Biography
2023 at Gardner-Webb: Played as a two-way player for GWU ... Had nine appearances on the mound with four starts going 14.0 innings ... Went a season-long 3.2 innings in the First Round of the Big South Tournament ... Had four outings where he did not allow a run and finished the year with a 7.07 ERA and struck out 13 batters ... Collected a 1-3 record on the year with his lone win coming against UMASS (3/15) ... Threw 1.0 inning against Campbell (3/19) allowing no baserunners or score ... Had 46 games played in total and 41 starts on the field ... Batted .248 with 36 hits ... Had nine doubles, a triple and six home runs to have a .448 slugging percentage ... Had 38 RBIs to tie for the third most on the team and 28 runs scored ... Drew 11 walks and six hit by pitches for a .315 on base percentage ... Had six sac flies and three sacrifice hits ... Stole sevenbases ... Played all over the infield for the 'Dogs recording 151 outs with a .987 fielding percentage ... Had a season-best four hits, six RBIs against Radford (4/1) which included a double and a home run.
AWARDS/HONORS at California (Pa.)
• ABCA Second-Team All-American – 2022 (utility)
• D2CCA Second-Team All-American – 2021 (utility/pitcher)
• ABCA First-Team All-Region – 2022 (utility)
• ABCA Second-Team All-Region – 2021 (shortstop)
• NCBWA Second-Team All-Region – 2022 (utility)
• D2CCA First-Team All-Region – 2021 (utility/pitcher), 2022 (utility/pitcher)
• All-PSAC West First-Team – 2021 (shortstop), 2022 (utility)
• All-PSAC West Second-Team – 2022 (starting pitcher)
• 2x PSAC West Athlete of the Week (4.19.21, 3.28.22)
• PSAC West Pitcher of the Week (4.25.22)
• PSAC Scholar-Athlete – 2019
• Cal U AD Honor Roll – Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022
2022 at California (Pa): Named ABCA Second-Team All-American at utility … selected ABCA First-Team All-Region at utility … tabbed NCBWA Second-Team All-Region at utility … voted D2CCA First-Team All-Region at utility/pitcher … chosen to All-PSAC West First-Team at utility … named to All-PSAC West Second-Team at starting pitcher … Hitting: Started all 48 games (13 first base, 11 shortstop, nine pitcher, six third base, five second base, four designated hitter) … finished with a .373 average, 13 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs, 45 RBI and 51 runs scored … led team in average, hits (63), doubles, homers, RBI, runs scored, slugging percentage (.675) and total bases (114) … ranked second on team in stolen bases (11) and on-base percentage (.430) … finished third in PSAC in triples … ranked seventh in league in average and No. 10 in slugging percentage … served as No. 3 hitter in the lineup … collected 16 multi-hit games … tallied 11 multi-RBI games … recorded a 20-game hitting streak … reached base safely in 26-consecutive games … hit at a .463 clip with runners in scoring position … posted 15 two-out RBI … named PSAC West Athlete of the Week (March 28) … collected four hits, including a two-run homer, and three runs scored in Game 2 of doubleheader against Ohio Dominican … tallied two singles and a hit by pitch versus Ohio Dominican … belted a two-run homer, drew one walk and recorded a sacrifice fly against Wheeling … posted two hits and one run scored versus Wheeling … registered five hits, four RBI, five runs scored and one walk in twinbill against Walsh … totaled two hits, one RBI, one run scored, one walk and one steal at Barton … collected an RBI single, two runs scored and one steal versus Alderson Broaddus … finished with a two-run homer, four RBI, four runs scored, one walk and one steal against Alderson Broaddus … recorded three hits, including a solo homer, and three runs scored at Davis & Elkins … totaled two hits, two RBI, two runs scored, one steal and a hit by pitch versus Salem … posted three hits, including a three-run homer, and two runs scored in Game 2 of doubleheader against Gannon … collected two hits, three runs scored and one walk in Game 2 of twinbill at Salem … finished with four hits and two runs scored in doubleheader versus Slippery Rock … belted a three-run homer, scored two runs and drew one walk in Game 2 of twinbill at Slippery Rock … tallied three hits, including a solo homer, two RBI and two runs scored in doubleheader at Gannon … posted two hits, four RBI, one run scored and two steals against West Liberty … collected two hits and one RBI in Game 1 of twinbill versus Mercyhurst … belted a solo homer in Game 2 of doubleheader at Mercyhurst … delivered a two-run triple and scored two runs in Game 2 of twinbill at Pitt-Johnstown … registered a two-run homer in Game 2 of doubleheader against Pitt-Johnstown … finished with two hits, three runs scored, one RBI and one walk in twinbill versus Clarion … posted three hits, including a solo homer, two RBI, one run scored and one steal in doubleheader against Seton Hill … Pitching: Appeared in 10 games with nine starts … finished with a 6-1 record and a 3.17 ERA in 54.0 innings pitched … registered 59 strikeouts and issued 23 walks … tossed two complete games … tied for second on team in wins and starts … ranked second on team in ERA, innings pitched, strikeouts and opponents’ batting average (.235) … averaged 9.83 strikeouts-per-nine innings … limited opponents to a .211 average with runners on base … won six-consecutive starts … worked at least 5.0 innings in eight starts … tallied at least eight strikeouts four times … named PSAC West Pitcher of the Week (April 25) … posted five strikeouts over 4.0 scoreless innings in no-decision against Ohio Dominican … registered eight strikeouts in 5.0 innings in no-decision versus Wheeling … totaled 12 strikeouts and allowed three runs over 6.0 innings in win at Barton … scattered two hits and finished with six strikeouts in 7.0 scoreless innings in victory against West Liberty … allowed three runs over 5.0 innings to win Game 2 of doubleheader at Slippery Rock … recorded a complete-game shutout with nine strikeouts in 8.0 innings in Game 1 of twinbill at Pitt-Johnstown … tallied nine strikeouts and yielded one run in complete-game victory in Game 2 of doubleheader at Clarion … tossed 1.0 inning of scoreless relief in Game 2 of twinbill at Seton Hill … worked 5.1 innings in start versus Millersville in PSAC Tournament … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2022)
2021 at California (Pa): Selected D2CCA Second-Team All-American at utility/pitcher … named ABCA Second-Team All-Region at shortstop … chosen D2CCA First-Team All-Region at utility/pitcher … voted to All-PSAC West First-Team at shortstop … Hitting: Started all 41 games (20 shortstop, eight third base, six second base, four pitcher, two designated hitter, one first base) … finished with a .357 average, nine doubles, two triples, 10 home runs, 48 RBI and 37 runs scored … led team in average, hits (50), doubles, homers, RBI, runs scored, slugging percentage (.664), on-base percentage (.418), total bases (93) and assists (87) … finished seventh in PSAC in home runs … ranked second in league in RBI … finished 10th in PSAC in slugging percentage … ranked fourth in league in total bases … tallied 12 multi-hit games … registered 12 multi-RBI games … hit at a .373 clip with runners in scoring position … posted a .389 average with two outs … totaled 27 two-out RBI … belted three grand slams … named PSAC West Athlete of the Week (April 19) … finished with three hits, two RBI and two walks against Wheeling … tallied a two-run triple and a sacrifice fly in Game 1 of doubleheader versus Walsh … posted two hits, one run scored and one steal against Walsh … recorded two hits, including a grand slam, five RBI and two runs scored versus Clarion … collected three hits, including a solo homer, and three runs scored in Game 1 of twinbill against Salem … finished with three hits, six RBI, one run scored and one steal at IUP … posted three hits, two RBI and one run scored versus Salem … belted a grand slam and scored two runs in Game 2 of doubleheader against IUP … totaled two hits, including a solo homer, six RBI, five runs scored and one steal in twinbill at IUP … collected a solo homer in Game 1 of doubleheader at Mercyhurst … finished with a two-run double, two runs scored and four walks in twinbill versus Mercyhurst … registered three hits, two RBI, three runs scored, one steal and a hit by pitch in Game 2 of doubleheader against Pitt-Johnstown … collected two hits, including a grand slam, in Game 1 of twinbill at Pitt-Johnstown … belted a two-run homer and drew one walk in Game 2 of doubleheader versus Clarion … finished with three hits, including two homers, and four RBI in twinbill against Seton Hill … tallied four hits, one RBI and one run scored in Game 2 of doubleheader at Seton Hill … recorded a solo homer and drew one walk in Game 2 of twinbill at Gannon … collected two hits and one run scored at Mercyhurst in PSAC Tournament … Pitching: Appeared in five games with four starts … finished with a 2-1 record with one save and a 3.52 ERA in 23.0 innings pitched … registered 32 strikeouts and issued 10 walks … posted nine strikeouts over 5.0 scoreless innings to win Game 2 of doubleheader against Salem … tallied five strikeouts in 3.0 scoreless innings of relief in save versus IUP … registered seven strikeouts and allowed one run in 4.0 innings in no-decision in Game 2 of twinbill at Seton Hill … finished with nine strikeouts and allowed two runs in complete-game victory in Game 1 of doubleheader against Gannon
2020 at California (PA): Started 11 games (nine shortstop, two second base) … finished with a .229 average, six RBI, seven runs scored and four walks … recorded three multi-hit games … tallied two hits, two runs scored, two RBI and one hit by pitch in Game 1 of doubleheader versus Walsh … posted two hits and one run scored against Walsh … reached base on a walk and hit by pitch in Game 2 of twinbill versus Lock Haven … collected two hits, one RBI and one stolen base against Ohio Dominican … delivered a three-run triple versus Catawba … Pitching: Made one relief appearance … registered three strikeouts in 1.0 inning against Wheeling … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2020)
2019 at California (Pa): Appeared in 52 games with 49 starts (42 shortstop) … Batting: Finished with a .288 average, seven doubles, two triples, two homers, 22 RBI, 32 runs scored and 20 walks … ranked third on the team in walks … finished fourth on the team in on-base percentage (.371) and total plate appearances (173) … registered 10 multi-hit games … hit at a .333 clip against left-handed pitchers … posted a .324 average with runners on-base … tallied two hits, including a three-run homer, and one stolen base in Game 2 of a doubleheader versus Walsh … registered two hits, including a three-run homer, in Game 2 of a twinbill against Walsh … delivered two hits, two RBI and one run scored versus West Virginia State … notched three hits, one RBI and two runs scored against Glenville State … reached base twice (double, walk) and scored one run in Game 1 of a doubleheader versus Kutztown … totaled two hits, two RBI, two runs scored and drew two walks in a twinbill at IUP … recorded two hits, two runs scored and one walk in a doubleheader at Lake Erie (Ohio) … posted a pair of hits in Game 1 of a twinbill against Mercyhurst … contributed an RBI double and one run scored in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Mercyhurst … tallied one hit, one RBI, two runs scored and one stolen base in Game 2 of a twinbill versus Pitt-Johnstown … registered one hit, two RBI, one run scored and one stolen base in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Pitt-Johnstown … delivered an RBI single and drew a walk in Game 2 of a twinbill against Clarion … reached base six times (double, three singles, two walks) and scored five runs in a doubleheader at Clarion … notched two hits and one run scored versus Charleston (W.Va.) … totaled two hits and one RBI in Game 2 of a twinbill versus Seton Hill … recorded one hit, one RBI, two runs scored and one walk in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Gannon … posted two hits, one RBI and one walk in a twinbill against Gannon … contributed two hits, one run scored and one stolen base in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Slippery Rock … tallied two hits, one RBI and one run scored versus West Chester in PSAC Tournament … registered an RBI double, one run scored and drew a walk against Millersville in PSAC Tournament … drew two walks and scored two runs versus Seton Hill in PSAC Tournament … Pitching: Finished with a 0-2 record in 4.2 innings pitched in four relief appearances … recorded four strikeouts … totaled two scoreless outings … yielded two runs on one hit over 2.1 innings versus Ohio Dominican … tossed 1.0 scoreless inning with one strikeout and one walk against Wheeling Jesuit … worked 1.0 scoreless inning with two strikeouts versus Salem … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2018-19) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Spring 2019)
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Deer Lakes under head coach Josh Tysk … four-year letter winner … Valley News Dispatch Player of the Year …three-time first-team all-section … member of National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society
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PERSONAL: Son of James and Victoria McCaskey … has one brother and two sisters … played for Baird Brothers … majoring in management
