Chico State Athletics

Set new Chico State single-season saves record in 2014…Posted the most saves of any relief pitcher in the nation last season…First Team All-America selection in 2014…Also named First Team All-CCAA and All-West Region…Led the CCAA with 32 relief appearances…Posted a 0.91 WHIP and 5-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio…CCAA Pitcher of the Week Apr. 7-13…Struck out career-high nine batters in five innings of scoreless relief to earn the win Apr. 11 vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills…Third on the team in wins as a freshman in 2012…Struck out seven and got the win in first career start Feb. 11, 2012 vs. Saint Martin’s…Two-time CCAA All-Academic Award winner…Named to 2014 Capital One Academic All-District Baseball Team…Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award winner…Enters 2015 season ranked third in Wildcat history in career saves, fourth in appearances and ninth in strikeouts…Pre-Chico Days: A 2010 graduate of Pleasant Valley High School in Chico…Led the Vikings to two Eastern Athletic League titles and the 2010 North Section championship…First Team All-EAL selection as a senior…Named Mr. American Legion for the Chico Nuts in 2011…Personal: Born 3/11/92 in Chico…Son of Scott and Anita…Has one younger sister, McKena, who is a member of the Chico State women’s basketball team…Sports hero is Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux…Non-sports heroes are his parents: Chico State Athletic Director Anita Barker and Wildcat Head Athletic Trainer Scott Barker…Biggest sports thrill was winning the 2012 and 2014 NCAA West Regional…Biggest non-sports thrill was watching all six Star Wars movies in one sitting…Enjoys reading and watching movies…Plans to someday visit every Major League Baseball stadium…Best advice ever received: “anyone can be a cynic; dare to be an optimist”…Admits to be a functioning “Lord of the Rings” addict and can bake delicious treats…Wants to meet King Theoden of Rohan…Would bribe/force George R. R. Martin to finish the Game of Thrones books, if money were no object…Majoring in exercise physiology…Plans a career in coaching and to pursue a PhD in biomechanics.