MLB Draft
2026 – New York Yankees, 1st round (No. 35 overall)
17th Razorback to be chosen in the first round of the draft … Eighth 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), LHP Zach Root (No. 40 overall, Los Angeles Dodgers, 2025) and RHP Carson Wiggins (No. 27 overall, New York Mets, 2026).
2026 (Redshirt Sophomore)
» D1Baseball All-American (Second Team)
» ABCA/Rawlings All-American (Third Team)
» Baseball America All-American (Third Team)
» NCBWA All-American (Third Team)
» ABCA/Rawlings South All-Region (First Team)
» All-SEC (First Team)
» NCAA Lawrence Regional All-Tournament Team (SP)
» Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
Earned All-America recognition on the mound as a starting pitcher … Garnered All-SEC praise from the league’s 16 head coaches … Third Arkansas starting pitcher in the last four seasons to earn first-team All-SEC recognition, joining LHP Hagen Smith (2023-24) and LHP Zach Root (2025) … Finished as a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy … Made a team-leading 16 starts on the mound … Went 7-4 with a 3.57 ERA in 85.2 innings of work … Recorded a team-leading 131 strikeouts, tied for fourth most in a season by a Razorback pitcher … Team leader in wins (7), quality starts (9), innings pitched (85.2) and double-digit strikeout games (4) … Finished the season with an SEC-leading 47 strikeouts looking … Limited opposing hitters to a .221 batting average … Made his season debut and first collegiate start vs. #10 TCU (Feb. 14) at Globe Life Field in the Shriners Children’s College Showdown, striking out five over two innings of work … Racked up nine strikeouts over four innings in a start against Xavier (Feb. 21) … Logged his first career quality start against UT Arlington (Feb. 28), firing a career-long seven scoreless innings with eight strikeouts in Arkansas’ combined two-hit shutout … Earned his second win and collected his second consecutive quality start with 12 strikeouts over six innings of one-run ball (zero earned) against Stetson (March 7) … Made his first SEC start in the first game of the doubleheader against #3 Mississippi State (March 14), allowing five runs in 4.2 innings while striking out eight … Logged his third quality win of the season in his SEC start of the year at South Carolina (March 21), fanning 12 batters over 6.2 innings of two-run ball … Struck out four over four innings of three-run ball in a start against Florida (March 28) … Carded his fourth quality start of the season in a dominant performance at #18 Auburn (April 3), striking out 11 over seven innings of two-run ball (one earned) to earn his third win of the campaign … Fanned nine over six innings of two-run ball at #8 Alabama (April 10) to secure his fifth quality start of the season … Earned his fourth win of the year with 5.1 innings of two-run ball and six strikeouts in the series-opening win against #5 Georgia (April 16) … Picked up his fifth win and sixth quality start of the season in the series-opening at Missouri (April 23), racking up eight strikeouts over seven innings of three-run ball … Tossed six innings of one-run ball with nine strikeouts in the series-opening win against #17 Ole Miss (May 1), earning win and seventh quality start in the process … Became the first pitcher in the SEC this season to eclipse the 100-strikeout mark with his nine-strikeout performance against the Rebels … Recorded his first career complete game against #24 Oklahoma (May 8), tossing seven innings of two-run ball with seven strikeouts to earn his seventh win and eighth quality start of the year … Carded his ninth quality start of the season at Kentucky (May 14), working six innings of four-run ball (three earned) with nine strikeouts to surpass LHP Drew Smyly (114 SO in 2010) for 10th in the program’s top 10 for single-season strikeouts with 117 … In the SEC Tournament, started on the mound against #5 Texas (May 22) in the quarterfinal round but departed the ballgame with a bruised shin after being struck in the right leg by a 105 mph comebacker in the bottom of the first inning … In the NCAA Lawrence Regional, made his final start of the season on the mound at #13 Kansas (May 30) and tallied a career-high 14 strikeouts in 6.1 innings of four-run ball to raise his season strikeout total to 131, tying RHP Kevin Kopps (131 SO in 2021) for fourth in the program’s top 10 for single-season strikeouts.
2025 (Redshirt Freshman)
» Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
Made two relief appearances on the mound in an injury-plagued season … Finished his redshirt freshman campaign with two strikeouts in 0.2 innings … In his season debut at #3 LSU (May 10), struck out a career-high two batters in 0.2 innings of relief … Made his final appearance of the season against #17 Tennessee (May 15).
2024 (Freshman)
» First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Redshirt season … Made two appearances on the mound as a true freshman before suffering a season-ending injury … Finished with a 0.00 ERA and two strikeouts in 1.0 inning of work over two relief outings … Collegiate debut came in SEC play against No. 8 LSU (March 30), tossing 0.2 scoreless innings with a strikeout in relief … Final appearance of the season was in a midweek contest against San Jose State (April 9), punching out one in 0.1 innings on the mound.
High School
Attended Calvary Christian High School in Clearwater, Fla. … Ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 51 overall prospect and the No. 5 left-handed pitcher in the class of 2023 … Rated the No. 10 overall prospect and the No. 2 left-handed pitcher in Florida by Perfect Game … Ranked by Prep Baseball Report as the No. 20 overall prospect and the No. 4 left-handed pitcher in the class of 2023 … Rated No. 5 overall prospect and the No. 2 left-handed pitcher in Florida by Prep Baseball Report … Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 46 high school draft prospect and the No. 99 overall draft prospect … Ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 75 overall draft prospect … 2023 Perfect Game Preseason All-American – All-Region First Team (Florida) … 2022 USA Baseball 18U National Team member … 2022 Perfect Game All-American Classic participant … 2022 Baseball Factory All-American Game participant … 2022 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American – All-Region First Team (Florida) … 2021 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American – Florida Region Honorable Mention … 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American – Florida Region Honorable Mention.
