CAREER NOTES: 73 career appearances are seventh most in program history...11 wins in 2018 are tied for second most in a single-season in program history.
SENIOR (2018): ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region Second Team...All-WAC Tournament Team...All-WAC Second Team...Academic All-WAC (2x)...Appeared in 18 games with 14 starts...The Hornets were 9-5 in his starts...Went 11-3 with a save and a 2.93 ERA over 95.1 innings...Held opposing batters to a .229 batting average...Struck out 70 and walked just 16, good for a 4.38 strikeout-to-walk ratio...Led the team in wins and innings pitched...Was tied for first in the WAC with 11 wins...Was also first in the WAC with a 1.03 WHIP and a 1.51 walks-per-nine innings...Finished top five in the conference in ERA, opponent's batting average, innings pitched, runs allowed (36) and walked allowed...Became the first Hornets pitcher to win 11 games since the 1993 season...Was tied for fifth in all NCAA Div. I baseball with 11 wins...Was dominant in WAC play, going 6-1 with a 2.94 ERA and a 6.16 K:B ratio (37 strikeouts, six walks)...Was equally impressive in the WAC Tournament, going 2-0 with a 1.04 ERA in two games (one start)...Threw a seven-inning complete game against Bakersfield before throwing 1.1 scoreless innings of relief the next night against New Mexico State...Allowed two earned runs or fewer in 10 of his 14 starts...Threw a season-high eight innings twice during the regular season in a 3-2 win over Milwaukee and a 6-2 win at New Mexico State...Threw a seven-inning complete game in a 13-1 win over Chicago State...Picked up his lone save of the year with three shutout innings at Pacific...Struck out a season-high seven three times...Issued no more than one walk in 14 of his 18 appearances.Recorded exactly 101 ground outs and 101 flyouts over the season...Induced seven double-plays, tied for the most on the team.Had eight putouts and 10 assists on the season.
JUNIOR (2017): Appeared in 30 games with two starts...Tied for the seventh most pitching appearances in a season in program history...Was 2-0 with three saves and a 2.70 ERA...Tied for the team lead in saves...Had 37 strikeouts to just nine walks with a .252 opposing batting average and 1.15 WHIP over 56.2 innings pitched...Had the most innings pitched among all Hornet relievers...Over his last 20 relief appearances leading up to the NCAA Regionals he had a 0.84 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, and .205 opposing batting average with just three earned runs allowed and a 23-4 strikeout to walk ratio over 32.0 innings...Was 1-0 with a save and a 0.60 ERA and .220 opposing batting average in 11 appearances and 15.0 innings pitched in WAC play...Limited right-handed batters to 34-of-142 (.239) hitting...Had a .197 opposing batting average with two outs...Allowed just three home runs over 56.2 innings...Allowed just four hits and no runs in 4.2 innings at the WAC Tournament...Started and earned a 1-0 shutout win against UC Davis allowing just two hits with three strikeouts over five scoreless innings...Pitched in two other shutouts...Also earned the win in the regular season finale against UT Rio Grande Valley...Picked up his first career save at San Diego and also had saves against UT Rio Grande Valley and in the WAC Tournament clinching victory over CSU Bakersfield...Worked more than one inning in 18 games...Permitted only four stolen bases with two caught stealings...Had 11 assists and three putouts without an error defensively.
SOPHOMORE (2016): Academic All-WAC...Appeared in 19 games with one start...Was 1-2 with a 3.58 ERA in 32.2 innings pitched...Had 16 strikeouts to just six walks with a 1.32 WHIP...Did not allow a run through his first eight appearances (11.0 innings) of the season with a .211 opposing batting average...Held right-handed hitters to 17-of-78 (.218) and also had a .218 opposing batting average with runners on base...Threw five innings of relief and earned the win in Sacramento State's WAC Tournament victory over Northern Colorado, entering in the second inning with the Hornets down 6-2 and allowing just five hits and one run in five innings...Pitched two hitless innings in Sacramento State's 4-0 shutout of South Dakota State...Did not allow an earned run in 11 appearances...Tallied three strikeouts in two games...Threw only two wild pitches...Started against New Mexico...Had seven assists and one putout with no errors defensively.
FRESHMAN (2015): Appeared in six games with one start...Went 0-0 with a 4.00 ERA over 9.0 innings pitched...Held the opposition to a .200 batting average with three strikeouts and two walks...Did not allow a run in four appearances...Started and threw two scoreless innings against William Jessup...Allowed just two extra-base hits (both doubles)...Threw a perfect inning on just six pitches at Nevada...Pitched multiple innings in three of six appearances.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years for head coach Todd Melton at Oak Ridge HS...Named All-Delta River League and made the All-city and All-capital teams in both 2012 and 2014...Helped team win the 2013 Delta River League championship...Went 6-2 with a 0.97 ERA and five complete games as a senior, striking out 48 and walking just seven in 64.2 innings pitched...For his high school career went 19-7 with a 1.56 ERA, six shutouts, 143 strikeouts, and 26 walks with a .235 opposing batting average...Also played basketball for one season...Played three years with Sacramento Stingers club team.
PERSONAL: Parents are Craig and Denise Root...Majoring in business.
