Senior (2023): Appeared in 10 games for the Spartans during his senior year, including a pair of starts… Went 0-1 with a 6.28 ERA and 14 strikeouts with 10 walks in 14.1 innings… Held opponents to a .286 batting average, including a .143 average from left-handed hitters… Opponents hit .219 (7-32) against him with runners on base… Struck out a season-high four batters against Chicago on February 26… Also had three strikeout games against Washington & Jefferson (March 5), WashU (March 25), and Marietta (May 20) … Pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout against DePauw on May 7… Received UAA Spring All-Academic recognition… Ended his career ranked third in program history with a .197 opponents’ batting average and second with 10.90 strikeouts per nine innings… Was 3-4 over his career with a 4.53 ERA and 65 strikeouts over 28 games pitched.
Junior (2022): Appeared in nine games out of the bullpen, going 1-2 with one save and a 6.32 ERA… Struck out 21 batters and walked 11 in 15.2 innings of work… Held opponents to a .154 batting average… Did not allow a hit to a left-handed hitter in eight at-bats… Totaled five scoreless outings during the year… Struck out five batters and allowed just one walk and a hit in 3.1 scoreless innings against Emory on March 26, securing the win in the game… Earned his first save of the year with three innings of one-run baseball against Brandeis on April 2… Received UAA Spring All-Academic Honors.
Sophomore (2021): Appeared in six games during his sophomore season, making one start… Finished the campaign with a 1-0 record and a 2.00 ERA… Struck out 18 batters and walked just one over nine innings of work, while holding opponents to a .176 batting average… Held opponents to a .111 average (two-for-18) with runners on base… Made his season debut against Hiram on March 31, pitching two scoreless innings in the start and allowing just two hits and striking out four batters to earn the win… Recorded scoreless relief appearances against Wittenberg on April 3, Denison on April 18, and Franciscan on May 2… Received UAA Spring All-Academic recognition.
First-Year (2020): Appeared in three games on the mound during the 2020 season, including a pair of starts… Finished the season with a 1-1 record and notched one save… Registered a 2.45 earned run average (17th-lowest in program history), and allowed just eight hits for a team-leading .157 opponents’ batting average (the second-best single-season mark ever by a Spartan pitcher… Struck out 12 batters and walked seven during the campaign… Right-handed hitters batted just .125 (six-for-48)… He also held batters to a .136 average (three-for-22) win runners on base, and a .067 average (one-for-15) with two outs… Pitched three innings and earned a save in his collegiate debut against Earlham on February 23, striking out five batters, and allowing just one run on two hits without issuing a walk… Picked up his first collegiate victory with five strong innings against Roger Williams on March 12, allowing one run on three hits and four walks while striking out four batters.
Personal: Was a four-year member of the Ardrey Kell High School baseball team... Was coached by Hal Bagwell... Born September 29... Son of Rinku and Dharmendra.
