HONORS:
- 2017-2018 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2018-2019 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018: Two-time Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week (Apr. 23, May 14)…Made 16 appearances with 10 starts during the season…6-5 record with a 3.33 ERA and one save (83.2 IP, 67H, 34R, 31ER, 15BB, 71K, 17-2B, 0-3B, 6-HR, 0-WP, 5-HBP, 0-BK)…In his six victories, posted a 2.66 ERA and allowed just 13 earned runs on 32 hits with 36 strikeouts and only six walks over 44.0 innings…Finished the season with a 4-0 record and 1.23 ERA against the Atlantic 10 (six appearances/five starts), allowing only six runs (all earned) on 23 hits (only seven extra-base hits, all doubles) with 33 strikeouts and only two walks over 44.0 innings of work against conference opponents…Finished tied for first on the team in wins (6) and was third on the club in appearances (16), innings pitched (83.2), strikeouts (71) and opponent batting average (.223)…Ranked fourth on the team in games started (10) and ERA (3.33)…Tied for second in the Atlantic 10 in complete games (2), was 10th in the A-10 in innings pitched (83.2), tied for 12th in the league in wins (6), ranked tied for 13th in strikeouts (71) and finished 17th in ERA (3.33)…Struck out 71 batters, including 27 looking during the season…Struck out five or more batters in eight of his 16 appearances…At least 5.0 innings pitched in nine of his 10 starts, including at least 7.0 innings pitched five times…Went 4-1 with a 3.56 ERA in six appearances (three starts) at home (30.1 IP, 30-H, 12-R, 12-ER, 5-BB, 28-SO, 7-2B, 0-3B, 0-HR, 2-HBP), while posting a 2-3 record with a 3.27 ERA in eight appearances (five starts) on the road (41.1 IP, 29-H, 18-R, 15-ER, 8-BB, 32-SO, 7-2B, 0-3B, 4-HR, 3-HBP, 1-SV)…At least 6.0 innings pitched in all three of his home starts and at least 5.0 innings pitched in all five of his road starts…Allowed three earned runs on two hits and two walks in 0.1 IP vs. The Citadel in the Charleston Crab House Challenge at Joseph Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, S.C. on Feb. 16 (The Citadel 3, Mason 0)…Gave up two earned runs on four hits with five strikeouts and two walks over 4.0 innings against Butler in Lexington, S.C. on Feb. 24…Tossed six scoreless innings and struck out five with one walk to record his first win of the season in Mason’s 7-1 victory over Fairfield in the second game of a doubleheader at Spuhler Field on Mar. 4…Surrendered a season-high eight runs (all earned) on a season-high 12 hits in 5.0 innings and took the loss at Florida International on Mar. 11 (FIU 14, Mason 3)…Picked up second win of the season, allowing seven earned runs on six hits with five strikeouts and three walks over 4.0 innings in the Patriots 13-12 victory over Lafayette in the second game of a doubleheader at Spuhler Field on Mar. 18… Allowed three runs (all unearned) on four hits and struck out eight over 7.0 innings but suffered the loss as Mason fell 3-2 at No. 6 N.C. State on Mar. 27…Came out of the bullpen and pitched one scoreless inning with one strikeout at Longwood on Apr. 4 (Longwood 13, Mason 10)…Again working out of the bullpen, fanned four over 4.0 scoreless innings in Mason’s 2-0 win at Davidson on Apr. 7…Notched his third straight scoreless outing, striking out two batters in one inning of work against James Madison on Apr. 11 (JMU 2, Mason 1)…Allowed three earned runs on four hits with three strikeouts and a walk over 3.1 innings and was pinned with the loss against Georgetown on Apr. 14 (Georgetown 10, Mason 7)…Pitched a career-high 10.0 scoreless innings (retired 22 batters in a row from the fourth through the 10th inning) and allowed just three hits at VCU in a no-decision on Apr. 22 (VCU 1, Mason 0 in 11)…Selected Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week after pitching a career-high 10 innings against the Rams…Won four straight starts Apr. 29 through May 19…Surrendered just two earned runs on two hits and struck out four without a walk over 7.0 innings of work to pick up his third win of the season in an 11-2 victory over UMass at Spuhler Field on Apr. 29…Recorded the first complete-game of NCAA career, allowing three earned runs on four hits with five strikeouts and just one walk over 9.0 innings in a 4-3 victory at George Washington on May 5…Tossed a complete-game three-hitter and struck out a season-high nine batters in a 2-0 win over Saint Joseph’s at Spuhler Field on May 13…Named Atlantic 10 Co-Pitcher of the Week after throwing a career-high 113 pitches with a season-high nine strikeouts without a walk in Mason’s 2-0 win over the Hawks… Allowed just one earned run on two hits with four strikeouts and one walk over 5.0 innings in Mason’s 15-4 win at La Salle on May 19…In the Atlantic 10 Championship, allowed just two earned runs on four hits and struck out six without a walk over 8.0 innings in a no-decision against Saint Louis at Barcroft Field in Arlington, Va. on May 25 (Saint Louis 5, Mason 4 in 11 innings).
2017: Made 21 appearances during the 2017 season…2-4 record with a 3.55 ERA over 25.1 IP (23H, 12R, 10 ER, 10BB, 14K, 2-2B, 0-3B, 3-HR)…Also played 17 games at third base (14 starts) and one in the outfield last season...Batted .186 (11-for-59) with three RBI...Three multi-hit games (2H 3x)…Finished second on the team with four saves…Was also tied for second in appearances (21)…Season-high three strikeouts over 2.0 IP to record his first NCAA win at Longwood (Mar. 1, 2017)…Tossed 1.0 scoreless inning to pick up first collegiate save against Marist (Mar. 4, 2017)…Played in first collegiate game, starting at third base at UNCW (Feb. 17, 2017) and recorded first career RBI.
Prep: Earned three varsity letters playing baseball for Chantilly High School...Two-time Chantilly Chargers team MVP (2015 and 2016)…Named 2015 Virginia Commonwealth All-Star, First-Team All-Concord District 3rd base and honorable mention All-Region 3rd base his junior season…2016 First-Team All-State and First-Team All-Met...Selected Concord District Player of the Year, Northern Region Player of the Year and Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star his senior season in 2016…Batted .375 with nine doubles and 22 RBIs his senior season…On the mound, set school records with an 11-0 record and a 0.57 ERA his senior year…Finished his senior season with 85 strikeouts and 12 walks over 75 innings pitched...Also recruited by Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville University, Old Dominion, Pittsburgh, Radford, VMI and Western Carolina.
Personal: Son of Joanne and Joe...Has one sister, Rachel...Father, Joe, played baseball at Oklahoma State and played professionally in the Texas Rangers farm system...Grandfather, Joe, played for the Boston Red Sox…Hobbies include basketball, football, and snowboarding...Majoring in Communication.
