High School: Rated as the No. 1 pitcher in Kentucky by Perfect Game … Posted a 1.08 ERA in his senior season … Earned all-region honors in his senior year and won the state championship with Trinity … Also played basketball in high school … Named to the Kentucky all-academic first team.

Personal: Born May 31, 2007 in Louisville, Ky. … Parents are Josh and Tonya … Both parents played collegiate basketball.

Why Northwestern: “I chose Northwestern because of the coaches, the facilities, and to put the program in a better place.”