Western Carolina University

PRONUNCIATION: TORE-ez

2023 (Graduate): Made 16 appearances with four starts and 12 efforts out of the bullpen … Tossed 38.2 innings, posting a 3-3 overall record and a 4.42 ERA … Struck out 32 against just 11 walks … Made his WCU debut with a three-inning relief effort against Akron (Feb. 17), striking out four … Collected the win with four innings in relief with two strikeouts against Eastern Kentucky (March 4) … Earned the win over Radford (March 18) with a three-inning appearance … Named Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week on March 27 after striking out a season-best seven over six relief innings at UNCG (March 24) in collecting his third victory of the season … Selected to the 2023 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team  ... Named to the Spring 2023 Academic All-Southern Conference team ... Named to the 2022-23 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Western Carolina: Graduate transfer from Long Island University (LIU) Brooklyn ... Went 5-2 with 3.14 ERA and career-best 47 strikeouts in 51.2 IP spanning 22 appearances in 2022 ... Over three seasons (2020-22), made 40 appearances with two starts, posting a 6-6 record over 75.0 career innings pitched ... His career opponent batting average at LIU was .218 ... Was named NEC Tournament MVP after tossing 6.1 scoreless IP in winner-take-all game vs. Bryant on May 29 - that performance sent LIU to the NCAA College Park regional and were crowned 2022 NEC tournament champions; High School: Was a 2018 Scholar-Athlete at Etowah High in Woodstock, Ga. ... Was a part of the team 7A state championship in 2017 ... Was a four-year varsity letter winner in baseball, earning team pitcher of the year honors as a senior.

Personal: Is the son of Michelle and James Torres ... Has a brother, Mike.

WCU Career – Pitching Game Highs:

• Innings Pitched: 6.0, twice (MR: at Mercer, 3/31/23)
• Strikeouts: 7, at UNCG (3/24/23)
• Walks: 4, at Mercer (3/31/23)