MLB Draft
2026 – New York Mets, 1st round (No. 27 overall)
16th Razorback to be chosen in the first round of the draft … Seventh Razorback pitcher to be selected in the first round of the draft, joining RHP David Walling (No. 27 overall, New York Yankees, 1999), LHP Nick Schmidt (No. 23 overall, San Diego Padres, 2007), RHP Ryne Stanek (No. 29 overall, Tampa Bay Rays, 2013), LHP Hagen Smith (No. 5 overall, Chicago White Sox, 2024), RHP Gage Wood (No. 26 overall, Philadelphia Phillies, 2025) and LHP Zach Root (No. 40 overall, Los Angeles Dodgers, 2025).
2026 (Sophomore)
» Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
Redshirt season … Missed the entire year due to injury … Entered the campaign as a preseason All-American by Baseball America … Named to the preseason watch list for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award.
2025 (Freshman)
» First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Made 14 appearances (all in relief) on the mound as a true freshman before suffering a season-ending injury during his promising rookie campaign … Posted a 1-1 record with a 3.21 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 14.0 innings … Logged three saves on the year, second most on the team behind only RHP Christian Foutch (4) … Limited opposing hitters to a .152 batting average … Allowed six runs (five earned) on seven hits and nine walks … In SEC play, made seven appearances and went 1-1 with 11 strikeouts in eight innings while allowing five runs (four earned) … Made his collegiate debut against Washington State (Feb. 15), striking out one in a scoreless inning of work to earn his first career save … Fanned a pair of batters in a scoreless frame against Charlotte (March 1) to record his second save of the season … Logged his third and final save of the year against Portland (March 9), striking out one in a shutout inning … Made his SEC debut at #13 Ole Miss (March 16), punching out three in a season-long two innings to earn his first career win … Struck out two in a scoreless inning in relief against South Carolina (March 23) … Tallied a career-high four strikeouts in a season long-matching two innings of work at #7 Georgia (April 13) … Struck out the side in a scoreless inning in relief against Little Rock (April 22).
High School
Attended Roland High School in Roland, Okla. … Ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 35 overall prospect and the No. 10 right-handed pitcher in the class of 2024 … Rated the No. 1 overall prospect and the No. 1 right-handed pitcher in Oklahoma by Perfect Game … Ranked by Prep Baseball Report as the No. 48 overall prospect and the No. 4 right-handed pitcher in the class of 2024 … Rated the No. 2 overall prospect and the No. 1 right-handed pitcher in Oklahoma by Prep Baseball Report … Ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 17 high school prospect and the No. 79 overall prospect for the 2024 MLB Draft … Concluded his high school career with 93 strikeouts in 36 innings and a 0.97 ERA during his senior season … Yielded just nine hits all season and allowed six earned runs … Over his four-year high school career, struck out 261 batters in 117 innings … Also hit 14 home runs … 2024 Perfect Game Preseason All-American – West All-Region First Team … 2023 Major League Baseball-USA Baseball High School All-American Game participant … 2023 Perfect Game All-American Classic participant … 2023 Baseball Factory All-American Game participant … 2023 Perfect Game Preseason All-American – West All-Region First Team … 2022 Perfect Game Preseason All-American – West All-Region Second Team.
Personal
Brother, Jaxon, pitched for Arkansas from 2021-22 and was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the second round (No. 68 overall) of the 2023 MLB Draft.
