2022-23, 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2023 (RS Freshman): Made 21 appearances in his first full season of college ball, making 19 appearances out of the bullpen and serving as a pinch hitter twice … posted a 5.94 ERA across 16.2 innings out of the pen … made his collegiate debut on the mound in the fifth game of the season, pitching the seventh inning in the Jackets’ 9-6 victory over Cornell (Feb. 23) collecting the win when all was said and done … picked up the first save of his career in the regular season finale, at Florida State (May 17) pitching the bottom of the ninth in an 11-10 GT win … recorded 18 strikeouts and finished with a 2-1 record.
2023 (Freshman): Made just two appearances on the season due to injury … Went 1-for-3 in his collegiate debut against Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 19), recording a run … Made his final appearance of the season against Georgia (March 4), getting two at-bats.
High School: Rated as the No. 2 outfielder and No. 5 prospect overall out of the state of Georgia … Also ranked as the No. 9 outfielder and a top-50 prospect nationally … Four-year letterwinner in baseball at Buford and two-year letterwinner in basketball … Three-time first-team Southeast All-American … Named Under Armour All-American … Named honorable mention Southeast All-America in 2019 … A 37-time All-Tournament Team selection … Selected to the USA Baseball 18U National Team … Helped lead teams to four WWBA Championships (2020-2021), two Perfect Game Super25 Championships (2018), two BCS Championships (2019, 2021) and the 2016 Youth Tournament Championship … Named a four-time Tournament All-American Team selection … Played five full years of showcase ball, but only played in one game in 2022 … Over 229 games for his career, hit .36 for 202 hits, 55 doubles, eight triples and 11 home runs … Drove in 187 runs … Also walked 66 times for a .455 on-base percentage … Slugged 1.008 for his career … In his last full season in 2021, appeared in 54 games and hit .344 with a .993 OPS … Also a blue-chip pitcher, recording a career ERA of 1.90 over 128.1 innings of work … Allowed just 105 hits and 34 runs, while striking out 145 batters … Did not allow an earned run over his final two years and 38.1 innings of work, punching out 51 batters and surrendering just 35 hits … Father, Ron, was a pitcher at Georgia Southern (1991-93).
