Hofstra University Athletics

At Hofstra
2012: Third team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection...Made 16 appearances with 15 starts...Posted a 7-5 record and 5.13 ERA in 79 innings pitched...Struck out 64 batters...Led team in wins, innings and strikeouts...Held opponents to a .258 batting average...Notched first Hofstra victory with six innings of two-run ball and six strikeouts at Fordham...Allowed four hits and one run with eight strikeouts in eight innings in win at UNCW...Twirled eight shutout innings with seven strikeouts in win at Delaware...Went eight innings, allowing eight hits and two runs with five strikeouts in win over Northeastern...Allowed five hits and a run in six innings in win at Towson...Notched a save in second game of doubleheader against James Madison after starting game one...Posted eight strikeouts in seven innings in win at Delaware State...Was 5-3 with a 4.74 ERA in 11 CAA appearances...Conference opposition batted .238 against him.

At Cuesta College
Attended Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, California, for two years...2011: First team All-Western State Conference selection...Posted an 8-2 record in 14 games (nine starts)...Had a 2.26 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 67 2/3 innings...Averaged 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings...2010: Honorable Mention All-WSC pick...Pitched in 19 games...Was 3-2 with a 4.36 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 53.2 innings.

High School/Personal
Is a 2009 graduate of San Luis Obispo (CA) High School...Four-year letterman in baseball...Was a first team All-California Interscholastic Federation selection as a senior at first base...Also earned first team all-county and all-league accolades as a senior...Played for former MLB player Casey Candaele at San Luis Obispo...Has one sister...Hobbies include movies, music, going to the beach and watching college football...Nicknamed "Tied"...Names Ahmad Bradshaw, Ubaldo Jimenez and Tim Lincecum as his favorite athletes...Did not start pitching until he got to Cuesta College...History major.