Western Carolina University

2024 (Redshirt Junior): Made 17 appearances on the year including 15 in relief with two starts coming in the midweek … Finished with a 1-1 record and a 7.54 ERA over 22.2 innings of work … Struck out 22 against 14 walks … Recorded strikeouts in 12 of his 17 appearances … Tossed a season-long three innings twice, both coming in relief – limited Iona (Feb. 16) to an unearned run on two hits with a season-high four strikeouts on opening weekend and three innings against UNCG (April 13), holding the Spartans to two runs on two hits with a pair of strikeouts … Fanned three in two relief innings against USC Upstate (May 1).

2023 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made 15 appearances on the season with four starts and came out of the bullpen 11 times … Collected three wins on a 3-2 record with a 5.53 ERA over 27.2 innings of work … Struck out 27 against 20 walks … Allowed 20 runs – 17 earned – on 29 base hits with 15 going for extra bases on nine doubles and six home runs … Earned his first win of the season out of the bullpen, tossing two-thirds of an inning against Akron (Feb. 18) … Struck out a career-best five over two innings against Eastern Kentucky (March 4) … Tossed a career-long six innings in the starting role against Radford (March 18), striking out four.

2022 (Redshirt Freshman): Made 17 appearances on the year including 15 in relief with two starts … Finished the season with an 0-1 record and an 8.44 ERA, allowing 16 runs – 15 earned – over 16.0 innings … Allowed 18 base hits, six going for extra bases on home runs – three in one outing against ETSU (April 9) in his second start … Struck out 11 against eight walks with three hit batters … Recorded 17 ground ball outs with one double-play and 17 fly ball outs … Made his first collegiate start at Xavier (April 2), matching his career-long with 3.0 innings of work … Matched a career-high with two strikeouts in SoCon tournament action against Samford (May 25); Summer: Expected to return to the Fuquay-Varina (N.C.) Twins in the Carolina-Virginia Collegiate League.

2021 (Freshman*): Did not see game action; Summer 2021: Was an all-star for the Fuquay-Varina (N.C.) Twins of the Carolina-Virginia Collegiate League ... Did not allow an earned run over nine appearances, striking out 17 against 10 walks ... Posted a 2-1 record.

2020 (Freshman): Made two relief appearances, tossing 4.1 combined innings … Allowed four runs on six hits including surrendering two doubles … Struck out four – two in both appearances – with three walks … Tossed a career-long 3.0 innings in his collegiate debut in the neutral field loss to Kennesaw State (Feb. 22), only allowing one base hit … Season shortened because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of spring sports in mid-March.
 
Prior to Western Carolina: Three-year varsity letter winner at Garner Magnet High … Posted a career ERA of 3.10 with a 12-5 record and one save across 35 total career appearances with 19 starts and 104 career innings pitched … Recorded 83 career strikeouts including a single-season best 37 as a junior … As a hitter, batted .219 over his career including a career-best .267 as a senior.
 
Career Game Highs:

• Innings Pitched: 6.0, RADFORD (3/19/23)
• Strikeouts: 5, EASTERN KENTUCKY (3/4/23)
• Walks: 5, at UNCG (3/25/23)