Following a three-year career at Mississippi State and 10-year Major League Baseball career, Greenwood native Paul Maholm will be one of eight inductees of the 2023 class of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame this weekend.
Maholm currently ranks in the top five in program history in strikeouts, wins and innings pitched, and was a three-time All-American.
He was previously inducted into the MSU Sports Hall of Fame in 2018 and was part of the third class of the Ron Polk Ring of Honor.
Maholm was selected eighth overall in the 2003 MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, spending seven of his 10 MLB seasons with the franchise.
He made his MLB debut on Aug. 30, 2005, tossing eight shutout innings and allowing four hits in a win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
The left-hander won 10 or more games in two MLB seasons, his best season coming in 2012, split between the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves. He finished the year with a 13-11 record and a 3.67 ERA, striking out 140 batters in 189 innings pitched.
All-time, in 273 games pitched, he had a 77-100 record with a 4.30 ERA and 984 career strikeouts.
Along with Maholm, Jeff Herrod, John Mangum, Jim Page, Tony Rosetti, Carol Ross, Patrick Surtain and Lewis Tillman will be inducted this weekend.
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