University of Nevada Athletics

NEVADA
2019 (Sr.): Finished his career in the Silver & Blue with a 4.69 ERA, including a season-best 3.90 as a senior … Made a career-high 26 appearances and 29 strikeouts while holding opposing batters to a .250 average and .275 for his career … Went 1-0 on the season after picking up a victory against San Diego State (4/5) where he recorded one out on five pitches … Best outing of the season came against Fresno State (5/5) when he tossed three scoreless innings while only allowing one hit and tying a season-high with four strikeouts … Ranked second on the team with 26 appearances … Pitched 78.2 innings in his wolf Pack career with 60 strikeouts while only issuing 25 walks … Lettered for the fourth time.

2018 (Jr.): Appeared in 15 games with a career-high three starts … Finished the season with a 5.90 ERA … Pitched a career-high six innings with four strike outs in a 6-0 victory against San Francisco (5/8) … Career-high 21 strikeouts in 29 innings … Named to Academic All-Mountain West team … Graduated with a degree in journalism … Lettered for the second time.

2017 (RS-So.): Finished 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA in his sophomore campaign with the Wolf Pack … Season-high nine strikeouts … Pitched a career-high five innings in his first collegiate start against Baylor (2/20) where he only allowed five hits and two earned runs … Pitched 1.1 innings against No. 6 Clemson (5/8), allowing only one hit and recording a strike out … Wolf Pack Scholar Athlete … Lettered for the first time.

2016 (RS-Fr.): Made three appearances with a perfect ERA in two shutout innings pitched on the season … Allowed just two hits and one run with no walks … Made his collegiate debut at UC Irvine (2/28) … Pitched a season-high one inning in a victory over St. John’s (3/18) … Also made an appearance at Fresno State (4/16) … Helped lead Nevada to a second place finish in the Mountain West and to its first MW tournament finals appearance in program history … Academic All-MW ... Letter winner. 

2015 (Fr.): Did not see action on the season … Redshirted … Member of the Wolf Pack’s first Mountain West championship team in program history.

PRIOR TO NEVADA 
High School: Attended Centennial High School in Las Vegas, Nev. ... Was a four-year letter winner under head coach Charles Cerrone ... Named the 2014 Nevada State Gatorade Player of the Year ... Guided Centennial to a Sunset Regional championship in 2014, earning first team all-state and all-region honors in the process ... Posted a 9-1 record as a senior with a 2.95 ERA and 78 strikeouts through 73 innings pitched ... Batted .414 with 25 runs, 21 RBI and a .574 slugging percentage ... Threw a complete game against Bishop Gorman to win the 2014 regional final ... Earned first team all-division and second team all-region honors as a sophomore.

PERSONAL
Majoring in journalism ... Son of Andy and Lisa Powell ... Had a grandfather play baseball for San Diego and professionally for the Las Vegas Stars ... Enjoys fishing and golfing in his spare time.