Indiana State University Athletics

2012 - MVC Newcomer of the Year ... First Team All-MVC selection ... went 7-4 with a team-leading 2.37 ERA over 116.2 innings, racking up 89 strikeouts ... set the school record for innings pitched in a single season ... threw three complete games in 16 starts... named the MVC Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 27 after tossing a two-hit complete game shutout with nine strikeouts in ISU's 1-0 win over Western Illinois ... struck out 13 batters in ISU's MVC opener at Evansville, allowing just four hits in nine shutout innings in ISU's 2-0 victory ... sent Indiana State to the regular season MVC championship with a complete game against Missouri State on May 17, scattering eight hits with five strikeouts in ISU's 6-3 victory ... fanned at least six batters in nine of his 16 starts ... pitched at least seven innings in 12 of his 16 starts ... selected in the ninth round of the 2012 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics.

Southeastern CC - Pitched at Southeastern Community College under head coach Justin Schulte ... named to the all-region first team while at SCC ... two-time all-conference selection ... went 7-2 with a 3.38 ERA with 60 strikeouts in 74.2 innings pitched as a freshman ... lowered his ERA to 2.31 as a sophomore, striking out 62 batters in 70 innings on the mound.

Moline HS - Lettered for two seasons at Moline High School under head coach Derek Lindauer ... also played basketball in high school.

Personal - Born on April 2, 1991, to Kirsten Bacus.