Notes: First pitcher in school history and second baseball player to earn YSU Athlete-of-the-Year honors (Jim Phillips - 2005)... became YSU’s all-time strikeout leader on April 2 with his sixth strikeout of the game in the top of the sixth inning as he got UIC’s Thomas Smart to strike out looking on a 1-2 pitch. He recorded the 266th strikeout of his career, breaking Aaron Swenson’s previous record of 265, which had stood since 2010. Floyd’s 313 career strikeouts rank second among all active Division I players... On April 9 at Milwaukee, Floyd became YSU’s all-time leader in games started with the 50th start of his career... also ranks third in YSU history with 312.2 innings pitched becoming just the third player in program history and the first since Aaron Swenson (2007-10) to reach 300 career innings pitched.
2021 (Senior) | Horizon League Pitcher of the Year... Named First-Team All-Horizon League... has tied the single-season school record of nine wins that was set by Joe Herubin in 1989... His 2.17 ERA currently ranks as the sixth-lowest mark in school history and the lowest since Bill Sattler had a 1.71 ERA over 58 innings in 1977... Floyd's 105 strikeouts are tied for the second-most in a season in school history, and they are the most by a YSU pitcher since Phil Klein had 105 in 2011... He is just the third player in program history to record 100 strikeouts in a season... His 95.1 innings pitched are the fourth-most in a season in school history, and they are the most since Aaron Swenson set the school record with 99.2 innings in 2010... Floyd is also the first Penguin since Swenson in 2009 to toss six complete games in a season. He is just the third player in program history and the first since Joe Herubin in 1989 to record three shutouts in a season... He leads the Horizon League with nine wins, a 2.17 ERA, 105 strikeouts, 95.1 innings pitched and six complete games... Also ranks second in the league with a .199 opponent batting average. His six complete games rank second nationally while his 105 strikeouts rank 23rd in the nation... Floyd had earned five straight victories and tossed four consecutive complete games before a no-decision on April 23 against Oakland... Floyd was named Horizon League Pitcher of the Week for the third time this season on April 13. Floyd earned his fourth complete game win of the season in the Penguins’ 2-1 victory over Milwaukee in game one of a doubleheader on April 9... Floyd was named Horizon League Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season on March 30 after tossing his second complete game shutout of the season to lead YSU to a 4-0 win over Wright State in game one of a doubleheader on March 27. He scattered five hits and struck out nine batters over seven scoreless innings... Floyd was named Horizon League Pitcher of the Week on March 10 after tossing the first complete game shutout by a Penguin since 2012 in YSU’s 3-0 win over Purdue Fort Wayne on March 6. He scattered three singles and struck out eight batters without a walk over a career-high nine scoreless innings to earn his first victory of the season.
2020 (R-Senior) | Tied for the team lead with four starts as the primary Saturday starter… Named to the Horizon League All-Academic Team… Named Horizon League Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 17… Finished with a 2-1 record and a 2.74 ERA in 23 innings… Struck out 25 batters while walking only five… Tied for the Horizon League lead with his two victories… Ranked second in the league in strikeouts and third in innings pitched… Limited opponents to a .159 batting average… Posted a team-high 9.78 K/9… Fanned at least six batters in three of his four starts… Allowed one run on four hits and struck out 14 batters in 12 innings over his final two outings… Allowed just two runs on two solo homers and only three baserunners while striking out seven over a season-high seven innings at Houston (2/15) in his first start since May 5, 2018… Retired 18 of the first 20 hitters he faced and 21 of 24 overall while sitting down the Cougars in order in four different frames… Allowed just two hits and had six strikeouts over six scoreless innings in his first win at Abilene Christian (2/29)… Surrendered one run on two hits and had a season-high eight strikeouts over six innings to earn his second victory at N.C. Central (3/7).
2019 (Senior): Missed the season with an injury.
2018 (Junior) | Made 12 starts on the mound, which matched a team high… Named Second-Team All-Horizon League… Finished with a 3-8 record and a 4.41 ERA in a team-high 69.1 innings pitched… His 69.1 innings were also a career high and tied for seventh-most in the Horizon League… Led the team with a career-high 82 strikeouts while issuing 33 walks… His 82 strikeouts ranked fourth in the league and tied for the seventh-most in a single season in school history… Became the first Penguin to record at least 80 strikeouts in a season since Phil Klein had 105 in 2011... Posted a career-best 10.64 K/9, which was almost a four-point improvement from the year prior and ranked as the sixth-highest mark in a single season in program history (minimum 50 innings)… Struck out at least five batters in 10 of his 12 starts while fanning at least 10 on three different occasions… Pitched at least five innings in nine of his outings… Went a season-high seven innings in four different contests… Matched his career high with 11 strikeouts against Seattle (3/3)… Earned his first win after allowing one run on five hits and striking out six over seven innings in the second game of a doubleheader against Milwaukee (3/17)… Notched his second straight conference win after surrendering just three hits and fanning eight batters over seven shutout innings in the second game of a doubleheader against Northern Kentucky (3/24)… Won his third consecutive start by allowing just two unearned runs on four hits and striking out 10 over six innings in the first game of a doubleheader against UIC (3/31)… Named Horizon League Pitcher of the Week on April 2.
2017 (Sophomore) | Pitched in 18 games and made a team-high 13 starts... Finished with a 1-7 record and a 6.72 ERA in a career-high and team-best 65.2 innings... Led the Penguins with 50 strikeouts while walking 38… Struck out a season-high nine batters in the first game of a doubleheader against Oakland (5/14)… Fanned at least three batters in eight of his 18 games… Earned his victory over a Georgia Tech team that was ranked 17th in the nation (2/26)... Allowed three runs and stuck out five in the 12-3 win… Recorded eight strikeouts over a career-high eight innings at Milwaukee (4/14).
2016 (Freshman) | Pitched in 14 games and made 13 starts... Finished with a 2-7 record and a 6.52 ERA in 59.1 innings... Led the Penguins with 58 strikeouts and 8.8 K/9... Had the most strikeouts by a YSU freshman since Justin Thomas struck out 80 in 2003... Had the most strikeouts by a Penguins left-hander since Chris Dennis fanned 61 batters in 2006... Tied for ninth in the Horizon League in strikeouts... Struck out a career-high 11 batters in five innings at Fresno State in his second career start (2/26)... The 11 strikeouts were the most by any Penguins pitcher since Phil Klein struck out 13 batters at Toledo on March 20, 2011... Had the most strikeouts by a YSU freshman since Thomas fanned 11 against Butler on April 27, 2003... Earned his first victory in game two of a doubleheader sweep at Missouri (3/12)... Allowed two runs, one of which was unearned, on one hit and six walks in the 3-2 win... Blanked UIC over six innings in a 1-0 Penguins victory in his second win (5/8).
