His brother, Josh, also plays baseball at Southern Mississippi, entering his sophomore season...Married his now wife, Emory, this past offseason…the pair have a long-haired Dalmatian named Zella...Was the top reliever for Southern Miss during the 2021 season, posting an 8-0 record with two saves and a 1.27 ERA…in 35.1 innings pitched, held opponents to a .210 clip while striking out 59 and walking 12...Earned all-conference honors as a senior and all-second accolades as a sophomore and junior at Chanahassen High School, helping lead the team to the Minnesota Class 4A state championship as a sophomore.
2024
Split the 2024 season between High-A Fort Wayne and Double-A San Antonio, setting career highs in wins (three), games (37), innings pitched (56) and strikeouts (83), and matched a career high with four saves...Recorded a 3.70 ERA (23 ER, 56 IP) with a .254 opponents average (53-for-209)…reached the 1,000+ pitch mark for the first time in his career...From August through the end of the season, threw to a 1.29 ERA (2 ER, 14 IP) with a 1.07 WHIP (8 H, 7 BB), .174 opponents’ average, 19 strikeouts to seven walks and converting three of four save attempts…he recorded scoreless outings in nine of the 11 games with San Antonio...Pitched the final 1.1 innings of a combined 8-0 no-hitter on Aug. 15 against Amarillo and retired all four batters faced.
2023
Missed the entirety of the season due to Tommy John surgery…initially placed on the 7-day Injured List with the Storm before being transferred to the 60-day IL on July 27.
2022
Had two stints on the Injured List throughout the year...Made 19 appearances (two starts) with ACL Padres, Single-A Lake Elsinore and High-A Fort Wayne, throwing to a 1-2 record with a 3.81 ERA (12 ER, 28.1 IP) and a .122 average against (11-for-90)…converted all four save opportunities and struck out 50 while walking 24...In the month of April, he went 1-0 with one save, surrendering just one run over 9 IP (1.00 ERA), a 0.78 WHIP and batters going just 1-for-8 (.071)…he struck out 18 while walking five...Sent to ACL Padres and Single-A Lake Elsinore for rehab assignments, going 0-1 with a 3.18 ERA (2 ER, 5.2 IP), .211 average against (4-for-19), 11 strikeouts and three walks allowed across five appearances (two walks)…once reinstated, he threw 4.1 innings of two-hit, one-run ball across three games…he made two more app. before going back onto the Injured List for the remainder of the season.
2021
Drafted by the Padres in the seventh round of the 2021 MLB First Year Player Draft out of Southern Mississippi University...Made his professional debut on Aug. 6 with ACL Padres, throwing a scoreless inning with three strikeouts…appeared in three total games with ACL Padres before being promoted to Single-A Lake Elsinore...Earned his first pro win in Game 2 at Rancho Cucamonga, throwing 2.0-shutout IP with no hits allowed and two SO...In seven games with LE, he recorded a 2.70 ERA (3 ER, 10 IP), an opponents’ average of .121 (4-for-33) and 13 SO to six BB...Overall, finished the shortened 2021 season, going 1-1 with a 2.77 ERA and 19 strikeouts to seven walks.
