Western Carolina University

PRONUNCIATION: John LAHBS (like 'to toss' or 'lobster')

2026 (Sophomore): Made 16 relief appearances on the year, finishing with a 1-0 record and a pair of saves ... Finished with a 3.27 ERA over 22.0 innings ... Tossed an inning or more in 14 of his 16 appearances, including his final eight of the season ... Struck out 22 over 22.0 innings, recording strike outs in 13 of his 16 appearances ... Recorded 13 fly ball outs and 26 ground outs, including four double-plays ... Struck out a career-high three twice coming against George Washington (Feb. 14) in two innings of work in his season debut, and striking out the side against Bowling Green (Feb. 21) ... Earned his first career win with an inning scoreless, one-hit relief work at Winthrop (April 4) ... Scored a three-inning save, tossing a career-long with two strikeouts in WCU's win over Mercer (April 11) ... Matched a career-long with three relief innings against ETSU (April 24) of two-hit, shutout relief work with a strikeout ... Named to the 2025-26 Academic All-Southern Conference team.

2025 (Freshman): Made five relief appearances on the year, tossing a combined 4.0 innings … Did not have a decision, finishing the year with a 13.50 ERA over the small sample size … Surrendered eight hits, two going for extra bases … Made his collegiate debut with an inning of scoreless relief against USC Upstate (Feb. 18), striking out one while stranding a pair of singles … Struck out a career-high two in a career-long 1.1 relief innings at Georgia State (March 7) ... Named to the 2024-25 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
 
WCU Career – Pitching Game Highs:

• Innings Pitched: 3.0 innings, twice - MR: ETSU (4/24/26)
• Strikeouts: 3, twice - MR: BOWLING GREEN (2/21/26)
• Walks: 2, three times – MR: at The Citadel (3/28/26)