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6'
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195 lbs.
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Matthews,
North Carolina
Last School
Weddington HS
Roster Years
2020-2022
Personal
- Parents are Austin and Shanda
- Majoring in pre-business
Before BYU
- 2019 All-State selection
- 2019 Union County Player of the Year
- 2019 Southern Carolina Conference Player of the Year
- Two-time All-Conference First Team
- Had a 1.31 ERA with 102 strikeouts senior year
- Grauduated summa cum laude
- Participated in the Marine Corps JROTC
- Recruited by Air Force, Davidson, East Carolina, Presbyterian, Charlotte and UNC Asheville
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2021
- WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention, 2021
- WCC Gold Honor Roll for academic excellence, 2021
- Appeared in 24 games in relief
- Pitched 25.1 innings with an ERA of 5.68 and a record of 2-1
- Led the team in opponent batting average (.200), relief appearances (24), second in total appearances (24), win-loss percentage (.667); fifth in Ks (35)
- Nominated for WCC pitcher of the week twice on May 10 and May 23
Sophmore Year
2022
- Finished the 2022 season with a 2-1 record and a 1.57 ERA
- Appeared in 23 games striking out 41 batters in 23.0 innings
- Held opposing hitters to a team best .160 batting average
- Second Team All-WCC
- Honorable Mention WCC All-Academic Team
- WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll for academic excellence
- Selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 16th Round of the 2022 MLB Draft, with the 475th pick
- Became just the third Cougar taken by the Royals, following Dave Jensen (2002) and Cliff Pastornicky (1980)
Junior Year
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
Freshman
2020
- Made nine appearances, totaling a 2.45 ERA and 1-1 record
- Pitched 7.1 innings with 10 strikeouts while allowing just one hit and two earned runs
- Earned his first career win against Utah Valley, pitching one scoreless inning
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The 2020 season was cut short after 16 games when the NCAA canceled baseball due to the Covid Pandemic
- Baseball | Mar, 03
BYU Defeats UVU 5-4 in Home Opener