TCU defeats Ole Miss to advance to a winner-take-all game on Monday night.
2012 (Freshman):
Appeared in 23 games and made 11 starts... finished the season 4-5 with a 3.47 ERA in 62 1/3 innings pitched... he struck out 56 and walked 30... didn't allow a home run and surrendered just seven extra base hits... held opponents to a .234 batting average against... team posted a 14-9 record in games he pitched, including a 6-5 mark in games he started... allowed only three of his 10 inherited runners to score... didn't allow a run in 11 of his 12 relief appearances... pitched 14 scoreless innings over his first 11 relief appearances... made his collegiate debut against Ole Miss on Feb. 19... started for the first time in his collegiate career on Feb. 21 at Baylor... was tagged with the loss after giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits in two innings of work... returned to the bullpen and pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings at Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 25... made five consecutive starts beginning Feb. 28 against Texas State... fanned a career-high eight batters while limiting the Bobcats to a run on three hits in five innings... held Baylor hitless, but hit a career-high six batters while allowing one run in 4 2/3 innings on March 6... also started at UNLV on March 18 and at New Mexico on March 25... made the move to the bullpen on April 1 against UNLV and tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings... game started a stretch of 25 2/3 scoreless innings pitched from April 1 to May 24... earned his first career win on April 11 against UT Arlington... pitched two scoreless innings against the Mavericks... picked up his second win of the season after keeping San Diego State off the scoreboard for two innings on April 20... returned to the mound as a starter on April 24 against nationally-ranked Texas A&M... held the Aggies scoreless for 5 1/3 innings while allowing just three hits... best outing of the season came at Oklahoma on May 1... held the Sooners hitless through the first seven innings of the ballgame before giving up a base hit in the eighth... struck out seven in the game and did not walk a batter to improve to 3-3 on the season... streak came to an end against San Diego State on May 24 after he gave up three runs in three innings of work in the conference tournament opener... was tagged with his fourth loss of the season on June 1 after giving up two runs without getting an out... bounced back to help the Frogs defeat Ole Miss in a must-win game on June 3 at the NCAA College Station Regional... held the Rebels to two runs on sixt hits in a career-high 7 1/3 innings of work... walked three and struck out seven in the contest... started the NCAA Super Regional opener against UCLA on June 8... gave up three runs on three hits in five innings.
High School:
Was a three-year letterwinner at Southwest High School... drafted in the 45th round of the 2011 MLB draft by the Texas Rangers... was an all-state performer as an outfielder his senior season... also earned team MVP honors as a senior... a two-time all-district performer.
Personal:
Parents are Gary and Betty... has an older brother, Jonathan... brother Jonathan played baseball at Western Texas College... has not decided on a major.
