HONORS
2024 First-Team All-Mountain West Selection
Mountain West Pitcher of the Week (May 5, 2024)
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Players of the Week List (May 22, 2023)
2024 SEASON (As a Junior): Garnered first-team all-Mountain West accolades after posting a 5-5 record with a league-leading 3.06 ERA against conference opponents… Also ranked third in the MW with 60 strikeouts and occupied the fourth position with a .263 opposing batting average vs. league foes… Allowed one earned run or less on six occasions in conference play, fanning at least five batters in each of those contests… Compiled a 5-6 overall record with a 4.02 ERA and 77 strikeouts… Tied for the conference lead with 14 starts, ranking third in ERA (4.02) and fourth in both strikeouts (77) and innings pitched (80.2)… Was also slotted eighth in the league in opponent batting average (.270)… Tossed his first career complete game in the Aztecs’ 7-1 triumph at Fresno State in game one of a doubleheader, offsetting five hits with six strikeouts and no walks for his first win of the year (3-3-24)… Also earned a victory in SDSU’s 8-6 decision over New Mexico in the first game of a twin bill, pitching seven shutout innings with five strikeouts while scattering four hits and a walk (3-29-24)… Collected another win in the Aztecs’ 7-5 home triumph over UNLV, fanning five hitters in 5.2 innings while yielding just one run (4-13-24)… Matched his career best with nine strikeouts in seven innings vs. No. 15/17 UC Irvine but did not factor in the decision (4-20-24)… Captured MW Pitcher of the Week honors for the first time in his career after allowing just one run on four hits and three walks with six strikeouts in seven-plus innings vs. Fresno State as the Scarlet and Black posted a 3-1 decision at home (5-4-24)… Recorded eight strikeouts in each of his final two starts of the year against Air Force (5-11-24) and Nevada (5-17-24)… Scattered five hits and two walks in seven scoreless innings in that latter contest vs. the Wolf Pack to pocket the victory.
2023 SEASON (As a Sophomore): Started six of 16 games in his second tour of duty with the Scarlet and Black, posting a 1-5 record with a 5.43 ERA… Led the Mountain West with fewest hits (46) and runs allowed (34) while ranking second in opposing team batting average (.237)… Also finished third on the Aztecs with career highs in strikeouts (62) and innings pitched (53.0)… Yielded two walks or less in 13 appearances and struck out six or more batters on four occasions… Pitched the final 4 1/3 innings vs. Washington State at the Tony Gwynn Legacy, finishing with seven strikeouts (2-24-23)… Made his first start of the season against UConn, fanning four batters against three walks in three innings (3-19-23)… Earned his first collegiate save after combining with starter TJ Fondtain on a shutout in SDSU’s 11-0 blanking of Air Force at home (3-24-23)… Retired the Falcons in order over the final three innings, collecting four strikeouts… Set a career high with nine strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings in a start at Fresno State, where he surrendered three runs on three hits but did not factor in the decision (4-16-23)… Punched out six batters in 6 2/3 innings of relief vs. UNLV (4-30-23)… Notched his first career victory after helping the Aztecs clinch a share of the Mountain West regular-season championship with a clutch performance against New Mexico, recording eight strikeouts against one hit and two walks in 6 1/3 scoreless innings, as the Scarlet and Black rallied for an 8-6 triumph (5-20-23)… Earned a spot on Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s National Players of the Week list for his efforts.
2022 SEASON (As a Freshman): Pitched in nine games during his rookie campaign on The Mesa, earning two starts … Posted an 0-3 record with an 8.40 ERA … Finished with 19 strikeouts against 18 walks in 15.0 innings of work … Made his collegiate debut vs. Hawai’i (2-28-22) … Allowed just one hit in three consecutive appearances without an earned run while posting a combined seven strikeouts against Iowa (3-15-22), UC San Diego (3-29-22) and Long Beach State (4-5-22) … Fanned four hitters in that latter contest vs. the Dirtbags and matched that season-best best total in both games of a home-and-away series against crosstown adversary San Diego (4-12/18-22) … Received his first career start in that first matchup vs. USD, pitching a season-long 4 1/3 innings … Also made a start in his final outing of the year against CSUN (5-4-22).
PRIOR TO COLLEGE: Graduated in 2021 from Downey High School, where he earned all-CIF Southern Section Division IV honors during his senior campaign … Recorded a 1.50 ERA in 12 appearances with 85 strikeouts in 70.0 innings, according to MaxPreps … Tossed three shutouts in five of his victories that season, including a perfect game vs. Westlake in the first round of the CIF playoffs (6-4-21) … Limited the opposition to a .159 batting average … Posted four wins and two saves as a sophomore in 2019, fanning 29 batters in 34.1 innings … Listed among the top 1000 prospects nationally for the class of 2021 by Perfect Game … Received preseason All-America honorable mention for the California Region by the same website prior to the 2021 campaign … Also competed at the club level for the prestigious Playa Vista Orioles program … Was named to all-tournament teams at the 2019 Perfect Game 17U World Series and the 2021 PG Mountain West Select Upperclass Championship in Tomball, Texas.