Pitched collegiately at the University of Texas, where he was named a First Team All-American as a redshirt sophomore in 2021 after posting a 7-5 record with a 2.45 ERA and 137 batters...helped the Longhorns to the College World Series in 2021...Selected by Kansas City in the 34th round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Cypress Ranch High School (Texas), but did not sign...Selected by the Tigers in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2021 MLB Draft out of the University of Texas (signing scout: George Schaefer).
2023
Spent the entire 2023 season with Double A Erie, making 26 appearances, including 25 starts...Named a Tigers Organization All-Star by MiLB.com...Ranked second in the Eastern League with a 3.43 ERA, while he was third with 146 strikeouts, fifth with a .233 opponent batting average, tied for fifth with 25 starts, seventh with a 1.28 WHIP and tied for eighth with 118.0 innings pitched...Threw four no-hit innings in his season debut on April 8 at Akron, walking one and striking out 10...also had 10 punchouts on July 23 at Binghamton...Started four games for the SeaWolves in July, going 0-1 with a 0.92 ERA (19.2IP/2ER) and 23 strikeouts...Made one start for Erie in the Eastern League playoffs, picking up a win against Richmond on Sept. 21 after giving up three runs on five hits with three walks and eight strikeouts in 6.1 innings...Ranked as the No. 5 prospect in the Tigers organization by Baseball America following the season.
2022
Combined to start 26 games between Single A West Michigan and Double A Erie in his first professional season in 2022...Named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending June 26, making two starts during the week and throwing 10 scoreless innings with three hits allowed, one walk and nine strikeouts...Voted Tigers Minor League Pitcher of the Month for June, starting five games and going 1-0 with a 0.72 ERA (25.0IP/2ER) and 22 strikeouts...Did not allow a run in four consecutive starts from June 21-July 9, throwing 19.0 straight scoreless frames...Struck out a season-high 10 batters on September 2 vs. Bowie...Ranked as the No. 4 prospect in the Tigers organization by Baseball America following the season.
2021
Played collegiately at the University of Texas, where he earned Big 12 Pitcher of the Year honors and was named a first-team All-American as a junior in 2021, posting a 7-5 record with a 2.45 ERA(113.2IP/31ER) and 137 strikeouts, which was the highest total by a Texas pitcher since 2004...helped the Longhorns to the College World Series, where he made two quality starts, tossing 13.0 innings with four runs allowed and 18 strikeouts.
