2014: Awarded the Missouri Valley Conference Emmerson Postgraduate Award…Made seven appearances out of the Evansville bullpen…Did not factor into a decision and finished the season with an 11.12 ERA, allowing seven runs in 5.2 innings with four strikeouts and six walks…Did not allow a run in four of his seven outings, including scoreless innings vs. Western Illinois (3/1), Oakland City (4/8) and at Missouri State (5/16)…Tallied a season-best two strikeouts vs. Oakland City (4/8).
2013: Made 10 appearances out of the bullpen…Finished with a 4.22 ERA and did not factor in any decisions…Recorded 11 strikeouts and walked eight in 10.2 innings of work…Held opposing hitters to a .220 batting average and surrendered just one extra-base hit…Tossed a season-high 3.0 scoreless innings against Xavier, where he struck out four and allowed just one hit (4/12)…Struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings vs. Missouri State (4/26)…Did not allow an earned run in eight-straight outings that covered a span of 10.0 frames from 3/13 to 4/26.
2012: MVC Scholar-Athlete first team…Made 11 relief appearances, including four against Valley teams…Finished with a 0-2 record and led all UE relievers with a 3.45 earned run average…In 15.2 innings of work, allowed six runs, 18 hits, nine walks, and struck out nine…Did not allow a hit until his third outing of the season or a run until his fourth appearance…Held the opponent scoreless in 6-of-11 appearances and never allowed more than two runs in a single outing…Recorded a season-high two strikeouts in one inning of work against IPFW (3/3)…Tossed one inning against Illinois State in the 2012 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (5/22)…Owns the team’s highest cumulative GPA, boasting a 3.91 in biology.2011: Made 10 relief appearances on the mound…Went 0-0 with one save and a 6.87 ERA…In 18.1 innings of work, allowed 14 runs, 20 hits, 10 walks, and struck out seven…Earned the save in UE’s, 12-11, win at Wichita State (4/15), throwing a season-high 4.0 innings, and allowed three runs, five hits, while striking out two…Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits, a walk, and struck out one in a combined shutout over IPFW (4/1)…Did not allow more than one run in seven of his 10 outings…Struck out a season-high two batters twice.
Background: A three-sport standout at Ames High School… Earned second-team all-conference honors in baseball, excelling on the mound and at the plate with seven home runs and a .275 batting average… Helped Ames to two Iowa State Championships in basketball and back-to-back undefeated seasons…Earned first-team all-state honors for football and was considered one of the nation’s top offensive line prospects.
