Naval Academy Athletics

Career Stats | Game-by-Game Statistics: 2014 | 2015  | 2016

Career Honors:
- Second Team All-Patriot League (2015 - RP)
- National Pitcher of the Year Watch List (2015)

Career Highs:
- Innings Pitched: 4.2, vs. Lehigh (4/16/16)
- Strikeouts: 5, at North Carolina A&T (2/19/16)
- Longest Outing w/o Hit: 2.0 IP, four times, MR: at George Mason (4/27/16)
- Longest Outing w/o Walk: 4.1 IP, vs. Towson (3/11/15)

Career Highs (Hitting):
- Runs: 1, three times, MR: vs. Princeton (3/23/14)
- Hits: 1, two times: MR: at Delaware State (4/23/14)
- RBI: 1, at Delaware State (4/23/14)
- Stolen Bases: N/A
- Hit Streak: 2 games (4/8 - 4/23/14)

2016 (Junior):
- Appeared in the fifth-most games in the Patriot League (23)
- Ninth-lowest ERA (3.58) in the Patriot League among pitchers with 25-to-50 innings
- Struck out five in season debut at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 19
- Earned saves versus Yale (3/13) and at Lafayette (4/10); both were three-inning saves 
- Hurled multiple innings in six appearances with 3.0-plus frame outings versus Yale (3.0 IP, 4H) on Mar. 13, at Lafayette (4.0 IP, 1 H) on Apr. 10, versus Lehigh (4.2 IP, 4H) on Apr. 16 and at Bucknell (3.0 IP, 3H) on Apr. 30
- Recorded 14 scoreless appearances with longest streak being five games (3/26-4/3)
- In-conference stats: 1-0, 2.25 ERA, 16.0 IP, 13 H, 4 ER, 7 K, .220 OBA in 7 games

2015 (Sophomore):
- After a non-descript freshman season as a backup corner infielder, he transitioned to the mound as a sidearm reliever with outstanding results
- Named to watch list for National Pitcher of the Year in late April; one of 46 candidates
- One of 10 NCAA Division I relievers with seven or more wins and less than 50.0 innings pitched; one of three with 100.0% winning percentage
- Posted the lowest ERA in the Patriot League amongst relief pitchers with more than 20 innings pitched
- Ranked in the top-10 for Patriot League hurlers in four different categories: first in games finished (17), second in total appearances (24), second in victories (7) though tops amongst relievers and tied for third in saves (4)
- After allowing two runs (one earned) over his first two outings only was touched up for a run once, versus Delaware State (3/4), over the next 10 times called on in relief during the span of Feb. 25 to March 28; helped drop his ERA to a season-low 0.73 as a result
- Between March 11 and May 3, ERA was never higher than 1.20 (April 5)
- Totaled 43 strikeouts over 45.1 innings pitched, including three or more in eight different contests with a high of four coming on four separate occasions
- Possesses a durable arm that threw 2.0 or more innings in 13 of 24 games, including 4.1 versus both Air Force (3/1) and Towson (3/11)
- Second-lowest batting average against on Navy's staff with a .232 mark and just six extra-base hits allowed
- A strong competitor with two outs on the scoreboard, he allowed opponents to post just a .135 batting average (7-52); tops on the team
- Took advantage of his positional background and fielded 23 chances with errorless results, including four grounders to the mound versus Air Force (3/1)

2014 (Freshman):
- Appeared in 9 games with two starts at DH
- Made collegiate debut as a pinch hitter versus Washington College (3/10) and first start versus UMBC (3/12)
- Recorded first career hit against UMES (4/8) and first RBI at Delaware State (4/23)
- Finished first season with 2 hits in 16 at bats
- Drew four walks to help give him a .300 on-base percentage
- Fielded all 7 chances as a relief 3B cleanly

High School:
- Varsity letterwinner at Flower Mound High School for Danny Wallace
- Named to Rawlings All-Region team in 2013: Texas Region Honorable Mention
- Honored on the First Team All-District squad for 5-5A as a senior in 2013
- Also lettered in football at Flower Mound, earning Second Team All-District honors as a WR in 2012

Personal:
- Son of Ed and Jacquie
- Three family members participated in collegiate athletics: father Ed played baseball at Otero Junior College, mother Jacquie played basketball at Midwestern State University and brother Josh played football at Mount Union
- Teammate of Texas RHP Kyle Johnston '18, West Virginia RHP B.J. Myers '18, Texas State LHP Seth Jordan '18 and BYU IF Mackay Jacobsen '19 at Flower Mound HS
- Enjoys golfing in his free time