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Started 12 of his 13 appearances for the Wildcats in 2022, posting a 6-0 record…Ranked third on the team in strikeouts (35)…Made his Chico State debut by allowing just three hits in five shutout innings to earn the victory February 4, 2022 against Saint Martin’s…Struck out a season-high seven batters in a February 26, 2022 win over Sonoma State…Gave up just three earned runs in his first 22.1 innings of work…Named to the CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll…Pre-Chico Days: Pitched at Sacramento State in 2021, making 16 appearances (three starts) in 2021…Began his college career at Stanislaus State, posting a 14-5 record, three complete games, and a 2.85 earned run average in two years with the Warriors…CCAA All-Star selection in 2020…Received All-CCAA Honorable Mention and was named the conference’s Freshman of the Year in 2019…Earned a pair of CCAA Pitcher of the Week honors…A 2018 graduate of Weston Ranch High School in Stockton…Earned three varsity letters as a pitcher-outfielder for the Cougars…Named the 2018 Valley Oak League MVP as senior…Personal: Born July 6, 2000, in San Jose…Son of Shawn and Mailea…Has four siblings: Shawn, Maikaylea, Dustin, and Ayden…His mom is his hero (“She has supported me through everything and I wouldn’t be where I am without her”)…The person he most admires in the sports world is Kobe Bryant (“because of the amazing work ethic he had and the man he came to be”)…Favorite course at Chico State is Conservation, Restoration, and Stewardship, taught by Don Hankins…Why he chose to attend Chico State: “The overall environment around the school and baseball interested me greatly”…His greatest sports moment was his first college start…The most interesting thing he’s ever done is “teach my old pet bird tricks”…The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished is earning his bachelor’s degree…Has learned by playing baseball that “no matter how hard things get, don’t give up”…Enjoys going to the beach, surfing, working out, and going on road trips when he has some free time…Says juggling is his biggest talent outside of baseball…Can play the ukulele…Claims “I’ve been known to be compared to Gordon Ramsey in the kitchen”…At the top of his bucket list: “Purchase a Volkswagen bus and travel the world”…Best advice ever received came from his parents: “Just be yourself”…Currently working on his master’s degree in wildland management…Plans to pursue a career as a firefighter.