Biography
Arizona 2021 (Junior)
Logged 13 relief appearances and went 0-1 with an 8.56 ERA (13ERx13.2IP)...Struck out 12 opposing batters...Held opposing offenses scoreless in five outings and did not surrender a hit in four appearances...Struck out a season-high three batters on Feb. 20 versus Ball State (2.0,2,1,1,2,3)...Worked a season-long three innings on March 12 versus Wichita State (3.0,2,1,0,1,1)...Made four Pac-12 appearances. POSTSEASON: Saw time in two postseason games...Appeared in game two of the Tucson NCAA Super Regional versus Ole Miss (1.0,0,0,0,1,2)...Logged a College World Series outing against Stanford (0.0,1,1,1,0,0).
Arizona 2020 (Junior)*
Made five relief appearances in his first year with the Wildcats...Posted a 0-0 record with a 3.09 ERA (4ERx11.2IP) and 15 strikeouts...Limited opposing hitters to a .167 batting average and just one extra-base hit...Held opponents scoreless in three-of-five outings...Pitched a season-high 3.0 innings on March 7 vs. Houston (3.0,1,0,0,2,3)...Struck out a season-high six batters on Feb. 17 vs. Minnesota (2.2,2,2,2,2,6)...Fanned multiple batters in all but one appearance.
Before Arizona
Attended Santa Barbara City College from 2017-19…Across two seasons with the Vaqueros he logged nine wins and posted a 3.57 ERA with 163 strikeouts…As a sophomore in 2019, went 8-2 with a 1.96 ERA and 98 strikeouts over 82.2 IP…Named the 2019 California Community College Athletic Association Pitcher of the Year…Tabbed as a first team All-American as a sophomore…Prepped at San Marco High School in Santa Barbara…Played under head coach Jacob Pepper…Logged time in 33 games across three years, posting a 2.51 ERA with 156 strikeouts…Named first team All-Conference as a senior.
Personal
Ian Anthony Churchill…Son of Pat and Kerri Churchill…Older brother, Alec…Loves 80s music…Majoring in General Studies with an emphasis in Sports and Society…Chose Arizona because, “It is a great place to learn and continue my baseball career.”
*2020 season cut short (15 games) due to COVID-19 pandemic.
