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BORN October 1 , 1992 in Elko , NV OPENING DAY AGE 25 HEIGHT 6 ’ 4 WEIGHT 215 BATS Right

THROWS Right

HOMETOWN Filer , ID COLLEGE Dallas Baptist University ACQUIRED Via trade from Milwaukee for IF Jonathan Villar on Nov . 19 , 2015

Career Highlights : 2017 – Went 10-6 with a 4.26 ERA in 26 games ( 18 starts ) between Corpus Christi and Fresno . Ranked 3rd among Houston ’ s minor league pitchers in wins . Allowed 142 hits in 114 2 / 3 innings while striking out 95 batters and walking 40 . Registered a . 302 batting average against . Yielded 2 earned runs or less in 6 of 8 appearances to begin campaign . Went 3 scoreless innings ( 3 H , 2 K , 1 BB ) in season opener on April 6 at Arkansas . Went 5 1 / 3 scoreless frames with season-high 9 strikeouts on May 14 vs . Midland . Won 3 straight decisions from June 15- June 25 , authoring a 3.46 ERA in that span . Picked up lone save of campaign on July 15 at Midland , tossing 4 innings while allowing 2 earned runs ( 5 H , 5 K , 1 BB ). Went season-high 7 innings in consecutive starts on July 27 vs . Midland ( 2 ER , 5 H , 8 K , 0 BB ) and spun 7 scoreless frames ( 6 H , 1 K , 2 BB ) on August 3 at Frisco . Made Fresno debut on August 15 vs . Las Vegas , allowing 5 earned runs in 5 innings . Best outing in Pacific Coast League was August 21 at Reno ( 7 IP , 2 ER , 6 K , 1 BB ). Allowed 15 earned runs in final 2 outings ( 5 2 / 3 IP , 16 H , 2 HR ).

2016 - Set career high marks in starts , innings , and strikeouts . Ranked 11th among Texas League qualified pitchers in ERA and slotted 7th in strikeouts . Went 2-1 with a 2.08 ERA in final 7 GS of the regular season ( 32 K , 5 BB , 43 1 / 3 IP ). Blanked Northwest Arkansas on the road August 18 with a career-best 7.0 IP . Fanned 5 batters and retired 18 of final 19 batters he faced . Went 2-0 with 2.86 ERA and . 237 BAA in 8 appearances ( 6 GS ) May 12-June 23 , striking out 40 hitters and walking just 9 over 34 2 / 3 IP . Set a career-high with 10 strikeouts over 4 shutout innings June 23 at Frisco , picking up his lone save in the process . Got off to a hot start to season by boasting a 1.15 ERA and . 228 BAA in first 4 games ( 2 GS ). Allowed just 4 HR in his first 15 outings of the year . Pitched at least 5 innings in 14 of 21 starts while working into the 6th in 9 starts . Had 6 “ quality starts ” of at least 6 complete innings and 3 earned runs or less allowed . Made 5 starts in August and posted a 2-1 record with a 2.27 ERA . Surrendered just 1 earned run in 14 innings out of the bullpen . Ended the regular year by hurling 5 shutout innings on Labor Day at San Antonio ’ s Wolff Stadium . Started Game 4 of the Texas League South Division Series at Security Bank Ballpark , allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks in 4 innings . Midland clinched the set with a 5-2 victory .

Career Notes : Allowed 16 home runs in 2017 and 12 home runs in 2016 , compared to a total of 8 dingers over first 2 campaigns . Is averaging 3.13 strikeouts-per-walk . Picked by the Brewers in the 3rd round of the 2014 draft . Originally selected by Texas in the 35th round of the 2011 draft out of Twin Falls High School in Twin Falls , ID .

College Notes : Was a fixture in the Patriots starting rotation since freshman year in 2012 . Went 20-12 with a 4.22 ERA in 49 starts over a 3-year tenure at DBU . Over final three Patriots starts , including performances in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament and the Fort Worth Regional , he tossed 22 1 / 3 innings and allowed just 2 earned runs .

Personal Notes : Older brother Zeb , was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 11th round of the 2012 draft and father Robert was drafted by the New York Mets in 1986 .

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