Set season highs in innings pitched with two and strikeouts with four while allowing no runs or hits in an 11-1 win over Baker JV (4-29-23) … Hurled another perfect inning of relief with a strikeout in an 8-3 win over Labette (5-5-23).

High School  

Was a two-year starter and three-time letter winner for coach John Sipes at Platte County High School, Platte City, Mo. … Did not play his sophomore year due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Graduated 2022 … Rated the No. 57 overall recruit in the State of Kansas by Prep Baseball Report … Ranked among the top 500 prospects in the country at No. 309 at first base, the No. 87-ranked recruit from Missouri and the No. 3 first baseman in the state by Perfect Game ... Earned All-Kansas City Suburban Blue Conference second-team as a senior while helping to lead the Pirates to conference and state championships … In the state semifinal game, he came in with two strikes and two outs and responded with 4.2 innings worth of clutch performance to help the Pirates to a 5-3 comeback victory over Fort Zumwalt East to advance to the Class 5A state title game for the first time since 2002 … Struck out six batters in his relief appearance …Finished the season on the mound 8-1 with 47 strikeouts and an earned run average of 2.40 … Also hit .334 with 27 hits, two doubles, four triples, a home run, 18 runs scored and 16 driven in … As a junior was 7-2 with 39 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.10, and finished 4-1 with 28 strikeout and a 2.60 ERA as a freshman …. Overall was 19-4 with 94 strikeouts in 91.1 innings pitched … Was also part of a conference championship team his freshman season … Also earned three varsity letter in football … Rated the 39th best player in the state of Missouri by MaxPreps.com … Earned all-conference honorable mention his junior and senior seasons .. Helped the team win two conference and district titles, with two state runner-up finishes … National Junior Honor Society member.

Personal  

Born Landon Calvert Fulk on November 8, 2003, in Kansas City, Mo. … Nicknames are Lando and Wavy … Son of Scott and Natalie Fulk … Has two older brothers, and a younger sister … Hid dad played linebacker at Missouri State University … Majoring in business … Also recruited by the University of Central Missouri, Missouri State University and Cowley College … Favorite foods are tacos and chicken fettuccini … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite restaurant is Capital Grille … Favorite TV shows and cartoon character is SpongeBob SquarePants … Favorite sports movies are The Sandlot and The Blind Side … Favorite books are Moneyball and Rich Dad, Poor Dad … Favorite music entertainers are Lil Baby and Drake … Favorite athletes are Josh Hader and Travis Kelce … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … Greatest sports moment was winning state his senior year … Best player he has played against in Jackson Holliday, the first overall pick by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2022 MLB Draft.