Western Carolina University

PRONUNCIATION: GAV-uhn MORE-ten-suhn

2024 (Senior): Made 20 total appearances on the season, pressed back into the starting rotation in early March where he finished with 13 starts … Tossed a team-high 65.0 innings including 4.0+ innings in nine of his starts … Finished the year with a 4-6 overall record and a 6.51 ERA … WCU won 11 of the 20 games in which he pitched … Had six scoreless appearances … Led the Catamount pitching staff with 63 strikeouts, ranked eighth in the Southern Conference … Recorded strikeouts in 16 of his 20 appearances including five or more Ks six times … Tallied six strikeouts over a four inning start in a win over Harvard (March 16) … Struck out a season-high eight over seven innings in a win at The Citadel (March 28) … Struck out five over six innings against Samford (April 19) … Fanned seven on two occasions – over a six-inning start at nationally-ranked Wake Forest (May 4) and in a season-long eight innings in a road victory at VMI (May 16) … Was named first-team preseason All-Southern Conference by the league’s head coaches.

2023 (Junior): Made 22 appearances on the season including four starts – three-straight to close the season – and 18 out of the bullpen … Led the squad with three saves … Tossed 44.1 innings, finishing the season with a 7.92 ERA and an 0-5 record … Recorded at least one inning of action in 20 of the 22 appearances … Surrendered 54 runs with just 39 of which were earned coming on 62 base hits, 22 of which went for extra bases including 14 doubles, a triple and seven home runs … Scored his first career save in a two-inning relief effort against Eastern Kentucky (March 5), striking out two over two hitless, scoreless innings … Earned the save in the home win over Radford (March 18) … Closed WCU’s 15-14 come-from-behind victory over Mercer (April 2) with a six-pitch, 1-2-3 ninth inning to earn the save … Struck out a season-high four over four relief innings at ETSU (April 29) … Tossed a season-long 5.2 innings in the starting role at nationally-ranked Oregon State (May 20), matching his season-best with four strikeouts.

2022 (Sophomore): Made 17 appearances on the season including 15 starts and a pair out of the bullpen … Tied for the team lead with five victories in posting a 5-9 overall record … Finished with a 6.03 ERA over 74.2 innings, surrendering 61 runs – 50 of which were earned – on 95 base hits including 33 for extra bases – 20 doubles, two triples, and 11 home runs … Pitched five-or-more innings in seven of his 15 starts on the year including a career-long 9.0 in a road win at regular-season champion Wofford (May 14) for his first collegiate complete game … Posted 77 fly ball outs and 72 ground ball outs, inducing a team-high tying eight double plays … Threw 100-or-more pitches three times … Recorded 60 strikeouts, posting Ks in 15 of his 17 appearances on the year and 14 of his 15 starts … Matched his previous career-high with seven strikeouts on opening weekend against Niagara (Feb. 20) and again with seven Ks at The Citadel (April 23) … Set a career benchmark with nine strikeouts in six innings against Mercer (May 7) helping WCU sweep the league’s runner-up ... Named to the 2021-22 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll; Summer: Expected to pitch for the Waynesboro (Va.) Generals of the Valley League.

2021 (Freshman): Made eight appearances on the mound, each coming in the starting role … WCU won six of the games he started … Posted a 2-0 record over 34.0 innings with a 5.82 ERA … Struck out 34 against 12 walks with seven hit batters … Made his WCU debut with a 3.1 inning start on opening weekend against Towson (Feb. 20), striking out three against three walks … Tossed a career-long 6.0 innings in scoring his second victory of the season against St. John’s (March 13), striking out a career-high seven … Suffered a broken wrist on a line-drive back to the mound against The Citadel (March 26) in his fifth seasonal start … Missed 50 days before making his return in the starting role against Wofford (May 15), striking out two in three innings in a home win over the Terriers … Matched his then career-best with seven strikeouts at The Citadel (May 21); Summer 2021: Appeared in five games with four starts for the HP-Thomasville (N.C.) Hi-Toms of the Coastal Plain League ... Posted a 1-2 overall record and a 6.13 ERA over 14.2 innings of work ... Struck out 16 against seven walks.

Prior to Western Carolina: Selected North Carolina 4-A All-State team in 2019 ... Was a Region 5 North Carolina State Games participant in 2019.
 

Career Game Highs:

• Innings Pitched: 9.0, at Wofford (5/14/22)
• Strikeouts: 9, MERCER (5/7/22)
• Walks: 5, twice (MR: UNCG, 4/12/24)