MLB Draft
2023 – Cincinnati Reds, 20th round (No. 588 overall)
2024 (Freshman)
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» NCBWA Freshman All-American (First Team)
» Perfect Game Freshman All-American (First Team)
» Freshman All-SEC Team
» SEC Freshman of the Week (Week 13)
» First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Unanimous first-team Freshman All-American … Freshman All-SEC honoree … Became the 28th Freshman All-American in program history after emerging as the Razorbacks’ most dependable bullpen arm as a true freshman … Made 22 appearances on the mound (all in relief) … Went 3-3 with a 2.32 ERA and a team-leading seven saves in 42.2 innings of work … Struck out 57 on the year … Limited opposing hitters to a .167 batting average … Allowed 14 runs (11 earned) on 26 hits and 19 walks … Six of his seven saves were of the multi-inning variety … Recorded at least one strikeout in 20 of his 22 appearances on the year … Only 1-of-19 inherited runners scored … Became the fifth Arkansas freshman pitcher since 2003 to record five or more saves in a season, along with RHP Gage Wood (5, 2023), RHP Brady Tygart (8, 2022), RHP Nolan Sanburn (8, 2011) and RHP DJ Baxendale (7, 2010) … In SEC play, posted a 2-1 record with a 1.59 ERA and three saves in 22.2 innings over 12 appearances … Recorded 26 strikeouts … Held opposing hitters to a .160 batting average … Allowed just seven runs (four earned) on 13 hits and 10 walks in league action … Member of an Arkansas pitching staff that set a school record with 706 strikeouts in 2024 … Made his collegiate debut against James Madison (Feb. 18), striking out a pair of batters in two innings of work … Racked up a season-high six strikeouts and did not allow a hit over 2.2 scoreless innings vs. Oklahoma State (Feb. 24) in the Kubota College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas … Earned his first career save against Murray State (March 1), twirling 1.2 shutout innings with five strikeouts … Notched his second save of the season and his second multi-inning save of the year against UCA (March 5) … Struck out three over 2.2 scoreless innings in game one of the doubleheader against McNeese (March 9) to lock down his third save of the season and third multi-inning save of the year … Made his SEC debut against Missouri (March 17), spinning a scoreless frame … Recorded his first save of SEC play at No. 23 Auburn (March 21), striking out two in an inning of work to pick up his fifth save of the season and his only one-inning save of the year … Tallied three strikeouts over 2.2 scoreless innings against No. 8 LSU (March 29) … Earned his first career win in relief against Ole Miss (April 6), punching out four over 2.2 innings of work … Carded his sixth save of the season and fifth multi-inning save of the year at No. 25 Alabama (April 12), firing 1.2 scoreless innings with a strikeout … Struck out one in 1.2 innings in relief against Texas Tech (April 16), earning his second win of the season … Had five strikeouts over 2.2 scoreless innings at No. 20 South Carolina (April 19) …. Secured his third win of the year with two scoreless innings and three strikeouts against Florida (April 26) … Threw a season-high three innings in relief at No. 8 Kentucky (May 5) … Logged his seventh and final save of the season, as well as his sixth multi-inning save of the year, against No. 14 Mississippi State (May 12), tossing two scoreless innings with three strikeouts … Struck out three over 2.2 innings at No. 5 Texas A&M (May 16) … In the SEC Tournament, had three strikeouts in two innings vs. South Carolina (May 22) … In the NCAA Fayetteville Regional, matched his season highs in innings (3.0) and strikeouts (6) against SEMO … Following the season, earned an invite to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp and made the International Friendship Series roster that represented Team USA in a five-game series against Chinese Taipei … Became the 23rd Razorback since 1979 to play for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.
High School
Attended Aptos High School in Aptos, Calif. … Ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 40 overall prospect and the No. 10 right-handed pitcher in the class of 2023 … Rated the No. 10 overall prospect and the No. 2 right-handed pitcher in California by Perfect Game … Ranked by Prep Baseball Report as the No. 42 overall prospect and the No. 11 right-handed pitcher in the class of 2023 … Rated the No. 9 overall prospect and the No. 2 right-handed pitcher in California by Prep Baseball Report … Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 64 high school draft prospect … 2023 Perfect Game Preseason All-American – All-Region First Team (California) … 2022 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American – All-Region First Team (California) … 2022 Perfect Game All-American Classic participant … 2022 Area Code Games participant … 2021 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American – California Region Honorable Mention … 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American – California Region Honorable Mention.
