Pitched in 16 games and made two starts for the Division I Highlanders of the Great West Conference as a sophomore in 2012…went 3-1 with a 3.82 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 30.2 innings of work…held opponents to just a .212 batting average against…owned a 1-1 record to go along with a 4.24 ERA as a freshman in 2011…posted six strikeouts in 17 innings pitched…starred at Smithtown West High School, where he earned All-League honors as a senior…helped his team to an impressive 17-1 league record and a League IV Championship as a junior.