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) … Punched out seven over seven innings of three-run ball to claim his seventh quality start on the road at Rutgers (May 16) … Sixth and final win of the season came against Nebraska (May 21) in the Big Ten Tournament, striking out eight over five innings and allowing just one run on two hits and one walk … 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.
