Outlook

Signed a letter-of-intent with Oklahoma State University.

Career
Owns the career wins record with 21 … Became the first pitcher to post back-to-back double digit win seasons … Stands 21-4 all-time with 176 strikeouts in 147 and two-thirds innings with an ERA of 4.14 … Appeared in and started 33 games, with four complete games … Walked only 50 batters … Also owns the all-time mark for games started and ranks second in strikeouts, fifth all-time in innings pitched.

Sophomore Year 2025
Earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference East Division second-team … Led JCCC pitching staff and the conference with an 11-3 record … His 11 wins also rank tied for fourth in the NJCAA … Made 18 starts, completed four games with a pair of shutouts, struck out 96 batters over 82 and two-thirds innings with an ERA of 3.81 … Opposing hitters are only hitting .196 against him … Tied a season record with 18 starts … His 11 wins tie for fifth on the season chart … His two shutouts were one shy of the season record and his 96 strikeouts rank 10^th … Led the conference in both wins and strikeouts and ranked tied for fourth in wins and tied for eighth in strikeouts in the NJCAA ... During the season, Golden was selected the KJCCC East Division Pitcher of the Week three times, earning the award in weeks one, four and 14. In the fourth week, he was also chosen the NJCAA Pitcher of the Week … Was the starting pitcher in the season in the season opening 9-3 win at Amarillo, allowing three runs off two hits with five strikeouts over four innings (2-1-25) … Suffered a tough 3-1 loss to Crowder despite striking out six batters over four innings (2-6-25) … Allowed just one hit and zero runs with six strikeouts in a 10-0 win at Pratt (2-23-25) … Struck out eight batters while allowing just two runs over five innings in a 13-2 win at Iowa Western (2-28-25) …Allowed two runs off three hits with seven strikeouts over four innings in a 5-3 win at Kansas City Kansas (3-29-25) … Followed with another seven strikeout performance, allowing two runs off four hits in a 7-2 win against Labette (4-3-25) … Allowed just one run and four hits with seven strikeouts over five and two-thirds innings in a 6-1 victory against Coffeyville (4-23-25) … Mowed down nine batters over six innings but did not earn the decision in an 8-7 win against Garden City in the first round of the Region 6/Plains District Tournament (5-7-25) … Hurled a two-hit, five inning  shutout with six strikeouts in a 13-0 win over Fort Scott (5-13-25) … Was named to the Region 6/Plains District All-Tournament Team … Recorded 15 strikeout in the tournament, with an ERA of 2.55 while holding opponents to a .133 batting average … Made two appearances in the JUCO World Series … Finished 0-1, allowing six hits, five runs, four earned, six walks with six strikeouts over six innings pitched … Had an ERA of 6.00 and held opposing hitters to a .188 average … His total strikeouts tie for the most recorded in team history at a World Series … Suffered the loss to defending champion Blinn in an elimination game, allowing three runs, two earned with five strikeouts over four innings … His five strikeouts tie second most in a World Series game in team history ... Selected College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® At-Large College Division … Earned NJCAA All-Academic third-team with a GPA of between 3.60.3.79.

Freshman Year 2024

Earned Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference honorable mention … Was twice selected as the KJCCC East Picher of the Week … Appeared in 15 games all as a starter … Finished with a 10-1 record with 80 strikeouts in 65 innings of work and an ERA of 4.57 … Has a 11.08 strikeout/9 ratio and a WHIP of 1.34 … His 80 strikeouts ranked seventh in the conference and his 10 wins tied for fourth … Made his debut as a starter against No. 9-ranked Crowder, and allowed just one hit, no runs with five strikeouts over three innings to earn the victory in a 4-2 win over the Roughriders (2-8-24) … Hurled five innings of perfect baseball and struck out four in an 8-0 win over Moberly Area (2-25-24) … Scattered five hits without allowing a run while strikeout out six batters in an eventual 14-6 win at Cloud County (3-2-24) … Was named the KJCCC Pitcher of the Week for week 5 following that performance  … Followed with a season-high 10 strikeouts while allowing two runs off six hits over six innings of work in a 7-2 win over Neosho County (3-10-24) … Has another perfect outing, along no hits or runs with six strikeouts over four innings in a 12-0 win over Baker JV (3-23-24) … Tossed six strong innings at Highland to improve to 6-0 on the season scattering four hits with one walk and seven strikeouts in 14-0 victory (3-30-24) … That effort earned him the KJCCC Pitcher of the Week for week 9 … Surrendered four runs off eight hits while mowing down nine batters in a 16-6 victory at Allen (4-13-24) … Picked up his 10^th victory over Barton in the Region 6/Plains District Tournament (5-17-24) … Allowed five runs off seven hits with eight strikeouts over season-high six and one-third innings pitched ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic first-team with a GPA of 4.0.

High School  

Was a three-year starter for coach Landon Figg at Lafayette County High School, Higginsville, Mo. … Graduated 2023 … Rated the No. 62 overall recruit in the state of Missouri and No. 22 right-handed pitcher in the state according to Perfect Game  … Selected Central Region All-High School Senior All-America honorable mention by Perfect Game as a senior … Was a two-time All-State selection and All-District selection and was named All-MRVC all three varsity seasons … Helped the Huskers win a conference title his senior year posting a 5-3 mark with 94 strikeouts and an earned run average of 0.94 on the hill, and a .286 average with 16 hits, four doubles, three triples, a home run, 20 runs and 17 RBI … As a junior was 8-1 on the hill with a school record 119 strikeouts in 57.2 pitched and an ERA of 0.61 … Also set the single-game strikeout mark with 16 that season … At the plate batted .273 with 18 hits, three doubles, a triple, 25 runs and 22 driven in … Closed out his career with a program record 282 strikeouts …  Played club ball for Yard Baseball Club … In the summer of 2023 played for the Mudcats … Also earned four varsity letters in basketball and three in football … Was an All-State selection his senior year in basketball, and was a three-time all-conference and all-district performer … Helped the team to a runner-up state finish as a junior and fourth place finish his senior year … Selected all-conference and all-district in football as a junior and senior … Helped the team win three straight conference and district titles … Academic All-State and All-Conference honors … National Honor Society member.

Personal  

Born Josiah Benjamin Golden on June 23, 2005, in Independence, Mo. … Nicknames are Goldie, Jo Gold and Royal G … Son of Phil and Beth Golden … Has four siblings, Taylor, Jordan, Ella and Anna … His sister Taylor, competes in track at William Jewell College and his sister Ella competes in track at State Fair Community College … Majoring in exercise science … Also recruited by Benedictine College, Crowder College, Highland Community College and Kansas City Kansas Community College … Favorite food is steak … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is LABCo … Favorite TV shows are Suits and The Office … Favorite sports movies are the Rocky and Creed movies … Favorite actor is Kevin Hart … Favorite music entertainer is Cody Johnson … Favorite cartoon is Jerry … Favorite athlete is Travis Kelce … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … Greatest athletic moments were scoring 47 points in a game and strikeout out 16 batters in a six inning game.