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PRIOR TO UCF
• Appeared in 13 games during the 2016 season with Ole Miss
• Scored the game-winning run in a walk-off win against Arkansas State as a pinch runner
• Earned three varsity letters at Boone High School
• Hit .322 with 5 home runs and 30 doubles at Boone
• Named First Team All-Region by Perfect Game

PRIOR TO UCF
• Hit .330 with 4 HR during senior year at Lake Brantley
• Added clip of .320 as a junior
• Named All-Conference as a junior and senior
• Played for the Orlando Scorpions for travel ball

PRIOR TO UCF
• Spent three seasons at Polk State, one as a redshirt
• Went 5-2 in 43 innings with 38 strikeouts and a 1.88 ERA as a sophomore
• Was 3-0 in freshman season with 32 strikeouts
• Received First Team All-Conference laurels in 2012 and 2014 for the Mariner High School
• Threw 43.1 innings with 54 strikeouts and a 0.48 ERA in his senior year with the Tritons
• Struck out 24 in 31 innings with a 2.70 ERA as a junior, after going 3-3 with 47 punchouts in his sophomore campaign

PRIOR TO UCF
• Earned three letters at Jesuit High School
• Made 18 appearances with a 1.42 ERA, 59 strikeouts and a 3-1 record as a senior
• Coasted in 31.1 innings pitched to a 2.01 ERA in 2016
• Named Saladino Tournament MVP in 2017
 

PRIOR TO UCF 
• Played two years at Santa Fe College
• Hit .285 with four home runs as a sophomore
• Named First Team All-Conference in sophomore campaign
• Notched a .287 batting average and garnered Second Team All-Conference
• Hit .390 and was named the Hitter of the year and Team MVP during senior year Royal Palm
• Earned First-Team All-District and played in the Dick Howser All-Star Game as a senior
• Posted a career batting average above .300 in high school

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• Named the 2017 Florida League Cy Young Award winner
• Played one season at St. John's River State College
• Was 4-1 in 30 innings pitched with 25 strikeouts and a 2.43 ERA
• Threw 59 innings, with 92 strikeouts and 14 walks for a 1.07 ERA during senior year at Lake Mary
• Named the District Player of the Year in 2015 for 76 punchouts, 25 walks and a 1.35 ERA in 47 innings of work
• Also played football for two seasons for the Griffins

PRIOR TO UCF
• Hit .380 with three homers during senior year at University
• Was named First Team All-Conference as a junior and senior
• Homered three times with a .350 batting average in junior campaign
• Played for the Orlando Scorpions for travel ball

PRIOR TO UCF
• Played two years at Northwest Florida State
• Was 8-2 with 82 strikeouts, 20 walks, and a 1.8 ERA at Northwest Florida State as a sophomore
• Named First Team All-State after hitting .456 with 10 home runs as a senior at Lawrence Central
• Struck out 96 batters in 63 innings for a 1.63 ERA during junior campaign
• Played football for four seasons in high school
• Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 33rd Round of the 2016 MLB Draft

PRIOR TO UCF
• Spent one year at Broward College, appearing in 16 games to throw 23 innings
• Played one season at the University of Miami
• Appeared in 11 games with eight strikeouts for the Hurricanes
• Earned four varsity letters in at Westminster Christian School
• Won two state championships with the Warriors
 

PRIOR TO UCF
• Played two seasons at Chipola College
• Racked up a .329 batting average with five home runs, 27 RBI and 45 runs as a sophomore
• Earned three letters at Shoreham Wading River High School
• Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 40th Round of the 2017 MLB Draft
• Father, Keith, spent parts of nine seasons in the MLB with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles and Washington National

PRIOR TO UCF
• Spent two seasons at Murray State
• Played in 63 games to hit .369 with seven home runs, 13 doubles and 74 RBI as a sophomore
• Hit .401 during freshman year with 41 RBI
• Named First Team All-Region in 2017 after setting the Murray State record for hits and RBI
• Also nabbed a Second Team All-Region nod in 2016

PRIOR TO UCF
• Earned three letters at J.P. Taravella High School
• Threw 44 innings with 47 strikeouts and a 2.56 ERA in 2017
• Also hit .420 with 13 RBI in addition to his pitching duties
• Named First Team All-County and received the 9A-11 Player of the Year Award as a senior
• Posted a 1.93 ERA in 25.1 innings and fanned 25 as a junior

PRIOR TO UCF
• Played two years at Polk State College
• Named to Suncoast Conference Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-Conference in 2017
• Played four seasons at St. Thomas Aquinas High School
• Garnered First Team All-State, Team Blue Collar Award and All-American Honorable Mention laurels
• Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 26th Round of the 2017 MLB Draft

PRIOR TO UCF
• Played final high school season at Celebration
• Hit .400 and 22 RBI as a senior
• Notched a .408 clip and 17 RBI in 2016
• Launched three home runs with 29 RBI and a .410 batting average as a sophomore

PRIOR TO UCF
• Played one year at Gulf Coast State College
• Named First Team All-Conference for a .357 batting average with 14 doubles, one home run and 15 stolen bases
• Attended Georgia Tech during freshman year.
• Earned four varsity letters at Johnson Ferry Academy
• Hit .522 and stole 43 bases during senior year at Johnson Ferry High School
• Was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 37th Round of the 2015 MLB Draft

PRIOR TO UCF
• Played two years at Tacoma Community College
• Tossed 85.1 Innings with 90 strikeouts and a .84 ERA during sophomore year
• Recorded a 2.70 ERA with 76 punchouts in 66.1 innings of work as a freshman
• Received ABCA Rawlings Pacific Division All-American and All-Region honors as a sophomore
• Threw 74 innings with 107 strikeouts and a 1.7 ERA as a senior at Decatur High School
• Awarded with First Team All-State and First Team All-Conference nods after senior season
• Played golf for two seasons

PRIOR TO UCF
• Spent one season at Northwest Florida State College
• Appeared in nine games with five starts, a 2-1 record, one save in 32.1 innings of work, including 32 strikeouts
• Redshirted one year at New Mexico State 
• Pitched 18.1 innings with 18 strikeouts a 0.38 ERA as a senior at Olympia High School
• Guided the Titans to a No. 1 ranking nationally during senior campaign and received an All-Metro honorable mention nod

PRIOR TO UCF
• Earned four letters at Plant City High School
• Hit .390 as a senior and earned Team MVP honors
• Four-year team captain of the Raiders
• Notched a .360 clip at the plate as a sophomore

PRIOR TO UCF
• Earned three Varsity letters for Duncan Fletcher High School
• Named Defensive Player of the Year for the Senators
• Father, David, a former professional tennis player, won the USTA Boys' 16s National Championships
• Uncle, Kevin, played 6 season in the MLB and was drafted 28th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft

PRIOR TO UCF
• Played one season at Chipola Junior College
• Hit .335 with six home runs, 54 RBI and a .508 slugging percentage as a freshman
• Named First Team All-Conference at Chipola
• Played freshman year at LSU, appearing in 38 games with a .242 clip and five RBI
• Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 14th round of the 2017 MLB Draft