Biography
Career
Has an 8-8 record and 5.25 ERA in 57 appearances with 18 starts ... has 110 strikeouts and 56 walks in 157 2/3 innings.
Harding Rankings
Most games finished: t-6th (21)
Most saves: t-7th (7)
Most appearances: t-7th (57)
Awards
2016Â Natural State Baseball All-Arkansas Collegiate Team
GAC/NCAA Rankings
1st in GAC, 16th in NCAA II - 27, Pitching Appearances, 2016
7th in GAC, 58th in NCAA II - 6, Saves, 2016
2016
Posted a 4-1 record with a 2.64 ERA and six saves in 27 appearances with two starts ... had 30 strikeouts in 44 1/3 innings ... limited right-handed hitters to a .203 average ... opponents batting .224 with runners on, .220 with the bases empty, and .179 with two outs ... set the Harding record with 27 relief appearances and tied for fourth with six saves ... pitched three innings without allowing a base runner and had a career-high seven strikeouts against Okla. Panhandle (2/13) ... started and did not allow an earned run over six innings in a win over Arkansas Tech (3/7) ... had five saves over six appearances between Mar. 26-Apr. 9 ... earned a relief win in two scoreless innings at Ark.-Monticello (4/9) ... won back-to-back one-inning relief efforts vs. Arkansas Tech (5/1-2).
2015
Pitched in 14 games with four starts, compiling a 2-1 record and 5.03 ERA ... struck out 31 and walked only eight in 39 1/3 innings ... led Harding with a 3.9 strikeout-to-walk ratio and walks per nine innings (1.83) ... earned wins in a start over Ouachita Baptist (3/31) and in relief at Southwestern Okla. (4/19) ... twice had five strikeouts in a game.
Career Wins (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K)
Ouachita Baptist, Mar 31, 2015 (4.1-9-4-4-1-3)
at Southwestern Okla., Apr 19, 2015 (3.0-4-2-2-0-3)
at Arkansas Tech, Mar. 7, 2016 (6.0-8-1-0-2-3)
at Ark.-Monticello, Apr. 9, 2016 (2.0-0-0-0-0-0)
Arkansas Tech, May 1, 2016 (1.0-0-0-0-0-1)
Arkansas Tech, May 2, 2016 (1.0-1-0-0-1-1)
Previous School
A 2014 graduate of Guthrie (Oklahoma) Senior High School ... named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State Baseball team and The Oklahoman Big All-City first team as a senior… hit .381 with 14 home runs and 62 RBI as a senior … 12-2 with a 3.54 ERA … had 90 strikeouts in 73 innings … 32-8 as a four year starter … first-team all-conference quarterback as a senior on a 14-0 Class 5A State Championship team… coached by Jon Chappell.
Personal
Born: July 28, 1995
Major: Professional Sales
Parents: Merritt and Denise Roberts
Career Highs
Innings pitched: 6.0, at Arkansas Tech, Mar 07, 2016
Walks allowed: 4, at Henderson St., Mar 01, 2016
Strikeouts: 7, Okla. Panhandle, Feb 13, 2016
Batters faced: 26, at Arkansas Tech, Mar 07, 2016
Field chances: 2, Ouachita Baptist, Mar 31, 2015 ; vs Henderson State, May 02, 2015
Putouts: 1, 4 times
Assists: 1, 12 times
Runners CS: 1, at Ark.-Fort Smith, Mar 24, 2015