Western Carolina University

2023 (Junior): Made 14 appearances on the season with 13 coming in relief and one start … Finished the year with a 10.80 ERA and an 0-1 record, tossing 16.2 total innings … Pitched at least an inning in 10 of his 14 appearances … Allowed 23 runs with 20 going as earned runs … Allowed 19 base hits with 11 going for extra-bases – eight home runs and three doubles … Recorded 20 strikeouts against 13 walks … Suffered the loss at nationally-ranked North Carolina (March 7) in a game shortened to five innings due to an electrical issue at Boshamer Stadium … Struck out a season-high four in the neutral field contest against Davidson (March 14) ... Named to the 2022-23 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2022 (Sophomore): Made seven relief appearances on the season, tossing just 5.1 innings out of the bullpen … Finished the year with a 13.50 ERA in limited action, surrendering nine runs – eight earned – on nine hits including four for extra bases … Tossed a season-long one inning five times on the year … Struck out four against three walks including a season-high two K’s at Presbyterian (March 9).

2021 (Freshman*): Made 10 appearances on the season including three starts … Pitched 13.1 innings with a 10.80 ERA and an 0-1 record … Allowed 20 runs, only 16 of which were earned … Struck out 11 against 13 walks with four hit batters … Recorded 17 fly outs and 10 ground ball outs with one double-play … Tossed a season-long four innings in the starting role against Towson (Feb. 20), striking out a season-best five … Struck out two against three walks in a 1.2 inning relief appearance against UNCW (Feb. 28) … Threw three relief innings against Wake Forest (April 20) with three strikeouts in his only decision of the season, suffering the loss ... Named to the 2020-21 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll and was named Academic All-Southern Conference.

2020 (Freshman): Made five seasonal appearances including three starts and twice coming out of the bullpen … Finished the season officially with an 0-2 record, tossing 20.0 total innings … Limited opponents to a .237 batting average against including a .179 (5-for-28) mark against left-handed hitters … Of the 18 hits allowed, just six went for extra bases – five doubles and one home run … Made his collegiate debut with his first career start against Chicago State (Feb. 15), tossing five innings while allowing one run on just four hits with three strikeouts … Fanned a career-high seven in a career-long 6.0 innings of work against Appalachian State in a tough 2-0 loss … Also struck out six in five innings of work against Bryant (March 10) ... Named to the 2019-20 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll … Season shortened because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of spring sports in mid-March.

Prior to Western Carolina: Thought to be the first NCAA Division I signee from Knox Central High … Four-year varsity letterwinner … Tossed 110.2 career innings with 111 career strikeouts … Posted a 2.07 ERA over 61 innings with an 8-3 overall record as a prep senior, striking out 66 against 23 walks … Played summer baseball with Kentucky Mustangs Arsenal

Personal: Is the son of Tammy and Mike Bright … Has a younger brother, Casey … Father coached him at KCHS.

 
Career Game Highs:

• Innings Pitched: 6.0, APPALACHIAN STATE (3/4/20)
• Strikeouts: 7, APPALACHIAN STATE (3/4/20)
• Walks: 3, four times (MR: at UNCG, 3/26/23)