Concordia University St. Paul Athletics

Concordia Career:
2016: NSIC All-Academic … appeared in 11 games while making eight starts on the mound for the Golden Bears … finished with a 2-2 record, with one save and a 4.93 ERA which ranked 13th in the NSIC in 49.1 innings pitched … held opposing batters to a .292 batting average which also ranked 13th in the conference … picked off seven batters on the year … struck out 16 batters looking which tied for 11th in the NSIC … ranked tied for fifth in the NSIC in hits allowed with 56 and 11th in runs allowed with 36 … only allowed 27 earned runs which ranked seventh in the conference … held left handed batters to a .175 batting average … held batters to a .293 batting average with runners on base … struck out a season-high nine batters in seven innings pitched while only allowing four hits and two runs at Augustana on Mar. 13 … recorded seven strikeouts in his next appearance while only allowing three runs against Bemidji State on Mar. 26 … pitched seven strong innings while allowing only six hits and two runs (zero earned) and striking out three in the Golden Bears 3-2 win over Sioux Falls on Apr. 30 … currently ranks first all-time in program history in pickoffs with 10 … ranks third all-time in shutouts with three.

2015: Went 4-4 with a 6.60 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 45.0 innings while tying for the team lead with nine games started ... also started six games at first base and appeared in seven at the position ... hit .238/.333/.286 (5-21) at the plate with a double, two runs and two RBI ... went 2-5 with a run, RBI and a double and reached on an HBP in the season opener against Minot State (3/11) ... ranked 83rd in Division II and ninth in the NSIC in strikeouts per nine innings (9.60) ... ranked 17th in the NSIC in total strikeouts (48) but was seventh in strikeouts looking (20), just seven behind the league-leader (27) ... seventh in the league with three pickoffs ... ranked 14th in the league in walks per nine innings (2.40) and among the top-20 in fewest doubles and triples per nine innings pitched ... in NSIC-only contests, registered 40 strikeouts to rank eighth in the league including 16 looking, just one shy of the league lead ... his 9.15 strikeout per nine inning rate in league games ranked sixth among conference pitchers, while ranking 11th with 2.06 walks per nine ... averaged 5.62 innings per conference start, ranking 12th ... ranked 16th in fewest doubles per nine innings (1.6), one of 16 pitchers who didn't allow a triple in league play and ranked ninth in the league in fewest home runs allowed (0.46/9) ... all three pickoffs came during league play, ranking sixth in the conference ... pitched at least 4.0 innings in eight of nine starts and worked 5.0 or more innings five times ... had a strikeout per inning or more in six of his starts ... threw 7.0 shutout innings, allowing five hits with a 5-1 strikeout-walk ratio to pick up his first win against Minnesota Crookston (3/22, G1) ... struck out a season-high 11 in 4.1 innings in a loss to Minnesota Duluth (3/29, G1) ... picked up second win in 8.0 shutout innings, allowing five hits and two walks with five strikeouts at Bemidji State (4/4, G2) ... picked up third win over Winona State (4/25, G2), striking out seven with no walks in 7.0 innings while working around six runs on 12 hits ... picked up a committee victory in 2.0 perfect perfect innings with two strikeouts against Sioux Falls (5/2, G2).

2014: Made seven appearances with five starts on the mound and played in five games with two starts as a first baseman/designated hitter as a freshman for the Golden Bears … collected a 3-2 record with a 3.06 ERA in 35.1 innings of work … struck out 30 and walked 14 while holding opponents to a .231 batting average … allowed only five extra base hits on the season … had three hits in nine at-bats with an RBI at the plate … threw a team-best two shutouts on the season … threw at least 5.1 innings in all five of his starts … allowed two runs or less in his final five outings of the year (4/7-5/4) … picked up his first career win in a 3-0 shutout win over Minnesota Crookston on 4/15 as he went 7.0 innings and allowed six hits and a walk while striking out seven ... threw a three-hit shutout with five strikeouts against Sioux Falls on 5/4 … collected his first career hit on 3/14 against Southwest Minnesota State in a pinch-hit at-bat … picked up his first career RBI against St. Cloud State on 3/30 with a pinch-hit single.

Bloomington Jefferson High School: 
A three-year starting pitcher and first baseman with a career .333 average for the Jaguars ... hit .423 as a senior and .333 as a junior ... was 5-1 with three saves as a senior ... helped the Jaguars to a third place finish in the South Suburban Conference as a senior and pitched a two-hit shutout in the section playoffs ... named All-South Suburban Conference as a junior and senior ... two-time team captain ... played varsity basketball as a sophomore. 

Personal: 
Will major in sports management with a psychology minor ... aspires to teach third grade and coach high school baseball ... his aunt was a setter for the Concordia-St. Paul volleyball team (1993-96).