2024 (Sophomore at Ohio State)
» ABCA/Rawlings East All-Region (Second Team)
» Academic All-Big Ten
Buckeyes’ Friday night starter … Started 15 games on the mound during his sophomore campaign … Went 6-7 with a 4.15 ERA and a team-leading 91 strikeouts in 84.2 innings … Limited opposing hitters to a .231 batting average … Turned in seven quality starts on the year … Racked up five or more strikeouts in 12 of his 15 starts on the mound … In Big Ten play, made eight starts on the mound … Posted a 3-3 record with a 4.86 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 46.1 innings of work … Logged three quality starts against conference opponents … Made his season debut on the mound against Boston College (Feb. 16), striking out six over four innings … Carded his first quality start of the year at Arizona State (Feb. 22), punching out seven over a season-long seven innings of one-run ball to earn his first win of the season … Recorded his second consecutive quality start and second win in as many outings against Cal (March 1), allowing two runs over six innings while striking out eight … Notched a season-high 12 strikeouts over 6.1 innings against West Virginia (March 15), picking up his third quality start of the year … Turned in his fourth quality start against Georgetown (March 22) with six innings of two-run ball and five strikeouts … Collected his third win and fifth quality start against Purdue (March 29), fanning seven of seven innings of two-run ball … Earned his fourth win of the year in a seven-strikeout effort over 5.2 innings against Iowa (April 12) … Registered his fifth win and sixth quality start with seven innings of one-run ball and five strikeouts against Northwestern (May 10) … Sixth and final win of the season came on the road at Rutgers (May 16), punching out seven over seven innings of three-run ball to claim his seventh quality start … Entered the campaign as a preseason All-Big Ten selection.
2023 (Freshman at Ohio State)
Made 24 appearances, including one start, on the mound as a true freshman … Posted an 0-2 record with a 4.15 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 30.1 innings of work … Led the Buckeye pitching staff in saves with seven, including five multi-inning saves … Limited opposing hitters to a .226 batting average … In Big Ten play, made nine appearances with one start … Struck out 13 over 10.0 innings … Recorded one save in league action … Made his collegiate debut on the mound against UConn (Feb. 17), striking out a pair over two scoreless innings in relief to record his first career save … Secured his second career save vs. Oklahoma (March 5) in Frisco, Texas, firing 1.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts … Recorded a season-high four strikeouts over two shutout frames at Cal State Bakersfield (March 12) … Picked up his third save with 1.1 scoreless innings and three strikeouts against Toledo (March 22) … Made a season-long relief appearance of 2.1 innings at Indiana (March 26) … Tossed two shutout frames with a pair of strikeouts against Kent State (April 4) to earn his fourth save of the year … Fired 1.1 shutout innings with three strikeouts at Miami (April 18) to secure his fifth save of the season … Made his first collegiate start on the mound against Illinois (April 30), working 1.1 innings with three strikeouts … Spun a scoreless frame with one punchout at Iowa (May 7) to notch his sixth save … Locked down his seventh and final save of his freshman campaign against UCF (May 9), spinning a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.
High School
Attended Canfield High School in Canfield, Ohio … Ranked by Perfect Game as a top 500 overall prospect and the No. 201 left-handed pitcher in the class of 2022 … Rated the No. 41 overall prospect and the No. 7 left-handed pitcher in Ohio by Perfect Game … Ranked by Prep Baseball Report as the No. 247 overall prospect and the No. 44 left-handed pitcher in the class of 2022 … Rated the No. 6 overall prospect and the No. 3 left-handed pitcher in Ohio by Prep Baseball Report … As a senior in 2022, tossed three no-hitters and one perfect game … Finished the 2022 season with a 1.24 ERA, 87 strikeouts and held opponents to a .107 batting average … Also batted .422 with two home runs and 32 RBI as a senior … 2022 YSN Baseball MVP, Division II Player of the Year and an All-Ohio First Team selection … Also earned First Team All-AAC, AAC Player of the Year, First Team All-District, Prep Baseball Report (PBR) First Team All-State, PBR Co-Pitcher of the Year, YSN All-Star and Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-American honors through his high school career … Prep Baseball Report Elite 25 pitcher … Played summer ball for Team Ohio Pro Select, which was the No. 11 ranked team in the state of Ohio.
