Career Highlights
2026
Made 34 appearances out of the bullpen during his sophomore season at UCLA…Delivered one of the most dominant relief campaigns in the country, finishing with a 1.93 ERA, 52 strikeouts, 14 saves, and just nine earned runs allowed across 42.0 innings…Opened the season with a scoreless inning on Feb. 13 vs. UC San Diego and followed with another clean outing on Feb. 24 vs. San Diego State…After Mar. 8, allowed just three earned runs over his next 28 appearances…Struck out four in a scoreless 1.2-inning outing against Tennessee on Feb. 27…Earned his first win of the season on Mar. 1 vs. Mississippi State after striking out four over 2.1 innings…Posted a dominant stretch from Mar. 13 through Apr. 4, allowing no runs over 10 consecutive outings while collecting five saves…Recorded back-to-back saves in the Michigan series on Mar. 13 and Mar. 15…Added three more scoreless appearances in the Iowa series (Mar. 27-29)…Did not allow a run in 13 straight outings from Mar. 13 through May 3, lowering his ERA to 1.75…Struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings vs. Sacramento State on Apr. 25…Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week after recording three consecutive saves on May 4 after recording three consecutive saves in the sweep at Michigan State (May 1-3)...Delivered another dominant stretch from May 1-10, posting four consecutive scoreless outings...Recorded his 14th save of the season on May 15 vs. Washington…Threw a season-best 3.0 scoreless innings with five strikeouts in the Big Ten Tournament Championship game vs. Oregon on May 24…Finished the regular season with a 1.41 ERA…Appeared in all three NCAA Tournament games, striking out five over 3.2 innings…Held opponents to a .190 average and allowed only 11 extra-base hits all season.
2025
Emerged as UCLA's closer, securing a team-high eight saves in his debut season...Made 26 relief appearances and threw a total of 24.0 innings...Struck out 31 batters...Posted a 4.50 ERA...Allowed just two earned runs over his last 15 appearances...Concluded the season with a streak of six straight scoreless outings...Did not surrender a run during NCAA Tournament play, racking up three saves and nine strikeouts in 5.2 innings of work...Held opposing batters to a .150 average in postseason play...Earned a save in the final game of the Los Angeles Regional on June 1 against UC Irvine...Picked up another save in the first game of the Los Angeles Super Regional against UTSA on June 7...Tossed a scoreless inning and fanned a pair of hitters to earn the save in UCLA's opening game of the Men's College World Series against Murray State on June 14...Did not allow a run in 18 of his 26 appearances...Posted a 4.1 K/BB ratio.
High School
Four-year letterwinner at Granada Hills Charter High School ... Named First Team All-West Valley League ...Selected as the league's Pitcher of the Year ... Received Second Team All-West Valley League honors as a utility player after posting a 6-1 record with an ERA of 1.30 and 71 strikeouts ... Hitting .350 with 12 home runs ... Was the No. 8-ranked right-handed pitcher in California ... Nationally, was ranked the No. 56 right-hander ... Played for the Los Angeles Dodgers' scout team ... Named 2023 Preseason Underclass All-Region First Team by Perfect Game ... Selected to Perfect Game Preseason All-Region First Team in 2024.
Personal
Born on Sept. 27 to parents Paul and Michelle in Woodland Hills, Calif. ... Has two sisters, Presley Hawk and Prudence Gemmell ... Plans on majoring in sociology ... Chose UCLA because it was local and it was his "dream school" ... Cites his 3-for-4 performance in a playoff game, finishing just a home run shy of the cycle, as his greatest pre-UCLA sporting moment ... Admires Corey Seager and Walker Buehler ... Hobbies and interests include ping-pong, basketball, and football.
- ABCA/Rawlings and NCBWA First Team All-American (2026)
- Baseball America Third Team All-American (2026)
- All-Big Ten First Team
- NCBWA Stopper of the Year Finalist
- NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List
- Big Ten Co-Pitcher of the Week (May 4, 2026)
2026
Made 34 appearances out of the bullpen during his sophomore season at UCLA…Delivered one of the most dominant relief campaigns in the country, finishing with a 1.93 ERA, 52 strikeouts, 14 saves, and just nine earned runs allowed across 42.0 innings…Opened the season with a scoreless inning on Feb. 13 vs. UC San Diego and followed with another clean outing on Feb. 24 vs. San Diego State…After Mar. 8, allowed just three earned runs over his next 28 appearances…Struck out four in a scoreless 1.2-inning outing against Tennessee on Feb. 27…Earned his first win of the season on Mar. 1 vs. Mississippi State after striking out four over 2.1 innings…Posted a dominant stretch from Mar. 13 through Apr. 4, allowing no runs over 10 consecutive outings while collecting five saves…Recorded back-to-back saves in the Michigan series on Mar. 13 and Mar. 15…Added three more scoreless appearances in the Iowa series (Mar. 27-29)…Did not allow a run in 13 straight outings from Mar. 13 through May 3, lowering his ERA to 1.75…Struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings vs. Sacramento State on Apr. 25…Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week after recording three consecutive saves on May 4 after recording three consecutive saves in the sweep at Michigan State (May 1-3)...Delivered another dominant stretch from May 1-10, posting four consecutive scoreless outings...Recorded his 14th save of the season on May 15 vs. Washington…Threw a season-best 3.0 scoreless innings with five strikeouts in the Big Ten Tournament Championship game vs. Oregon on May 24…Finished the regular season with a 1.41 ERA…Appeared in all three NCAA Tournament games, striking out five over 3.2 innings…Held opponents to a .190 average and allowed only 11 extra-base hits all season.
2025
Emerged as UCLA's closer, securing a team-high eight saves in his debut season...Made 26 relief appearances and threw a total of 24.0 innings...Struck out 31 batters...Posted a 4.50 ERA...Allowed just two earned runs over his last 15 appearances...Concluded the season with a streak of six straight scoreless outings...Did not surrender a run during NCAA Tournament play, racking up three saves and nine strikeouts in 5.2 innings of work...Held opposing batters to a .150 average in postseason play...Earned a save in the final game of the Los Angeles Regional on June 1 against UC Irvine...Picked up another save in the first game of the Los Angeles Super Regional against UTSA on June 7...Tossed a scoreless inning and fanned a pair of hitters to earn the save in UCLA's opening game of the Men's College World Series against Murray State on June 14...Did not allow a run in 18 of his 26 appearances...Posted a 4.1 K/BB ratio.
High School
Four-year letterwinner at Granada Hills Charter High School ... Named First Team All-West Valley League ...Selected as the league's Pitcher of the Year ... Received Second Team All-West Valley League honors as a utility player after posting a 6-1 record with an ERA of 1.30 and 71 strikeouts ... Hitting .350 with 12 home runs ... Was the No. 8-ranked right-handed pitcher in California ... Nationally, was ranked the No. 56 right-hander ... Played for the Los Angeles Dodgers' scout team ... Named 2023 Preseason Underclass All-Region First Team by Perfect Game ... Selected to Perfect Game Preseason All-Region First Team in 2024.
Personal
Born on Sept. 27 to parents Paul and Michelle in Woodland Hills, Calif. ... Has two sisters, Presley Hawk and Prudence Gemmell ... Plans on majoring in sociology ... Chose UCLA because it was local and it was his "dream school" ... Cites his 3-for-4 performance in a playoff game, finishing just a home run shy of the cycle, as his greatest pre-UCLA sporting moment ... Admires Corey Seager and Walker Buehler ... Hobbies and interests include ping-pong, basketball, and football.