MLB Draft
2021 – Kansas City Royals, 14th round (No. 409 overall)
Junior (2021)
Made 27 appearances out of the bullpen, second most among Razorback pitchers ... Posted a 5-1 record with a 3.71 ERA in 34.0 innings ... Punched out 42 batters ... Allowed 14 runs on 19 hits and 21 walks ... Limited opposing hitters to a .162 batting average ... Struck out five in a season-long 3.1 scoreless innings of work in game one of a doubleheader against Texas A&M (April 17) ... Also struck out five in game two of a doubleheader at LSU (May 1), allowing just one hit across 2.2 innings ... Matched his season-long outing of 3.1 innings on the road at No. 4 Tennessee (May 14), fanning three in Arkansas' 6-5 win ... Racked up a career-best seven strikeouts in three scoreless innings of relief against No. 9 Florida (May 21) ... Tallied three strikeouts in 1.2 innings against No. 16 NC State (June 12) in the NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional ... Member of an Arkansas pitching staff that set a school record with 657 strikeouts in 2021.
Sophomore (2020)
Made six appearances in relief for the Hogs in 2020 … Posted a 1-1 record with a 2.53 ERA, earning one save … Recorded 13 strikeouts over 10.2 innings ... One of seven Hogs to strike out 10 or more batters in 2020 … Retired the first batter he faced four times he took the mound (six appearances), walking the other two … Allowed three runs on four hits, all singles, as opponents had a .118 batting average against him … Walked three and hit two batters … Only inherited one runner, but allowed him to score (GCU on March 10) … Pitched a career-high 2.0 innings against Eastern Illinois on Feb. 16 ... Allowed one run on one hit and a walk, striking out one ... Fourth game with a strikeout ... Earned his first career win after tossing 2.0 shutout frames against Gonzaga on Feb. 20 ... Second time to go 2.0 innings in relief ... Matched a career-best three strikeouts ... Fifth career appearance with no runs allowed ... Appeared again against the Zags in Saturday’s 5-0 win, pitching a scoreless seventh inning ... Allowed a walk but struck out two in the outing ... Tossed 1.1 frames against Baylor in the Shriners College Classic on March 1 ... Struck out three of the four batters he faced ... Third time in his career with three strikeouts and second time this season ... Charged with the loss against Illinois State on March 3, allowing two runs on one hit over 1.1 innings of work ... First runs allowed in four appearances ... Worked a career-high 3.0 innings against Grand Canyon on March 10, allowing just one hit, no walks, with three strikeouts ... Earned his first save of his career for tossing the final three frames ... Matched his career-best in strikeouts with three, third time this year to do so ... Did not allow a walk for the third-straight game … Part of a pitching staff that finished with a 3.68 ERA and 143 strikeouts over 142.0 innings of work.
Freshman (2019)
Made six appearances, all in non-conference play ... Threw 3.0 innings and allowed six runs on three hits with five strikeouts and five walks ... Made first collegiate appearance vs. Memphis (Feb. 27), throwing one scoreless inning and striking out the side, which was also a season-high strikeouts ... Saw the field against Stony Brook (March 2), Louisiana Tech (March 9), at Texas (March 20), Oral Roberts (April 9) and Northwestern State (April 24) ... Threw a season-high 1.0 inning twice vs. Memphis and ORU.
High School
Played for head coach Chris Monke at Mt. Olive High School ... Ranked the No. 364 player in the nation by Perfect Game and is the No. 3 ranked player in the state of Illinois by Prep Baseball Report … Named to 2016 and 2017 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-American Teams … Played in 2017 Perfect Game National Showcase … As a senior, struck out 57 over 26.2 innings with a 4.46 ERA over eight appearances ... Had seven wins and 100 strikeouts in 66.1 innings over the last three seasons at Mt. Olive High School … Had his best season as a junior, compiling a 2.62 ERA with a career-high five wins and 66 strikeouts … Named Prairie State All-Conference in 2016 and 2017.
Birthday
Sept. 2, 1999
2021 – Kansas City Royals, 14th round (No. 409 overall)
Junior (2021)
Made 27 appearances out of the bullpen, second most among Razorback pitchers ... Posted a 5-1 record with a 3.71 ERA in 34.0 innings ... Punched out 42 batters ... Allowed 14 runs on 19 hits and 21 walks ... Limited opposing hitters to a .162 batting average ... Struck out five in a season-long 3.1 scoreless innings of work in game one of a doubleheader against Texas A&M (April 17) ... Also struck out five in game two of a doubleheader at LSU (May 1), allowing just one hit across 2.2 innings ... Matched his season-long outing of 3.1 innings on the road at No. 4 Tennessee (May 14), fanning three in Arkansas' 6-5 win ... Racked up a career-best seven strikeouts in three scoreless innings of relief against No. 9 Florida (May 21) ... Tallied three strikeouts in 1.2 innings against No. 16 NC State (June 12) in the NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional ... Member of an Arkansas pitching staff that set a school record with 657 strikeouts in 2021.
Sophomore (2020)
Made six appearances in relief for the Hogs in 2020 … Posted a 1-1 record with a 2.53 ERA, earning one save … Recorded 13 strikeouts over 10.2 innings ... One of seven Hogs to strike out 10 or more batters in 2020 … Retired the first batter he faced four times he took the mound (six appearances), walking the other two … Allowed three runs on four hits, all singles, as opponents had a .118 batting average against him … Walked three and hit two batters … Only inherited one runner, but allowed him to score (GCU on March 10) … Pitched a career-high 2.0 innings against Eastern Illinois on Feb. 16 ... Allowed one run on one hit and a walk, striking out one ... Fourth game with a strikeout ... Earned his first career win after tossing 2.0 shutout frames against Gonzaga on Feb. 20 ... Second time to go 2.0 innings in relief ... Matched a career-best three strikeouts ... Fifth career appearance with no runs allowed ... Appeared again against the Zags in Saturday’s 5-0 win, pitching a scoreless seventh inning ... Allowed a walk but struck out two in the outing ... Tossed 1.1 frames against Baylor in the Shriners College Classic on March 1 ... Struck out three of the four batters he faced ... Third time in his career with three strikeouts and second time this season ... Charged with the loss against Illinois State on March 3, allowing two runs on one hit over 1.1 innings of work ... First runs allowed in four appearances ... Worked a career-high 3.0 innings against Grand Canyon on March 10, allowing just one hit, no walks, with three strikeouts ... Earned his first save of his career for tossing the final three frames ... Matched his career-best in strikeouts with three, third time this year to do so ... Did not allow a walk for the third-straight game … Part of a pitching staff that finished with a 3.68 ERA and 143 strikeouts over 142.0 innings of work.
Freshman (2019)
Made six appearances, all in non-conference play ... Threw 3.0 innings and allowed six runs on three hits with five strikeouts and five walks ... Made first collegiate appearance vs. Memphis (Feb. 27), throwing one scoreless inning and striking out the side, which was also a season-high strikeouts ... Saw the field against Stony Brook (March 2), Louisiana Tech (March 9), at Texas (March 20), Oral Roberts (April 9) and Northwestern State (April 24) ... Threw a season-high 1.0 inning twice vs. Memphis and ORU.
High School
Played for head coach Chris Monke at Mt. Olive High School ... Ranked the No. 364 player in the nation by Perfect Game and is the No. 3 ranked player in the state of Illinois by Prep Baseball Report … Named to 2016 and 2017 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-American Teams … Played in 2017 Perfect Game National Showcase … As a senior, struck out 57 over 26.2 innings with a 4.46 ERA over eight appearances ... Had seven wins and 100 strikeouts in 66.1 innings over the last three seasons at Mt. Olive High School … Had his best season as a junior, compiling a 2.62 ERA with a career-high five wins and 66 strikeouts … Named Prairie State All-Conference in 2016 and 2017.
Birthday
Sept. 2, 1999