HONORS & AWARDS
- WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention - 2020
- WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention - 2019
**2020 (SENIOR): Made seven appearances including two starts during the Dons' shortened season ... Made starts during the first two weekends of the season, at CSUN and CSU Bakersfield ... Only allowed two runs in his five relief appearances (2.45 ERA), striking out nine and only allowing one hit ... Had a 4-to-1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio at season's end with 12 Ks and only three walks ... Tied a career high with four strikeouts at San Jose State (Feb. 25).
2019 (JUNIOR): Workhorse of the pitching staff made a team-high 28 appearances (seven starts) and was fifth on the team with 59 innings pitched ... Named West Coast Conference All-Academic Honorable Mention with his 3.79 cumulative GPA in business administration: marketing ... Went 2-2 on the year and had a 2-to-1 strikeouts to walks ratio with 36 Ks against 18 walks ... Was part of the weekend starting rotation in the first three weeks of the year, earning his first victory with 5 1/3 shutout innings of work and four strikeouts versus CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 24) ... Earned his second win of the year in another start at UC Davis on April 22, throwing five innings and striking out three in the Dons' 19-14 win ... Did not allow an earned run in 11 of his appearances and only allowed one in five others ... Tied a career high with four strikeouts on three occasions: versus CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 24), at Santa Clara (March 29) and versus Loyola Marymount (April 5) ... Had multiple strikeouts in eight games and at least one K in 18 of them.
2018 (SOPHOMORE): Made 16 appearances all in relief ... Posted a 3.12 ERA and 0-1 record in 17 1/3 total innings pitched, striking out 10 and holding opponents to a .219 batting average ... Did not allow a run in 10 of his outings and never allowed more than two runs or two hits in any of his appearances ... Longest appearance of the year came in 2 1/3 shutout innings versus Kansas State, in which he only allowed one hit and struck out one (May 17) ... Only allowed one earned run across his final eight appearances (1.04 ERA) ... Struck out a season-high three in his first appearance of the year, a one-inning showing at UTSA (Feb. 17).
2017 (FRESHMAN): Made 13 appearances overall in his first season on the Hilltop, primarily out of the bullpen ... Made his lone start against Nevada on March 21, throwing two scoreless innings while allowing three hits and striking out three ... Went 1-0 with a 6.64 ERA on the year ... Struck out 21 batters over 20 1/3 innings ... Registered a season-high four strikeouts over three innings in his first outing of the year versus Northern Colorado (Feb. 18) ... Logged a season-best four innings in relief at BYU on April 27 ... Picked up his first collegiate victory with two shutout innings against Utah Valley (Feb. 28) ... Stranded the bases loaded at Hawaii on Feb. 25.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Acalanes High School in Lafayette, Calif. ... Went 11-1 with a 1.01 ERA in his senior year ... In his senior season the team went 26-2 and won the Division III CIF NCS Championship ... Played summer ball with Zoots Baseball from 2014-2016 ... Was a three-year varsity football player as well.
PERSONAL: Born Aug. 9, 1997 in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... Parents are Jodi and Greg Young ... Father, Greg, played football for UC Davis ... Business administration major ... Enjoys writing, working out and looking at stars.
** 2020 season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.
