Jared Poché

Poché attended Lutcher High School in Lutcher, Louisiana.{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_a65264aa-b87d-5f44-b63c-c22544472814.html |title=Still inspired by the lessons from his hometown of Lutcher, Jared Poche leads LSU into Sunday's College World Series opener | LSU |publisher=theadvocate.com |date=June 17, 2015 |accessdate=June 27, 2017}} Lutcher won the Class 4A state championship in 2013.{{cite web|author=Special to |url=http://www.lobservateur.com/2015/06/06/former-lutcher-ace-poche-excelling-at-front-of-lsu-rotation/ |title=Former Lutcher ace Poche excelling at front of LSU rotation - L'Observateur | L'Observateur |publisher=Lobservateur.com |date=2021-08-18 |accessdate=2021-08-27}} He enrolled at Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college baseball for the LSU Tigers. He had a 9–3 win–loss record and 2.45 earned run average (ERA) as a freshman for the Tigers.{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2015/02/lsu_baseball_jared_poche_and_t.html |title=LSU baseball: Jared Poche and three young guns take center stage on the mound |publisher=NOLA.com |date= |accessdate=June 27, 2017}} The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Collegiate Baseball named him a Freshman All-American in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://sportsnola.com/jared-poche-jake-fraley-named-freshmen-all-americans-by-ncbwa/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809023927/http://sportsnola.com/jared-poche-jake-fraley-named-freshmen-all-americans-by-ncbwa/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=August 9, 2016 |title=Coming Soon Page |publisher=Sportsnola.com |date= |accessdate=June 27, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2014/06/lsus_jared_poche_lauded_as_fre.html |title=LSU's Jared Poche lauded as a 2014 freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball |publisher=NOLA.com |date=June 4, 2014 |accessdate=June 27, 2017}} After the 2014 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|author= |url=http://pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=647028 |title=Jared Poche - Profile |publisher=pointstreak.com |date= |accessdate=May 6, 2020}}

Poché finished his junior year with a 9–4 record and a 3.35 ERA. The San Diego Padres selected Poché in the 14th round of the 2016 MLB draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2016/06/san_diego_padres_select_lsu_pi.html |title=San Diego Padres select LSU pitcher Jared Poche in the 14th round |publisher=NOLA.com |date=June 11, 2016 |accessdate=June 27, 2017}} He decided to return to LSU for his senior season, turning down a $150,000 signing bonus.{{cite web|author=LSU LHP Jared Poche making his pitch for MLB Draft |url=http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2017/06/lsu_lhp_jared_poche_making_a_p.html |title=LSU LHP Jared Poche making his pitch for MLB Draft |publisher=NOLA.com |date=June 8, 2017 |accessdate=June 27, 2017}}{{cite web|author=CHANDLER ROME | The Advocate |url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_4f3324aa-4937-11e6-9476-533ac3d4bd98.html |title=Jared Poche to return to LSU baseball for senior year | LSU |publisher=theadvocate.com |date=July 13, 2016 |accessdate=June 27, 2017}} As a senior, he threw a no-hitter, the first for LSU since 1979,{{cite web|last=Axisa |first=Mike |url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/lsu-southpaw-jared-poche-comes-so-so-close-to-throwing-consecutive-no-hitters/ |title=LSU southpaw Jared Poche comes so, so close to throwing consecutive no-hitters |publisher=CBSSports.com |date=February 25, 2017 |accessdate=June 27, 2017}} and set the LSU career record for wins.{{cite web|url=http://www.theoaklandpress.com/sports/20170621/poche-sets-lsu-wins-mark-knocks-florida-state-out-of-cws |title=Poche' sets LSU wins mark, knocks Florida State out of CWS |publisher=Theoaklandpress.com |date=June 21, 2017 |accessdate=June 27, 2017}}

The Oakland Athletics selected Poché in the ninth round of the 2017 MLB draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2017/06/lsu_lhp_jared_poche_taken_in_m.html |title=LSU's Jared Poche taken in the 9th round by Oakland in 2017 MLB Draft |publisher=NOLA.com |date=June 13, 2017 |accessdate=June 27, 2017}} He signed with the Athletics, and made his professional debut for the Vermont Lake Monsters.{{cite web|author=Steve Manney |url=http://www.mychamplainvalley.com/sports/lsu-teammates-deichmann-and-poche-together-again-with-lake-monsters/767795511 |title=LSU Teammates Deichmann and Poche Together Again with Lake Monsters |publisher=Mychamplainvalley.com |date= |accessdate=2021-08-27}} However, he only played in one game, pitching two innings, before he was placed on the 60 day disabled list, ending his season.{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=641983#/career/R/pitching/2017/ALL|title=Jared Poche' Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=|accessdate=October 31, 2017}} In 2018, he made his season debut with Vermont before being promoted to the Beloit Snappers, where he finished the year. In 25 games (22 starts) for Beloit he pitched to an 8-6 record with a 4.41 ERA.{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=milb&player_id=641983#/career/R/pitching/2018/ALL|title=Jared Poche' Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=MiLB.com|accessdate=December 31, 2018}}

Poché began 2019 with the Stockton Ports.{{cite web|author=Scott Linesburgh |url=https://www.recordnet.com/sports/20190403/stockton-ports-begin-2019-season-with-familiar-manager-local-catcher-and-lots-of-prospects |title=Stockton Ports begin 2019 season with a familiar manager, local catcher and lots of prospects - Sports - recordnet.com - Stockton, CA |publisher=recordnet.com |date= |accessdate=2021-08-27}} He decided to retire from baseball in July 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wafb.com/2019/07/10/former-lsu-pitcher-jared-poche-decides-retire-professional-baseball/|title=Former LSU pitcher Jared Poche decides to retire from professional baseball|first=Josh|last=Auzenne|website=www.wafb.com}}

Poché's parents, Jerry and Tessa, are lifelong residents of Lutcher. His older brother, Corey, played college baseball for Nicholls State University, and taught Jared how to throw a changeup.

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