In three seasons with the Crimson Tide, went 12-6 with a 4.81 ERA (138.1 IP, 111 H, 84 R/74 ER, 62 BB, 205 K, 26 HR) in 33 appearances (30 starts)…upon being drafted the Alabama career record for strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio (13.34)…his 106 K in his junior year ranks fifth on the Alabama single-season list…became the fifth player from the University of Alabama to be drafted in the first round of the First-Year Player Draft, joining Joe Vitiello (seventh overall in 1991 by the Kansas City Royals), Jeremy Brown (35th overall in 2002 by the Oakland Athletics), Taylor Tankersley (27th overall in 2004 by the Florida Marlins) and Tommy Hunter (54th overall in 2007 by the Texas Rangers)…was ranked as the No. 38 overall prospect by Baseball America and No. 44 by MLB Pipeline in the 2024 draft class.
2025
Made his professional debut, going 7-4 with one complete game and a 3.22 ERA (103.1 IP, 65 H, 43 R/37 ER, 46 BB, 139 K, three HR) in 22 combined starts with High-A Hudson Valley and Double-A Somerset…began the season with High-A Hudson Valley, going 4-3 with a 3.51 ERA (66.2 IP, 43 H, 30 R/26 ER, 33 BB, 94 K, two HR) in 15 starts…was promoted to Double-A Somerset on 8/5 and went 3-1 with one complete game (5 IP) and a 2.70 ERA (36.2 IP, 22 H, 13 R/11 ER, 13 BB, 45 K, one HR) in seven starts…ranked among Yankees farmhands in strikeouts (third), starts (tied for seventh) and innings pitched (eighth)…following the season, was named by Baseball America as the No. 5 prospect in the Yankees organization and was named by the publication as having the “Best Slider” among Yankees farmhands.
2024
Did not pitch…was tabbed by Baseball America as the No. 4 prospect in the Yankees organization.
