Western Carolina University

PRONUNCIATION: SKEPP-uhl

2023 (Sophomore): Made seven appearances, each in the starting role before being sidelined with injury … Finished 2-1 with a 4.75 ERA over 30.1 innings of work … Pitched five innings in five of his seven starts, tallying at least one strikeout in each appearance … WCU won five of the seven games in which he appeared … Allowed 18 runs – 16 of which were earned – on 38 base hits with 13 going for extra bases … Struck out six in his season debut against Akron (Feb. 18), in the winning effort … Fanned a career-best seven over five innings in the start against Kansas (March 10) at Fluor Field … Earned his second win of the season in limiting Mercer (April 1) to three runs on six hits over five innings.

2022 (Freshman): Made nine appearances on the mound, eight in relief with one start … Posted a 7.45 ERA over 9.2 innings, surrendering eight runs on eight hits … Struck out eight against five walks and two HBPs … Made his collegiate debut with an inning of one-hit, scoreless relief against UNC Asheville (March 22) … Tallied his first career strikeout at nationally-ranked Tennessee (March 30), pitching an inning out of the bullpen … Tossed a career-long 2.0 innings in his first collegiate start, earning his first career win against Gardner-Webb (April 6).

Career Game Highs:

• Innings Pitched: 5.0, five times (MR: at Mercer, 4/1/23)
• Strikeouts: 7, vs. Kansas (3/10/23)
• Walks: 2, twice (MR: vs. Kansas, 3/10/23)