2005 – Missed first half of the season rehabbing an elbow injury… returned to the starting rotation after a year and a half off against North Dakota State and allowed one hit in three innings, picking up the win… 1-0 in Big Ten play with a 5.68 ERA… Iowa’s only lefthanded starter… held righthanded batters to a .218 average… started game one of the Big Ten Tournament.
2004 – Took a medical redshirt after suffering an elbow injury.
2003 – only Hawkeye to pitch and play the field… started two-of-14 games in the field, batting one-for-14 with two RBI… appeared in eight games including six starts on the mound… allowed one hit in five innings while earning the win vs. Long Island (3/17)… struck out three and allowed four hits in five innings, earning the win in Iowa’s 11-4 win over Illinois State.
2002 – started three games in four appearances… recorded his first collegiate win vs. Western Illinois… pitched five innings and allowed only one earned run in the 14-1 victory… only Hawkeye to pitch and play the field.
High School – first team all-conference and all-state honorable mention as a junior… first team all-conference and third team all-state senior season… team Most Valuable Player as a senior… holds career record with 94 hits and hits in a season with 57… team record for innings pitched in a season with 87 1/3… team record with 180 1/3 career innings pitched… holds school record with 25 career victories… set school record with 12 wins in a season as a junior… matched school record with 12 wins as a senior… set school record with 0.69 ERA as a senior… holds school record for strikeouts in a career and single season, 259 and 125 respectively.
Personal – born 12/13/1982… marketing and management major.