Resides in Franklin, TN during the offseason with his wife, Tali... Played collegiately at Auburn University, pitching for the Tigers from 2016-18...became just the second two-time All-American and consensus All-American in Auburn history...earned first-team All-SEC honors and was a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy in 2018, as he led the SEC with 151 strikeouts, 12.45 strikeouts per 9.0 innings and a 0.81 WHIP, while he was second in the league with 12 walks allowed and 0.99 walks allowed per 9.0 innings...named a second team All-American in 2017 as he went 8-2 with a 2.04 ERA (83.2IP/19ER), which ranked third in the SEC and 25th nationally...also led the country with a 12.11 strikeout-to-walk ratio...Recommended/signed by Justin Henry for the Tigers.
2020
One of the top prospects in baseball, he appeared in the first seven games of his Major League career in 2020...posted an 0-3 record and 6.99 ERA (28.1IP/22ER) on 29 hits and 13 walks, while striking out 26... Was selected from the alternate training site prior to the game on Aug. 19 at Chicago (AL) and made his Major League debut that night…tossed 4.1 innings in his debut, allowing three runs on seven hits with no walks and seven strikeouts…became the first pitcher in Tigers history to strike out seven-or-more batters while not issuing a walk in his debut and the first MLB pitcher to do so since Stephen Strasburg with Washington on June 8, 2020 vs. Pittsburgh... Had the best start of his season on Sept. 11 at Chicago (AL)…did not factor into the decision, allowing two runs on one hit with two walks and five strikeouts in 5.1 innings…he faced the minimum through the first five innings and carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning before allowing a double to Yolmer Sánchez…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the no-hit bid was the longest by a Detroit rookie pitcher since Michael Fulmer threw 6.2 innings without giving up a hit on June 1, 2016, at Los Angeles (AL)…Was very successful with his fastball in 2020, holding opponents to a .136 (3x22) batting average against that pitch…that figure ranked ninth in the American League among pitchers that threw at least 140 four-seamers during the season... Ranked as the top prospect in the Tigers organization and the No. 13 prospect overall by Baseball America…also rated as possessing the best changeup in the Tigers system.
2019
Put together an impressive 2019 season, compiling an 8-3 record with a 2.55 ERA (109.1IP/31ER), 0.94 WHIP and 106 strikeouts in 21 starts between Single A Lakeland and Double A Erie... Named to the Eastern League midseason All-Star Team... Earned Florida State League Pitcher of the Week honors in consecutive weeks on April 22 and 29...over the two weeks, combined to throw 15.0 shutout innings with two hits allowed, one walk and 10 strikeouts... Made his debut with Erie on April 29 at Altoona and threw a no-hitter on 98 pitches, allowing just two baserunners, one on a hit by pitch and the other on a walk, and striking out seven...it marked the fourth no-hitter in SeaWolves history... Selected Tigers Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April after posting a 3-0 record with a 0.26 ERA (35.0IP/1ER) and 32 strikeouts...allowed just seven hits during the month, holding opponents to a .064 (7x109) batting average... Named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending May 5 after making two starts during the week and going 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA (14.0IP/0ER) and 11 strikeouts... Picked up his second Eastern League weekly honor for the week ending May 26...won a pair of starts during the week and threw 14.0 scoreless innings with seven hits allowed and 12 strikeouts... Sidelined from June 14-July 10 with right shoulder inflammation... Ranked as the top prospect in the Tigers organization, the No. 13 prospect in all of baseball and the second-best prospect in the Eastern League by Baseball America following the season...also rated as possessing the best changeup in the Tigers system.
2018
Made five starts between the GCL Tigers West and Single A Lakeland as he completed his first season of professional baseball in 2018... Made his professional debut on July 26 vs. the GCL Yankees East, throwing 2.0 hitless innings with four strikeouts...Struck out four over 3.0 shutout innings in his first start with Lakeland on July 31 at Dunedin...Ranked as the top prospect in the Tigers organization and the No. 16 prospect overall by Baseball America following the season.
