Single...Attended the University of Georgia...Was named First Team All-SEC and Third Team All-America as a junior in 2022 after going 9-4 with a 4.02 ERA (35 ER/78.1 IP) and 68 strikeouts over 13 starts...Was three-time Academic All-SEC...Is a 2019 graduate of Centennial High School in Roswell, Ga., where as a senior he went 5-2 with a 1.57 ERA and batted .369 with a .466 on-base percentage as an infielder … also earned two letters in basketball.
2024
Spent most of the season with the White Sox after starting the season at Class AAA Charlotte...FRanked among the American League rookie leaders (min. 100.0 IP) in fewest walks per 9.0 IP (third, 2.90), opponents GIDP (third, 13), IP (fifth, 124.1), quality starts (tied-fifth, 7), starts (tied-sixth, 21) and strikeouts (eighth, 91) … his 124.1 IP were the most by a Sox rookie since Carlos Rodón (139.1) in 2015...Allowed three runs or less in 12 of his 21 starts with the White Sox, including one run on six occasions and two scoreless outings (8.2 IP on 6/18 vs. Houston and 6.0 on 9/24 vs. the Angels)...Recorded a 3.86 ERA (28 ER/65.1 IP) in 12 games (10 starts) at home … went 3-1 with a 1.79 ERA (8 ER/40.1 IP) in six starts against the AL West … limited opponents to a .220 (22-for-100) average the third time through the lineup...Was one of 13 Sox players to make his MLB debut this season, joining RHPs Sean Burke, Jairo Iriarte, Jordan Leasure, Nick Nastrini and Drew Thorpe, LHPs Ky Bush, Jake Eder and Fraser Ellard, INFs Brooks Baldwin and Bryan Ramos and OFs Zach DeLoach and Duke Ellis...Earned wins to break the White Sox AL record-tying, 21-game losing streak (8/6 at Oakland; 1 ER/6.0 IP) and 12-game losing streak (9/4 at Baltimore; 1 ER/5.2 IP) … earned his first career save on 6/7 vs. Boston (3.0 scoreless IP) to snap a then franchise-record, 14-game slide. A breakdown of his pitch selection: 28.0 percent sinkers, 21.8 percent sweepers, 19.2 percent cutters, 18.7 percent changeups and 12.3 percent four-seamers...His contract was selected from Charlotte on 4/16 … was scheduled to start that night prior to the game being rained out...Made his Major League debut the following night in a start vs. Kansas City … received a ND after allowing just one run on three hits with three strikeouts in 5.0 IP … became the first pitcher from baseball's 2022 draft class to appear in a MLB game...Joined RHP Nick Nastrini to become the third pair of Sox starting pitchers to make their MLB debuts in back-to-back games, following RHPs Charlie Biggs and Fabian Kowalik (1932) and RHPs Roy Patterson and John Skopek (1901) … source: Elias...Gave up 10 runs on 17 hits in 8.2 IP over his next two starts on 4/22 at Minnesota and 4/27 vs. Tampa Bay and was optioned to Charlotte on 4/28...Was recalled from the Knights on 6/7 … earned his first career save that night vs. Boston with 3.0 scoreless IP, the longest save outing by a Sox pitcher since Chris Beck on 4/23/18 vs. Seattle … White Sox ended a franchise-record, 14-game losing streak with a 7-2 victory...Posted a ND on 6/12 at Seattle despite allowing one run on four hits with one walk and a career-high seven strikeouts over 7.0 IP … carried a three-hit shutout into the seventh inning before giving up a one-out homer to Cal Raleigh...Earned his first career win on 6/18 vs. Houston, throwing 8.2 scoreless IP (106 pitches) … retired the first two batters in the ninth before allowing back-to-back singles … it was the longest outing by a Sox rookie since Zach Stewart threw a one-hit shutout in the nightcap of a doubleheader on 9/5/11 at Minnesota...Recorded a 3.16 ERA (13 ER/37.0 IP) in six games (five starts) from 7/7-8/6 … threw 6.0-plus IP in each outing, including four quality starts...Posted a ND on 7/7 at Miami despite allowing one run on three hits over 6.0 IP and leaving with a 4-1 lead … threw 6.0 IP in relief on 7/12 vs. Pittsburgh … lost on 7/25 at Texas (2 ER/6.0 IP) despite making a quality start...Gave up one run on one hit (a Michael Massey solo homer) over 7.0 IP on 7/30 vs. Kansas City … left with a 2-1 lead but received a ND when the Royals rallied for a 4-3 win...Earned his second MLB win and first on the road on 8/6 at Oakland, allowing one run over 6.0 IP as the Sox ended an AL-record, 21-game losing streak. Lost four consecutive starts from 8/13-30, recording a 7.78 ERA (17 ER/19.2 IP) with a 1.93 WHIP...Rebounded to go 3-1 with a 3.77 ERA (12 ER/28.2 IP), .220 (22-for-100) opponents average, 1.05 WHIP and 25 strikeouts (7.85 per 9.0 IP) over five starts in September...Earned his third win on 9/4 at Baltimore, giving up one run over 5.2 IP to help the Sox end a 12-game losing streak … tossed 6.0 scoreless IP in a ND on 9/24 vs. the Angels, allowing three hits with one walk and a career-high tying seven strikeouts in his final home start of the season...Recorded his fifth win in the season finale on 9/29 at Detroit (4 ER/5.0 IP)...Preseason Rankings: No. 8 prospect in the White Sox system (MLB.com) … No. 9 prospect in the Sox organization (BA).
2023
Combined to go 6-6 with 4.46 ERA (60 ER/121.0 IP) and 106 strikeouts over 25 starts between Class High A Winston-Salem and Class AA Birmingham...Ranked among the organizational leaders in IP (fourth), wins (T-sixth), ERA (seventh), WHIP (seventh, 1.36) and strikeouts (8th)...Went 5-1 with a 2.59 ERA (16 ER/55.2 IP), .222 (44-198) opponents average and 45 strikeouts over his first 10 starts through 6/8...Allowed three runs or less in each start...Threw 7.0 scoreless IP on 5/6 vs. Greensboro, allowing just three hits and gave up one run on four hits over 7.0 IP in his next start on 5/12 at Greenville...Struck out a season-high 10 batters with one walk over 5.2 IP on 6/20 at Greensboro...Was selected to American League roster for the All-Star Futures Game...Threw 1.0 scoreless IP with one walk and one strikeout on 7/8 at Seattle's T-Mobile Park...Was promoted to Birmingham on 7/15...Made his Barons debut that day vs. Pensacola (ND; 2 ER/4.0 IP)...Went 1-1 with a 3.04 ERA (8 ER/23.2 IP) and 19 strikeouts over five starts in August...Entered the season rated by MLB.com as the No. 10 prospect and by Baseball America as the No. 11 prospect in the White Sox organization.
2022
Combined to go 0-0 with 1.23 ERA (1 ER/7.1 IP) and four strikeouts over four games (three starts) between the Arizona Complex League White Sox and Class A Kannapolis...Was recommended/signed by White Sox scout Kevin Burrell.
