Chico State Athletics

Second Team All-America in 2017…West Region Player of the Year…CCAA Player and Newcomer of the Year…Named First Team All-CCAA and All-West Region…Set new Chico State single season mark with 12-0 record…Led Wildcats in victories, starts (16) and innings pitched (90.1)…Picked up first Chico State win February 13 vs. Simpson…Struck out season-high seven batters February 25 against Stanislaus State…Pre-Chico Days: A three-year member of the Orange Coast College baseball program in Costa Mesa…Member of the Pirates’ 2014 and 2015 state championship teams…A 2013 graduate of La Quinta High School…Earned two varsity letters…First Team All-Desert Valley League selection as a senior…Personal: Born April 4, 1995 in Palm Springs…Son of Matt and Jennifer…Has two older brothers, Matt and Dylan…Sports heroes are Chipper Jones and Clayton Kershaw…Biggest sports thrill is playing under the lights…Biggest non-sports thrill is playing music in front of a crowd…Enjoys playing music and spending time with family and friends…Says the best things about Chico are baseball, the environment and the college town…Hopes to skydive someday…Best advice ever received: “Do what you’re good at for a job, and what you love for a hobby”…Claims to “know my way around a good pun”…Always hops over the chalk line when heading to the mound…Wants to meet anyone from the band blink-182…Would buy the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim if money were no object…Communications major…Plans to pursue a career in either pharmaceutical or real estate sales.