Year at WKU: 3 | Year in College Baseball: 5 | Eligibility Remaining: 1
Pronounced: berj-er-on
WKU Dean's List (Spring 2020)
Conference USA Co-Pitcher of the Week (March 9, 2020)
2021 (Junior): Started 14 games on the mound for the Hilltoppers … Went 3-6 with a 4.42 ERA while accumulating 67 strikeouts and only walking 10 batters in 79.1 innings … Ranked 19th in the nation and second in C-USA with a 6.70 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Ranked sixth in the nation and first in the conference with 1.13 walks allowed per nine innings … Ranked first on the team with 11 starts of 5.0 innings or more … Pitched a season-high 7.0 innings in five different games … Threw a career high 10 strikeouts against Valparaiso (3/20) … Picked up a win against Bowling Green (3/13) while pitching 7.0 innings and allowing only one run … Recorded a win against Marshall after pitching 7.0 innings while surrendering only one run and not allowing a walk.
*2020 (Junior): Named C-USA Co-Pitcher of the Week on March 9 … Started four games on the mound for the Hilltoppers … Went 2-0 on the season through 24.1 innings of action while accumulating a 2.59 ERA and 14 strikeouts … Ranked third on the team in strikeouts and fourth in ERA … Led the squad with three five-plus inning starts … Tossed the program’s first complete-game since 2018 after allowing just two runs in 9.0 innings against Purdue (3/7) while recording three strikeouts … Recorded a season-high six strikeouts at USC Upstate (2/29) … Picked up a win against Wright State (2/22) after allowing just one run in 6.0 innings of work while whiffing three batters.
At Angelina College: Spent three years at Angelina College while lettering twice … Named First Team All-Conference in both seasons that he competed … Appeared in 28 games while starting 23 on the mound over two seasons … Went 14-6 with a 4.45 ERA … Fanned 166 batters in 137.2 innings of action … Tossed five complete games … Posted a .277/.345/.411 slash line offensively in 86 total games … Recorded 62 hits, 36 runs, 35 RBI, 23 walks and 12 doubles … Added 48 putouts and 16 assists in the field.
At Crosby HS: Lettered three times in baseball … Voted All-State and All-District while being named the Team MVP in 2016 … Tabbed a Third Team All-State and All-District member in 2015 … Lowest ERA in a season was 0.64.
Personal Info: Born May 22, 1998 in Bay City, Texas … Son of Bob, a safety manager, and Stacy, a secretary … Has an older sister, Kayla … Cousin, Matt Perrin, wrestled at Bridgewater State … Majoring in Sports Psychology at WKU … Biggest thrill in sports is winning streaks … Favorite athlete is Max Scherzer because of the way he competes every pitch … Chose WKU because he felt like it was the right place for him … His parents have had the biggest influence on his athletic career because they pushed him to do his best in every aspect … Hobbies include fishing and sleeping.
* The 2020 season did not count against athletic eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
