2021 Seventh-Round MLB Draft Pick (216th overall, Cleveland Indians)
2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 NCAA Lubbock (Texas) All-Regional Team
2019 SEC Pitcher of the Week (May 20)
2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
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Career:
- Drafted by the Cleveland Indians with the 216th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2021 MLB Draft
- Posted a 20-14 career record with seven saves across 65 appearances (35 starts)
- Accumulated 235.1 innings pitched and racked up 247 strikeouts for a 9.4 K/9
- Held opposing hitters to a .233 batting average
- Pitched one career complete-game shutout (at Missouri on May 17, 2019)
2021 (Junior*):
- Listed at No. 41 in D1Baseball’s Preseason Top 100 2021 MLB Draft College Prospects list
- No. 86 on Baseball America’s Preseason Top 150 players list
- Ranked seventh in the SEC in opposing batting average (.208), tied-ninth in ERA (3.36), tied-10th in saves (five) and 11th in games finished (14)
- Made 24 appearances including six starts on the mound
- Finished with a 7-4 record and team-leading five saves
- Pitched to a team-best 3.36 ERA and .208 BAA (among qualifying pitchers) across 69.2 innings
- Registered 78 strikeouts, equating to a 10.1 K/9
- Allowed just 54 hits all season long for a 7.0 H/9
- Delivered three-consecutive quality starts from March 5 to March 19 (vs. Florida A&M, vs. Jacksonville and vs. Texas A&M)
- Pitched a season-high eight innings en route to earning the win vs. Florida A&M on March 5, allowing just one run on four hits to pair with a season-high eight strikeouts
- Tossed six shutout innings with just two hits and three walks allowed while striking out seven to earn the victory vs. Jacksonville on March 13
- Fired 2.2 scoreless innings of relief with one hit and three strikeouts to earn the series-clinching save over No. 2 Vanderbilt on May 2
- Earned the save vs. Georgia on May 14 by pitching two shutout innings on two hits and five strikeouts
- Enjoyed a four-appearance scoreless streak spanning 7.0 innings and including 11 strikeouts from May 7 to May 16
2020 (Junior):
- Made four appearances, all Saturday starts, and posted a 4.15 ERA over 21.2 innings
- Hurled a scoreless outing across 6.0 innings against Marshall (Feb 15), allowing three hits and posting eight strikeouts
- Went 6.0 innings at then-No. 1 Miami, allowing just one run on four hits and posting six strikeouts, but did not receive a decision
- Took a perfect game into the seventh inning against South Florida (March 7), before exiting with three runs and three hits against him in a win
2019 (Sophomore):
- Made 13 appearances, all weekend starts, and posted a 5.31 ERA over 62.2 innings, second most on the team
- Missed time during the season with a blister injury on his pitching hand
- Posted a 1.77 ERA over his final three starts, allowing four earned runs in 20.1 innings with 21 strikeouts and five walks
- Named the SEC Pitcher of the Week after pitching a complete game shutout at Missouri on May 17, allowing just two hits and matching his career-high with nine strikeouts
- Earned a spot on the NCAA Lubbock All-Regional Team after tossing seven innings against Army with just one hit allowed (a solo home run) and seven strikeouts
- Set a career-high with nine strikeouts at Georgia on May 5 in just five innings of work
2018 (Freshman):
- Pitched in 24 games with 12 starts as a true freshman, posting a 4.20 earned run average over 81.1 innings, the most by a freshman at Florida since 2014 (Logan Shore, 95.2 IP)
- Limited opposing hitters to a .231 batting average, ranking 10th in the SEC and second among freshmen
- Was outstanding out of the bullpen early in the year, posting a 1.78 ERA in 25.1 innings before moving into a starting role
- Made his collegiate debut with a scoreless inning against Siena on February 17
- Went 4.1 innings with one run allowed on two hits in his first career start on February 20 against FAU
- First SEC start came against Auburn on April 28; he pitched 6.2 innings with three runs allowed on four hits and seven strikeouts to earn his first SEC victory
- Was strong down the stretch, posting a 2.53 ERA in 21.1 postseason innings (SEC and NCAA Tournaments)
TNXL ACADEMY:
- Drafted in the 39th round by the Detroit Tigers in the 2017 MLB Draft
- Ranked No. 45 in the class of 2017 by Perfect Game and the No. 13 right-handed pitcher, ranked No. 7 overall in Florida and the No. 1 right-handed pitcher in the state
- 2017 Perfect Game/Rawlings First Team Preseason All-American
- 2016 Perfect Game 3rd Team Preseason Underclass All-American
- Helped lead TNXL to a 30-2 record in 2017 after going 28-4 as a junior in 2016
- As a senior, had a 0.63 ERA over 45.1 innings of work with just 17 hits allowed while striking out 76 batters
- Played at Winter Park HS as a sophomore in 2015, making eight appearances on the mound with a 1.31 ERA over 32.0 innings; had 31 strikeouts with just eight walks
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| Year |
ERA |
W |
L |
App |
GS |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BF |
B/Avg |
WP |
HBP |
BK |
SFA |
SHA |
| 2018 |
4.20 |
5 |
5 |
24 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
81.1 |
71 |
41 |
38 |
26 |
84 |
13 |
0 |
7 |
340 |
.231 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 2019 |
5.31 |
6 |
5 |
13 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
62.2 |
68 |
40 |
37 |
18 |
62 |
15 |
0 |
10 |
279 |
.273 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| 2020 |
4.15 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21.2 |
16 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
23 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
91 |
.200 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 2021 |
3.36 |
7 |
4 |
24 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
69.2 |
54 |
28 |
26 |
22 |
78 |
10 |
2 |
8 |
292 |
.208 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| TOTAL |
4.25 |
20 |
14 |
65 |
35 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
235.1 |
209 |
119 |
111 |
74 |
247 |
40 |
2 |
27 |
1002 |
.233 |
10 |
22 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
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SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 9.0, at Missouri, May 17, 2019
Walks allowed: 5, at Miami, Feb 22, 2020
Strikeouts: 9, at Georgia, May 05, 2019 ; at Missouri, May 17, 2019
Batters faced: 32, at Missouri, May 17, 2019
Putouts: 2, Mississippi State, Mar 16, 2019; Texas A&M, March 19, 2021
Assists: 3, at Missouri, May 17, 2019
