Pepperdine University Athletics

CAREER: Over the last four seasons, has appeared in 32 games with 24 starts ... Has a career ERA of 3.17 over 147.2 innings pitched ... Has 98 strikeouts and just 45 walks.
 
PEPPERDINE 2021: Pitched in six games with three starts as a redshirt junior ... Utilized a COVID-19 redshirt season ... Recorded a 2.30 ERA over 15.2 innings ... Struck out 10 ... Notched two saves out of the bullpen, which came in his first two appearances at San Francisco (3/21) and at Grand Canyon (3/24) ... Went a season-high 6.0 innings vs. Gonzaga (4/17) ... Struck out four in 5.0 innings vs. LMU (4/24) ... Named WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... Received WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2020: Started three games as a junior during the COVID-19 shortened season ... Had a team-leading 1.00 ERA in 18 innings pitched ... Had a 3-0 record ... Second on the team with a 1.06 WHIP ... Struck out 20 batters, walking just five ... Gave up two earned runs ... Had a .219 batting average against him ... Had a no-hitter through eight innings against Akron (2/22), finishing with a final line of 8.0 IP, one hit, one walk and a season-high 10 strikeouts ... Named WCC Pitcher of the Week (2/24) ... Named to WCC All-Academic first team ... Received WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2019: Made six starts for the Waves as a sophomore ... Over 44.0 innings, struck out 24 batters while walking only seven ... Had a 3.07 ERA and a 3-1 record ... Opponents hit just .230 against him ... Had a 1.16 WHIP, lowest on the team ... Received WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2018: Named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball ... Earned WCC Freshman of the Year after a stellar campaign ... Named to the All-WCC second team ... Made the WCC All-Tournament team ... Had a 3.99 ERA overall and a 2.72 ERA during conference play ... Had five wins during WCC play, including winning his last four regular-season starts ... Struck out 44 batters in 70 innings ... Threw a season-high 6.2 innings at Pacific (4/6) ... Struck out five batters at UCLA (2/20) ... Received WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Wakeland High School, located in Frisco, Texas, in 2017 ... Played three varsity seasons ... Had a record of 12-2, 80 strikeouts and a 1.45 ERA as a senior ... Named to all-state second team as a senior ... Team was a state semifinalist in 2017 ... Earned Academic All-State honors.
 
CLUB: Played for Frozen Ropes for four years.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration ... Born in Abilene, Texas ... Don of Kirby and Tammy Chandler ... Has two siblings, Madison and Karson ... Chose Pepperdine because “I want to win a College World Series.”
 
FAVORITES: Favorites include Max Scherzer (pro athlete), Texas Rangers (pro team), The Hunger Games (book), Step Brothers (movie), The Office (TV show), Post Malone (musical artist), Mexican (food) and football (sport other than baseball).