Biography
WASHINGTON STATE
JUNIOR (2021): Started all 13 games…went 5-5 with 83 strikeouts and a 4.15 ERA in 80.1 innings…eighth in the Pac-12 Conference in innings and strikeouts…earned a pair of Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honors (Seattle U, at California)…worked five-plus innings in ten of his 13 starts…in Pac-12 play, fifth in innings (59.0) and strikeouts (60)…earned opening day win with 6.1 innings, three strikeouts and allowed one unearned run at UC Davis (2/19)…named one of the National Players of the Week by Collegiate Baseball after earning win with seven innings and matched WSU modern-day record with 13 strikeouts in win at Dixie State (2/26)…named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week after striking out seven with one unearned run in eight innings to earn win over Seattle U (3/5), retired 13 straight batters at one point…struck out five and worked into seventh inning at No. 16 Arizona State (3/27)…worked into seventh inning and struck out 10 against No. 24 Stanford (4/2)…struck out seven and worked into seventh inning at Utah (4/10)…earned Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week after complete game win at California (4/24), struck out 10 and allowed two earned runs in WSU’s first complete game since Scotty Sunitsch’ no-hitter at Oregon in 2018…struck out six and worked into seventh inning at USC (5/15)…selected in the fourth round by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft, No. 120 overall pick, is the highest Cougar pitcher drafted since Adam Conley was taken in the second round and No. 72 overall by the Florida Marlins in 2011.
SOPHOMORE (2020): Appeared in four games, three as the Friday-night starter…went 3-0 with a 1.44 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 25 innings…tied for third in the Pac-12 Conference in wins, was fourth in strikeouts and innings, seventh in batting average against (.174) and tenth in ERA…earned win in relief after firing 4.1 no-hit innings with eight innings of season-opening win at CSU Bakersfield (2/14)…earned win in start at Hawai’i (2/20) after allowing two earned runs on five hits and struck out seven in seven innings…set career-highs 10 strikeouts in 7.2 innings, allowed zero earned runs in win against Rutgers in Arizona (2/28)…struck out seven and allowed two earned runs in six innings against Niagara…rated by D1Baseball.com as the No. 26 sophomore pitcher in the country and was named the Pac-12 Breakout Pitcher.
FRESHMAN (2019): Appeared in 28 games, making one start…28 appearances tied for most in WSU history by a freshman…went 2-4 with a 5.25 ERA…recorded 40 strikeouts in 36.0 innings…made collegiate debut out of bullpen in game two of DH at Saint Mary’s (2/16), struck out five in 3.1 innings…recorded first career win at Nevada (2/28) after throwing 2.2 scoreless innings of relief, struck out two…made two appearances vs. CSUN, struck out five in two innings (3/8)…in first six appearances, did not allow a run, allowed just three hits…worked 1.1 innings at UNLV (3/13), allowed first runs of the season…made two appearances against No. 2 Stanford, struck out two in scoreless inning (3/29)…worked 1.1 scoreless innings at Cal (4/6)…made first career start at Gonzaga (4/23), had 4-pitch first inning…worked 2.2 innings at Gonzaga (5/6), retired all eight batters faced…made two appearances at Utah, earned win in relief at Utah (5/18) after working 2.1 innings with three strikeouts…worked two innings, allowed two unearned runs and struck out one against Arizona (5/25).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Lincoln High School in Portland, Ore.…three-year letterwinner for coach CJ Watson…as a SOPHOMORE, earned All-Portland Interscholastic League honorable mention…as a JUNIOR, named All-PIL Second Team…struck out eight in a complete-game 2-1 quarterfinal-win of the Oregon Independent Baseball Association tournament…as a SENIOR, named All-State First Team, All-USA Oregon Second Team and PIL Pitcher of the Year after…rated the No. 4 overall prospect in Oregon by Baseball Northwest…selected to play in the Oregon All-Star Series…three-year letterwinner in football, as a senior earned first-team All-PIH as a tight end, recorded 12 sacks as a defensive end.
PERSONAL
Born in Portland, Ore.…parents, Mark and Jennifer…younger sister, Chloe…dad, Mark played baseball at Pacific University (Ore.)…interested in studying marketing.
