Compiled a 7-12 record in four seasons at Virginia Wesleyan from 2012-15, completing five of his career 18 starts and posting a 5.26 ERA. Allowed 191 hits in 155 2/3 lifetime innings, striking out 109 batters and walking 58. Best season was his junior year (2013-14), where he was 2-3 in 11 appearances, five starts, with a 3.83 ERA. Struck out 48 batters in 49 1/3 innings, walking 20, and surrendering 64 hits. Graduated from Arlington Bishop O’Connell High School, where he had a 5.36 ERA and led the team to a 20-7 record as a senior.