Gardner-Webb University Athletics

2017 at Gardner-Webb:  Saw action in 27 contests, including four starts at the beginning of the season … Totaled 58.0 innings throughout the season with 40 strikeouts and a 5.43 ERA along with a 4-4 record … Tallied a team-best seven saves … Earned first win of the season, hurling 8.0 innings in a 4-3 win over UMBC, allowing no earned runs on five base hits with a season-high six strikeouts (3-3) … Collected his first save of the year in his first outing from the bullpen on the year, working a perfect inning with a pair of strikeouts against Quinnipiac (3-14) … Allowed no runs in 14 of his relief appearances … Longest outing from the bullpen was 3.1 innings against UNC Asheville in the 2017 Big South Baseball Championship in Lexington, S.C (5-27).

2016 at Gardner-Webb: Made 25 appearances on the mound throughout the season, primarily as the team’s closer … Earned second-team All-Big South Conference honors … Posted a 3.33 ERA, which is best among the team’s returning pitchers, striking out 52 batters in 51.1 total innings of work … Set a school record with 12 saves … Allowed no earned runs in 19 of his 25 appearances … Had a season-high seven strikeouts in 4.0 innings of work against Iona (2-27) … Did not allow an earned run in his first six appearances on the season … Struck out five batters in 5.0 innings against Delaware State (2-19) … Fanned five batters in 2.1 innings at North Carolina A&T (3-2) ... Earned two saves in a doubleheader against James Madison, striking out three batters in the first game and striking out three batters and allowing no runs in the second game (3-12) ... Fanned three batters in 3.0 innings in a save vs. Presbyterian (3-26) ... Struck out three batters in 2.1 innings at Campbell (4-10) ... Fanned three batters, allowing no runs or hits in 3.2 innings against Charleston Southern (4-24) ... Picked up two saves in a doubleheader against Winthrop, striking out three batters and allowing no runs in game one, while allowing no runs or hits the second game (5-19).

2015 at Gardner-Webb: Turned into a middle relief ace in first season active with the program … Went 2-1 with a team-best 2.27 ERA in 31.2 innings of work … Made 17 relief appearances … Fanned 33 batters and walked just five … Held opposing batters to a .262 batting average … 66 of the 95 outs he recorded on the season came via strikeout or groundout (69.5%) … Ranked third on the team in appearances … Hurled a season-high 5.0 relief innings with six strikeouts and one run allowed vs. Campbell (5/1) … Had five games with at least 3.0 innings of relief work … Picked up first career win with 1.0 inning of scoreless relief vs. Cornell (2/22) … Hurled an inning of scoreless relief for a win at Winthrop (3/20).

2014 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.

High School: Played at Kings Mountain (N.C.) High under former Gardner-Webb second baseman, Coach Matt Bridges … A 2013 honorable mention Atlantic Region selection by Perfect Game … Earned 2012 Underclass honorable mention honors from Perfect Game … Named All-Gazette by the Gaston Gazette … An All-Big South Conference selection … Went 5-3 with a 1.99 ERA as a senior … Batted .304 with seven RBI at shortstop … Also a standout with the Charlotte Heat summer program … Tossed a pair of no hitters during the summer season prior to his senior year.