Youngstown State University

NIL Opportunities

2022 (Junior): Made a team-high 15 starts on the mound… Named Horizon League Pitcher of the Year and First-Team All-Horizon League… Named to the ABCA/Rawlings East All-Region Second Team… Named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team… Became the fifth player in school history to earn conference Pitcher-of-the-Year honors… Matched the single-season school record with 15 starts… Became just the second Penguin since 2013 to start 15 games in a season… Finished with a 6-7 record, a 2.65 ERA, five complete games and one shutout in 98.2 innings pitched… Stuck out 102 batters while walking 22… Opponents batted .231 against him… 2.65 ERA ranks as the ninth-lowest single-season mark in school history… 102 strikeouts rank as the fourth most in a season in program history… Became just the fourth player in program history to record 100 strikeouts in a season… 98.2 innings pitched rank as the fifth most in a season in program history… Led the Horizon League in ERA and innings pitched while tying for the league lead in strikeouts… Tied for the league lead with six victories and ranked second in opponent batting average… Led the league and ranked second in the nation with five complete games… Pitched at least six innings in 12 of his starts… Allowed three earned runs or less in 13 of his outings… Recorded six or more strikeouts in 11 of his starts… Earned his first victory after allowing two runs on five hits and striking out nine batters over six innings at Bethune-Cookman (2/20)… Allowed two unearned runs on two hits and had eight strikeouts over 7.1 innings at Belmont (2/27)… Allowed two runs on five hits with six strikeouts over seven innings at UT Rio Grande Valley (3/6)… Surrendered one run on four hits while registering a career-high 10 strikeouts in 8.2 innings at New Orleans (3/13)… Picked up his second victory after allowing four runs on six hits with nine strikeouts over seven innings at Purdue Fort Wayne (3/20)… Collected his third victory after allowing four runs on 10 hits over seven innings against Milwaukee (4/16)… Earned his fourth victory after allowing one run on six hits with seven strikeouts over seven innings against Oakland (4/22)… Allowed three unearned runs on three hits while striking out seven batters over seven innings against Wright State (5/8)… Picked up his fifth victory after allowing three runs on 10 hits with 10 strikeouts over seven innings at UIC (5/13)… Collected his sixth victory after allowing three hits and striking out 10 batters in a complete-game shutout against Purdue Fort Wayne in the Horizon League Tournament (5/25)… Became the first Penguin to pitch a shutout in the Horizon League Baseball Championship… Joined Jeremy Quinlan (2014) and Corey Ohalek (2002) as the only YSU pitchers to toss a complete game in the tournament… Tied Phil Klein's 10-strikeout effort in 2011 for the most strikeouts in a game by a Penguin in the Horizon League Tournament.

2021 (Sophomore): Made eight appearances, all of which came out of the bullpen… Finished with a 0-1 record and a 10.12 ERA in 10.2 innings pitched… Struck out 10 batters while walking seven… Opponents batted .370 against him… Recorded more than three outs in five of his outings… Registered at least one strikeout in six of his appearances… Recorded season highs of 2.1 innings pitched and four strikeouts at Nicholls (2/26)… Allowed one unearned run on no hits during an inning of relief against Oakland (4/25)… Tossed a scoreless inning of relief at Bellarmine (5/14)… Allowed two runs on three hits over two innings in the second game of a doubleheader against Milwaukee (5/22).

2020 (Sophomore): Sat out to fulfill NCAA transfer requirements.

Ohio: Made 11 relief appearances for the Bobcats in 2019… Recorded a 1-1 record, a 10.22 ERA and 10.95 K/9 over 12.1 innings… Struck out 15 batters while walking seven... Earned his victory after striking out a pair over one scoreless inning of work at Youngstown State (4/23)... Pitched a season-high 2.1 innings in his debut at Wofford (2/16) and against Central Michigan (3/23)... Notched a season-high three strikeouts in one inning vs. Dayton (3/19)... Coach was Rob Smith.

High School: Attended Lutheran West High School his first two years of high school before moving on to Strongsville High School as a junior… Leading into his senior year, he had compiled a record of 13-4 with two saves and a 1.72 ERA with 142 strikeouts over 105 innings… Recorded a 7-4 record, 68 strikeouts and an ERA just under 2.30 as a junior… Earned first-team all-state recognition and was a two-time second-team all-state selection… Was rated as the No. 20 right-handed pitcher in the state of Ohio by Prep Baseball Report… Named to the 2018 Prep Baseball Report Ohio Elite 25 All-State Team… Competed for Ohio Select and the Lake Erie Warhawks during the summer… Played for Doug Cicerchi at Strongsville.

Personal: Parents are Dale and Christine... Has a sister (Allison)... Major is general studies.