Honors and Awards
- 2021: Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (4/6)
- 2020: Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
Arizona 2022 (Sophomore)
Limited to just 28.2 innings across 13 games (nine starts) due to injury...Posted 9.73 ERA (31ERx28.2IP) with a 1-2 record...Worked a season-high 5.2 innings in a start against Nevada on April 28 (5.2,9,4,4,0,1)...Earned the win in April 10 start against Washington State (5.0,5,0,0,0,2).
POSTSEASON: Made two appearances, one start...Worked in relief on May 26 against Stanford at the Pac-12 Tournament (1.0,4,4,3,1,0)...Got the start on June 6 against Ole Miss in the NCAA Coral Gables Regional finals (1.1,3,4,4,2,1).
Arizona 2021 (Freshman)
Made 20 appearances (eight starts) in his second collegiate campaign and led Arizona's qualified pitchers with a 4.29 ERA (30ERx63.0IP)...Went 7-0 to rank second on the team and tied for fifth in the Pac-12 in wins...Opened the year in the starting rotation before making a mostly-permanent move to the bullpen at the beginning of Pac-12 play...As a starting pitcher, went 3-0 with a 3.67 ERA (14ERx34.1IP)...In relief, went 4-0 with a 5.02 ERA (16ERx28.2IP)...Surrendered just one home run all season (6/21 vs. Stanford in CWS)...Limited opposing hitters to a .285 batting average...Turned in a career performance on April 1 at Arizona State to earn Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week Honors; worked 5.0 hitless innings of relief with career-high eight strikeouts in Wildcats victory (5.0,0,0,0,1,8)...Enjoyed increased success in Pac-12 contests, making 10 relief appearances and going 3-0 with a 3.70 ERA (10ERx24.1IP)...Held opposing hitters to a .239 batting average during conference play.
POSTSEASON: Made two appearances (one start) during the postseason, going 1-0 with a 9.00 ERA (6ERx6.0IP)...Earned the start in the final game of the Tucson NCAA Regional versus UC Santa Barbara and earned the win (5.0,7,1,1,1,3)...Appeared in relief in the Wildcats College World Series matchup against Stanford (1.0,5,5,5,0,1).
Arizona 2020 (Freshman)*
Made four starts as a freshman...Went 2-0 with a team-best 2.70 ERA (5ERx16.2IP) and 19 strikeouts...Opened collegiate career with 10.2 innings of scoreless work, the first Arizona true freshman to accomplish the feat during the StatCrew era (1998-present)...Limited opposing hitters to a .203 batting average, the lowest mark among qualified Wildcat pitchers...Opponent average was the 11th-best mark in the Pac-12 in 2020...Made collegiate debut on Feb. 16 vs. Albany and worked 5.0 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and striking out seven (5.0,3,0,0,2,7)...Worked a season-high 5.1 innings on Feb. 23 vs. Nebraska at the Tony Gwynn Legacy event (5.1,2,1,0,0,7)...Earned the win in each of his first two college starts.
High School
Attended Liberty High School in Peoria…Across four seasons on the mound, went 19-7 with a 2.06 ERA and 212 strikeouts…As a senior, posted a 3-1 record with a 0.58 ERA.
Draft
Selected by the Houston Astros in the 36
th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft.
Personal
Majoring in General Studies with an emphasis in Sports and Society.
*2020 season cut short (15 games) due to COVID-19 pandemic.
