Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE 2023: Appeared in 19 games as a freshman including two starts … Compiled a team leading 5-1 overall record … Had a 6.27 ERA … Had 19 strikeouts in 33.0 innings … Struck out a season-high five batters at BYU (5/20) … Tossed a season-high five inning at BYU (5/20).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Laguna Beach (Calif.) High School in 2022 … A three-year varsity athlete who batted a career .348 and pitched 85 innings … Senior season was named the Sunset League Pitcher of the Year and the Laguna Beach High Offensive Player and Pitcher of the Year … Had a 0.94 ERA over 60 innings with 80 strikeouts and an overall record of 5-4 … Collected four saves his sophomore season and had a 0.95 ERA. 
 
CLUB: Played for Laguna Niguel Lightning for four years and TB Vipers … Helped Laguna Niguel Lightning collect two third-place finishes in Cooperstown and Steamboat.
 
PERSONAL: Born in Laguna Beach, Calif. … Son of Robert and Maria … Has one brother, Will … Brother played baseball at Concordia University Irvine … Chose Pepperdine because “to further my education and better my relationship with God and also the beach and the views.”
 
FAVORITES: Hobbies include watching UFC, going to the beach and eating sweets … Favorites include Peter Bourjos (pro baseball player), Los Angeles Angels (pro baseball team), At Morning’s Light by E.P. Moore (book), The Dark Knight (movie), Peaky Blinders (TV show), Flume (musical artist), Welch’s fruit snacks (food) and UFC (sport other than baseball).