As a Junior (2017)
Made 16 appearances on the mound, all starts ... Started the second game of the season against Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 18) and went on to be a weekend starter all year ... Led the team with a 2.87 ERA among starting pitchers, good for 10th in the SEC ... Finished second on the team in wins with a 6-3 record and notched one complete game shutout ... Threw a team-high 91.0 innings with 29 earned runs allowed, 20 walks, and 120 strikeouts ... The strikeout total was the fifth-highest by a Razorback in a single-season in program history and most since 2010 when Drew Smyly had 114 ... His strikeouts were also third-most in the SEC ... Threw a complete-game shutout at Tennessee (May 6) as part of a 2-0 victory ... Allowed just one hit over seven innings against the Volunteers with 11 strikeouts, two walks and only one hit allow ... It was the first one-hitter for an Arkansas pitcher since Brett Eibner in 2009 ... Earned SEC and NCBWA Pitcher of the Week honors after performance in Knoxville ... Had six outings with 10 or more strikeouts, four against SEC opponents ... Arguably, his best outing came against Rhode Island (March 10), where he pitched a perfect game into the eighth inning and totaled a career-high 13 strikeouts ... His 13-strikeout outing was the best by a Razorback pitcher during the season and tied for the best among SEC pitchers ... The 13 strikeouts in one game were also the most by a Razorback pitcher since Jess Todd struck out 17 batters against South Carolina in the 2007 SEC Tournament ... Had racked up 50 strikeouts in his first seven starts, which was the most by a Hog pitcher over his first seven starts since former All-American Nick Schmidt had totaled 56 through seven starts in the 2006 season.
Hill College
Selected as a NTJCAC first team All-Conference player ... Went 8-1 with five saves as a sophomore ... Posted a 2.88 earned run average with 88 strikeouts compared to 22 walks in 68.2 innings ... Helped lead Hill to a 39-21 record and a third-place finish at the NJCAA Region V tournament ... Played first base and third base at West High School in Magnolia, Texas.
In the Draft
2016 – Boston Red Sox, 18th round (538 overall)
Personal
Son of Bill and Ashley Stephan ... Has one brother, Mitch ... Majoring in sport management.
Made 16 appearances on the mound, all starts ... Started the second game of the season against Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 18) and went on to be a weekend starter all year ... Led the team with a 2.87 ERA among starting pitchers, good for 10th in the SEC ... Finished second on the team in wins with a 6-3 record and notched one complete game shutout ... Threw a team-high 91.0 innings with 29 earned runs allowed, 20 walks, and 120 strikeouts ... The strikeout total was the fifth-highest by a Razorback in a single-season in program history and most since 2010 when Drew Smyly had 114 ... His strikeouts were also third-most in the SEC ... Threw a complete-game shutout at Tennessee (May 6) as part of a 2-0 victory ... Allowed just one hit over seven innings against the Volunteers with 11 strikeouts, two walks and only one hit allow ... It was the first one-hitter for an Arkansas pitcher since Brett Eibner in 2009 ... Earned SEC and NCBWA Pitcher of the Week honors after performance in Knoxville ... Had six outings with 10 or more strikeouts, four against SEC opponents ... Arguably, his best outing came against Rhode Island (March 10), where he pitched a perfect game into the eighth inning and totaled a career-high 13 strikeouts ... His 13-strikeout outing was the best by a Razorback pitcher during the season and tied for the best among SEC pitchers ... The 13 strikeouts in one game were also the most by a Razorback pitcher since Jess Todd struck out 17 batters against South Carolina in the 2007 SEC Tournament ... Had racked up 50 strikeouts in his first seven starts, which was the most by a Hog pitcher over his first seven starts since former All-American Nick Schmidt had totaled 56 through seven starts in the 2006 season.
Hill College
Selected as a NTJCAC first team All-Conference player ... Went 8-1 with five saves as a sophomore ... Posted a 2.88 earned run average with 88 strikeouts compared to 22 walks in 68.2 innings ... Helped lead Hill to a 39-21 record and a third-place finish at the NJCAA Region V tournament ... Played first base and third base at West High School in Magnolia, Texas.
In the Draft
2016 – Boston Red Sox, 18th round (538 overall)
Personal
Son of Bill and Ashley Stephan ... Has one brother, Mitch ... Majoring in sport management.