Biography
Career
Has a 13-4 record and a 3.91 ERA in 24 appearances, 18 starts ... 87 strikeouts in 94.1 innings pitched ... has two games with seven or more strikeouts
Redshirt: 2022
Awards
2024 All-GAC (honorable mention)
2024 GAC Elite Scholar Athlete
2023 Academic All-GAC
2024 Academic All-GAC
Harding Rankings
Lowest opponent batting avg.: 7th (.236)
Most combined shutouts: t-8th (3)
GAC Rankings
4th, Strikeouts per Nine Innings (9.96) - 2024
7th, Wins (7) - 2023
8th, WHIP (1.33) - 2024
9th, Hits per Nine Innings (8.37) - 2024
9th, Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (2.76) - 2024
13th, Strikeouts (69) - 2024
2024
Went 6-4 with a 5.20 ERA in 16 appearances, 11 starts ... struck out 69 in 62.1 innings ... allowed three earned runs or fewer in seven of his 11 starts ... struck out a career-high 12 in four innings, allowing no earned runs in a win over Southwest Baptist (2/9) ... had a two-inning relief win over Okla. Baptist (2/23) ... had GAC wins over Ark.-Monticello (6.1 IP, 3 ER), Ouachita Baptist (5.0 IP, 3 ER, 5 K), East Central (5.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K) and Arkansas Tech (6.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 K).Â
2023
Went 7-0 with a 1.41 ERA in eight appearances, seven starts ... only the second Harding pitcher ever with seven or more wins and no losses in the same season ... 18 strikeouts in 32.0 innings pitched ... 1.41 ERA ranked seventh in an HU single season and seven wins tied for ninth ... led the team in ERA (1.41) and wins (7) ... struck out a season-high four in a win over Union (TN) (3/7) ... pitched seven shutout innings with three strikeouts in a win over Ouachita Baptist (4/25).
Previous School
A 2021 graduate of Lamar High School in Texas
Honors: 2021 Lamar High School Baseball MVP ... 2021 Second Team All-District 8-6A second baseman ... baseball team captain ... football team captain ... graduated magna cum laude ... Academic All-State ... National Honor Society
Personal
Born: Fort Worth, Texas
Major: Accounting
Parents: Brad and Rebecca Jay ... has one sister (Ella)
Sang in his high school choir ... has visited Kenya ... enjoys eating boneless wings
Career Highs
Innings pitched: 7.0, Ouachita Baptist, Apr 25, 2023
Strikeouts: 12Â [t-6th], Southwest Baptist, Feb 09, 2024
Batters faced: 28, Ouachita Baptist, Apr 25, 2023
Field chances: 2, Lane, Apr 11, 2023 ; at Union, Apr 18, 2023 ; Ouachita Baptist, Apr 25, 2023
Putouts: 1, Lane, Apr 11, 2023 ; at Union, Apr 18, 2023
Assists: 2, Ouachita Baptist, Apr 25, 2023
Runners CS: 1, 5 times
