Western Carolina University

2023 (Junior): Made 16 relief appearances on the year, tossing 16.2 combined innings ... Finished the season with a 2-1 record and a 9.18 ERA, allowing 18 runs with 17 earned … Struck out 23 against 12 walks … Tossed a season-long three innings with a season-high four strikeouts at Mercer (April 1) … Scored the victory out of the bullpen in WCU’s come-from-behind victory over Wofford (April 15), working around a walk with a strikeout in an inning of work … Picked up his second win, striking out one in two-thirds of an inning against The Citadel (May 12) ... Named to the 2022-23 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2022 (Sophomore): Made 17 appearances on the season including 11 out of the bullpen, starting in his final six appearances on the year … Finished the season with an 0-1 record with a save and a 9.78 ERA over 23.0 innings of work … Struck out 25 against just 11 walks with three hit batters … Twice struck out a season-high six, posting strikeouts in nine of his 17 seasonal appearances … Recorded 24 ground ball outs and 22 fly ball outs … Earned his first collegiate save with a two-inning relief effort against Cincinnati (March 13) at Fluor Field … Tossed a season-long 4.0 innings in the start against Mercer (May 8).

2021 (Freshman*): Made 18 relief appearances on the year, tossing 18.2 innings with a 6.27 ERA and a 2-3 overall record … Struck out 21 against 11 walks and two hit batters … Did not allow a run over his first eight seasonal relief appearances, holding opponents scoreless over his first 5.2 innings of work with six strikeouts … Earned his first victory of the season in striking out two in two-thirds of an inning against Towson (Feb. 21) … Collected his second win with two-thirds of an inning of relief work against Wofford (April 3) … Tossed a career-long 4.0 innings against Mercer (May 7), striking out a career-high five … Made two relief appearances in the SoCon Tournament, surrendering a run on two hits in an inning of work in the 16-5 win over top-seeded Wofford (May 27) and suffered the loss after starting the resumed game against Samford (May 28-29); Summer 2021: Appeared in eight games for the Waynesboro (Va.) Generals in the Valley Baseball League ... Struck out 13 against eight walks over nine innings of work, securing a save in a summer-long, 2.1 inning relief appearance, striking out five in two-hit scoreless action.

2020 (Freshman): Made six relief appearances on the season without a decision … Tossed 4.2 innings with five strikeouts against three walks, posting an ERA of 3.86 on the shortened season … Only surrendered two hits, both singles … Pitched a career-long 2.0 innings in his collegiate debut against Chicago State (Feb. 15), striking out a career-high two … Season shortened because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of spring sports in mid-March.
 
Prior to Western Carolina: Pitched and played middle infield as a prep … Was a three-time Perfect Game Preseason All-America team selection in 2017-19 … Also played summer baseball with the Evoshield Canes Baseball organization.
 
Career Game Highs:

• Innings Pitched: 4.0, twice (MR: MERCER, 5/8/22)
• Strikeouts: 6, twice (MR: MERCER, 5/8/22)
• Walks: 3, at Oregon State (5/20/23)