Tickets2024 Season: CSC Academic All-District…Pitched in 14 games, making eight starts…Opening Day starter at Jacksonville (Feb. 16), striking out two in 4.2 innings…Struck out four in 5.0 innings of work in the Big 12 opener at Kansas State (March 8)…Shifted to a relief roll on March 28 at Baylor and struck out eight in 6.1 innings…Punched out a season-best nine hitters in 6.0 scoreless relief innings at Oklahoma State (April 12)…Returned to the starting rotation at UCF (April 26)…Also started against West Virginia (May 3) and at BYU (May 9)…Tossed 4.2 innings out of the bullpen vs. UCF in the Big 12 Tournament on May 21.
2022 Season (Kentucky): Appeared in 14 games, starting eight…Posted a 1-4 record with an 8.21 ERA…Struck out 44 in 34.0 innings…Right-handed hitters batted just .225 against him…Averaged 11.65 strikeouts per nine innings pitched…For his career his rate is 12.75/9….Was nearly unhittable in first three starts, allowing 13 hits and five earned runs in 18 innings, an ERA of 2.50…Allowed just two hits and one run with eight strikeouts on March 8 vs. Murray State.
2021 Season (Kentucky): Appeared in 12 games out of the bullpen…Went 1-0 with a 6.43 ERA in 14.0 innings…Allowed 14 hits and walked 12 but showed tremendous swing and miss stuff with 24 strikeouts, good for a 15.4 strikeouts-per-nine innings rate…Made career debut on Feb. 26 vs. Milwaukee, working 3.0 scoreless innings…Struck out six in 3.0 innings vs. Ball State on Mar. 6, allowing one hit and no runs…Struck out three or more hitting in five of 12 outings.
High School: Led Archbishop Moeller to Cincinnati Greater Catholic League championships in 2018 and 2019…Was ranked the No. 3 pitcher and No. 7 player overall in Ohio by Perfect Game…Prep Baseball Report ranked him the No. 5 overall player in Ohio and a top 500 player nationally…In 2020, was a preseason First-Team All-State and Elite 25 Ohio (Prep Baseball Report) member…Played summer baseball with the renowned Midland Redskins program.
Personal: Son of Russ and Jennifer… Brother, Zach, pitched at Kentucky from 2015-17 and was a member of the 2017 Super Regional team as a weekend starter… Zach also was named the 2017 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year before being drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays… Was an academic All-American and All-Ohio honoree in 2020… Worked with Little Buddies and Night for the Fight community service programs.