2021 Second Team All-Sun Belt Selection

2021 (Graduate): Second team All-Sun Belt selection ... Named to Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List ... Appeared in 25 games for the Trojans in a relief role, logging a 6-5 record with seven saves and 54 strikeouts over 60.1 innings pitched ... Ranked 34th nationally in ERA (2.39), 35th in WHIP (0.99), 63rd in saves (seven) and 67th in walks per nine (1.79) ... Ranked third in the Sun Belt in ERA, sixth in opposing batting average (.220), first in both fewest runs (22) and earned runs (16) allowed and second in walks allowed (12) ... Registered five strikeouts in 4.0 innings, allowing just two hits and picking up the win over nationally-ranked Southern Illinois (Mar. 28) ... Struck out five in 3.2 innings at Sam Houston (3.2), allowing just three hits with no runs ... Earned his first save as a Trojan in the win over Central Arkansas (Mar. 3) ... Went 4.2 innings at Auburn (Mar. 14), allowing two runs on three hits with four strikeouts to earn the victory ... Went 4.0 innings against Texas State (Mar. 19) with three strikeouts and allowed just three hits, earning the win ... Earned saves against Texas State (Mar. 21), against South Alabama (Apr. 9 and Apr. 10), at ULM (Apr. 17), against Louisiana (Apr. 23) and against App State (May 15) ... His seven saves in 2021 is tied for 10th in program history ... Ended the year with an 8.1 strikeouts-per-nine and a 4.5 strikeouts-to-walk ratio.

Prior to Little Rock: Was a four-year contributor at Mississippi Valley State as both a pitcher and catcher … Had 50 career appearances for the Delta Devils with a 2.51 ERA over 116.2 innings pitched … Struck out 136 batters while giving up just 108 hits and 25 walks … Second team All-SWAC as a junior in 2019 … As a senior, pitched 35.1 innings in seven appearances with a 3.57 ERA and 47 strikeouts … Four year letterwinner at West Hills High School in Santee, California … Plans to pursue his graduate degree in sports administration.