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2025 ABCA/Rawlings All-Midwest Region Second Team
2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
2025 All-Conference USA Second Team
2025 NCBWAÂ Midseason Stopper of the Year Watch List
2025 NCBWA Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch List
2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
WKU Dean's List (Fall 2022)
2025 (Senior): Appeared in 22 games on the mound …Posted a 1.87 ERA with a 3-2 overall record and six saves … Had 52 strikeouts in 43.1 innings with an opposing batting average of .190 … His 1.87 ERA is tied for the 10th-best single-season ERA in program history … Earned wins against Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State and Jax State … Earned saves against Lafayette, UNC Asheville, #17 Dallas Baptist, Liberty (2) and Louisiana Tech … Fanned a career-high six batters in 2.1 innings against Illinois State on opening day (2/14) … Had a trio of strikeouts in 4.0 shutout frames against Lafayette (2/22) … Pitched 2.2 perfect innings with three strikeouts at #23 Vanderbilt (4/1) … Played a big role in WKU's CUSA title game win as he struck out four in 4.0 innings while allowing just one run against Jax State (5/25) … Showed out in his final game as a Hilltopper, striking out five in 2.2 shutout frames against #15 Ole Miss in the NCAA Oxford Regional elimination game (5/31) … NCBWA Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch List … NCBWA Midseason Stopper of the Year Watch List … All-Conference USA Second Team … College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team … ABCA/Rawlings All-Midwest Region Second Team.Â
2024 (Junior): Made 22 appearances on the mound … Posted a 3-0 record with a 3.18 ERA … Had 29 strikeouts in 34.0 innings pitched while holding opponents to a .218 batting average … Earned wins against West Virginia (3/2), Milwaukee (3/10) and SEMO (3/17) … Went eight consecutive appearances without allowing an earned run … Had eight strikeouts in 11.1 frames in that span … Named to the College Sports Communicator's Academic All-District Team.
2023 (Sophomore): Made 18 appearances with four starts on the mound for the Hilltoppers … Produced a 9.58 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 20.2 innings of work … Notched a career-high 3.1 innings pitched in the Conference USA Championships against No. 1-seeded Dallas Baptist (5/27).
Before WKU: Made 12 appearances with one start at Iowa Western CC … Had 14 strikeouts in nine innings pitched with a 4.00 ERA.
At Kearney HS: Lettered three times in baseball … 2021 All-State Second Team Member … Helped lead his team to the 2019 state championship … Set school records with 16 strikeouts in a single game, 82 strikeouts in a season, 119 strikeouts in a career and a 0.987 ERA in a career.Â
Personal Info: Born June 4, 2003 in Kearney, Neb. … Son of Tim, a retired restaurant owner and Sue, an Assistant Athletic Director … Has an older brother, Nick and an older sister, Katie … Majoring in business administration at WKU … Biggest thrill in sports is closing multiple games for the Eau Claire Express … Favorite athlete is Pedro Martinez because he was one of the best pitchers in a hitter-dominated era … His siblings had the biggest influence on his athletic career because of their competitive nature … Hobbies include traveling and attending sporting events.
