2022 D3baseball.com Third-Team All-America
2022 D3baseball.com First-Team All-Region
2022 ABCA/Rawlings First-Team All-Region
2022 First-Team All-ODAC
2022 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team
2021 ABCA Second-Team All-South Region
2021 D3baseball.com Third-Team All-South Region
2021 First-Team All-ODAC
2020 VaSID First-Team All-State
Fifth-year (2022): Led the country in saves with 13 and cemented himself as one of the most dominant relief arms in the nation ... owned a 2.07 ERA with a 14.74 K/9 ... set a single-season record with 107 Ks in 65. 1 innings ... The Lemur went 3-1 with 24 multi-inning appearances ... struck out five or more batters in eight games ... fanned nine men in 3.1 innings against Eastern Mennonite on Mar. 26 ... earned a six-out save in an elimination conference playoff game against Bridgewater on May 14 ... pitched 8.1 innings in two games during the NCAA Tournament with 10 strikeouts.
Senior (2021): Appeared in 25 games for 49.2 innings ... struck out 88 batters ... made four saves and had a 5-3 record on the bump in relief ... sat down seven batters in the season opener against Greensboro on Feb. 20 ... had seven games with five or more strikeouts ... fanned 12 batters in six innings against Bridgewater on May 16 ... earned a save with five Ks in two innings of work against Chris. Newport on May 17 ... fanned seven batters in five innings and earned the win in the ODAC Championship against Shenandoah ... earned saves in back-to-back games during the NCAA Southeast Regional against LaGrange and Birmingham Southern while striking out seven ... led ODAC in appearances with 25 and was tied for second in DIII ... tied for second-most saves in ODAC with four.
Junior (2020): Power right-hander dominated in seven appearances out of the bullpen, posting a 0.67 ERA and three saves to tie for the ODAC lead in 13 1/3 innings ... Ranked fourth on the staff with 14 strikeouts ... Tossed three shutout innings Feb. 19 in a 2-1 win over Averett ... Earned his first save of the year with 1 2/3 shutout innings Feb. 22 vs. Manhattanville, striking out four ... Locked down a three-inning save Feb. 29 vs. York (Pa.) ... Tossed a perfect two innings March 7 vs. Washington and Lee to earn the save in a 3-1 victory.
Sophomore (2019): Emerged as a go-to option in the bullpen, throwing 27 high-leverage innings in 20 appearances ... Amassed a 2.57 ERA and 1-5 record with one save ... Allowed just 19 hits and struck out 32 hitters ... Had a seven-outing scoreless streak between March 23 and April 13 ... Earned his first-career win March 26 with a scoreless inning at Virginia Wesleyan ... Struck out a career-high seven in three shutout innings April 9 vs. Virginia Wesleyan ... Tossed 1 2/3 shutout innings April 13 against Guilford for his first-career save.
Freshman (2018): Hard-throwing right-hander totaled four appearances in his first collegiate season, resulting in a 6.00 ERA and four strikouts in three innings.
Before Lynchburg: Also competed in golf for the Colonels.
Personal
Parents: Lisa Thurman
Sisters: Megan and Krisily
Dream Vacation: Madagascar
Favorite Movie: Mulan
Favorite Book: Harry Potter series
Favorite TV Show: The Amanda Show
Why is being a Hornet important to you? I was given the opportunity to keep playing the sport I love while going to college, and with Lynchburg being a close-knit college, I've gotten to know everyone and become comfortable in this environment.
