Potok enjoyed a strong freshman season at Coastal Carolina, pitching in 13 of the Chanticleers’ games and posting a 4-0 record, 4.37 ERA and 16 strikeouts against just five walks across 22.2 innings. Six of his last eight appearances were scoreless, including a May 17 win over Clemson in which he struck out four and allowed just two unearned runs on three hits in five frames.

While attending Jackson Memorial High School in his New Jersey hometown, Potok was ranked as the No. 5 right-handed pitching prospect and No. 11 overall in the state’s 2021 graduating class according to Perfect Game. He struck out 55 over 34 innings as a high school senior.