Biography
WASHINGTON STATE
SENIOR (2020): Made four appearances, all as a starter…went 2-1 with a 3.25 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 27.2 innings…led all Pac-12 Conference pitchers in innings and tied for second in strikeouts…finished season with 10 strikeouts in each of his final three starts, the first Cougar to do so in the last 33+ seasons…struck out four and allowed one earned run in seven innings at CSU Bakersfield (2/15)…set career-highs with 10 strikeouts in eight innings at Hawai’i (2/22)…earned win, matched career-high with 10 strikeouts and allowed one earned run on four hits in six innings against Rutgers in Arizona (2/29)…earned win, matched career-high with 10 strikeouts in 6.2 innings against Niagara (3/7)…according to D1Baseball.com, ranted eighth-best senior pitcher in the country and was named the second-best Pac-12 senior…named to CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 First Team…named to Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll (Computer Science)...signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.
JUNIOR (2019): Named to Pac-12 Conference All-Academic First Team…started all 14 games appeared in…led team with 71.1 innings and 68 strikeouts…went 0-8 with a 6.06 ERA…named team’s Opening Day starter at Saint Mary’s (2/15)…did not pitch at Santa Clara due to illness…started at Nevada (3/1), worked 4.2 scoreless innings, struck out three and received a no-decision…started vs. CSUN, worked five innings and matched career high with five strikeouts…started at No. 9 Arizona State (3/16), worked into sixth inning and struck out, received a no-decision…set career-highs with 5.2 innings and seven strikeouts on 99 pitches at No. 22 UC Irvine (3/23)…matched career-high with 5.2 innings against No. 2 Stanford (3/3/0), striking out six…set career-highs with six innings and eight strikeouts at USC (4/20)…matched career-high by pitching into seventh inning, struck out five and allowed three runs at No. 2 Oregon State (4/27)…struck out six in five innings against Washington (5/4)…pitched into seventh inning at Utah (5/17, setting career-high with 6.1 innings and struck out seven, surrendered only two runs in the seventh…worked five innings against Arizona (5/24)…selected in 17th round of MLB Draft by Detroit Tigers.
SOPHOMORE (2018): Named Pac-12 Conference All-Academic First Team…appeared in 21 games, five as a starter…went 1-4 with a 4.91 ERA…struck out 48 in 44 innings…tied for sixth in Pac-12 Conference with three runners picked off…started at Grand Canyon (Feb. 20), went season-best 4.1 innings with three strikeouts, allowed one earned run on four hits, no-decision…started against Saint Mary’s (March 8), struck out four in three scoreless innings, no-decision…started at Arizona (March 25), struck out four, allowed three runs, two earned in four innings…worked 3.1 scoreless innings of relief, struck out four at Oregon (Game 1 – April 6)…worked 3.1 scoreless innings of relief and struck out season-high five against California (Game 1 – April 14)…earned the win in relief with 1.2 scoreless innings and three strikeouts against Santa Clara (April 20)…worked 1.1 scoreless innings with one strikeout in combined no-hitter of Santa Clara (April 22)…worked 2.1 innings with two strikeouts at Washington (Game 2 – April 29)…worked scoreless inning against Utah (May 24).
FRESHMAN (2017): Appeared in 16 games, made seven starts…went 0-3 with 6.89 ERA…recorded 28 strikeouts in 32.2 innings pitched…did not allow a run in first three appearances (6 IP, 2 H, 7 K)…made collegiate debut with one scoreless inning of relief at Loyola Marymount (Feb. 25), struck out three…in first career start, struck out four in five no-hit innings against Utah Valley (March 12)…struck out four in 4.2 innings of a start against Cal State Northridge (March 27)…fired 1.1 scoreless innings against No. 8 Arizona (April 9)…started at Arizona State (April 13)…struck out three, allowed one earned run in four innings of start against Gonzaga (April 25)…struck out only batter faced in ninth inning of win at Utah (April 29)…made start at No. 1 Oregon State (May 21)…recorded final two outs in 0.2 innings of work against No. 8 Stanford (May 27).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Newport High School in Bellevue, Wash. and played for coach Brad Files… as a FRESHMAN, went 18-4 with 170 strikeouts and a 1.59 ERA in 123 innings…as a SOPHOMORE, posted an 8-4 record with 77 strikeouts and a 3.10 ERA in 79 innings, earning ‘16 Class Pitcher MVP honors at the Baseball Northwest 2014 Senior NW Championships…later named a top prospect at Perfect Game NW Showcase…as a JUNIOR, named a Underclass All-American honorable mention by Perfect Game and All-KingCo second team after posting a 7-1 record in 10 starts with 62 strikeouts and a 1.81 ERA in 58 innings…helped NHS to a 23-3 overall record and finished second in the Washington 4A State tournament…helped his American legion team to a 2015 state title after posting a 5-2 mark with 49 strikeouts and a 1.41 ERA in 52 innings in eight starts…selected to play for the Seattle Mariners 2015 Scout Team and the 2015 WWBA World Championships…as a SENIOR, earned 4A All-State first-team honors after going 3-3 with a 1.41 ERA, one save and three complete games in nine appearances…recorded 58 strikeouts in 44.1 innings, also hit .313 with three doubles, one triple and 13 runs scored…39th-round draft pick by the Chicago Cubs in 2016…also lettered twice in basketball, earning All-KingCo honorable mention as a JUNIOR.
PERSONAL
Born in Salt Lake City…father, Tony…mother, Tanya and stepdad, Jeff…younger brother, Caden and sister, Emma…parents both played basketball at Utah in early 1990’s.
