Conference USA Pitcher of the Week - April 7, 2025
2025 Preseason All-Conference USA
2024 All-Conference USA Second Team
2024 Preseason All-Conference USA
2023 All-Conference USA Second Team
2023 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
2025 (Junior): Appeared in 17 games while making five starts on the mound … Went 7-2 with a 3.38 ERA … Posted 31 strikeouts in 45.1 innings with just nine walks … Earned wins against Illinois State, Central Michigan, Southern Illinois, Sam Houston, #17 Dallas Baptist, Jax State and FIU … Had five strikeouts in 3.0 innings against Sam Houston (3/30) … Earned CUSA Pitcher of the Week after tossing 6.0 shutout frames with two strikeouts against #17 Dallas Baptist (4/5) … Struck out six in 5.0 innings against Liberty.
2024 (Sophomore): Appeared in 10 games while making seven starts on the mound … His 1.69 ERA was the best the program has had since 1981 and was the sixth-best in WKU program history … Posted a 3-0 record with 25 strikeouts in 32.0 innings while holding opponent's to a .217 batting average … Earned wins against Purdue Fort Wayne, West Virginia and Sam Houston … Had six strikeouts in a career-high, 7.0 innings pitched without allowing a run on three hits and no walks against Purdue Fort Wayne (2/25) … Held West Virginia to two runs in 5.0 frames while striking out four (3/3).
2023 (Freshman): Appeared in 16 games with 12 starts on the mound for the Hilltoppers … Had a team-best 7-4 record with a 3.58 ERA while accumulating 44 strikeouts in 65.1 innings … Notched four wins in his first six outings … Pitched a team-high 5.0 or more innings in nine of his 12 starts … Had seven strikeouts against Louisiana Tech (3/25).
At Bowling Green HS: Lettered two times in baseball … All-District Team member.
Personal Info: Born June 3, 2004 in Bowling Green, Ky. … Son of Duane, the Director of Strength and Conditioning at WKU, and Laura, a Clinical Education Coordinator for the School of Nursing at WKU … Has an older brother, Darian and a younger brother, Daxton … Majoring in kinesiology at WKU … Biggest thrill in sports is winning … Favorite athlete is Bo Bichette because he plays the game the right way and is fun to watch … Chose WKU because he is a third generation WKU student … Plans to pursue a career in physical therapy after college … His father has had the biggest influence on his athletic career because he always will push him to get better at whatever he is doing.
