2017 (Senior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Led the team with 29 appearances, starting four games… Recorded a team-high six saves… Second on the team with 61 innings pitched and a 4.72 ERA… Finished the season with a 3-8 record, 29 walks and 26 strikeouts… Pitched 33.1 innings out of the bullpen in Horizon League play with a team-best 2.70 ERA… Earned his first win at Milwaukee on April 15 after throwing four scoreless innings… Recorded a season-high three strikeouts in three different outings… Pitched a season-high six innings allowing just two hits and no runs in a no decision at UIC on March 19… Finished his YSU career tied for ninth in saves (7), T-13th in appearances (66), 17th in games started (29), 18th in innings pitched (200.2).
2016 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Tied for the team lead with 14 starts and pitched in a team-high 72.1 innings... Finished the season with a 2-7 record, a 5.23 ERA, 33 walks and 36 strikeouts... Tied for fifth in the conference with his 14 starts... Pitched 45.2 innings in Horizon League play, which ranked seventh in the conference... Had a 5.32 ERA in league games... His ERA stood at 4.12 heading into his final two starts of the season... Pitched a complete game in a 7-2 victory over Oakland on April 23... Allowed eight hits and walked just one while making 130 pitches... Earned his first win against UIC when he held the Flames to one run on six hits over six innings (4/1)... Struck out a season-high six batters in six innings at Missouri (3/11).
2015 (Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats: Made 21 appearances on the mound and had at bats in nine contests... Started 11 games on the mound and worked his way into the weekend rotation by the end of the season... Finished with a 2-4 record and led the Penguins with a 4.18 ERA and 64.2 innings pitched... Struck out 31 hitters and walked 30 while holding opponents to a .267 batting average... Was 2-2 with a 3.66 ERA in 39.1 innings in Horizon League play... Earned his first career save by tossing three innings and not allowing an earned run against Milwaukee (3/14)... His first career victory came in relief when he allowed a run in two innings against Oakland (4/3)... Also earned the win at Valparaiso when he held the Crusaders scoreless on three hits over seven innings (5/9)... His ERA for the year stood at 3.46 after beating Valpo... Made his first start in a no-decision at Kent State (3/31)... Started for YSU in the opening round of the Horizon League Tournament... Had a quality start each time he pitched at least six innings... As a hitter, went 6-for-16 for a .375 batting average... His final at bat came on April 19 once he cemented his spot in the weekend rotation... Went 2-for-2 with a run scored as a substitute at Radford (3/131)... Went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a walk as the starting designated hitter at Akron (3/24)... Started at first base against Pitt a day later and had a single and an RBI.
2014 (Freshman) | Game-By-Game Stats: Appeared in six games as a position player and two more as a relief pitcher... Went 2-for-8 with a run and an RBI at the plate... His hits came on back-to-back days at Akron (April 22) and at Canisius (April 23)... Started as the DH against Canisius and went 1-for-2 with a run scored... His RBI came against Wright State (March 29)... Charged with six earned runs in 2.2 innings of relief... Pitched an inning at Penn State (April 1) and 1.2 at Valparaiso (April 12).
High School: Earned four letters and was team captain one year… Played outfield, pitcher and first base for coach Craig Flesher… As a senior went 5-1 with a 2.23 ERA on the mound… Had an ERA of 1.74 as a junior… Batted .402 as a sophomore… Named all-district each of his final three seasons… C.D. Hylton High won regional titles his junior and senior year… Helped lead the Bulldogs to the state semifinals in 2012 and the state quarterfinals in 2013… The 21-5 record in 2012 was the best at Hylton since 1994… Earned the win in the regional final.
Personal: Son of Joel and Christine… Has a sister (Alexandra)… Major is communication studies.
