Biography
2025: Made a big impact in his one season at DU helping lead the team to the GLIAC championship and tournament titles...named Second Team All-GLIAC as a starter...posted a 7-2 record with a 3.96 ERA in 77.1 innings...tossed the second most innings on the team and the third most in the GLIAC...his seven wins tied for fourth most in the league...made 13 starts and had one complete game on May 3 at Roosevelt...in the 8-3 win, went seven innings with no walks and four strikeouts...tossed 8.1 innings versus Parkside on May 9 in the GLIAC Tournament and allowed one earned run with a season-high eight strikeouts...finished the season with 55 strikeouts, which tied for seventh in the GLIAC.
Prior to DU: Spent the 2024 season playing at Indiana State on the diamond...made seven appearances on the mound with one start … went 0-0 with a 4.15 ERA over 8.2 innings … Surrendered nine hits and five runs (four earned) … posted a 3:5 strikeout-to-walk ratio … made his ISU debut on February 17 against UConn in picking up his first save of the season … made his first start of the 2024 season against Illinois on March 12 … recorded four scoreless outings in the 2024 season...played football and baseball at Michigan State University (2020-23)...three-year letterwinner in baseball...during the 2023 season, earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition ... made 12 appearances with eight starts, posting a 1-1 record with a 4.94 ERA, with 36 Ks and 23 BB in 31.0 IP ... fired career-high 11 strikeouts in 6.0 IP vs. Western Carolina (March 11) in Greenville, S.C. ... added six Ks in 3.0 IP vs. Eastern Michigan (May 10), along with five Ks in 4.0 IP vs. Air Force (March 6) ... had three outings without yielding a run...during the 2021 season, compiled a 1-2 record in 13 appearances, including six starts, while pitching 27.0 innings . . . recorded 13 strikeouts . . . collected his first career win vs. Northwestern on March 13, throwing a career-high five innings with three strikeouts while yielding just two hits and one run on no walks...during the 2020 season, made six appearances, posting a 1.17 ERA with one save, making one start, ringing up six strikeouts in 15.1 innings pitched . . . ranked third in Big Ten in ERA (1.17) . . . earned save in his Spartan baseball debut vs. Morehead State on Feb. 15, firing 4.0 innings with two strikeouts, yielding just one hit and one unearned run to earn the save.
High School: Ranked one of the top defensive end prospects in the state of Michigan by ESPN.com (No. 2), Rivals.com (No. 2), The Detroit News (No. 2) and 247Sports (No. 5) . . . ranked among the top overall players in the state of Michigan by The Detroit News (No. 12), Rivals.com (No. 15), ESPN.com (No. 15) and 247Sports (No. 21) . . . Dream Team selection by The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press . . . two-time Grand Rapids Press Dream Team honoree . . . first-team all-state pick (Division 3-4) by The Associated Press . . . chosen to USA TODAY’s All-USA Michigan First Team . . . four-year letterwinner and three-year starter under coach Derek Pennington at Zeeland East . . . two-time All-OK Green Conference First Team honoree . . . chosen to the Holland Sentinel All-Area Team back-to-back years as a junior and senior . . . as a senior, helped lead Zeeland East to an 11-2 record, a regional title, and a berth in the state semifinals . . . recorded 72 tackles as a senior, including 16 for losses . . . also played offensive tackle . . . named to the 2017 Grand Rapids Press Dream Team as a junior after tallying 71 stops, including nine tackles for loss . . . first-team all-state selection by the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News . . . also named to the AP All-State Second Team (Division 3-4) . . . four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Zeeland East for Coach Matt Sattler in baseball. . . earned all-state accolades, as well as a two-time All-O.K. Green Conference honoree . . . also a two-time all-district selection and named to the Holland Sentinel All-Area Baseball Team, playing both pitcher and first base . . . was also selected to the MHSBCA State All-Star Game at Comerica Park . . . finished career as Zeeland East’s single-season and career ERA record holder, as well as second on all-time career strikeouts and single-season lists . . . posted a 5-2 record with three no-decisions, ringing up 80 strikeouts in 49 innings pitched in 10 starts, with a 0.71 ERA after yielding only five earned runs allowed all season, posting a new school record for the second straight season . . . rated as the No. 4 pitcher and No. 11 overall player in Michigan by Prep Baseball Report . . . posted a 7-2 record as a junior, setting a school record for most wins in a season, and both his losses were in one-run games . . . tallied a 0.95 ERA and recorded one no-hitter . . . pitched 51.2 innings, firing 67 strikeouts and only allowing seven earned runs . . . at the plate, hit .306 with 32 RBIs, six doubles and two triples.
Personal: Majoring in communications...born on October 4...favorite athlete is Michael Jordan...favorite sports team is the Detroit Lions.
