2021 Fifth-Round MLB Draft Pick (142nd overall, New York Mets)
2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 SEC Freshman of the Week (April 1)
2019 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Career:
- Drafted by the New York Mets with the 142nd overall pick in the fifth round of the 2021 MLB Draft
- Totaled a 12-5 career record with a 3.72 ERA and three saves across 121 innings pitched
- Made 55 appearances including five starts during his three seasons with the Gators
- Struck out 111 total batters and held opposing hitters to a .242 batting average
2021 (Sophomore*):
- Tabbed at No. 90 in Baseball America’s Preseason Top 100 2021 MLB Draft College Prospects list
- Ranked tied-ninth in the SEC in appearances (26)
- Paced the Gators with 26 appearances (one start) on the mound
- Finished with a 4-2 record, two saves, a 3.00 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP over 54 innings pitched
- Struck out a career-high 51 batters on the season
- Allowed just 46 hits (7.7 H/9) while showing elite control as evidenced by a 1.5 BB/9
- Posted a .230 batting average against
- Stranded 17 of 24 inherited baserunners (70.8%)
- Struck out a career-high seven batters in his lone start of the season vs. No. 3 Ole Miss on April 2, tossing five innings of two-run ball on five hits
- Pitched a season-high 5.2 shutout innings of relief to earn the win against Missouri on April 16, allowing just one hit and one walk with three strikeouts
- Fired 4.2 scoreless frames to earn the victory at No. 4 Tennessee on April 11, scattering one hit and one walk while striking out six
2020 (Sophomore):
- Made seven appearances, finishing with a 2-0 record and 1.20 ERA across 15.0 innings -- which led all relievers
- Helped UF's bullpen post a 1.76 ERA, and a team ERA of 2.41 -- which ranked 16th nationally
- Tossed five scoreless outings, all of which were at least two innings
- Matched his career high with five strikeouts against Florida Atlantic (March 3)
- Allowed just three hits and one run in a total of three innings in two appearances at Miami (Feb 21-22)
2019 (Freshman):
- Made a team-high 22 appearances on the mound with four starts, posting a 6-3 record on the year
- Finished with a 5.19 ERA over 52.0 innings, third-most on the team, with 44 strikeouts
- In SEC play, had a 5.34 ERA in 32 innings over 12 appearances (3 starts)
- Was very effective out of the bullpen, posting a 2.75 ERA in 18 relief appearances and 36 innings; retired the first batter he faced in 15 of 18 bullpen outings
- Made Gators debut on Feb. 16 against Long Beach State, tossing a scoreless innings out of the bullpen
- First career start came four days later on Feb. 20 against UNF; allowed two runs in two innings on a limited pitch count
- First SEC start was at Ole Miss on April 6; he allowed six runs over four innings
- Had a season-long scoreless streak of 9.1 innings from March 16-30
CALVARY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY:
- Selected for the 2018 FACA All-Star Classic South Team
- Selected as the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 4A Player of the Year
- A 2018 MaxPreps Medium School All-America First Team selection
- Named to the Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald All-Broward Team
- Helped lead Calvary Christian to the 2018 4A State Title
- As a senior, posted an 11-0 record with a 1.44 ERA in 14 appearances and 63 innings; had 84 strikeouts with just 20 walks
- In his high school career, went 22-2 with a 1.64 ERA over 183 innings; totaled 223 strikeouts with only 55 walks
- Also saw time at the plate, hitting .284 in high school over 94 games with 41 RBI, nine doubles and three home runs
- Hit two home runs in one inning during the Regional tournament his junior year
- Member of the USA Baseball 2016 17U National Team Development Program
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| Year |
ERA |
W |
L |
App |
GS |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BF |
B/Avg |
WP |
HBP |
BK |
SFA |
SHA |
| 2019 |
5.19 |
6 |
3 |
22 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
52.0 |
54 |
33 |
30 |
18 |
44 |
10 |
0 |
8 |
236 |
.266 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| 2020 |
1.20 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15.0 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
16 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
61 |
.200 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2021 |
3.00 |
4 |
2 |
26 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
54.0 |
46 |
20 |
18 |
9 |
51 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
220 |
.230 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
| TOTAL |
3.72 |
12 |
5 |
55 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
121.0 |
111 |
55 |
50 |
33 |
111 |
23 |
0 |
15 |
517 |
.242 |
8 |
12 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
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SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 6.1, South Carolina, April 12, 2019
Walks allowed: 3, at Ole Miss, April 06, 2019 ; at LSU, April 19, 2019
Strikeouts: 7, No. 3 Ole Miss, April 2, 2021
Batters faced: 28, South Carolina, Apr 12, 2019
Putouts: 2, South Carolina, Apr 12, 2019
Assists: 2, UNF, Feb 20, 2019 ; Florida Gulf Coast, Mar 05, 2019
