Gardner-Webb University Athletics

Hard-throwing right-hander who will anchor the Gardner-Webb pitching staff as a sophomore … Relies on a mid-90s fastball that touches 97 mph … Capable of eating up heavy innings as a starter and is poised to become one of the Big South’s top arms … Will pitch for the Wareham Gatemen this summer in the prestigious Cape Cod League … Rated as one of the Big South’s top pro prospects.

2023 at Gardner-Webb: Selected as the 2023 Big South Pitcher of the Year as well as a First-Team All-Conference performer ... Named Big South Starting Pitcher of the Week twice (3/20 & 4/10) ... Started in 14 games on the year posting a 7-3 record while serving as the team's #1 starter ... Led the conference in ERA at 2.51 (17th in the NCAA), opponent's batting average at .180 and strikeouts with 106 (22nd in the NCAA) ... Threw 89.2 innings, second-most in the league ... Held a 5.62 hits allowed per nine innings to top the Big South and rank 9th nationally ... Ended the year with a WHIP of 1.07, 31st in the NCAA and 3rd in the conference ... Averaged 10.64 K/9 innings for Top 100 in the college ranks and 3rd among league pitchers ... Averaged 6.40 innings per outing ... Allowed only eight extra base hits all year with five doubles and three home runs ... Had 10 outings of three or fewer runs scored ... Threw a pair of complete games with the first on April 6 against UNC Asheville as he allowed only one earned run and three hits, issuing no walks ... Had his other complete game in the First Round of the Big South Tournament against #1 Campbell throwing 8.0 innings ... Struck out a career best 12 batters versus Longwood (3/18) going 8.0 shutout innings ... Pitched 6.0 innings without allowing a run against St. Bonaventure (3/10) ... Third shutout appearance of 2023 was at Presbyterian (4/21) going 7.0 innings.

2022 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted season ... Made three starts during the season with 13.0 innings of work ... Recorded a 2.08 ERA while allowing just three earned runs during the spring ... Fanned 11 batters for a career-high over 5.0 innings against Bellarmine (2/19) in his first start of the season ... Went 4.1 against High Point (3/20) without allowing an earned run while on the mound.

2021 at Gardner-Webb: Made 15 appearances and started 11 games on the mound as a true freshman … Went 2-1 with a 4.83 ERA in 54.0 innings pitched … Fanned 57 batters and held opponents to a .239 batting average … Worked a season-high 6.1 innings in the Big South Tournament vs. Presbyterian … Fanned six and allowed just one extra base hit … Pitched 6.0 innings in a win over Campbell at home … Had six strikeouts in that game … Fanned a season-high seven batters in just 3.0 innings of work vs. Charleston Southern … Did not allow a run in first two relief appearances at Wofford and at Georgia.

Prep School: Pitched one season as a postgraduate at The Winchendon (Mass.) School in the NEPSAC … Earned a very strong grade of 9.0 from Perfect Game … One of the top-500 prospects nationally … Rated as the No. 7 overall prospect in Massachusetts and the state’s No. 4 right-handed pitcher … Rated as the nation’s No. 296 RHP in the Class of 2020.

High School: Star righty at St. Mary’s (Mass.) High under Coach Derek Dana … Went 21-3 for his career with more than 300 strikeouts … Three-time Catholic Central League All-Star … Pitched in three state tournaments … Named Boston Globe Division Two Player of the Year in 2019 following a dominant senior season … A 2019 All-Scholastic selection by the Boston Herald and Boston Globe … Led squad to a Division 2 MIAA state title as a senior … Went 7-2 on the bump … Pitched 75.0 innings and fanned 86 batters … Tossed 22 shutout innings with 23 strikeouts in three postseason starts … Also earned All-Scholastic honors from the Boston Herald as a junior … Pitched a perfect game as a sophomore vs. Arlington Catholic.