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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Weight:
- 185
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- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
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- Year:
- SR
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- Hometown:
- Wolcottville, IN
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- High School:
- East Noble
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- Position:
- P
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- Years Coached (at Taylor):
- East Noble
Bio
2017 at Taylor: Versatile arm logged nine starts and 10 relief outings for Trojans … Finished year with two wins, three saves, 59 strikeouts, a 5.17 earned-run average and a .269 average against over 62.2 innings and 19 outings … Led staff in strikeouts … Top-three on squad in innings, appearances and starts … Rated fourth in Crossroads League with only 16 walks issued, sixth in strikeouts and seventh in saves … Posted 2.45 ERA with .218 average against and 40 strikeouts over 36.2 innings of work against league bats … Finished first in league play in saves with three, third in ERA and strikeouts, fifth in average against and sixth with nine walks allowed … Was better in rotation with 4.76 ERA and .265 average against over nine starts, compared to 6.23 ERA and .278 average against in 10 outings out of bullpen … Hit stride second half of year with two wins, three saves, a 3.27 ERA and a .229 average against over final 12 appearances … Posted a six-game stretch of brilliance from April 8 through April 28, featuring a string of 22-consecutive scoreless innings … Posted 0.38 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and a .170 average against during those six games … Capped that run with best outing of career by going 7.1 innings in a 4-1 win over Grace on April 28 … Was team’s best arm against Top-25 foes with a 4.50 ERA over 10 innings of work … Named to All-Crossroads League Team for second-straight year.
2016 at Taylor: Continued to impress through second season on the hill for Taylor … Pitched in 22 games, starting nine outings and posting a 3.13 earned-run average over 63.1 innings … Went 3-3 with three complete games and team-leading four saves … Racked up 57 strikeouts to just 10 walks … Rated second on staff in appearances, complete games and strikeouts … Was top-three on team in starts and innings pitched … Finished third among all Crossroads League hurlers with 1.11 ERA in league play … Also rated third with four saves … Finished eighth in league by holding CL hitters to .211 average and eighth in total strikeouts … Ended season No. 10 in NAIA in walks issued and No. 39 with 1.4 walks per nine innings … Posted 1.86 ERA with 22 strikeouts and only three walks in 19.1 innings out of the bullpen … Had 1.72 ERA in 14 appearances among TU’s 40 victories … Allowed 16-of-22 earned runs in five outings, posting 1.16 ERA and 0.94 WHIP over remaining 17 appearances … Transitioned into rotation near end of season and tossed first career complete game in a 5-2 win over Mount Vernon Nazarene on April 15 as part of TU’s key four-game sweep of the Cougars … Followed with six shutout frames on April 21 in a 5-0 win to open a four-game sweep of Indiana Wesleyan … Completed three of final six starts to close the season … Named Honorable Mention All-Crossroads League.
2015 at Taylor: Took the mound 12 times and started seven times on the bump for TU … Picked up three victories … Posted 3.30 ERA … Ranked third on staff with 43.2 innings and 37 strikeouts … Pitched at least four innings with two earned runs or less in six-of-seven starts … Worked way into league rotation and posted 2.93 ERA over 27.2 innings of action against Crossroads League batters … Closed season by holding No. 22 Mount Vernon Nazarene to two runs over six innings, while earning the win in TU’s 13-2 CL Tournament victory on May 5.
Prep: Lettered all four seasons for head coaches Kevin Irons and Cory Jacquay during career at East Noble High … Three-time All-Northeast 8 Conference standout in baseball and soccer … Four-time member of Academic Honor Roll … Earned Academic All-Indiana honors.
Personal: Son of Dave and Jean Patton … Majoring in accounting.
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