MLB Draft
2026 – Kansas City Royals, 5th round (No. 151 overall)
2026 (Junior)
» ABCA/Rawlings All-American (Second Team)
» NCBWA All-American (Second Team)
» College Baseball Foundation All-American (Honorable Mention)
» ABCA/Rawlings South All-Region (First Team)
» All-SEC (Second Team)
Earned All-America recognition on the mound as a relief pitcher … Garnered All-SEC praise from the league’s 16 head coaches … Finished as a finalist for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award … Made 20 appearances, including one start, on the mound … Posted a perfect 6-0 record with a 1.88 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 38.1 innings of work … Team leader in saves with six … Allowed just eight runs (all earned) on 26 hits and 13 walks all year … Limited opposing hitters to a meager .182 batting average … In 19 relief outings, went 6-0 with a 1.03 ERA and six saves in 35.0 innings … Tallied 52 strikeouts while limiting opposing hitters to a .163 average and allowing just four runs on 21 hits and 10 walks … In SEC play, logged a 3-0 record with a 1.86 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 19.1 innings across 11 appearances on the mound … Recorded four saves … Allowed four runs on 14 hits and eight walks … Held opposing hitters to a .189 batting average in conference action … Struck out a season-high seven batters across three scoreless frames in relief at Kentucky (May 15) before tossing a season-long 4.1 innings of shutout ball with six strikeouts vs. #6 Auburn (May 23) in the SEC Tournament … Final appearance of the year came in a start at #13 Kansas (May 31) in the NCAA Lawrence Regional, allowing four runs in 3.1 innings of work on the mound.
2025 (Sophomore at Vanderbilt)
Made 16 appearances, including five starts, on the mound … Went 2-3 with a 7.24 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 27.1 innings … Logged one save … Allowed 27 runs (22 earned) on 31 hits and 28 walks … Made his season debut in a start against Nebraska, striking out a season-high seven over 2.2 innings of work … Matched his season high with seven strikeouts in a start against Xavier (March 8), allowing one run in 3.1 innings … Collected his first win of the season with two relief innings of one-run ball and three strikeouts against Dayton (April 8) … Tossed two scoreless innings with four strikeouts in relief against Middle Tennessee (April 22) … Fanned three in 1.1 innings in relief against Alabama (May 3) … Came out of bullpen back-to-back days in the final two games of a series win at #15 Tennessee (May 10-11), earning his first career save in the finale with two scoreless frames and two strikeouts … Earned his second win of the season in his final outing of the year against Kentucky (May 16).
2024 (Freshman at Vanderbilt)
Made 11 appearances, including four starts, on the mound as a true freshman … Posted a 1-2 record with a 3.24 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 25.0 innings of work … Allowed 13 runs (nine earned) on 20 hits and 15 walks … Limited opposing hitters to a .227 batting average … Made his collegiate debut against FAU (Feb. 17), striking out one in a scoreless frame in relief … Threw three scoreless innings with a season-high six strikeouts against Gonzaga (Feb. 24) … Made his first collegiate start against Evansville (Feb. 28), tossing two shutout frames with a strikeout … Twirled four shutout innings in a start against Belmont (March 19), striking out three … Allowed just one run on two hits over a season-long six innings while striking out five in a start against Valparaiso (March 26) … Earned first collegiate win at LSU (April 5), tossing 3.1 scoreless innings with four strikeouts in his SEC debut … Struck out three in 1.2 innings of relief work at Texas A&M (April 14) … Final outing of the season came in a start against Tennessee (May 25) in the SEC Tournament, punching out one in a scoreless frame.
High School
Attended Nolensville High School in Nolensville, Tenn. … Posted a 0.92 ERA with a 9-0 record and 110 strikeouts as a senior … 2023 Wilco Baseball Player of the Year … Three-time All-State (2021-23) … Three-time All-Region (2021-23) … 2021 Mr. Baseball Finalist … 2021 District MVP … Helped team win district and region championships in 2021, finishing as state semifinalists … Ranked by Perfect Game as No. 5 left-handed pitcher and No. 49 overall prospect nationally … Ranked by Perfect Game as No. 1 overall prospect in Tennessee … Four-time Perfect Game All-American (Southeast).
Personal
Brother, Chris, played baseball at Vanderbilt (2020-22) and was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the eighth round (No. 243 overall) of the 2022 MLB Draft.
